This study analyzes the ability of the Naval Service to translate the vision articulated in From The Sea into doctrine that synchronizes Naval Service capabilities with the Joint Operational Functions of maneuver and command and control. From The...
This study attempts to establish the strategic importance and value of Spain in relation to the defense of Europe. The research has been done through four different approaches consisting of analyzing successively: the position of Spain in the light...
Throughout history seagoing nations have nurtured their navies to protect their ocean lifelines and influence regional and world events. Blockades are one way in which a naval power has historically influenced these events. In time of war and...
This monograph investigates the hypothesis that increases in U.S. military responsibilities in geographic regions (with limited resources)--or geo-environmental changes--lead to an increase in operational risk. It does so by analyzing two...
The following collection of articles and reports are focused on multinational training and operations. The articles are categorized in the following areas of interest: global environment and strategic challenges; and the geographic Combatant...
In mineral resources, Japan's position was very poor, and the country became more dependent upon outside sources of supply for most raw materials at the outbreak of the war. This handbook on Japan's natural resources includes information on forest...
The United States destroyer force underwent significant design improvement during the Interwar Period. The roles and missions of the destroyers evolved from WW I to the end of WW II, based on design and tactics improvements, as well as the overall...
Exercising the strength of America’s military requires the capability to project people, equipment, and supplies across the globe. The credible threat of military action demands the ability to thrust that power at will, with the necessary...
The US being a maritime nation, protected yet separated from the world by oceans, has needed the oceans as highways for economic and military power projection. A fundamental requirement for power projection is the command of the sea. Having command...
This monograph analyzes the Arctic region as a system by examining the strengths and weaknesses of its political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and information sub-systems. This investigation reveals the key nodes (critical people and...
A.T. Mahan's 1890 book The Influence of Sea Power on History presented a theory of sea power that proclaimed the capital ship-centered battle fleet essential to any great maritime nation's long-term prosperity. Mahan also formulated a beguilingly...
This monograph examines the Arctic security environment, and concludes that the most significant threat to security in the Arctic rim in the year 2000 and beyond is the poor storage, handling and disposal of nuclear waste in the Russian North. The...
This report presents a statistical summary of United States War Department lend-lease activities reported for the period March 1941 through December 1945.
Investigates the history of America and seeks to determine the factors that have contributed to security, their effectiveness and permanence, and recommends factors to provide security in the future.
The 1986 Joint Staff Officer's Guide, AFCS Pub 1, identifies seven military mission options available to national leaders as possible solutions to deal with international problems. Of these seven options, two specifically involve the use of a naval...
The Overlord operation is a widely-studied episode in military history. Often overlooked is a little known U.S. operation designed to overcome logistical problems in the Overlord plan. For the first 90 days of combat the Overlord operation would...
The United States Naval Reserve (USNR) provides the United States Navy a ready pool of trained personnel as an augmentation force to the active duty manning. In the 230-year history of the Navy the Naval Reserve has only been organized for the last...
In his book Breaking the Phalanx, Colonel Douglas A. Macgregor raises important questions as to the future role of land power in the national strategy of the United States. Despite directing much of his discussion toward current Army corps/division...