This monograph examines the changes in the US training of the Afghan National Army (ANA) from 2001 to present. It looks at historical examples of Security Force Assistance from the late 1700s through the 1990s to establish four training concepts to...
Since the beginning of the United States, the noncommissioned officer has played a vital role in the development of its Army. Baron von Steuben’s “Blue Book” was the cornerstone of today’s modern Army. The Vietnam Era showed the importance...
This thesis will use a comparative study of the German Storm trooper battalions and the Canadian trench raiders in order to examine the dynamics of the World War I battlefield, the role of military culture in adaptation in order to acknowledge and...
The purpose of this essay is to analyze three most important factors that led to the ever-increasing empowerment of the American noncommissioned officer overtime. The first factor was the modern warfare; the Army began to modernize its weapons and...
The Civil War affected this nation as no other war in our history. It is estimated that over three million men served in the Union and Confederate armies; over one million of those men became casualties. In some battles, literally thousands of men...
"Busting the bocage: American combined arms operations in France, 6 June-31 July 1944" shows how the U.S. Army identified and overcame the problems of fighting in difficult terrain. The adoption of new tactics combined with technical innovations...
McGrath, John J., 1956-; Matthews, Matt, 1959-; Bruscino, Thomas A.
This work is the continuation and revision of a project started in 2006 with the publication of In Contact! by the Combat Studies Institute. The original concept was to present a series of military vignettes in a style similar to the widely used...
Today’s Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) holds more responsibility than at any time in the Army’s history. The role of the NCO on the battlefield has changed significantly and commanders increasingly rely on the decisions and initiative of...
Counterinsurgency is defined as “combat operations against a rebellion by forces aligned with the controlling government of the territory in which the combat takes place” (Wikipedia, 2008). Since 1865, the United States Army has battled...
Thesis: The military transformations during the Operations post-Cold War World and Global War on Terrorism were successful by using technological advances. Abstract: The military transformations in Operations post-Cold War World and War on...
The role of the Noncommissioned Officer starting with the American Revolution to the present time has drastically changed. The beginning of the Noncommissioned officer began in 1775, with the Continental Army. The Noncommissioned Officer from past...
Increasingly, Canada's military is being called upon to deploy into complex operational environments where it must deal with highly adaptive adversaries seeking to destabilize society through a variety of asymmetric means. Articulating this new...
Peacekeeping Operations PEACEKEEPER 95: 27th Guards Train with "Big Red One" by Major General Randolph W. House, US Army; Major Mark R. Pires, US Army; and Lieutenant Colonel Lester W Grau, US Army Retired
Today's NCO corps is composed of thousands of professional volunteer men and women who are skilled technical specialists and experienced leaders. But this was not always true. Before NCOs could get the training, responsibility, and recognition that...
Non-Commissioned Officers in the United States Army have not always enjoyed the prestige and been viewed as the professional Soldier they have come to be. Non-Commissioned Officers were once looked down upon by Commissioned Officers and snubbed by...
Noncommissioned officers receive greater recognition and respect today than ever before in the history of the United States Army. The advancement of the NCO has been a long and difficult road, with many factors lending to the success and increased...
Topic: Is the role of the NCO important today vs. their role in the pre-Civil War era. Without their presence, the American military is crippled both in management of the organization and in its front lines. Thesis Statement: The role of the NCO...