This thesis argues that the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA) limits Department of Defense (DoD) information-sharing initiatives, but that such limitations are necessary to the preservation of civil-military relations. Throughout its history, the United...
The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal broke out when the international situation was unfavorable for the Communists, and it grew faster than anticipated. The Government of Nepal’s (GoN's) effort was not well planned; however, many of the...
On board U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command and the U.S. Coast Guard vessels, Inspection and Survey routinely conduct inspections. The successful completion of these Inspection and Survey (INSURV) inspections has always been considered a major...
The United States Army Medical Department delivers high quality medical care throughout the world, many times to remote and austere environments. A major tenet of this care system is the rapid evacuation of combat casualties to hospitals with...
In 1998, Predator became the first Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration to transition into the Defense Acquisition System. When it did, it operated within the Air Force’s rapid acquisition office. Predator operated here until it made its...
The extensive use of propaganda by all belligerents during World War I created sensitivity to the relationship between modern communications technologies and the manipulation of public opinion. Government elites and academicians were so concerned...
Over the past 60 years, the Sino-Indian relationship has swung from a cool détente to all out war. Many Western international relations theorists applying the "realist" school of thought view China as a dangerous threat to not only the region but...
"Nodes and Codes" explores the reality of cyber warfare through the story of Stuxnet, a string of weaponized code that reached through a domain previously associated with information operations to bring about the physical, and potentially lethal,...
Relationships matter: humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Haiti. LT GEN P.K. (Ken) Keen, U.S. Army; MAJ GEN Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto, Army of Brazil; LT COL Charles W. Nolan, U.S. Army; LT COL Jennifer L. Kimmey, U.S. Army; and...
NCOs must have a working knowledge of history to understand, support and positively contribute to change. Our history, beginning with the birth of our nation and continuing on through every major engagement reflect the need for reorganization and...
Coroy, James C.; Wallace, Crystal; Martin, John; Burrows, Garnald; Stolniceanu, Catalin; Kessler, John
The United States continues to deploy its forces worldwide. American leaders and Soldiers are operating at the highest tempo in recent memory. History suggests that war crimes have occurred in every conflict that the United States military has been...
The NCOER is use to represent the Soldiers that eligible for promotion to the senior NCO rank.
The Army values are inculcates in every Soldier and evaluated on the NCOER. Senior leaders are responsibility for teaching, coaching, mentoring and...
Task Force Smith occurred many battles and many years ago. Army Leaders learned numerous valuable lessons on how to avoid such great loss of human life and destruction of Army equipment. Task Force Smith has been studied, analyzed and arm chair...
Over the past 20 years, as the roles and missions of the Army have changed to meet the ever changing challenges associated with protecting the nation, the number of Soldiers necessary to accomplish its mission and goals has changed. However, the...
The citizens of the United States face disaster every year. Whether man made, natural, large or small the individual states provide a first line of defense and response with their resources and by agreement, through the Emergency Management...
This study examines whether the BCT is adequately trained to properly employ CA teams in the contemporary environment by examining past contingency operations, current Army doctrine, and CA doctrine. Additionally, this study obtains information...
This paper will describe the significant events and experiences that shaped the Powell Doctrine and affected the manner in which General Colin Powell applied those principles during his tenure as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)...
In recent years, global players such as the United States, the European Union (EU) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) have noted Africa's growing strategic importance to their respective interests. Among those interests is the increasing...
In 1939, the U.S. Army had no formal combat formation capable of reaching the battlefield by air. In response to the success of German airborne operations, the U.S. Army formed a small unit of volunteers which was to experiment with airborne...