FM 25-100 Training the Force, 1988, with its “how to” manual, FM 25 101 Battle Focused Training, 1990, have proven successful in preparing the Army for conventional warfare as demonstrated by the Army’s superior performance during Operation...
Training memorandum no. 13, Headquarters Sixth Corps Area, November 4, 1928, makes reference to the training regulations governing artillery liaison detachments, and prescribes the organization, equipment and training of such detachments in this...
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...
"$FREE CASH NOW$! No credit? Not a problem, Bankruptcies OK." Misleading or questionable ads like these are common in the military community. Additionally, indebtedness among service members is on the rise and has significantly impacted readiness...
Current training of Soldiers on handling detainees is very proscriptive in terms of what actions may or may not be taken. Far less time is spent on how to deal with unlawful orders, although Soldiers are told to refuse to follow one should they...
This thesis focuses on the impact of character in Special Forces (SF), or its lack thereof, through the historical analysis of various warrior sects and key historical figures. This research then contrasts current perceptions of character within SF...
Current Army force redesign efforts seek to fundamentally change the way tactical commanders conduct reconnaissance on the future battlefield. Cavalry organizations will replace their traditional combat capability with a surveillance capability....
The United States has entered a new security environment, causing its military to conduct operations in remote areas of the world with limited resources to support its troops. The Fleet Hospital Program is responsible for providing health service...
Following the end of the World War I, the major combatants engaged in varying degrees of reorganization and reformation to incorporate the lessons learned from the conflict. Germany faced the pressing need to quickly reconstitute and reorganize her...
The need to transform our Army became apparent during two different presidential terms. When both Presidents Clinton and George Bush transformed the Army, it was for different reasons but both transformations held valid reasons. Some would argue...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the logistical transportation gap in the tactical segment of the U.S. Army distribution system of the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) and to provide recommendations for future capabilities and...
Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom arguably demonstrated that the US Army dominates conventional conflict. This lethal capability of US forces was forged against a Cold War threat focusing on combined fires, swift military defeat of the...
Military History Office, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
This brief history provides an overview of the first thirty years of TRADOC’s service to the Army and to the nation. There are chapters which give a historical summary, information on TRADOC leadership, force design and weapons development,...
During Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the Army demonstrated its unrivaled ability to overmatch an enemy in a conventional mechanized conflict. In less than six weeks, the Army, as part of the American led coalition, destroyed the Iraqi...
This paper is a comparison of the French and American method of moving a division by motor transport from four selected outstanding differences worthy of analysis in order of importance: (1) Traffic; control, (2) Transport control; (3) Entrucking...
The first year course at the Ecole Superieure de Guerre is devoted to the study of the handling of the Division in Combat. It therefore is essential, at the beginning of the course in General Tactics, to have a conference on the present...