Deployment is one of the hardest and most critical logistical tasks. Since WWII, the development of distribution methods to overcome logistics issues has continued with mixed success. This monograph explores these issues and the methods used to...
For many countries, the finite nature of fossil fuels is a matter of significant security concerns. Producer and consumer countries alike increasingly see energy supply security as a subject of their security and defense policy. Being strategically...
Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, U.S. political and military involvements have increased. The specific missions vary from humanitarian operations to peacekeeping which are known as Operations Other Than War (OOTW). The major challenge to...
This thesis explored the impact of the Army junior officer development model upon combat effectiveness. The research hypothesis was junior officers do not receive sufficient experiential development prior to implementation as direct leaders, which...
First Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2010-01. The Army Leader Development Strategy (ALDS) states the Army must focus on developing leaders with confidence, versatility, adaptability and...
The purpose of this monograph is to demonstrate the conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Government of the Philippines is territorial and not religious in nature. To understand this conflict the past four-hundred years from...
The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether or not the Army is effectively and adequately employing innovative (IP-based) knowledge management (KM) tools to manage the knowledge of information technology (IT) development, acquisition, and...
This is the story of seven June days in 1944 in the life of Walter D. Ehlers. For his bravery, he would receive the nation’s highest military honor. To understand the impact of those seven days, June 4 to June 10, this is his story.
This monograph examines the advisability of purposefully cultivating a leadership image. Five historical case studies, Colonel Thomas E. Lawrence, General Douglas MacArthur, General George S. Patton, Jr., Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., and General...
This document addresses correlating the problem of wartime transportation and trade control with current military planning for mobilization. Topics include the Munitions Board plan, ICAF plan, control of traffic, use of federal agencies, materials...
This study examines the effects of democratizing Iraq in relation to the stability of the state. The international relations theory of the democratic peace states that democracies do not fight one another. Elements of the theory have been applied...
This monograph examines the Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS) program in Vietnam as a potential model for the design of modern campaigns targeted against revolutionary guerrilla insurgencies. The Vietnam War ended in...
This monograph investigates historical examples of sustainment improvisation at the operational level to determine the role sustainment improvisation has played in the conduct of the operational art of war and the significance of improvisation for...
This study examines Army Family Support Groups (FSGs). The focus of the research is on FSG leadership and whether the Army should hire paid FSG coordinators or continue to use volunteer leaders. The study demonstrates that FSGs are beneficial to...
This thesis examines the intent of Iran's sea power strategy, and discovers that it is a definitive component of a coherent national security strategy of strategic deterrence designed to protect its strategic center of gravity--its oil....
This study examines the U.S Army Mechanized or Armored Division's capability to conduct a Field Artillery raid on the AirLand battlefield. It first reviews the historical antecedents of the field artillery raid. From there the study goes on to...
The objective of this thesis is to analyze the Tamil insurgency occurring in Sri Lanka for the last eighteen years. The thesis lays out the historical, economic, political, and military background to the problem in the initial two chapters. The...
During the Vietnam War, the Air Defense NCO had a multitude of responsibilities, duties and an ever changing career field to work in. This changing career field can be illustrated by the different weapon systems used during war with Vietnam, the...
Read-ahead packet for a staff ride prepared by the USFK/EUSA History Office detailing the Battle of Chipyong-ni, the first tactical defeat for the Chinese forces during the Korean War. Details the order of battle, lists casualties, unit decorations...
The mission of the US Army Field Artillery School is to promote readiness through the
development of operational concepts, doctrine materiel requirements, organizations,
and soldier proficiency; prepare combat and training developments and training...