In this author's opinion, the United States Army is not doing enough to prepare combat organizations for the inevitability of casualties. This thesis proposes the following primary research question: How can United States Army combat organizations...
This monograph reminds us that logistics is both an art and a science. Focusing on a case study of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) operations in Afghanistan during 2006 and 2007, it shows the need for including art into the preparation of the...
The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that future conflicts may be fought in multiple domains and consist of many interconnected systems. As such, Army officers must possess a firm understanding of their operational environment...
There are many lessons of immediate and long-term value to be learned – and relearned – by a case study of two modern counter-insurgency campaigns: one, the French – Algerian insurgency, from its genesis in WWII until the final French defeat...
The relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been a tenuous one following the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The research question investigates what type of threat Iran poses to Saudi Arabia and how the Saudi's will respond. This threat is not...
In 2015, the USAF plans to start its first class of F-35A Initial Qualification Training (IQT) students immediately following their graduation from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT). This class will signify the beginning of F-35A...
The Herero filed lawsuit against Germany in 2001, demanding reparations for the alleged genocide during German colonialism- resuscitating a century old debate of whether the Herero Rebellion is indeed the first genocide of the twentieth century....
Throughout history, technology has played a vital role in combat. While improvements in weaponry are typically at the front of the military leader's minds, technology like the internet would not appear to be as significant. However, the internet...
The terrorist groups in Colombia have applied Mao’s theory of protracted people’s war, seeking to use all available means of struggle to achieve their revolutionary goals by counteracting government policy. One way that Fuerzas Armadas...
The monograph that follows seeks to analyze the current military strategy of the US. The framework proposed by the renowned military historian Michael Howard assists in this endeavor. The resulting analysis establishes the criteria for an effective...
This monograph presents a method for military planners to operationalize an adversary's culture during conceptual planning. To present this methodology, the monograph asks the question, is a Western way of war distinctly different from a...
As melhores práticas de contra-insurreição. Doutor Kalev I. Sepp; Pode-se diferenciar "as melhores práticas" comuns nas contra-insurreições bem-sucedidas ao estudar as guerras insurretas do último século. A análise histórica nos ajuda a...
Information operations: from good to great. BG Ralph O. Baker, U.S. Army; Army must ensure it executes information operations with the same degree of rigor and discipline that it employs in kinetic operations.
An Army Outgunned: Physics Demands a New Basic Combat Weapon. Joseph P. Avery, Ph.D.; Army, Marine Corps, and special operations forces M16s fire NATO 5.56x45 millimeter rounds over a half-century old. The services should adopt a more robust...
Afghanistan: what impact on soviet tactics? Master Sergeant William T. Beck, US Marine Corps, Master Sergeant (P) Ronald L. Denis, Army National Guard, Master Sergeant William G. Fitzpatrick, US Army, Master Sergeant Robert V. Manalo, US Army,...
Sep-Oct 2004 Winning the War of the Flea: Lessons from Guerrilla Warfare. Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Cassidy, U.S. Army; America's enemies use guerrilla tactics to protract the war in Iraq and to erode America's...
Las mejores prácticas para combatir la insurgencia. Dr. Kalev I. Sepp; Podemos distinguir "las mejores prácticas" comunes de las operaciones de contrainsurgencia exitosas al estudiar las guerras de insurgencia del siglo pasado. El análisis...
This newsletter makes the case for changing public relations and media relations to support contemporary operations, especially in a counterinsurgency environment. It explains why commanders, not just the public affairs office, must be involved in...
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...
This study investigates military moral problems from the perspective of situation ethics. It explores the feasibility of a situational military ethic using the supreme moral imperative of universal concern which underlies all moral action and from...