A comprehensive understanding of the treatment accorded prisoners of war, including capture, transportation, prisons, police and discipline, work, relief societies, and liberation.
The invasion of Panama, known as Operation JUST CAUSE, was an unusually delicate, violent, and complex operation. Its key objectives were the capture of General Manuel Antonio Noriega, “a militant Panamanian officer who rose to power using...
My ethics paper is based on the dilemma that exist in today's Army within the following areas: Retention, deployments, senior NCO two year commitments, outside jobs, incentives, promotion system, education, health, retirement benefits, and age....
COMMANDANT'S SUMMARY: The year began with Colonel Seward as commandant. He had arrived at the academy in August 2004, the day before the resident Sergeants Major Course (Class 55) began. He regretted not being able to come earlier because he...
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...
James Wombwell's study offers an analysis of the Army's response to the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina by providing a detailed account of the operations in Louisiana and Mississippi. This occasional paper examines the effectiveness of the...
This document focuses on water airdromes or landing areas (types of sites, availability, planes suitable for use), ice airdromes (types of ice, how near the shore, pack ice, ice fields, ice caps), and conventional airdromes (arctic problems and...
The multinational corps concept is relevant to NATO as a way of dealing with the changes brought about by the unification of Germany, the impending withdrawal of the Soviet Union's military forces from Eastern Europe and budget constraints in NATO...
German Army Transformation will face a critical period after the structural "New Army" reform in 2010. Political and military directives charter the Army to adopt and create capabilities for mission success in the contemporary and future...
This paper examines the potential for military working dogs to support Special Operations Forces (SOF). Modern technology has not eliminated the operational prospective for the military employment of dogs. Canine olfactory superiority, advanced...