Throughout our military history, ethical reasoning had been used extensively by leaders at all levels to help deploy our forces, plan operations and sustain Soldiers during combat. To often, these decisions are hastily made and may come with a...
This monograph examines the current readiness of the U. S. Army to conduct battlefield deception operations at the tactical level. The development of sophisticated intelligence collection systems and the automation of analysis has resulted in the...
This paper addresses some of the challenges the Army has experienced due to the lack of intelligence in major conflicts, such as the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, and World War II.
The underdeveloped military forces in history lacked...
Thesis Statement: Failure of the United States (U.S.) to properly prepare for
Biological Warfare (BW) will result in devastating losses and destruction.
Discussion: The U. S. formulates its doctrine surrounding BW toward deployment on
the...
The history of the Unites States Army Noncommissioned Officer began June 14t\ 1775 with the creation of the Continental Army combining British, French, and Prussian Army traditions. This new NCO saw battle in two different forms; the Continental...
I was assigned as the 1SG of C Company, 2-12 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and 1st Cavalry Division. This was a Tank motorize Scout Company. During the deployment phase the unit was facing changes from Armor Company to scouts which no one had...
Soldiers have been training and rehearsing tactics to prepare for war in many different exercises and simulations. As we progress through the years we have changed our course of actions to become a stronger army. Through the training and new...
Approximately 2700 men and women serving in the Armed Forces have lost their lives in Iraq since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, thousands have suffered physical, emotional, and mental injuries that will affect them for the rest...
The threat or use of chemical weapons is a likely condition of future warfare - including the early stages of war, to disrupt operations and logistics. We are living in an age in which potential adversaries, who lack the means to confront the U.S...
The genesis for the publication of The Cheyenne Wars Atlas goes back to June 1992. It was then that the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) conducted the first Sioux Wars Staff Ride for Brigadier General William M. Steele, Deputy Commandant of the US...
Bova, Shawn; Gilbert, Jason; Pechie, Roland; Sims, Mark
History is important. It has practical value that is relevant generation after generation. Our understanding of urban warfare history is valuable to the United States military’s current battlefield operations. The knowledge we seize about past...
Despite the drastic evolution of warfare since the close of World War II, fighting in urban environments has remained a constant. Despite the advances in modern warfare the tactics, techniques and procedures developed for urban combat operations...
During the Mexican American war and the American Civil war the two Armies were drawn down to a smaller peace time military force requiring the use of often untrained and undisciplined volunteers. The Officers were graduates of the Military Academy...
Background: It is important for military professionals to take time out of their busy schedule to study the Vietnam and Indian Wars. Insurgencies operations did not just start during Operation Iraqi Freedom; therefore the United States is no...
This monograph discusses the difference between both ground and air commanders who are subordinate to an overall theater commander. Although joint doctrine has evolved and improved, there are still differences between the two kinds of commanders...
The United States must understand the lessons of the Vietnam War in order to achieve tactical success and meet our strategic goals in Afghanistan. Success or failure on the battlefield in Afghanistan will be determined as it was in Vietnam by...
The United States must understand the lessons of the Vietnam War in order to achieve
tactical success and meet our strategic goals in Afghanistan. Success or failure on the
battlefield in Afghanistan will be determined as it was in Vietnam by three...
Army leaders can learn valuable lessons from history. Understanding successes and
failures of past counterinsurgency campaigns is a critical element in planning current and future
operations of this kind. The Philippine insurrection and the United...
Histories of prior insurgent wars provide insight of lessons learned and apply today in the counterinsurgency of Iraq and Afghanistan. By studying the previous battles of counterinsurgencies, the United States Military avoids the pitfalls of past...
American Indians under General Crook and the current civil
affairs operation in Iraq, we see that words and action are sometimes more powerful than bullets
and bombs. During the Philippine-American war, we see that having posts within villages...