The Army's Operational Concept emphasizes that Army forces must be prepared to conduct a combination of offensive, defensive, and stability or civil support operations to create opportunities and achieve desired results. The 2010 Quadrennial...
The purpose of this paper is to acquaint the reader with my mobilization experience immediately after the attack of 11 September 2001. The attack of 9/11 changed the character of the traditional Army Reserve system. Army Reserve Units were also...
Johnson, Gerald; Durrani, Agha; Merriwether, Derrick; West, Alan
Thesis: The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure plan will significantly enhance the Army’s Transformation process. Abstract: The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) plan is the fifth round of the Department of Defense’s infrastructure...
Army National Guard units play an increasing role in the Global War on Terrorism. We must not undermine the many talents they posses in the fight for a free and Democratic society. I have respect and admiration for the sacrifices our Citizen...
The trends of the operational environment either provide a cause for an insurgency or a means for an insurgency, thus shifting the focus of the scout platoon away from major combat and towards insurgency. This shift to insurgency causes the scout...
The United States Military employs Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems to increase a commander's ability to defeat a "hostile, thinking, and adaptive enemy" by enhancing battle...
This monograph examines the changes in the US training of the Afghan National Army (ANA) from 2001 to present. It looks at historical examples of Security Force Assistance from the late 1700s through the 1990s to establish four training concepts to...
A study of General Walton H. Walker's career offers a lens through which to view the evolution of Army training doctrine, revealing its strengths and weaknesses over a period of nearly four decades. However, an understanding of the skills necessary...
Based on the current unsustainable defense budget and impending reductions, the Aviation Branch must develop a plan now to prevent a deterioration of flight skills among aviators when budget reductions can potentially decrease flight training...
A Comparison of CGSC and the Frunze Military Academy by Lieutenant Colonel Andrei V. Demurenko, Russian Federation Army and Lieutenant Colonel Timothy L. Thomas, US Army
Lane Training at Gagetown by Brigadier General Peter W. Clegg, US...
The battle field has changed and so should the way we train our Soldiers. The Global
War on terror has affected all aspects of training to include physical fitness. On 5 July 1950, U.S.
Troops, who were unprepared for the physical demands of...
The ambush of the 507th Maintenance Company on 23 March 2003 was a very small tactical event, but the results of that day have had a lasting impact on how the Army trains its combat support and combat service support Soldiers for combat today- the...
King, Benjamin; Dempsey, Martin E.; Combat Studies Institute (U.S.); U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
Victory Starts Here is the history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC's) 35 years as the architect of the Army's future. During the first years of the 21st century, "Transformation" became a new buzzword for the Army changing...
Military History Office, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
This brief history provides an overview of the first thirty years of TRADOC’s service to the Army and to the nation. There are chapters which give a historical summary, information on TRADOC leadership, force design and weapons development,...
King, Benjamin; Dempsey, Martin E.; Combat Studies Institute (U.S.)
Victory Starts Here is the history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC's) 35 years as the architect of the Army's future. During the first years of the 21st century, "Transformation" became a new buzzword for the Army changing...
Strengthening the Bridge: Building Partnership Capacity. Admiral James G. Stavridis, U.S. Navy, and Colonel Bart Howard, U.S. Army; Building partnership capacity is European Command's top priority and the centerpiece of all that it...
Bravo Battery 3-7 FA was a six-howitzer firing battery with approximately 85 Soldiers assigned to the unit. We received orders for a combat deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom-V (OEF-V). Initially, the Battery’s mission was to separate into...
Logistical air assets played an important role in the war against terrorism in Afghanistan. Special Forces missions conducted out of forward deployed bases heavily relied on aviation support to conduct their operations. From the early stages of...
The Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Army has played an integral role since the inception of the Army itself. As with European Armies of the time and throughout most of the 19th century, the NCO was relegated to the tasks of keeping...