MAJ Kelly Boian served as commander of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Regiment in Al Dora, Iraq during 2005 and 2006, and on a stability transition team (STT) in Sinjar Province, Iraq during 2009 and 2010, both in support of Operation Iraqi...
Since the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act directed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop doctrine for the joint employment of the armed forces, tactics, techniques, and procedures have evolved at different rates depending on the...
MAJ Brian Bettis served on a stability transition team (STT) at Contingency Operating Base (COB) Speicher during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2011 interview, MAJ Bettis discusses his pre-deployment...
The transformation of the U.S. Army from a 2002 legacy force, into the future Objective Force will create unique challenges for the medical sustainment mission. As new methods and concepts are introduced that capitalize on information technologies...
This study is an analysis of the J-series divisional cavalry squadron's ability to conduct reconnaissance in support of a counterattack. Division 86 was the catalyst for evolutionary changes in the conceptual employment of the squadron. The...
This monograph examines two disasters, Hurricanes Andrew (1991) and Marilyn (1995), and the U.S. Army’s support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine whether Joint and Army doctrine provides doctrinal tools for Defense...
Listed in this document are maps and photographs of Pacific Ocean areas (approach maps, target maps, and low oblique). There are maps of China, Canton, Hong Kong, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Wenchow, Ningpo-Chinhai, Tinghai, and Nimrod Sound.
In this interview, MAJ Troy Schnack, US Army, Field Artillery; discusses his deployment to Iraq as part of the Stability Transition Team (STT) in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Schnack discusses his missions as...
MAJ Robert Heffington served as the intelligence advisor on a military transition team (MiTT) at Camp Sparrowhawk, Maysan Province, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this May 2011 interview, MAJ Heffington...
MAJ James Sturm served as company commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in Iskandiriyah, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 and as executive officer (XO) on a Stability Transition Team (STT) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2010 both in support...
This study analyzes and defines tactical and operational depth. Simply stated, tactical depth is defined as the area occupied by defending units whose continued occupation maintains the integrity of the defense and denies the attacker the...
This study examines intelligence at the operational level of war. Current U.S. Army intelligence doctrine fails to recognize an operational level intelligence function separate and distinct from tactical or strategic intelligence functions. Neither...
Over the past 128 years, three factors have lead to the ever increasing empowerment of the American Noncommissioned Officer. MG Emory Upton, NCOES and training are these factors. These factors have led to better trained Soldiers, with the ability...
This document is attempt to create a chronology tracking the movements of the 13th Cavalry, spanning the years 1912-1916, using articles from the Army and Navy Journal, a weekly newspaper publication. The material was compiled by Dr. Bouilly,...
MAJ Greg Rogers served as the deputy director of operation on a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Jalalabad, Afghanistan during 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and as intelligence advisor on a Stability Transition Team...
This study investigates the relationship between depth and agility using the historical method, identifies principles which govern those relationships, and seeks to apply these principles to NATO's current posture. Historical cases used include the...
This study compares the United States use of military power to achieve political aims in Lebanon 1958 and the Dominican Republic 1965. The study uses the Strategic Analysis Model, developed at the Command and General Staff College, to integrate...
The NCO Corp in the last decade has become the most professional and well
trained group of Soldiers that the Army has produced. Training, education and experience
have combined to enhance NCOs ability to train, lead and mentor their Soldiers....
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the 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...