Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) is an increasingly complex and challenging aspect of maritime warfare. Technologically advanced countries such as Germany, Sweden, and France continue to develop advances in diesel submarine technology that make these...
Ehrke Sr., Roger J. ; Bock III, Philip L. ; Sawyer, Carl A. ; Farmer, Johnnie R.
Disproportionate population growth in lesser developed countries will require changes in U.S. Army defense doctrine, force structure, and training strategies by the year 2000.
Global-Reach Regime Replacement, alternately referred to as GR3, is a proposed method to forcibly remove a threatening regime from power, replace it with a new government, and conduct appropriate levels of stability and reconstruction operations in...
It was August 1990 and a young, newly promoted Sergeant had just volunteered for combat duty in Iraq. This was not an unusual thing to do at the time except he was in his first year of marriage. I was not looking to hurt his family or break his...
The following information was from the back of the photograph: Girl with arm over lap is Miss Martha Gibbs of San Francisco. Sister of Mrs. Nellie Gibbs Stafford. Major John Stafford (Martha's uncle) was a student at time. Picture Provided by Col....
Military cadences are a rich part of our great military history. Numerous cadences sung today do not promote that rich heritage. Military cadences should promote pride and esprit de corps in soldiers and units. Military cadences should promote good...
Handel (1989) stated that deception is an attempt to manipulate an adversary’s perceptions in order to gain a competitive edge. History has shown that inferior forces can gain both tactical and strategic advantage through the proper use of...
In 1973, Israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its Arab neighbors since achieving independence 25 years previously. This was a war in which both sides designed their military strategies within the framework of the political...
Throughout the history of warfare, there have been periods when technological developments have dramatically affected the balance between firepower and maneuver on the battlefield. When the new technology enhanced the effectiveness of firepower,...
The purpose of this monograph is to evaluate the doctrinal concepts underlying the U.S. Marine Corps' Small Wars Manual and the U.S. Army's Security Assistance Force (SAF), determining whether they are applicable today against a Maoist-led...
My Noncommissioned Officer started with knows what an NCO is. They are is a leaders with leadership as defined in FM 22-100 “Leadership is influencing people—by providing purpose, direction, and motivation—while operating to accomplish the...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned during my deployment to the Abu Grahib Internment Facility, during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIP) ill. It will take you through the chronological order of the deployment. I will discuss...
During the first Gulf War of 1991, I was a communication sergeant with the 3d Special Forces Group. After the ground campaign began, I was assigned to the British Unit of Royal Marines from the Special Boat Squadron and the Special Air Service of...
This document includes a history, statistical summary of corps engineers function from D-Day to V-E Day, summary of tactical principles, a complete list of bridges built by corps engineers from D-Day to V-E Day, pictures of engineer work, and an...
This study is a historical analysis of the February 1945 battle to liberate Manila. It focuses on the large unit urban combat operations of the U.S. Army XIV Corps. The XIV Corps attack was part of the larger Allied campaign to liberate Luzon in...
The dominance of the U.S. Army’s conventional capabilities has forced our adversaries to generate asymmetric techniques in order to marginalize our advantages. One technique they may pursue is to target our extensive use of information...
The Medal of Honor is the highest military award for bravery that can be given to any individual in the United States of America. It is been awarded to 89 African American Soldiers who have proven that the highest sacrifice any soldier can give is...
The Slovak Army has recently become a professional Army. We have started recruiting our professional Soldiers. In this paper I tried to describe Slovakian recruiting policy, which for me seems to be an ethical problem. Even though we have a...
This monograph examines the conduct of operations of the United States' Eighth Army under the command of General Matthew B. Ridgway in the Korean War. During the period of Ridgway's command, from late December of 1950 through April of 1951, the...