Over the past decade, the United States has focused its military energy on the conduct of Stability Operations. The U.S. Department of Defense raised Stability Operations to the same level of importance as Offensive and Defensive Operations in...
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Nonetheless, it has great geopolitical importance in South America due to its geographical position at the center of the continent and its potential impact on the stability of the entire...
Ethics-based decision-making problems perennially plague the U.S. Intelligence Community. Attempts by Congress and the Executive Branch to inculcate in the individual Intelligence Officer a sense of responsibility to both the organization and...
I was appointed First Sergeant of the 322nd Maintenance Company on 30 November 2004. Finally a dream come true, my very own unit of Soldiers under my charge and each thirsty to learn my operating system. I made a promise to never waste my Soldiers...
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...
Hash, James G.; Campbell, Marcus L.; Franceschi, Mio L.; Irvin, Joe; Singell, Stanley D.
Thesis: Soldiers are more confident for the challenges of today and prepared for combat because they are better trained than they were in previous years.
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to provide you a brief history of Army basic...
Soldiers are more confident for the challenges of today and prepared for combat because they are better trained than they were in previous years. In 1994 under the oversight of President Bill Clinton, the Secretary of the Army Togo D. West ordered...
Gray, Matthew M.; Porter, Cameron V.; Aldenberg, Robert M.; Cormier, Quentin; Jackson, Gregory J.
The issue of women serving in combat has been a point of ongoing debate in the U.S. military since its establishment. Female Soldiers today often find themselves embedded with combat units supporting the War on Terrorism. Congress has examined the...
As a member of the United States Army, I have come across many Soldiers that are married. Marriage is the final commitment between two people and identifies that they will be true and faithful to each other. The Army recognizes this commitment and...
The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines ethics as “the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation; a theory or system of moral values.” The United States Army has its own set of values that all...
Thesis: Ethical dilemmas face leaders’ everyday; however as leaders we must be an example for all Soldiers to emulate. Being ethical is not always easy, but we must take what we have learned over the years and apply it to the ethical...
As a member of the United States Army, I have come across many Soldiers that are married. Marriage is the final commitment between two people and identifies that they will be true and faithful to each other. The Army recognizes this commitment and...
The history of NCOs in the American Army from 1945 to the present has shown the importance on learning from out past and properly preparing for our future to avoid the pitfalls of post war cycles. While there are many factors which make up the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under 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 and...
This study investigates the operational aspects of counter-narcotics operations in the maritime domain. Research utilizes design methodology to assess the current and desired operating environments, as well as identify operational gaps. Research...
Reconciliation remains an elusive concept in both domestic and international contexts as well as academic and governmental contexts. The military role in reconciliation remains even more elusive. As such, this monograph seeks to clarify what the...
Generals Lewis Walt, Raymond Davis, and Lieutenant General Victor Krulak had highly successful Marine Corps careers beginning with their commissioning in the 1930s. The purpose of this monograph is to examine their development as young officers...
The United States today finds itself in a turbulent era of failing and underdeveloped states. When a population either threatens or undertakes an overthrow of their government, the government will often request United States assistance for...
The purpose of this monograph is to identify skills and capabilities required by commanders to excel at the operational level of war and in the practice of operational art. The author evaluated the performance of Confederate Major General Daniel...