As we all know the United States Army has been changing for years and years. Why has it been changing so rapidly? It has changed from years back to just yesterday. Learning from the past defeats and successes allows the United States Army make...
As the Army transforms to a modular force, the issue of information operations is a topic for leaders at all levels. A particular issue is how to organize the unit staff to plan, prepare, and execute information operations. Currently, units at the...
The Adjutant General's Corps dates back to the formation of the American Army. Horatio Gates, a former British Army officer, is honored as the father of the Adjutant General's Corps. On June 16, 1775, the Continental Congress appointed him as the...
It is important for military professionals to know the history of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps, to understand the factors leading to the increased empowerment of the Corps. The understanding of the evolution and growth of the NCO Corps since...
The Army Medical Department (AMEDD) started its transformation in the early 1990s. The Dental Command (DENCOM), as a subordinate command of the AMEDD, has also transformed to be able to meet the needs of the Army. As the Army transforms and...
This thesis proposes and demonstrates a methodology that enables the user to generate optimal portfolios of projects, based largely on the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach developed by Israeli professors and industrial engineers, Harel...
Presently, no organic information operations (IO) capability exists in the organization and structure of the armored and infantry brigade, so these brigades are unable to effectively plan, integrate, and coordinate IO activities into the brigade's...
As the U.S. Army transforms, in terms of (1) a lighter, more rapidly deployable force and (2) its doctrine, significant criticism has been cast as to the effectiveness and relevance of attack helicopters. Critics of attack aviation have raised...
As the United States Army prepares for the 21st Century, few things are as certain as the tremendous influence that emerging technologies will have on military capability. The purpose of this monograph is to establish how you reconcile...
The transformation of the U.S. Army from a 2002 legacy force, into the future Objective Force will create unique challenges for the medical sustainment mission. As new methods and concepts are introduced that capitalize on information technologies...
The United States Army has predicated its ability to dominate the full spectrum of military operations on the ability to "See First, Understand First, Act First and Finish Decisively. " During recent conventional operations, including Operation...
Military Intelligence should transform its core function to knowledge management to best support the Army's Objective Force. The near monopoly for providing valuable collection to Army commanders that MI historically possessed will dissolve as...
The Army's fielding of military intelligence companies to the modular brigade combat teams (BCTs) as part of the Army Transformation has created a loss of intelligence capability for the modular division commander. Furthermore, the global design of...
Every war brings about different challenges that the military adapts to either during the conflict or after. How well the Army transforms from past experiences will have an impact on the success or failure as it continues to engage in future...
This study examines three primary questions: (1) What is the definition of network-centric warfare? (2) Are the military services implementing the network-centric warfare concept? and (3) Is the network-centric warfare concept a new theory of...
The Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) has been the Army’s primary trainer for contingency forces since 1987, providing exceptionally realistic and relevant training to prepare units and develop leaders for the challenge of combat operations....
This monograph addresses the fact that most writing on strategy is descriptive rather than explanatory. Describing strategy in terms of categories such as "grand strategy," or "theater strategy," or by various analogies, does not illuminate what...
Warrant Officers are the Army's technical experts, and provide commanders with detailed information in their area of expertise. The traditional Warrant Officer path is very narrow and focused, however the Army has recently begun offering broadening...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the sufficiency of proposed field artillery and fire support doctrine and organizations for the Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). The primary research question is: Do proposed changes to fire support...