Thirteen individuals were killed and thirty-two individuals were injured in the Fort Hood shooting. The U.S. Army bearing the wound left a nation questioning how one of their own military members could be accused of such catastrophic events. In the...
The rational use of coast-artillery, and the development of a correct system of defence, are based upon a knowledge of the means of defence, of the capability of those means, and of the method of employing them.
It is almost universally conceded that to-day, as in the past, fortifications play the most important rule in the. defense of coasts and harbors. In the United States, submarine mines and other obstructions are officially regarded as auxiliaries...
While Algeria was facing internal security issues with illegal Islamist armed groups in the 1990s, some Sahelian-Saharan states were reducing their institutional presence in their border region with Algeria. Mali was demilitarizing its northern...
"In making the following study of certain attacks upon fortified harbors it was my object to make an analysis of each campaign, and of them all collectively, in order to attempt to derive well grounded conclusions as to future wars."
False reporting presents Soldiers of all ranks with an ethical dilemma on a daily basis. Some reports are purposely inaccurate to protect a Soldier, peer, or superior out of a sense of duty and loyalty. Other reports are falsely given in order to...
The 812th Military Police Company was mobilized on the 7th of February 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom I. The goal is to follow this mobilization process from an Active Army noncommissioned officer perspective. This will include the unit...
This thesis explores the ability of Massachusetts to conceive, launch, and execute offensive expeditions in relation to the failure of the 1779 Penobscot Expedition. This thesis seeks to highlight the difference between the colony’s success in...
Responding to comments made by the Secretary of Defense in April 2008, the United States Air Force began procuring thirty-seven C-12 class aircraft to augment existing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems already operating in the...
Since 1991, there has been a significant drop in the number of amphibious ships, a change in the forcible entry concept and a singular military and fiscal focus on the land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The current state of amphibious assault...
A key factor in the failure of the intelligence community is the resistance to information sharing. Organizational culture is an essential link in understanding the resistance to information sharing. Using Edgar Schein’s organizational culture...
Our military has been in existence for two hundred thirty-two years and during this small amount of time, our military has created a wealth of history for young leaders to take away knowledge to help in their development as leaders. However,...
The historic interest of Yorktown is as great as that of any other spot on the historic Virginia peninsula. One of the oldest settlements of Virginia, it was once a bustling, prosperous village; but its progress was ruined by its unfortunate and...
From December 1, 2008 to January 9, 2009, thirty-two students from Staff Groups 16A and 16B at the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) conducted an operational level study in order to recommend a course of action for the Afghanistan Campaign...
Analyses various plans for Universal Military Training and prepares a plan that might be acceptable to both the War Department and Congress. Concludes that division and joint training are not essential to a Universal Military (UMT) program since...