This study examines three manhunts from the United States Army’s past. The manhunts highlighted in this thesis are the Punitive Expedition to capture the Mexican revolutionary leader Francisco “Pancho” Villa, Operation Just Cause to capture...
Third Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2010-01. In the nine years since the U.S. military defeated the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Army has examined and questioned almost every aspect of its...
This monograph examines the relationship between the United States Army's physical fitness program and the physical combat readiness of the combat arms soldier. Linking together physical fitness standards, physical training, and combat readiness is...
As geographic neighbors, the United States and Mexico have experienced varying tension ever since each country was colonized, gained independence, and solidified its boundaries. Between the American Civil War and World War I, the U.S. Army...
The transformation in training of the Bolivian Army Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) have changed during the different battles and armed conflicts throughout the Bolivian history. The changes in new technology and modern weapons require a new...
Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom arguably demonstrated that the US Army dominates conventional conflict. This lethal capability of US forces was forged against a Cold War threat focusing on combined fires, swift military defeat of the...
How things can change, I was settled into my duties as the operations sergeant at the local university ROTC unit. The only thing on the horizon was the holiday break, where I would spend quality time with my wife and son. Then as the military docs,...
Trust is an essential element that forms the core of the professional military ethic. As a foundational concept, trust, from an organizational perspective, facilitates the lasting commitment to meet strategic aims. Trust involves the expectation...
This study examines the operational insights offered by the analysis of the Tullahoma, or Middle Tennessee, Campaign of 1863. The thesis uncovers these operational insights by examining how Major General William S. Rosecrans, commander of the Army...
Covers two years in the Aleutian Area, from June 1942 to June 1944. Discusses the author's experience commanding a detached reinforced Infantry Battalion which operated like an Infantry Regiment. Also notes the role the weather played in planning...
This monograph examines some of the doctrinal, procedural and technological basis for the future U.S. Army, to find whether concepts within the Force XXI/AAN designs may be applied to the Norwegian army. It compares and contrasts the two armies to...
The United States advisory mission in South Vietnam encompassed many fields of endeavor and affected almost every level of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces. It was a demanding exercise of professional duties and a unique human experience for...
This study attempts to determine the considerations the Air Force would face in implementing a specialized pilot program. En route to this objective, one chapter of this thesis is devoted to each of five major factors. They are the importance of...
The purposes of US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 are threefold. The first is to fill a void in the published record of US Army units documented by Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War published by the Center of...
This study attempts to determine if there is a need for a school to specifically train Latin American military personnel in selected tactical and technical areas. It also examines the options of an institution that would meet specific Latin...
On 25 May 2001, the U.S. Army Training and Leader Development Panel (ATLDP) released a report on the results of extensive research concerning the future direction of training and leader development. As part of the findings, conclusions and...
The theme for the Coast Guard's 2012 Posture Statement is 'locally based, nationally deployed and globally connected.' The Coast Guard is generally viewed as a domestic agency; however, there are Coast Guard missions that have an impact beyond the...