One of the most profound evolutions of the National Guard occurred following the release of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review. It redefined the role of the National Guard from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve. This leadership...
FEMA and USAID could more efficiently provide feeding rations during Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Relief (HA/DRs) operations by using high calorie survival bars in lieu of MREs and HDRs while saving time, money, and resources. The Department...
Recent conflicts, such as Operation Iraqi Freedom, have challenged operational commanders to develop skills to manage indigenous population issues. These skills were developed out of necessity after the conflict is over. Dealing with the...
This monograph discusses how the Information Revolution is leading the Revolution in Military Affairs. Specifically, it examines the operational implications of the changing information environment, the army's doctrinal response (Information...
The purpose of this monograph is to answer the question of what lessons over the past ten years of US air operations have foreign militaries integrated into their doctrine and organization to counter US air dominance. By examining the air campaigns...
The enemy in Iraq has been able to use small, tactically insignificant attacks, amplified by the media, to erode the will of the American people to prosecute the war in Iraq. This monograph uses the model for a revolution in military affairs...
Deployment is one of the hardest and most critical logistical tasks. Since WWII, the development of distribution methods to overcome logistics issues has continued with mixed success. This monograph explores these issues and the methods used to...
From 1990 to 2010, China's military experienced a massive modernization effort. U.S. efforts to determine the scale and scope of this effort were incorrect. In the case of the People's Liberation Army Air Forces (PLAAF), advanced technology and a...
The United States conducts Host Nation Police Advisory (HNPA) missions, as a subset of Security Sector Reform (SSR), to improve the rule of law and legitimacy of failing and failed states. To develop a more effective HNPA program, the U.S....
This Civil Affairs document gives information regarding categories of monuments, Belgian authorities, art history of Belgium, arrangement and classification of lists, provinces, and important dates in Belgium's history.
Mentores: o dilema continua. Major Edward Cox, Exército dos EUA; A ideia de que o acompanhamento de mentores é desejável e essencial para o desenvolvimento da liderança profissional no Exército tornou-se axiomática nos últimos anos. Uma...
Além das armas e do aço: a restauração dos instrumentos não-militares do poder norte-americano. Secretário de Defesa Robert M. Gates; Olhando o mundo hoje, otimismo e idealismo parecem não ter lugar na mesa. Não há carência de ansiedade...
Agora que Estamos Saindo do Iraque, o que Aprendemos? Coronel Craig A. Collier, Exército dos EUA; Em 19 Ago 10, a última Unidade de combate (4ª Brigada Stryker da 2ª Divisão de Infantaria) deixou o Iraque, quando a Operação Iraqi Freedom...
The Infantry Squad: Decisive Force Now and in the Future. Major General Robert B. Brown, U.S. Army; The U.S. Army dismounted infantry maneuver squad is today's most decisive force on the battlefield, yet it lacks access to capabilities it needs to...
CASCOM Support for Desert Shield/Desert Storm Total Army CSS: Providing the Means for Victory by Lieutenant General Leon E. Salomon, US Army and Lieutenant Colonel Harold Bankirer C US Army
Logistics Automation Support for Desert Storm by...
Relationships matter: humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Haiti. LT GEN P.K. (Ken) Keen, U.S. Army; MAJ GEN Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto, Army of Brazil; LT COL Charles W. Nolan, U.S. Army; LT COL Jennifer L. Kimmey, U.S. Army; and...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been and...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Over the Beach, written by historian and retired Army Colonel Donald W. Boose Jr., is the definitive history of the extensive but little known US Army amphibious operations during the Korean War, 1950-1953. Building on its extensive experience in...