The brigade command post of today is big and unwieldy. It physically covers almost a square kilometer and has an electronic signature of like proportions. Personnel and equipment are authorized for sustained operation from only one location. It...
To better face the changing operational environment and achieve full spectrum dominance, the U.S. Army should dedicate a portion of the force to conduct stability operations. Active Army units, structured to conduct or support major combat...
This study investigates the structure of the digitized division which was approved by the Chief of Staff of the Army in 1998. Specifically this study will address whether or not the combat service support (CSS) concept developed by the combined...
Military writers believe that future warfare is about to undergo fundamental change. Due to extremely sophisticated intelligent weapons and the lack of economic resources, countries are moving away from mass conscripted draftee armies toward...
The mission of the US Army Field Artillery School is to promote readiness through the
development of operational concepts, doctrine materiel requirements, organizations,
and soldier proficiency; prepare combat and training developments and training...
This monograph examines a new military mission--peace-enforcement. It does so through a five part strategic process that links national interests and national security strategy to tactical operations. It asserts that US national security strategy...
The current National Security Strategy is supposed to be the means by which the Nation expresses its fundamental national security goals, identifies national interests, and matches these interests with the necessary tools to implement the strategy...
National strategic policy and strategic military leadership affected the engineer force structure over the last 90 years despite little change to the mission of the military engineer. Regardless of force structure issues, engineers performed their...
Since the end of the Cold War, growing state and global instability, particularly in undergoverned regions of the world, has led to increasing requests from ambassadors and combatant commanders for civil affairs forces to conduct missions in...
In the past decade, China's urban population and economy have grown dramatically. China realizes it must maintain steady and secure access to natural resources in order to placate its populace and maintain economic growth. This monograph examines...
In all its modern wars the United States has fought as a member of a multinational coalition. Multinational operations are a key component of the National Security Strategy of the United States, which is built on the imperative of engagement....
As western civilization evolved from a pre-industrial to an industrial society, social and technological changes transformed the structure and modus operandi of political, economic, and military institutions. With the dawning of the 21st century...
he transformation of the United States Army from the Current Force to the Future Force is ongoing and will affect every aspect of the Army as it is known today. The ability to see first, act first, and finish decisively, also known as the ...
The treatment of POWs from the end of WW II to today has made the Geneva Conventions on the Treatment of Prisoners of War irrelevant. The reason for complying with Army regulations and the Geneva Conventions are very clear. The law for POWs sets...
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The suitability of the helicopter as a weapons platform was initially studied by the Army in 1955. In the intervening years all Army armed helicopter programs, with one exception, have been modifications or derivatives of aircraft designed for...
This monograph will analyze and determine whether current United States Marine Corps command and control systems are capable of permitting successful amphibious operations from Over-the-Horizon (OTH). The Marine air-ground task force's (MAGTF), a...
This monograph addresses a fundamental problem in establishing the heavy brigade command and control system. Can the facilities and organization be restructured or reorganized so that the command posts facilitate synchronization survival? Actions...
Political and media pundits have labeled the current period of post Cold-War world order the Pax Americana, reminiscent of the Pax Romana that occurred from 27 BC- 180 AD, during the zenith of the Roman Empire. It is the view of many that since the...