This paper examines the need for divisions using the following methodology. The criteria of span of command and control, communications technology, and the role of the division are used to discuss doctrine, history, and theory. A review of...
This paper examines the implications for planning and conducting operations in a secondary theater of war that has a passive aim. After developing a framework for analysis, this paper investigates the British (June 1940 - February 1941) and the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
The two-maneuver battalion design of the modular brigade combat team (BCT) was intended to be as lethal as pre-modularity Army of Excellence brigades while creating as many BCTs as possible. The troop density required for conducting stability...
This study examines the relationship of current U.S. Field Artillery Doctrine to the concept of maneuver warfare. The impetus for the work is the generally poor results of fire support at the National Training Center (NTC). The purpose is to...
Since World War I, the field artillery has been faced with a dilemma: the delivery of immediately responsive close support fires vs. the delivery of massed artillery fires to destroy or neutralize interdiction and counterfire targets. The first...
In 1917, General Pershing dictated General Orders, No. 8 creating the staff organization of the American Expeditionary Forces and subordinate army corps and division staffs. The new structure was developed in response to modern field conditions and...
Multinational operations have been the norm in warfare and information management between multinational forces has long been an issue within alliances and in coalition warfare. The ongoing Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) in information...
Division XXI Redesign. Changing how we change. Major Jon J. Peterson, US Army Joint venture: both process and product. Colonel Albert F. Turner Jr., US Army ...
This paper examines the role of British intelligence operations during the American Revolutionary War as they apply to the British defeat at Yorktown. It begins with a brief history of British intelligence prior to the war, discusses strategic...
Force XXI technology changes the war-fighting doctrine of the US Army. The new digital technology combined with changes in the design of the force structure created a new mechanized infantry or armor division. This division, called Division XXI,...
This monograph examines the adequacy of the OOS as a framework for operational synchronization. In light of current downsizing, the U.S. military is going to have to discover ways to do more with less. The answer will not be found solely in...
This monograph discusses how the field artillery should be organized and employed to provide close support to the heavy brigade on a mid to high intensity AirLand Battle-Future (ALBF) battlefield. The nature of the ALBF battlefield dictates that...
This monograph looks at how the AirLand Battle-Future concept changes heavy division synchronization in the attack. To find these effects, three subordinate questions provided supporting information. First, how well do divisions synchronize using...
This study examines the main effort concept to determine if it is a necessary element for the design of a campaign plan. Current joint operational doctrine fails to address the main effort concept. This study examines service tactical doctrine,...
This monograph investigates two periods of change in the role of the corps artillery. The key change agents examined are peacetime doctrinal development and combat experience. The comparison of these periods, first, during the development of...
This monograph discusses how the U.S. Army and Army tactical military intelligence branch could utilize a distributed analysis and control element (ACE) to support the commander’s operational picture (COP) and situational understanding. Recent...
On 28 March 2003, Task Force 2-70 Armor was detached from the 3rd Infantry Division and attached to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) West of Al Kifl, Iraq. The tactical relationship between the Army’s Air Assault Division and a heavy...
This monograph addresses the question, “Does one battlefield framework fit all environments?” The 1993 version of FM 100-5, OPERATIONS, prescribes the deep, close, and rear (DCR) battlefield framework. Evidence presented in this monograph...
The Army recognizes that the Army National Guard (ARNG) must transition to an operational reserve to meet current and future demands. Yet, current policies surrounding enlisted accessions, unit stabilization, mobilizations, and medical and dental...