The United States has committed to training and equipping the Afghan National Army. This mission is executed primarily by conventional American soldiers, who naturally transfer much of their martial culture to their Afghan partners. This study...
Current Navy transformation is largely characterized by technology associated with Network Centric Warfare or NCW. New technologies and systems, however, often fail to live up to promised potential due to organizational resistance. The research...
Subjects in this Civil Affairs document about the natural resources in the Philippines include mining, timber and lumbering, fisheries and game, and water and water power.
The thesis addresses the fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) issues associated with contingency contracts that DoD has faced for the last nine years. The topic was chosen because of the potential impact it could have on the national debt, military pay...
This paper presents a demonstration of the failure to appreciate the necessity of exhaustive logistical planning in peacetime preparation for war and of providing the means necessary to execute such plans, and to show the unsoundness of unbalanced...
Fusion Centers have grown in importance and capability since the attacks on September 11th, 2001. The primary roles fusion centers provide are to exchange information and provide intelligence to other agencies at the state, local, federal and...
In mineral resources, Japan's position was very poor, and the country became more dependent upon outside sources of supply for most raw materials at the outbreak of the war. This handbook on Japan's natural resources includes information on forest...
Creativity, the generation of new ideas that are both novel and appropriate is essential to understanding complex problems, and can be enhanced by both life experience diversity and cognitive diversity, as well as by delayed evaluation during...
Cultural awareness is a critical shortfall identified by senior Army leaders. The current training of cultural awareness at the tactical level is limited and geared toward data collection and not application. In order to be an enhancement to...
The present state of tension between the United States and Iran signifies a failure of current and past diplomatic approaches to influence Iran. Curiously, the Islamic Revolution and the Iranian elections over the last decade indicate that support...
This study assesses the validity and general utility of selected instances of physical metaphor in tactical military theory and doctrine. An analytical framework is built upon the curriculum of the Advanced Military Studies Program, US Army Command...
Over the course of the last 100 years, historic trends show there has been a clear and steady move towards the use of unmanned systems limited only by the technologies available to make the systems effective compared to manned systems. There is the...
The following report is divided into three principal sections, dealing with (A) background information, (B) money and credit institutions in1941, and (C) wartime developments. Section A reviews briefly the development of currency and financial...
The 16th Quarterly Report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction SIGIR. 2008 will be a "Year of Transfer" in Iraq, bringing with it the continued evolution of the U. S. program. This evolution means that the Government of Iraq...
Insurgency and counterinsurgencies differ from conventional warfare in that military strength alone cannot bring success. Insurgencies are "people's wars" as the insurgent forces are dependent on the population for manpower, intelligence,...
United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas.
This book is the supplement no. 1 to the CINCPAC-CINCPOA bulletin no. 161-44-Okinawa Gunto, with maps and descriptions of the Okinawa Islands and military targets prior to the invasion by US forces during World War II.
The purpose of this report is to present useful data to commanders and staff officers in such a manner as to be of maximum use in planning and management. Apparent command deficiencies will be corrected.
The three sections of this document discuss political, economic and social issues in Korea. Political topics include government politics and legal and public safety. Economic issues reveal information on natural resources, industry, commerce, and...
One of the key requirements for U.S. maneuver forces to be able to win the first battle is the quick and accurate location of engaged enemy units in the battle area. At present and into the foreseeable future, ground surveillance radar will...