This study examines how the Army's Officer Professional Management System (OPMS) develops and manages company commanders. It examines the development of OPMS XXI, the officer professional development system for the twenty-first century, its...
Army NCOs face an ethical challenge when it comes to the promotion of enlisted Soldiers. The biggest reason for this challenge is the operational tempo and requirements the Army faces today. Multiple deployments and rapid personnel turnover have...
Army NCOs face an ethical challenge when it comes to the promotion of enlisted Soldiers. The biggest reason for this challenge is the operational tempo and requirements the Army faces today. Multiple deployments and rapid personnel turnover have...
Leaders at all levels, NCOs and officers alike, must study military history to ensure that they don’t make the same mistakes that others made in the past. Leaders who study military history are more likely to understand the dangers of reducing...
The U.S. Army, after years of false starts and unfilled promises, is about to make good on its commitment to field an unmanned aerial vehicle system at the maneuver brigade level. Called the Shadow 200 tactical UAV (TUAV), it promises to...
The next desert war the United States fights could be against an enemy more comparable to us in training, motivation, and technology than the recent conflict in the Persian Gulf. The Middle East is a dangerous part of the world where we have...
On June 25, 1996, members of Hezbollah Al-Hejaz exploded a fuel truck near a housing complex. The complex was housing foreign military personnel as well as Americans. The complex located in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, was an eight-story building housing...
Weems, Ricardo; Ayala, Richard; Moorehouse, Salina; Rinehart, William; Winters, Steven
With the past historical perspective on terrorism, one can see exactly why it is imperative the United States remain in the Gulf region. With the U.S. military and State Department presence, Iraq has the opportunity to create a representative...
This study investigates the potential benefits associated with altering the flow in which the F-16 Division (WSF) of the USAF Weapons School executes their flying and academic syllabus. It analyzes the potential for increased instructional quality...
This monograph answers the question, "Can unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) supplant manned United States Army attack and reconnaissance helicopters in the conduct of future urban operations " and the answer is, "not completely. " The future of US...
This monograph discusses and analyzes command and control relationships for the divisional aircraft maintenance company to determine which relationship provides the most responsive support. First, a historical review and analysis is provided of...
The United States is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and has considered the Alliance an integral component of U.S. defense strategy for over sixty years. At the height of the Cold War, a third of the entire U.S....
This study examines current American military doctrine as it relates to antiterrorism, the prevention of terrorist activities directed at U.S. military personnel, equipment, and resources. The study uses a doctrinal analysis model based upon the...
This study examines counterdeception capabilities in U.S. Army operational forces. The research question asks, “what should be the U.S. Army's capability to counter Soviet deception at the operationa1 level of war?” The study first examines...
Since 1991, there has been a significant drop in the number of amphibious ships, a change in the forcible entry concept and a singular military and fiscal focus on the land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The current state of amphibious assault...
What is NCO history? If you are an NCO with over five years in the U.S. Army, you are part of NCO history. All NCOs that are attending the Sergeants Major Academy are NCO history, whether they believe it or not. These Noncommissioned Officers have...
To document the history of the NCO corps. Outlining the
duties, pay, discipline, formations, and a few of the heroes of this area.
In the late eighteenth century the English militia and the Prussian military
traditions where emerged to form the...
China has invested in military modernization efforts to transform its defense and logistic systems to protect its economic interests abroad. In order for China to execute expeditionary operations effectively, it needs significant expeditionary...
In today's Army, units task organize and form Task Forces for specific operations and missions; this paper discusses the events involved in creating, training, deploying, and redeploying a Military Intelligence Task Force in support of Operation...