U.S. Army Field Manual 100-5, Operations (FM 100-5), the keystone warfighting manual, lists the culminating point as one of the three key concepts of operational design. It also states that the concept is applicable at the strategic, operational...
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U.S. military activities in Korea included political, economic, and social involvement. In the political spectrum, government, legalities, and public safety are described. Economic topics included natural resources, commerce and industry, and...
U.S. military intervention in other countries became a fact of life, indeed an expectation, during the twentieth century. Since World War II, in fact, our country has had troops stationed in one country or another. This is true despite the fact...
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...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are not new concepts. Their history dates back to the Civil War with hot air balloons and has evolved into a crucial combat tool for commanders in the modern battlespace. The increased demand for unmanned systems has...
Until the end of the Cold War, NATO was the dominant organization for collective security in Europe. Throughout that time it had always been a particular American interest to increase the European contribution to security on the European continent...
US Army Special Forces (USSF) have been involved in both unconventional warfare (UW) conflicts and counter insurgencies (COIN) over the last 50 years. These experiences have served as a template to assist the conventional minded US Army in...
Using Force XXI operational concepts, the US Military expects to overwhelm both high and low technology opponents. If history is any indication, however, apparently low tech forces have the potential at least to tie 'modern,' conventional...
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...
USSOCOM’s effective execution of operational preparation of the environment (OPE) is a critical component in the strategy for winning the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). OPE is a series of activities that seek to enable future operations by...
Various techniques used by U.S Army to obtain actionable intelligence both during the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terrorism, units still ran into obstacles before gathering actionable intelligence to complete their missions.
Visão do exército: A 4ª Divisão Blindada na II GM. Dr. Robert S. Cameron; O Exército planejou a 4ª Div Bld para combater em um campo de batalha europeu contra um poderoso inimigo em um conflito convencional e de alta intensidade e não em...
Volume II contains data on the accepted enemy order of battle, confirmed North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong combat strength, total North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong battalions, total personnel strength, infiltration data, and Viet Cong political...
War is the outward expression of competition between complex adaptive political and military systems. In war, competing systems introduce new technological means to gain comparative advantage over other systems and the environment. Greater...