General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and he played a significant role during the Korean War. Bradley served as the senior military advisor to President Harry S. Truman, and he was the...
The campaign planning process is the essential link between the strategic and operational levels of war. Since the final large unit operations of World War II, the American military has lost its expertise in campaign planning. The study examines...
This monograph examines USAF fighter doctrine as is applies to contingency operations. The monograph briefly analyzes joint doctrine to describe a model of the operational continuum. This provides a basis to study doctrine covering military...
The end of the Cold War did not bring about the grand peace that was hoped for during four decades. Instead, the world has become more dangerous, with multiple complex problems. Military institutions worldwide must learn to adapt to the...
This study is an examination of how the present JCS system evolved in history. By reviewing the character of the U. S. colonial heritage and implications of past command structures, the uniquely American rationale for the current system can be...
This monograph examines the Marine Corps' current doctrine for campaign planning. The collapse of the Soviet government and the ongoing dispute over the control of the former Soviet military alters how the United States military will conduct...
This study investigates past and current US Army and US Air Force doctrine and proposed joint doctrine for interdiction operations at the operational level of war. The investigation assesses the post-Korean Conflict role of interdiction, analyzes...
This monograph examines whether a planned operation in a campaign should be executed unchanged, modified, or canceled. A campaign is a progression of sequential or simultaneous operations designed to accomplish a strategic objective. A campaign...
On 29 April 1975, Operation Frequent Wind was executed, and 1373 American citizens, 5595 Vietnamese and Third Country Nationals were successfully evacuated by helicopter from the American Embassy Saigon and the DAO compound. Status of events,...
The focus of this monograph is to determine if present joint and service component command and control (C2) doctrine, organization, and support systems ensure adequate interoperability when different services are brought together to fight as part...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the adequacy of the current national military command and control structure, analyze examples of various European general staffs, and determine whether a general staff system would best suit America's...
The paper examines the concept of operational synchronization to determine how the concept should be portrayed in the upcoming revision of FM 100-5, Operations. This study first examines implications of theory of the operational art on the concept...
This monograph examines the adequacy of command and control doctrine for joint amphibious operations in limited warfare, focusing on command and control structure and unity of command. Current joint doctrine in several new Joint Chiefs of Staff...
Successful civil-military relations pose an enduring dilemma for the professional officer. When civil-military relations fail, the negative implications are far reaching. Professional officers who understand their role within the structure...
This monograph examines the exercise of staff control by the chiefs of staff at those headquarters either fighting or supporting warfare at the operational level. It is important for those commanders tasked to plan for warfare at the operational...
This study examines the ability of the current Unified Command System to provide unity of command and thereby obtain unity of effort in multi-service operations. After a brief review of the doctrinal underpinnings of the current system two...
Sanctuary has been a factor in war throughout history. The availability of sanctuary to an enemy can often limit the ability of friendly forces to achieve tactical success in military operations. Prior to the advent of airpower, combatants could...
This publication describes the concept and procedures for conducting C3CM strategy to gain a combat advantage by protecting friendly command, control, and communications (C3) while at the same time destroying or degrading the enemy's C3 system.
This monograph analyzes MacArthur's brilliant landing at Inchon, Korea, on 15 September 1950, in the light of lessons which can be gleaned for students of the operational level of war. CHROMITE had several unique aspects: it was executed against...