The United States Federal, State and Local Government’s Ethical Dilemma in the following areas is a big problem for the American people. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s recovery, cleanup and rebuilding process of New Orleans was...
This was a presentation given at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, November 7, 1938; speaker was Colonel Clement H. Wright. Conclusion: tactical operations should not be judged by their local results alone; rather, their effect upon...
The 237th Personnel Services Battalion conducted postal operations supporting 10 Army Post Offices in Kuwait, Djibouti, Qatar, and Southern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. The mission consisted of both general and direct postal operations...
This monograph examines the possibility of establishing C2W as Battlefield Operating System (BOS) for Force XXI. It focuses on emerging doctrine for C2W and Force XXI operations in order to evaluate the contribution of C2W in military operations of...
This thesis examined China's demographic, social, and economic factors, and their effect on China's economic growth. The study used Michael Porter's economic development model and various economic indicators to compare China's economic growth from...
Since the 9/11 attacks on the United States, The Army and Reserve Components have had to react to an entirely new paradigm. The U.S. Army not only had to fight a new kind of war, it has to rethink the entire future of armed conflict and reassess...
The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), asymmetrical warfare, and globalization spell uncertainty, and strategic responsiveness can be the key to winning our nations wars The US defense strategy requires pre-positioning posture to enable faster force...
A personal narrative of the capture of Fort McAllister and observations of General Sherman during December 13-15, 1864. Sherman received orders from General Grant which eventually led to the South Carolina campaign.
More than 60 years since the outbreak of war on the Korean Peninsula, the United States Armed Forces continue to stand by the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines of the Republic of Korea in an effort to deter further North Korean aggression. The...
This monograph asserts that operational art, defined in theory as a conventional warfare concept, applies in military operations other than war (MOOTW). This paper examines the differences between conventional warfare and MOOTW, and shows that many...
Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, U.S. political and military involvements have increased. The specific missions vary from humanitarian operations to peacekeeping which are known as Operations Other Than War (OOTW). The major challenge to...
I will discuss the ethical dilemma in the Army today of whether leaders can ethically lead their Soldiers without compromising their personal integrity. Ethics, by definition, is the principles or standards of human conduct, sometimes called...
The 1st Marine and 7th Infantry Divisions fought two campaigns in Korea between September and December 1950. These divisions’ levels of unit cohesion prior to and during their employment affected the number of men who became casualties during the...
Seeks to develop a form to be used by the Logical Sections of all three services in making logistical estimates on combined operations. Makes drafts of the proposed form and of the proposed field procedure.
This monograph discusses command and control arrangements far U.S. divisions deployed to AFCENT after the initial rapid reinforcement, the so-called "ten in ten" requirement. Specifically, the paper addresses the type of headquarters needed and...
Per the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), the U.S. Navy intends to increase its presence in the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, the size of the Pacific means that U.S-based ships spend a smaller proportion of each deployment available in...
How the allied cavalry by its bold and aggressive action was able to place itself squarely across the line of retreat of the XI German Army and thus contribute so materially to the success of Franchet D'Esperey.
This monograph discusses the need for a common understanding and definition of the term force protection in U.S. Army doctrine. In recent deployments to Somalia, Haiti, and Rwanda commanders and soldiers have stated that force protection is there...