In 1996, Joint Vision 2010 (JV2010) established a template for transforming the armed forces that continues to define sustainment transformation within the U.S. Army, while the publication of Network Centric Warfare in 1999 provided the theoretical...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the operational impacts of the Army’s transformation of network enterprise management on the signal community, particularly the impacts upon Division and Corps G6 personnel. The Global Network...
Walker, Olivia A.; Harrison, Brian D.; Clark I, Everett O.; Shuman, James A.
Thesis: Acquisition of new equipment, technology, and implementation of new training will increase combat effectiveness and save lives. Throughout history deserts have provided the most inhospitable background to major battles around. Their very...
This regulation establishes the policies and assigns responsibilities for the management of information resources and information technology (IT). It applies to IT contained in command and control (C2) systems, intelligence systems, business...
Traditional models representing how messages are communicated through traditional media are inappropriate for depicting how they are communicated (or, rather, exchanged) through the new media. The former depict monologic (one-to-many) communication...
The Global War on Terrorism has specific challenges that persist to impede our progress in defeating terrorism. The large challenges we face are language, cultural, and education barriers among United States joint forces, and coalition forces. The...
The intent of this publication is to provide a menu of available capabilities that can accelerate the response and increase the capability of a JTF. It describes the mission, capabilities, and contact information for a vast collection of joint...
US Army land navigation systems primarily rely on GPS-enabled technologies. The US Army has developed and integrated precision position, navigation, and timing systems into every aspect of operations from land navigation and unit position tracking...
The Arab Spring has demonstrated the power and potential of social mobilization and collective action as a form of political warfare in support of unconventional warfare strategies. This power and potential is not isolated to the Arab Spring or to...
Army commanders on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan lead their forces using a computer-enhanced communications network allowing them to stay connected with dispersed elements and maintain a high level of situation awareness (SA) of their...
The use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) by the United States (US) military has expanded significantly during the last twenty years. Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq in particular have cemented their place in the military's force structure. This...
Poindexter, Taylor; Vap, Torrey; Wallace, Kendra; Unnone, David; Stafford, Charles
As the world’s technology increases and the enemy changes the method in which he chooses to engage the United States Army, we must continue to evolve in our methodology of modern day warfare. This requires us to constantly transform the Army,...
Thesis: By employing the FBCB2, the Mechanized Infantry has the ability to maintain continuous information flow and situational understanding for successful operations on today’s modern battlefield. Abstract: The Force XXI Battle Command Brigade...
The Geneva Convention of 1949 considered certain criminal acts as capital offenses and prohibited these offenses at any time or place. These included acts such as murder, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture, or mental coercion (United States...
This study investigates the effect organizational turbulence caused by frequent changes in task organization has on the company sized elements resident in the sustainment brigades. The study identifies the modular structure of the sustainment...
In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, policymakers and the American public demanded to know the causes that led to its nation's intelligence failures. The 9-11 Commission, along with the temporarily constituted Joint Intelligence...
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed into law a mandate directing the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop and procure Unmanned Systems through FY 2030. These unmanned air, ground, and sea systems are being...
The strategic and operational environment in which the United States military will operate in for the foreseeable future is characterized by its complexity. Historically the United States military has taken a linear approach to understanding the...
Airspace command and control in the combat zone is becoming more complex due to the proliferation of unmanned aircraft, and the introduction of host nation and civilian aircraft. The ability to deconflict and integrate multiple airspace users...
Publication of Another Crossroads? Professional Military Education Two Decades After the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Skelton Panel by the House Armed Service Committee calls into question the ability of our current Joint Professional Military...