The need to include moving personnel target training in the U.S. Army rifle marksmanship training program was the problem addressed in this thesis. This need was investigated to determine if such training is necessary to properly prepare a rifleman...
Peacemaking is the use of national power to separate belligerents and compel a peaceful settlement of a conflict. This study examines peacemaking using the British experience in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1972 as a case study. This study...
The whole field of moral, duties, values, and virtues- -our attempts to order human conduct towards the right and wrong. We as senior leaders must be the role model for our Soldiers to follow.
This thesis examines the evolution of artillery tactics in World War II using General J. Lawton Collins’ US VII Corps as a case study. This study first reviews artillery doctrine and tactics during World War I and during the 1920s and 1930s, in...
Thesis Statement: The Battle for the Ia Drang Valley in October and November 1965 was not only a tactical pyrrhic victory for the North Vietnamese, but a strategic one as well.
Discussion: The Ia Drang Valley battle between American and North...
The prevailing U.S. Army professional military education (PME) system reflects the legacy of the twentieth-century, modern, mechanized age of warfare. The twenty-first century security environment presents a unique set of challenges for U.S....
How can the Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework (ICAF) be improved in order to better understand the operational environment? The application of the ICAF requires good intellectual habits that encompass an appreciation for abductive reasoning...
The professional NCO of the American Revolution was born out of necessity but proved invaluable throughout the war. To understand the NCO of the revolutionary war period it is important to discuss certain aspects of that time. The first will be...
This monograph examines the concept of a mutual tank-free zone for the European Central Region and tests its validity as a possible operational concept for NATO. The discussion assesses the military implications of the concept and its usefulness as...
This monograph analyzes the capability of U.S. Army combat engineers to provide responsive survivability support to AirLand battle tactical operations. The discussion compares the abilities of the current engineer force with the protection...
This study analyzes the conditions that need to be met in order for Israel to return the Golan Heights to Syria while maintaining its security. Those conditions are: Israel and Syria must overcome history and politics; Israel must get asymmetrical...
After the Cold War, intelligence and military agencies were dealing with issues such as environmental monitoring and disaster management. After 9/11, the U.S. National Guard and Reserves involvement with domestic security began due to deployments...
In the midst of combat operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and abroad, battlefield ethics is becoming a common topic among top leaders in the military. As locals wave to troops during the day and shoot at them during the night, most Soldiers do not...
The Army has recently undergone a transformation to a modem ethical stance. They do this through the usage of the Warriors Ethos. By employing the Warrior ethos into every aspect of Army training, we begin to embolden our Soldiers with a basic...
In modern day combat, it is sometimes easy to see how everyday Soldiers doing their jobs are mistaken for heroes. I encountered one of these situations on 3 April 2003. What appeared in the eyes of many to be a heroic act was just a time in my life...
Deteriorating nation states are a significant threat to U.S. and Western interests. Ineffective nation states frequently generate economic, social and humanitarian crises for their ungoverned populations, imperil the security of neighboring...
Al Qaeda is a significant threat to the national security of the United States and its allies. This makes it important for individuals in these countries, both military and civilian, to understand the evolution of this threat. This thesis analyzes...
This monograph examines tactical-level intelligence practices to serve brigade commanders better on the future battlefield. It seeks to determine the capabilities warranted for a brigade-level intelligence staff so that the commander's needs for...
This monograph examines the historic attack by Adolph Hitler's Germany against the Soviet defenses in 1941. It examines actions of both armed forces to analyze what went wrong and what went right for each side. It focuses on Soviet defenses to...
The purpose of this monograph is to demonstrate the conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Government of the Philippines is territorial and not religious in nature. To understand this conflict the past four-hundred years from...