This monograph examines the complexity of the Army's current digital systems. Currently the Army has an ever growing number of digital systems. These digital systems are supposedly designed to increase our Soldiers' efficiency and ability to...
Army commanders on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan lead their forces using a computer-enhanced communications network allowing them to stay connected with dispersed elements and maintain a high level of situation awareness (SA) of their...
Successful leadership requires clear communication between team members, yet globalization of our society has introduced the reality of directing teams who are often not co-located. In the military environment, distributed teams are increasingly...
Calendar Year 2009 was an eventful year. Five major developments dominated the activities at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy: 1) the successful change of command in June from COL Donald Gentry to CSM Raymond Chandler, III; 2) the realignment...
The following pages are some of my personal experiences while stationed at Camp Liberty,
Iraq, for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 05-07. Events are in chronological order to the best of my reconciliation. I will discuss pre-mobilization alert and...
Commanders always require a large amount of data in order to maintain situational awareness, a very complicated endeavor especially during deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan with subordinate units spread across the country. The Battle Command...
Major Sonak was commander of Alpha Company Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division during her deployment to Iraq. She describes some of the issues they had during all phases of her deployment including the new fielding of Joint Network Node...
In today's interconnected society there has been a push for the use of technology to increase the speed of information blurring the distinction between knowledge and information. This monographs illustrates the issues with knowledge and the common...
The end of the Cold War marked the end of an era in United States national security. The bi-polar global balance of power, which defined our nation’s defensive strategy for more than 30 years, was replaced with the uncertainty of failed...
This newsletter makes the case for changing public relations and media relations to support contemporary operations, especially in a counterinsurgency environment. It explains why commanders, not just the public affairs office, must be involved in...
In this interview, MAJ Andrew Ferguson, US Army, Signal, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a battle captain in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Ferguson discusses a typical day, his interaction with the Iraqi's along with...
In this second of two interviews, Major Greg Parkins talks about serving as the liaison officer (LNO) for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula to the Multinational Division-Baghdad from January through April 2006 in...
From September 2006 through November 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Alan Bal served as the deputy G9 / civil-military operations planner for the 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad. In this interview, he discusses first how, back in...
The dominance of the U.S. Army’s conventional capabilities has forced our adversaries to generate asymmetric techniques in order to marginalize our advantages. One technique they may pursue is to target our extensive use of information...
Major Doug Hayes served on a military transition team (MiTT) as a maneuver advisor and the field artillery and effects advisor for 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from April 2007 until March 2008. Hayes...
First Battalion, 155 Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) located out of McComb, MS received a mission to conduct convoy security operations throughout Iraq. The objective was to provide gun-trucks support for the civilian contractors delivering water,...
The paper is an unclassified brief overview of my experiences on a Military Transition Team during OIF 06-08 from October 13, 2006 through December 8 2007. The purpose is to pass on my experiences to fellow NCOs and well as Soldiers about my lime...
I will describe my assignment to the 35th Engineer Brigade during the period June 2007 thru the present in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The period, known commonly as "The Surge", is both challenging and professionally rewarding. Our Brigade...
External borders of countries and their internal boundaries regulate how people are governed and taxed, their rights and legal authority, and the freedoms they share within their daily lives. People often form relationships based on where they live...
Operational level commanders and their staffs require relevant and current joint doctrine that articulates the critical function of operational design and its role in the Joint Operation Planning Process (JOPP). Since operational design is the...