Several nations currently use commercial off-the-shelf technology to provide telemedicine for military and civilian purposes. The vast distances and undeveloped regions that the Canadian Forces (CF) work across requires a transportable, satellite...
Despite the overall success of U.S. Army forces during the "major combat operations " phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), there is a widely held perception that the logistics system was far less effective than it should have been during OIF....
This monograph analyzes the efficiency of the Army's doctrine regarding the management and distribution of repair parts and the impact it had on equipment readiness during Operations Iraq Freedom. The monograph argues that in order for the United...
This monograph describes the evolution of military logistics from 1994 to 2011 within the framework of the tenants of the Focused Logistics concept, assesses the effectiveness of the efforts to transform military logistics from a mass-based into a...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine how the Army should best structure the logistical elements of its new Airborne Brigade Combat Team (BCT) to support Joint Forcible Entry Operations (JFEO). With the Army’s current focus on becoming a...
As the senior communication NCO in a Combat Support Hospital, it was my responsibility to maintain communications over many platforms. FM communications, NIPER and SIPER nets, Omni Track System, Private Branch Exchange phone system, commercial off...
In 1996, Joint Vision 2010 (JV2010) established a template for transforming the armed forces that continues to define sustainment transformation within the U.S. Army, while the publication of Network Centric Warfare in 1999 provided the theoretical...
Major Mike Stephens served as a company commander and S3 with the 701st MSB in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from late 2004 until February 2006. They applied the lessons learned from their deployment to Turkey to their predeployment training...
The role of women in the armed forces has always been and will probably always be a hotly contested topic. Recent statements by senior civilian and military leaders illustrate the reliance the nation has placed on women in the armed forces. In view...
This monograph evaluates the Combat Service Support (CSS) transformation initiatives against the framework of the Contemporary Operating Environment. This environmental construct provides the military planner a visualization of future conflicts and...
Colonel Mark Hurley was division support command (DISCOM) commander for the 1st Cavalry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 10 March 2004 until 9 March 2005, located in Taji about 30 miles north of Baghdad. Prior to deploying, Hurley had...
As the deputy joint staff communications officer (J6) in Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan (CFC-A) from August 2004 through February 2005, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Bruce Verde had a wide variety of responsibilities, which he discusses in depth...
The Army is in transition from Division-centered forces to Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) being the lowest level of logistically self-supporting force on the battlefield. The BCT staff however, lacks the training and experience to plan for, train,...
This paper discusses the use of support Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), at the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) level, within our Army today. BCT Staff, often even commanders, do not understand how to effectively use their support MOSs. From the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
From April through October 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Jason Davis served as the assistant operations officer (air) for the 56th Medical Evacuation Battalion, based in Tikrit, Iraq. In this interview, he discusses his role in...
As the military liaison officer (LNO) to other government agencies - mainly the CIA and the FBI - Major Melissa Fozman, based at Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan in Kabul, supported Operation Enduring Freedom from July 2004 through January 2005....
The on-going transformation of human resources responsibilities and functions under the army personnel services delivery redesign has increased the workload of human resource professionals in the U.S. Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and U.S....
UN missions in Africa reflect the changing nature of post-Cold War peacekeeping operations which involve large scale deployment of UN peacekeepers to settle mostly intrastate conflicts. The main question this thesis addresses is “What are some of...
The shift in U.S. defense strategy and the transformation of the Army must be matched by a similar transformation in logistics. The Service-centric, hierarchical logistical organizations that relied upon requisitions and historical consumption...