It is essential for the NCO to study past campaigns, successes and failures to develop effective
campaign strategies. Each Military Campaign requires full spectrum planning and analysis of the
environment to ensure swift and resounding victory...
“War brings opportunity” is a well known saying. What many failed to realize is that these opportunities can exist within the U.S. Army promotion system. Following WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam there were large increases in the numbers of Army...
The British Army is often praised for a particular skill in small wars or counter-insurgencies (COIN). Some attribute this to the special challenge of maintaining order across a global empire with a relatively small force; others cite the...
In the years following the invasion of Iraq, the United States military did not fully realize or understand the complexity of the situation faced by soldiers operating at the tactical and operational level. Coupled with the presence of multiple...
The U.S. Army’s renewed emphasis on developing organizations to conduct Security Force Assistance (SFA), particularly the Advise and Assist Brigades, is indicative of both increased operational requirements in Iraq and Afghanistan and renewed...
Systemic operational design: learning and adapting in complex missions. Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege, U.S. Army, Retired; Complexity on the modern battlefield demands a new professional culture that embraces collaborative adaptation in...
My name is MSG Ruth A.R. Bryner, MOS 15P, Aviation Operations Specialist. I served as First Sergeant for the 54th Medical Company (AA), 62nd Medical Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington from 21 May 04 through 30 Apr 2006. During my tenure as First...
The purpose of this paper is to provide the Sergeants Major Academy my personal experiences during the Operation Iraqi Freedom II. This operation consisted of the 1st Infantry Division deployment through the port of Antwerp, Belgium. This paper...
Even with the war going on today, the NCO has a tough but rewarding job. As the NCO, we still have to teach the soldier how to use their strengths and identify any shortcomings. We have been successful as they follow our leadership in the difficult...
“History is a catalogue of mistakes. It is our duty to profit from them.” (B.H. Liddell Hart) Military professionals must study and know our history – especially our military history. Our past gives many examples military successes and...
Allen, Rodney; Reyna, Miguel E.; Demiri, Dzemail; Ricks, Timothy; Robles, William A.
Terrain and weather has no favorites, it did one of two things; it either helped one force or provided a stumbling block for the other.
When thinking of the terrain, it is imperative that the commander considers factors such as hills, mountains,...
Modern warfare continues to be influenced by the elements of weather and topography of the battlefield. Battles are doomed to fail if planning does not take into consideration the effects of weather on troops and equipment. Terrain determines how...
Shrout, Brian S.; Sampson, Ronald N.; Patton, Jerry D.; Jones, Duwayne
Thesis Statement: The conventional forces of U.S. Army were trained and prepared to conduct force on force warfare, but as we transitioned to fight insurgencies, we had ongoing challenges with readiness. Influence of the US Army Special Forces...
US Army Special Forces (USSF) have been involved in both unconventional warfare (UW) conflicts and counter insurgencies (COIN) over the last 50 years. These experiences have served as a template to assist the conventional minded US Army in...
Although there has always been an emphasis on understanding a military enemy in terms of strengths, weaknesses, numbers, and equipment, often times the most critical aspect of the enemy is not researched-their culture. Lack of cultural...
Military history is important because it gives you the basis how to complete a mission from an historical respective. Just because the present battle field is different for the reason that of technology and the way we fight, it all revolves from...
A comparison and contrast was done using examples of military forces succeeding or failing to achieve cultural understanding during the course of military operations. The goal was to choose examples of operations conducted by military forces and...
Research was performed on the affect lack of cultural knowledge has had on Military Operations
beginning in the year 1865 with the Reconstruction Era, moving into the Indian Wars, and finally
taking a look at the current conflict in Iraq. There are...
Johnson, Alan; Thomson, Jim; Garcia, Frank; Fernandez, Victor; Thiel, Christopher
Thesis: Through the use of the suicide bomber, the Islamic Jihadist seeks to overwhelm and replace Western democracy with an Islamic hegemony as the world’s dominant cultural, religious, and political force. It is strategically essential for the...