Since its introduction, Army Design Methodology (ADM) has met resistance from senior military leaders. This monograph researches the question why ADM faces resistance among senior Army officers. The resistance to integrating ADM within the Army...
This monograph proposes that current Army doctrine provides an adequate tool to achieve the desired results proposed in the concepts of operational Design. Because Army doctrine prescribes approaches that solve problems, it is important to...
Emory Upton believed that politicians should leave war to professionals. This led to two assumptions that became conventional wisdom: first, an apolitical army represented a more professional force; and second, the problems at the tactical and...
In 2006, Hezbollah employed a new type of warfare that it had been perfecting for 24 years. Systematically, Hezbollah adapted its tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting its operations. This included continued emphasis on Information...
Colombia has been involved in an internal conflict since 1949 following the assassination of the popular liberal political leader, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan. Afterward, the two radical political parties, liberals and conservatives, began a bloody...
While it is no secret that Islamic terrorists utilize the internet, the assertion that the internet is a virtual safe haven more important than any geographical safe haven is rarely made. As a result of the expansion of the Internet capabilities...
The Department of Defense emphasis on stability operations caused the United States Army to change its operational concept to Full Spectrum Operations (FSO). The acknowledgment of the importance of stability operations however, does not translate...
South Korea needs to look ahead to problems it may face after North Korea's collapse and prepare to counter any North Korean insurgency that might result from the expansion of conflicts between political power groups. After the death of Kim...
The Infantry Squad: Decisive Force Now and in the Future. Major General Robert B. Brown, U.S. Army; The U.S. Army dismounted infantry maneuver squad is today's most decisive force on the battlefield, yet it lacks access to capabilities it needs...
For much of the early part of my twenty-two year career, I didn’t think infantry doctrine wavered. I thought it was written in stone. We didn’t vary from the norm, nor did we think it was needed. It was my view that the rest of the army...
This paper presents the argument that studying military history is vital in order to apply
previous lessons learned to today’s operational environment. It shows, through a critical
examination of the role and utilization of the Noncommissioned...
Over the years since its inception the United States Army has endured and absorbed many changes. Those changes have shaped the course of the Army and have served as catalysts in forming the overall structure and business practices of the Army as it...
The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the successes and failures of the British Army engagement in a counter-insurgency operations in Malaya, from 1948 – 1960, and Cyprus, from 1955- 1959. Counterinsurgency is a human...
The purpose of this research paper is to point out some of the ethical problems that exist between the media and the military. Does an ethical problem exist between the media and the military? The hypothesis of the author is that there is an...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
In this interview MAJ Mack McCarthy, Infantry, discusses his 15-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003. MAJ McCarthy brings up his pre-deployment training, issues the organization faced in leaving so quickly,...
This monograph attempts to answer the question: How should the Army adapt to sudden supply network change? Unexpected catastrophic have significant implications for the strategic-level support provided by the national economic base to the U.S....
Based on experiences with long-duration operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Army recognizes the need for commanders and their staffs to have new tools and ways of thinking to deal with complex problems. The specific approach the...
This work proposes a novel approach to military transformation, 'Adaptive Transformation,' that accounts for an inescapable reality in the current and future operational environment: uncertainty. Military planners and decision makers have to face...
A debate is raging within the defense community about the pattern of future war
and how best to prepare for it . One idea gaining acceptance is the concept of hybrid war. The term hybrid war as currently understood has multiple meanings and...