Military power has been acting as a means for the incident of nations and states to exercise the objective of having power and taking over one another. With the continual evolution of times, trend and technology, the magnitude of the nature of the...
Concepts Division, Aerospace Studies Institute, Air University; Barondes, Arthur D.
This study has been prepared at the Aerospace Studies Institute (ASI) as part of a continuing program to examine the role of airpower in guerrilla warfare. It is one of several studies undertaken simultaneously on the conduct of guerrilla warfare...
The Somalia Clans were the downfall of Operation Mogadishu. The United States probably will
not understand other countries devotion to religion, tradition and beliefs. The Somalia Clans had
been interference since colonial history. In 1993 the...
This study investigates the adaptation and purpose-built construction of the vessels used by the Federal government to conduct riverine warfare on the waters of the American Mississippi River drainage basin. The study concentrates on the...
The United States Army faced an officer shortage while mobilizing before World War II. General George C. Marshall, pushed for the creation of Officer Candidate Schools as a method to bridge the officer personnel gap. OCS generated the largest...
In 2007, four US Army Soldiers gang raped a fourteen year old Iraqi girl then murdered her and her family. In another incident Soldiers were convicted of torturing prisoners and photographing them at Abu Garuib. These unethical dilemmas paint a...
In today’s world of global terrorism and our war against it, unit readiness determines unit survival. True unit readiness is often obscured by the desire to deploy in support of the Global War On Terrorism. Commanders are constantly faced with...
In today’s world of global terrorism and our war against it, unit readiness determines unit survival. True unit readiness is often obscured by the desire to deploy in support of the Global War On Terrorism. Commanders are constantly faced with...
In a surprise move during the summer of 1955 the Secretary of the Navy selected Rear Admiral Arleigh Burke over 92 more senior admirals to become the Navy’s next Chief of Naval Operations. The junior admiral went on to serve an unprecedented...
This study examines the life and career of Admiral David G. Farragut. Specifically, this paper addresses the primary question: Why was Farragut chosen to command the West Gulf Blockading Squadron? This study seeks to establish the criteria used in...
Cultural awareness is a force multiplier; failure to recognize this can have adverse impacts on operations. Since the first coalition troop deployments to Afghanistan after the events of 9/11, the U.S. Army has received much criticism over the lack...
As leaders, we face ethical dilemmas everyday. The definition of ethics is rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the conduct ofthe members of a profession. In this case, our profession is the United States Army and our rules or...
A noncommissioned officer (NCO) in the United States Army, by role, is supposed to be a professional leader and mentor of not only the men that he serves with, but of those that he leads, as well as those he serves under. To be anything less is not...
Adultery occurs at all levels within the Army. Adultery is punishable under the Manual for Courts-Martial. Adultery effects unit morale and readiness, and Soldiers violate the Army Values by not reporting it. Distribution of punishment throughout...
The seventh commandment reads, "Thou shalt not commit adultery." Nevertheless, it has been committed throughout history. Today, though, adultery seems more rampant than ever. Tabloid stories are reporting the affairs ofpoliticians, millionaires,...
Adultery is a controversial subject and a common occurrence in the United States
Army and in the civilian community as well. In the civilian world, adultery is a crime in
most states but the punishment varies from state to state. In the military,...
This study seeks to identify the factors that underlie the establishment of representative associations in the Irish Defence Forces. The thesis establishes the nature and history of military representation. It further finds that the Irish Defence...
This anthology presents 14 insightful, personal accounts from those who advised foreign armies in various times and places over the last 100 years. CSI is publishing this occasional paper as a supplement to Occasional Paper 18, "Advising Indigenous...