With the explosion of internet use and the availability of real-time world-wide information, U.S. Soldiers now find themselves in a new kind of combat. Today's combat is one where every action is judged, not just by fellow comrades-in-arms, but by...
When you look at the word Ethics, you find the words like moral principle, belief, moral code, and moral values. It is ethic that holds soldiers soundly together. If you can't rely on your fellow soldiers to protect the Army Values, do we have the...
When the 811th Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated on 10, April, 1942, our country had been at war four months. Consequently, our country and our army were new to the ways of war - the country's industries were being geared to the war effort,...
When Soldiers think of advancement and promotion they think of every single way that is available to them to achieve their goal. This system has created such a promotion hungry population that Soldiers and Leaders will do whatever it takes to...
Using the historical case study method of examination, this monograph reviews the interrelationship of national power, strategy, and operational plans. It surveys the national power, strategic goals, and war plans of five countries prior to the...
United States Special Forces have established a well-deserved reputation as experts in direct action operations to kill or capture high-value targets over the course of the Global War on Terror. In doing so, they have neglected their core mission...
Today’s Army is finding it very difficult to retain and recruit young Americans, while our sister services are slightly, but similarly challenged. I believe the decline is due to the simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other NCOs have...
Today women are playing an increasing and changing role in combat. Debates on the limits placed on women and the roles they play in today’s Army are not new. Debates are fuelled by factors including opinions on physical strength, how unit...
Throughout history seagoing nations have nurtured their navies to protect their ocean lifelines and influence regional and world events. Blockades are one way in which a naval power has historically influenced these events. In time of war and...
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This volume is concerned with the organization and disposition of United States Army ground forces that opposed the Japanese during World War II. The area covered includes Alaska, the islands of the central and South Pacific, Australia, New Guinea,...
This thesis investigates a single leadership attribute: willpower. Willpower is defined as the amalgamation of continuing in the face of adversity; the refusal to accept failure; and the power to affect a desired outcome in others. The central...
This thesis examines the evolution of concepts for the development and management of United States Air Force imagery reconnaissance systems and the application of these concepts to current Air Force support to Army ground commanders. By examining...
This thesis examines the application of battle command during the 100/442d Regimental Combat Team’s rescue of the First Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, the “Lost Battalion.” As background, this study presents a...
This supplement was originally prepared by a student group working with existing documents and information supplied by personnel then assigned to the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. The entire volume was rewritten in the summer of 1980...
This study was undertaken in response to a United States Army Combat Developments Command requirement to identify the existing requirements for improved personal defense weapons for the various branches and services of the U.S. Army, to include...