The ownership of vast quantities of military power and the ability to project that power globally does not ensure the achievement of the 'ends' desired from a war. Since 1945, the United States and her Western allies increasingly fail to realize a...
One goal of the United States (US) is a capabilities-based joint force designed to quickly achieve success along the continuum of conflict ranging from peace operations to war.' In support of this goal, US Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) authors...
Advocates of Army Leader Development Strategy (ALDS) and the liberal arts share the same goal: cultivation of "agile, adaptive, and innovative" people. Yet, the Army does not have an implementation plan for cultivating these attributes, and its...
Since September 11, 2001, the United States government has concentrated many of its resources on combating international terrorism. Military operations have taken place in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq in an effort to destroy terrorist...
This study explores whether the current United States military strategy should focus more on a comprehensive interagency approach as a more efficient way of focusing all elements of national power to defeat our enemies in the Long War on Terrorism....
The focus of this thesis is to determine how U.S. Army corps and divisions ensure deliberate gap crossings, a type of combined arms operation, are planned using operational art. Examination of doctrine for gap crossings shows gap crossings to be...
Military officials often utilize the PMESII-PT acronym (Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical Environment, and Time) as an analytical start point to assess an operational environment. However, the linear...
This ARTEP Mission Training Plan (MTP) is a descriptive training plan designed for to provide a complete tactical training and evaluation guide your unit. It provides guidance on "what to" as well as "how to" train. The specific details of your...
In the world of political correctness, civil liberties and the global threat of terror attacks, our society has become to a divided on the subject of profiling. Although many corporations, individuals and scientific groups, use profiling, it is the...
Recruiting in today's Army at this time in America's history forcers Army recruiters to make critical ethical decisions on a daily basis. This time in the history of recruiting an all volunteer force puts a tremendous amount of pressure on our...
Alvin Cullum York was born in a small town called Pall Mall, Tennessee, on December 13, 1887. Alvin was the third child born out of eleven children. He had seven brothers and three sisters. They live in a little cottage in the hills of Tennessee....
Military commanders are finding that remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) are invaluable in defensive operations. Their unique capabilities allow leaders to accomplish aerial, ground, and maritime defensive missions that are dangerous or previously...
Remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) are vital in the support of military operations in today’s environment. Daily their use enhances the missions of men and women both in the military and in the civilian sector. Their impact is felt in foreign...
Taking a side on whether or not military professionals should study military
history, was not as easy as it first seemed to be. The first quote that pops into one’s head
is, “Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it.”, which is...
The decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan is widely disputed among scholars. Advocates called for an end to the War with minimum U.S. casualties. Opposition to the use of the atomic bomb argues Japan was on the brink of surrender and that a...
This essay discusses the need for U.S. government agencies to develop a ground-level understanding and execution in its expeditionary interagency professionals in order to synchronize broader institutional reforms. The author posits that the teams...
This thesis will analyze Major General George Crook’s performance during the Sioux War of 1876-77 and attempt to answer whether or not Crook successfully fought the Native Americans by effectively implementing the concept of counterinsurgency...
Joint military doctrine has yet to bridge the gap between lessons learned from U.S. domestic disaster relief and application for international disaster relief. The National Response Framework stresses the need for a response architecture...
The challenge of providing a trained and ready force to respond within the continental United States in the event of a national disaster or terrorist attack is complex, and is further complicated by issues spanning financial, political, and...
With the advent of Field Manual (FM) 3-24, Counterinsurgency, a debate has arisen concerning the manual's origins and its applicability to today's insurgencies. Critics, such as Colonel Gian Gentile, claim that the manual is overly influenced by...