The research in this study is designed to find out if a mechanized task force scout platoon is adequately equipped, manned, and trained to meet the intelligence requirement of the commander and staff. The current mechanized battalion has a platoon...
The research question investigates how policy relates to the influence of threats, law, and treaty. It investigates how policy influences strategy, capabilities, resources, and evaluation of policy execution in order to understand how space policy...
The research revealed that current Army doctrine on operational reach is inadequate. One of the characteristics of sound doctrine found in TRADOC Regulation 25-36 is "Concise doctrine provides a comprehensive body of thought..." However, the...
The response of U.S. foreign policy to the volatile rise of global jihadism in the wake of the 9/11 attacks has been sweeping and multifaceted. One key pillar of U.S. strategic response has been the active promotion of Western representative...
The responsibilities of the American noncommissioned officer will continue to increase because of the expanding mission requirements of the Army. This paper examines the expanding responsibilities of the United States Army noncommissioned officers...
Sharper, Phillip; Gary, Reginald; Stewart, Lasonjia; Vater, Richard W.
The results of the war on terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed an already antiquated medical system. With major advancements in medical treatment and care, the Army’s medical
system failed to keep up with the increasing number of...
The resurgence of the different indigenous insurgencies in the South and Southeast Asian region is such a destabilizing development that have been left unchecked and these insurgencies actually have significant implications in whatever is happening...
The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) remains one of the most publicized, yet least understood, concepts among contemporary defense analysts. Too often, professional academic evaluation of military revolution is force-centric, neglecting the...
The Revolution of Military Affairs (RMA), occasioned by technological advances and the shift-drift-rift of paradigms born of multi-polar world realities, is rich with vision, but hobbled by lingering Cold War mentalities. Nowhere is this more...
The Rhodesian African Rifles overcame profoundly divisive racial and tribal differences among its members because a transcendent "regimental culture" superseded the disparate cultures of its individual soldiers and officers. The RAR's culture grew...
The Rhodesian African Rifles overcame profoundly divisive racial and tribal differences among its members because a transcendent "regimental culture" superseded the disparate cultures of its individual soldiers and officers. The RAR's culture grew...
The Right Way: A Proposal for an Army Ethic. Lieutenant Colonel Clark C. Barrett, Ph.D., Michigan Army National Guard; A prize-winning author offers his proposal for an Army Ethic to serve the profession of arms.
The rise in the number of intra-state conflicts, following the end of the Cold War, and the reluctance of traditional extra regional actors to intervene, have thrust upon the region the onus of resolving its own conflicts. This determination to...
The rise of industrialization coupled with the growth of technology have contributed to creating a complexity to modern warfare that far exceeds the primitive conditions of earlier periods. Defined as the creative use of distributed operations for...
The rocking bar sight as a unit is mounted on the left side of the carriage opposite the breech of the howitzer. The general design is that of a hollow quadrant-shaped case, curved surface uppermost, pivoted to a large bracket and moved...
The role of friction in the conduct of warfare is widely recognized. Techniques are a recognized means of reducing friction by enhancing tactics through the application of personnel and equipment. The impetus for this monograph is the realization...
The role of Human Intelligence is essential to the war on terrorism and to our nation’s security. Humans are the key to the success of our military. Information is crucial on the battlefield to help commanders make decisions that will have an...
The role of the Air Force in frontier defense is essentially one of obtaining and maintaining air superiority over the area used as a base for the invading force. The author includes approved doctrine, nature of operations, the naval and air...
The role of the Armored Force and its components is the conduct of highly mobile ground warfare, primarily offensive in character, by self-sustaining units of great power and mobility, composed of specially equipped troops of the required arms and...