Violence perpetrated by Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) increased dramatically in 2006 and continued to rise dramatically through early 2009. During this same period, Mexican DTO infiltration of U.S. cities skyrocketed. The increase...
Visiting Civil War battlefields offers unique insights into military operations, leadership, and men in battle. Fought in the wooded terrain of northwest Georgia in 1863, the battle began with a meeting engagement on 19 September that culminated on...
Waiting for Godot in Iraq. F.J. Bing West; As the war in Iraq enters a period of uncertainty, a highly regarded former Assistant Secretary of Defense addresses the four biggest challenges facing our military effort.
War is an ethical problem and a challenge that faces our Army today, but it is not just war, it includes how the American Soldiers has to conduct themselves during war. Before I expand on the idea that war is an ethical problem, I want to take a...
War is the outward expression of competition between complex adaptive political and military systems. In war, competing systems introduce new technological means to gain comparative advantage over other systems and the environment. Greater...
War, as defined by Webster’s dictionary is “the waging of armed conflict
against an enemy”. In two of the larger military campaigns in recent
United States history, Vietnam and Iraq, the prolonging of the “armed conflict”
was not the...
War, diplomacy and economic sanctions are three cornerstones of strategy that have, in the past, successfully coerced rogue regimes to capitulate. However, it may be time to look beyond these persuasion techniques and develop a new method that can...
Warfare in the modem era will be joint. However, the Armed Forces have been slow to make requisite changes. The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 forced change by legislating reforms and ending the internecine...
Warfare is an evolving process where innovations in technology and the application of that technology to military operations combined to provide an opportunity to gain military advantage. Today's military performs missions across the spectrum of...
Wargames have long been used to educate soldiers in the art of war. Today, diminishing resources and expanding technologies have made the games an indispensable feature of the US Army's formal training and education system. Much has been written...
Warrant Officers are the Army's technical experts, and provide commanders with detailed information in their area of expertise. The traditional Warrant Officer path is very narrow and focused, however the Army has recently begun offering broadening...
Wars have become larger in scope and now involve operations in multiple hemispheres, and so defense is no longer limited to nationalities. As such, it is important to defend entire hemispheres in order to maintain national interests.
Wars have been studied from every viewpoint from the most abstract to the intensely personal. In the case of Major Joseph C. Barto III's Task Force 2-4 Ca -"First In, Last Out": The History of the 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, During Operation...
Wars have been studied from every viewpoint from the most abstract to the intensely personal. In the case of Major Joseph C. Barto Is Task Force 2-4 Cav-"First In, Last Out": The History of the 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, During Operation...
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism have raised the interest of the United States Government in insurgencies and counterinsurgencies. There are many different types and classifications of insurgencies. Two major types are...
Wars, as well as conflicts, bring about many changes in a Soldier’s life, especially young Soldiers. It is an accelerated crash course into manhood. The road to manhood is a road of trials and endurance, which proves to be challenging at times....