The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight, and win. This monograph seeks to determine what is the best means of motivating airmen under fire, minimize the effects of combat stress, and avert unit disintegration. This journey...
The Army of the future will assume an increasing role in force projection through the conduct of peacetime contingency operations. In preparation to accomplish these crisis-oriented, time-sensitive missions, soldiers and units will have to maintain...
This monograph examines the ability of a commander to gain a tactical advantage by taking actions which increase enemy stress levels. The psychological dimensions of the modern battlefield are examined to determine if factors exist which can be...
Thesis Statement:
Despite advances in weapons and
technology, success of the U.S. military hinges primarily on the
motivation of the soldier in combat.
Discussion:
Exploration of the background of motive and the
impact of technology on the...
This monograph discusses offensive indirect fire tactics and their relationship to extreme fear responses. It examines the nature and causes of a specific, immediate, and debilitating fear response called the Combat Stress Reaction (CSR)....
This thesis examines the impact on medical units caused by the proliferation of lasers on today's battlefields; it demonstrates that a significant number of casualties are possible and shows the need for more rigorous modeling to quantify and...
This study is an examination of the impact of battle death in a cohesive unit. The American soldier will fight on a future battlefield that is extended, lethal, and isolated. To operate effectively he will be dispersed in small, cohesive military...
Theory and doctrine Warfighting's moral domain. Lieutenant Colonel Antulio J. Echevarria II, US Army, and Major Jacob D. Biever, US Army Blending maneuver and attrition. Colonel Lamar Tooke, US Army, Retired Revamping...
The purpose of my research is to explain the evolution of the NCO from World War II to present day. By identifying the major changes in the roles and responsibilities of the NCO Corps and how those changes reflect today's NCO. The role of the NCO...
This monograph analyzes the effectiveness of US Army Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield doctrine to identify and target enemy psychological vulnerabilities. The focus is on the heavy division. First, the monograph evaluates US Army heavy...
This monograph examines the effect of allowing women into the infantry in the U.S. Army. It focuses on aspects of the moral domain - cohesion, bonding, morale and stress. It attempts to answer the question: Will small level infantry unit (i.e....
This monograph examines whether introducing women into combat units would negatively affect unit cohesion and subsequently combat effectiveness. It describes the physical, cybernetic, and moral domains of war and shows the relevance of the moral...
This monograph explores cohesion as it applies to combat service support (CSS) soldiers. The exploration begins with the construction of a base camp constructed of materials from the study of infantry cohesion. While building the base camp the...
This paper examines the effects of sleep loss on the combat effectiveness of the US Army’s leaders and soldiers. It begins with an examination of US and Soviet doctrine for conducting continuous operations. This section discusses the doctrinal...
This study uses an historical analysis of German pre-World War II tactical command and control doctrine and documented field experience from the intense fighting on the Eastern Front, November 1942 - March 1943, to identify tactical command and...