This research investigates the US policy initiative renouncing the employment of chemical weapons (CW). The focus of the research is to determine if such an initiative will achieve the national objective for implementation of the Chemical Weapons...
This monograph examines the Navy's Composite Warfare Commander doctrine, and attempts to determine potentially relevant adaptations for Army Force XXI tactical command and control. Initially the monograph conducts a detailed study of the Navy's...
The thesis addresses the fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) issues associated with contingency contracts that DoD has faced for the last nine years. The topic was chosen because of the potential impact it could have on the national debt, military pay...
This study analyzes the ability of the Naval Service to translate the vision articulated in From The Sea into doctrine that synchronizes Naval Service capabilities with the Joint Operational Functions of maneuver and command and control. From The...
Thesis Statement: The United States of America’s policy of renouncing the use of chemical agents, and then retaining the right to retaliate if deterrence fails, is immoral and contrary to the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1925.
Discussion: The...
Thesis Statement: The United States of America's policy of renouncing the use of chemical agents, and then retaining the right to retaliate if deterrence fails, is immoral and contrary to the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1925. Discussion: The...
The threat of biological attack is one of the gravest that faces the U.S. Throughout history epidemics have killed millions and caused massive social upheaval. Science has made great strides in combating disease, however, these advances have...
Nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) proliferation is recognized as a serious threat across the operational spectrum--from the deployment of forces to posthostility activities, but there is a misconception when it comes to toxic industrial...
Huffin Jr., William R.; Guan, Chua Hock; Simonetti Jr., Frank J.
Thesis Statement: Chemical Warfare is probably the most difficult issue face by a nation. Effort of a nation to combat chemical attacks not only involves a huge amount of resources and manpower. It also requires multiple government agency...
Current Navy transformation is largely characterized by technology associated with Network Centric Warfare or NCW. New technologies and systems, however, often fail to live up to promised potential due to organizational resistance. The research...
The thesis looks at the interventions of US forces in the Caribbean nations of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Grenada between 1898 and 1998. It considers these interventions against the background of the relationships that Caribbean nations...
Can operational art, an operational concept developed as an analytical tool for conventional conflict, be useful for an asymmetrical conflict of countering terrorism? Operational art is the method of linking strategic objectives into operational...
This publication describes the basic Single-channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINCGARSs) owned and operated by each of the services, explaining the basic characteristics and capabilities, operating modes, and frequency hopping net...
This monograph will analyze and determine whether current United States Marine Corps command and control systems are capable of permitting successful amphibious operations from Over-the-Horizon (OTH). The Marine air-ground task force's (MAGTF), a...
This study investigates a methodology to develop naval doctrine for the U.S. Navy. It does not write doctrine, but presents a process to produce a workable doctrine encompassing theory, missions, organization, history, and documents currently in...
This monograph examines the capability of contemporary operational planners to successfully plan and execute a large scale forcible entry operation in response to a major regional contingency. The relationship of a forcible entry in achieving a...
The geo-political environment of the world today is rapidly changing creating many diverse challenges for the United States. When military force is required in response to these challenges, the most readily available forces to employ are U.S. Army...
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...
The threat posed by nation states and nonstate actors armed with WMD is arguably the greatest, current threat to US national security. Governmental efforts to counter this threat are inherently inefficient due to the current organizational and...