The central question of this monograph is a simple one: does the Army's current imagery (IMINT), and measurements and signatures intelligence (MASINT) surveillance architecture, at echelons division and below, meet the requirements for supporting...
This study assumes the need for a dedicated unit organized and trained to support corps-level deception operations in multiple environments. The research question asks "what is the best organization and methods of employment of a unit exclusively...
This monograph examines rear area terrain management of armored and mechanized brigades. The study focuses on overcrowding, which can result from poor terrain management, as it relates to the brigade's warfighting capability. The specific research...
This monograph discusses the elements and dynamics of tactical surprise on the mid- to high-intensity conventional battlefield. Surprise has been a decisive principle of war throughout history. Today, however, surprise is increasingly critical to...
The defense and intelligence community initiatives to create persistent surveillance capabilities and enable access to the resultant continuous data streams will create significant change in the joint force and partners operating across the domains...
In 1996 the United States Army established the Army After Next (AAN) project. This project is tasked with the development of a military force capable of decisively nullifying any major military competitor. The cornerstone the AAN's strategic...
This study examines tactical deception capabilities in the U.S. Army. The research question asks, “what should be the capabilities of the heavy division in Europe to perform tactical deception in defensive operations?” The study first analyzes...
The conduct of war is regulated by well-established and recognized rules that are designated as the "laws of war" which comprise the written and unwritten rules. This book contains the rules of land warfare in their entirety in addition to...
The conduct of war is regulated by well-established and recognized rules that are designated as the "laws of war" which comprise the written and unwritten rules. The accompanying rules of land warfare have been prepared for use of officers of the...
This paper is a theoretical analysis of the changing nature of warfare at the tactical level due to the increased use in deep operations of deep-looking intelligence assets and highly lethal and precise weapons. The extension of an extremely lethal...
Humans have used traditional tracking "skills" to follow a quarry (human or animal) since the beginning of existence. "Visual Tracking, at its very basic level is the natural predatory hunting instinct of man." Even with this history, the...
In order to determine whether Reserve Component (RC) forces are essential to the task of exploiting imagery intelligence (IMINT) and geospatial information in support of combatant commanders' operational and strategic intelligence requirements, it...
The U.S. Army Financial Management School and the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) have produced an outstanding "how to" guide to assist unit commanders and their paying agents and field ordering officers (FOOs) in meeting their...
The problem addressed in this thesis is to determine the short range air defense (SHORAD) requirement of the armored cavalry regiment (ACR) against low altitude air attack. Based upon an analysis of recent Mideast wars, unrestricted, modern aerial...
This monograph explores the validity of Colonel John A. Warden III's strategic airpower theory as various nations, including the U.S., enter a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) based on the rapid advancements in information technologies, and the...
Communications technology has enabled the U.S. military to move data rapidly around the globe and provide commanders with the ability to monitor and maintain nearly constant communication with subordinates. However, this capability has the...
This document offers information on the testimony of witnesses, gives extracts and supporting documents, military characteristics, and details of report and implementation of War Department Equipment Board report on armor.
This monograph analyzes the use of deception by the Germans and Soviets in the battle of Kursk. It uses a paradigm consisting of: commander's aim, intelligence, centralized control, synchronization and operations security to determine why Soviet...
Thesis: Human Intelligence provides the most reliable and actionable form of Operational Intelligence on today’s battlefield. The terrorist treat faced by Americans has changed our way of life and the U.S. Intelligence Community transformed...