Several recent targeting studies have fundamentally shaken the Air Force to its core by challenging the service's ability to employ precision munitions. The erosion of the targeting skill sets occurred gradually. Protracted low-intensity conflict...
Throughout history, the process of targeting the enemy and its elements of power has been an essential component of achieving victory in warfare. The process of identifying, prioritizing and affecting targets in accordance with national goals and...
Military forces conduct information operations against one of the most complex, adaptive systems – the human mind. Linear thought processes, prevalent in the military, correspond to, and understand well, the linear mathematics that measure the...
This publication documents tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting Joint Theater Missile Target Development (JTMTD). It establishes a common framework for soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines responsible for intelligence preparation of...
Presently, evidence shows that Special Operations Forces may not be fully utilized in the joint targeting process. I believe that Special Operations Forces can be employed in new and improved ways in order to better facilitate the Joint Force...
We have all heard the saying the “Perception is Reality”. This statement is especially salient when discussing military operations in a post conflict environment. The implications of the perceptions of the local populace during the transition...
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery means - tactical ballistic and cruise missiles - have caused anguish in the West. Few nations are equipped to defend against theater missiles. Theater missiles encompass the broad...
This monograph examines whether US Army doctrine and US Air Force doctrine are compatible. In particular, this study assesses the current Air/Ground Operating System and the offensive air support it provides to U.S. Army corps commanders. The...
This study examines the coordination of the Joint Phase 0 shaping activities that take place as part of Central Command theater engagement. The focus is on horizontal synchronization across staff elements and vertical synchronization through...
This is one of a series of TRADOC Pamphlets used to disseminate operational concepts. Operational concepts describe how combat, combat support, and combat service support operations are to be conducted. They set forth functions and tasks to be...
Military operations in the early 1980's envisioned multiple echelons of Soviet forces attacking forward deployed NATO units based in western Germany. Doctrinal thinking and publication focused on how best to stop this Army once it began its race...
This study examines the decision to deploy a space-based kinetic kill vehicle (SBKHV) by examining the validity, feasibility, suitability, and acceptability of such a deployment. Determining validity entails verifying that a need exists for the...
The information revolution seems to hold a lot of promise to the U.S. economy and the U.S. military, but rigid bureaucratic hierarchies make it extremely difficult for effective integration of operational fires and information operations (IO). As...
Fielding of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Short Range (UAV-SR) will provide the corps commander a unique collection resource capable of conducting reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) missions; however, U.S. Army doctrine for...
This monograph investigates two periods of change in the role of the corps artillery. The key change agents examined are peacetime doctrinal development and combat experience. The comparison of these periods, first, during the development of...
The US Army intelligence community, recognizing the urban combat challenge, is revising intelligence techniques to provide analysts with a better methodology for urban combat. This paper examines current techniques for analysis and determines if...
America's current financial strains necessitate an investigation into the effectiveness and efficiency of our fighting forces. This monograph explores the history of technology, theory, and doctrine development in heavy ground combat power and...
Since its introduction, Army Design Methodology (ADM) has met resistance from senior military leaders. This monograph researches the question why ADM faces resistance among senior Army officers. The resistance to integrating ADM within the Army...
Many articles, journals, and books describe what information operations are and how they are essential to military operations, but there is little written about how to actually do information operations. This monograph's purpose is twofold. First,...