As of Spring 1999, the United States Army continues discussing the design of the Army After Next and the need to create an operationally significant force capable of deploying rapidly, conducting distributed operations using maneuver and firepower,...
In the years since Operation Desert Storm, there has been a significant restructuring of the United States Army that has had an enormous impact on the structure of the cavalry at brigade level and above. It began by ensuring the existence of a...
The problem addressed in this thesis is to determine the short range air defense (SHORAD) requirement of the armored cavalry regiment (ACR) against low altitude air attack. Based upon an analysis of recent Mideast wars, unrestricted, modern aerial...
This monograph examines whether or not the Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) has a useful role to perform in the Corps defensive rear battle. Its genesis lies with the appreciation that the Soviets have tremendous capabilities for deep attack but that...
This study examines the concept of battle command from a modern historical perspective. It analyzes the decision making and leadership displayed by Lieutenant General Franks during the planning, preparation and execution of Operation Desert Storm...
The execution of the Baghdad Security Plan in 2007 to 2008 marked a turning point in United States (U.S.) Army counterinsurgency (COIN) methodology. It highlighted decentralized execution utilizing the maneuver battalion as the prime unit of...
This monograph analyzes the ability of two proposed engineer organizations to adequately support the future Force XXI Division. Examinations of four historical case studies determine engineer support requirements for division operations. The U.S....
Historically a distinct cultural and operational rift has evolved between Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Conventional Forces (CF) that devalued the need for SOF-CF integration and for developing common operating procedures and doctrine. This...
The changing strategic environment has necessitated a shift in Army training from traditional maneuver warfare to full-spectrum operations to defeat irregular, catastrophic, and disruptive challenges more effectively. The problem is that...
Railroads have played a key role in the conduct of war for well over a century. Few can dispute the contributions rail has made at the strategic and operational levels of war. Tactical use of railroads, however, is an entirely different matter....
Apache Troop 1/2 ACR received the order to move to Camp Golf located in the center of Al Kufa and An Najaf on 17 April 2004. Upon arriving our mission was to locate and eliminate Sadr’s Mahdi Army, which was responsible for the uprising of...
Since the end of the Second World War most modern armies have been conventionally structured and equipped to fight high intensity conflicts against like armed nations. Congruently, there has also been many low intensity conflicts in which similarly...
This monograph discusses the current viability of the Light Armored Cavalry Regiment as the designated cavalry regiment for contingency force operations. As force projection is now the strategy of the United States, it is especially important that...
Many authors have begun to write that the heavy force has no role in the future contemporary operating environment – especially where internal political-militia groups rely on guerrilla tactics. The US heavy force is an integral part of...
This paper will briefly express what happened with 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and Hawk Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, during the deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. You will receive informative information...
Master Sergeant Robert P. Squires; served as a First Sergeant in a Mechanized Infantry Troop of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. I am writing about my personal experience during my deployment of Operation Iraqi...
The United States Army is committed to the development of an advanced attack helicopter (AAH). The problem associated with this research endeavor encompasses tracing the introduction, evolution, and development of the AAH. The record of the past...
Modern airships by design are capable of short-take off and landings (STOL), and vertical take-off and landings (VTOL). This VTOL capability enables the airship to land practically anywhere, independent of most infrastructure support. This...
This study examines the structure and employment of the light cavalry regiment in the Force XXI environment. The development of the cavalry regiment is examined through an historical review of the Fourth Cavalry Group prior to and during World War...