The national security and national military strategies describe the objectives (ends) of U.S. national security policy. Special operations provide ways to achieve these ends, to include direct action. The tools for direct action include small teams...
This study examines attitudes of midgrade US Army officers. Attention is given to the most recently conducted operations other than war (OOTW) in Somalia, Haiti, and Bosnia. The goal of this research is to understand how participation in these...
Wright, Donald P., ed.; Afghan Study Team, [et al.]
Forward from David H. Petraeus: Since 2001, the US Army in Afghanistan has been conducting complex operations in a difficult, often dangerous environment. Living in isolated outposts and working under austere conditions, US Soldiers have carried...
Wright, Donald P., 1964-; Afghan Study Team, [et al.]
Forward from David H. Petraeus: Since 2001, the US Army in Afghanistan has been conducting complex operations in a difficult, often dangerous environment. Living in isolated outposts and working under austere conditions, US Soldiers have carried...
The premise of this paper is to demonstrate the superior flexibility, versatility, and suitability of the men, weapons and equipment of a light infantry division to a heavy infantry division in the global war on terrorism. Additionally, the ability...
This thesis examines the evolution of artillery tactics in World War II using General J. Lawton Collins’ US VII Corps as a case study. This study first reviews artillery doctrine and tactics during World War I and during the 1920s and 1930s, in...
Mention the words Special Operations, and any reader automatically assumes daring exploits and impossible missions under difficult conditions. No other military organization has repeatedly captured the imagination of the public with their exploits....
Report for the period ending July 31, 1969 covering the conclusion of Operations Montana Raider, Comanche Warrior, Creek II and Montana Scout and the initiation of Operation Kentucky Cougar.
This research examines the Special Forces recruiting methodologies for the twenty-first century. The analysis highlights the origins of the U.S. Army Special Forces from 1952 to the establishment of the Special Forces as a separate combat arms...
Throughout this century and particularly during the Army of Excellence era, a concerted effort was made to match leader knowledge and experience to the appropriate level of responsibility. A robust leader and training development program emerged in...
The goal of this paper was to appraise the problem of signal communication for beach operations and determine whether or not need exists for special signal unit for this purpose. There is a brief history of events leading to formation of joint...
African American troops in France. Picture shows a part of the 75th Regiment Infantry NYNG organized by COL Haywood, which has been under fire, ca 1918.
This study investigates the degree to which the individual fitness standards of the 75th Ranger Regiment relate to the physical requirements of combat. Specifically, are the physical parameters that are measured during fitness testing the same...
This paper follows my life in the Army from enlistment in the Army, initial entry and up to and including my first trip as a Special Forces (SF) Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) operations sergeant or ‘team sergeant’. The intent of the...
The paper is an account of the first ten years of MSG William Walkers military career.
The account includes a brief period of time in high school followed by basic training and advanced individual training. There are no references to operations...
This monograph addresses the question: Do the planning staffs at the Unified Combatant Commands have the personnel resources and training to conduct crisis action planning for contingencies without augmentation from other organizations? The Unified...