The purpose of this research is to demonstrate how personnel policies in support of the operational force have affected the ability of majors to attend Intermediate Level Education (ILE), evident by the growing backlog of majors waiting to attend...
This monograph looks at the complexity, dynamic nature, and challenges associated with Command and Control ( C2) in Stability and Support Operations (SASO). Since its inception, the Army has been conducting SASO in both foreign and domestic...
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....
The Cold War caused our Army to train and master conventional force on force combat. For
this reason our NCOs’ adopted training plans and scenarios to fight and win on a Russian front.
The terrorist’s attacks on September 11, 2001, and the...
Is it important for military professionals to take time out of their busy schedules to study history? As leaders in both the past and present have realized, the past serves as a predictor of the present and the future. Successful leaders are able...
This Occasional Paper will examine the almost continual efforts of British and Indian soldiers (both regular and irregular) to combat and pacify the Pashtun tribes of the North-West Frontier. It will also examine the tactics employed in the various...
Criticism and condemnation of al-Qaeda that originate from the worldwide Muslim community present the most formidable challenge to its existence and legitimacy as an organization and movement. There is ample literature that questions whether or not...
From author: "There has been placed into my hands certain facts and information concerning the planning, training, operations and social actions of Co. "A", 2nd Ranger Battalion. Armed with these, plus my own personal observations and memories, I...
The future success of the United States Army is richly embedded in the past. By requiring military professionals to study military history, soldiers have the ability to gain the education, insight, and knowledge necessary to be victorious in future...
It is of vital importance that the military leader be versed in the study of military history. By studying history, the military leader uses critical thinking, grounded in military history, as the basis for operational decision making. Military...
The US Army Special Forces are unique tools that were made formal by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Time honored and ever changing, the Special Forces are now losing its identity as the leader of Unconventional Warfare (UW). Many have found...
The following summary of the duties of battery officers, NCO's, and specially selected privates is designed primarily for garrison (post or cantonment) use, and includes only administrative functions.
The succession of rapid, long duration deployments has eroded the quality of NCO leadership within the United States Army. The United States Army Non Commissioned Officer Corps has always been considered the “back bone” of Army leadership. The...
Major Thomas Clinton Jr., US Marine Corps, deployed to Afghanistan in April 2004 to lead a 13-man embedded training team assigned to coach, teach and mentor the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Afghan National Army Brigade, which was considered a commando...
Global tensions and threats such as terrorist acts continue to pressure America's effort to provide peace and stability to regions around the world. Consequently, military leaders have traditionally been called to protect American interests at home...
History has demonstrated that amphibious assaults are among the most complex and challenging of all joint operations. The myriad of factors that evolved independently throughout the war did not become fully integrated until the winter of 1864-65....
This study investigates the potential benefits associated with altering the flow in which the F-16 Division (WSF) of the USAF Weapons School executes their flying and academic syllabus. It analyzes the potential for increased instructional quality...
This monograph seeks to determine an optimal solution for the designation and establishment of a Joint Task Force (JTF) headquarters for a contingency situation in an operations other than war (OOTW) environment. The principal aim of this study is...
This monograph discusses the importance of the Enhanced Readiness Brigades to Total Army missions of the future. Participation on the modern battlefield in a force projection Army will be very difficult for these National Guard Brigades and their...
The purpose of this monograph was to answer the research question: How can the Army educate the media in operational matters and what benefits might develop from such enhancement? Three areas provided data for this research: historical examination...