The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), asymmetrical warfare, and globalization spell uncertainty, and strategic responsiveness can be the key to winning our nations wars The US defense strategy requires pre-positioning posture to enable faster force...
This publication supplements standard English-language dictionaries with standard terminology for military and associated use. However, it is not the intent of this publication to restrict the authority of the joint force commander (JFC) from...
This publication provides a comprehensive overview of several key areas of sealift that are considered essential for the successful employment of sealift in support of national military strategy. These areas are the contribution of sealift to the...
I became a skilled logistical analyst due to my deployment
for Operation Enduring Freedom with the Army Materiel Command’s
(AMC) Army Field Support Command. I supported the AFSC’s
Logistical Operations Center and later deployed to a...
Beginning in 1989, the world saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War, and the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. All of these events changed the military strategy from containment of a single threat to a...
Future operations. Information operations for the ground commander. Major General David L. Grange, US Army, and Colonel James A. Kelley, US Army Third US Army: preparing for the future. Lieutenant General...
The citizens of the United States face disaster every year. Whether man made, natural, large or small the individual states provide a first line of defense and response with their resources and by agreement, through the Emergency Management...
On board U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command and the U.S. Coast Guard vessels, Inspection and Survey routinely conduct inspections. The successful completion of these Inspection and Survey (INSURV) inspections has always been considered a major...
Napoleon's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula brought Spain, Portugal, and Britain into a close, if sometimes uneasy alliance. When an expeditionary force led by General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the 1st Duke of Wellington, disembarked in Portugal...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine if the Marine Corps ground maintenance operations offer any insight for improving maintenance operations for a force projection Army. The Marine Corps has extensive experience as a CONUS based...
I will attempt to capture the significant lessons learned during the New Horizons 2005 exercise conducted in Panama, Central America. The exercises intent is to run a Reserve Component unit through all the rigors of a deployment. The mission will...
This publication describes the use of operations security (OPSEC) in the planning, preparation, and execution of joint operations. Additionally, it provides the procedures for the conduct of OPSEC surveys.
Neill, Michael; Lieske, Uwe; Prier, Van; Mulholland, David
Germany, Italy, France, and the United Kingdom make up the bulk of the European Defense Force. Seventeen years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Many within the United States of America (U.S.A.) and...
Lane, Darryl; Kraus, Kenneth; Lacks, William; Marten, William; Miller, Richard
The two pillars of the National Security Strategy create a clear objective for our nation to defeat its enemies. The first pillar promotes democracy and works to end tyranny. The idea of ending tyranny gives our military clear objectives to engage...