Thesis: Given its current procurement timeline, will the Objective Force Warrior's fielding options provide the light infantry unit with the capability to defeat an adaptive enemy on an increasingly asymmetrical battlefield?
A review of Army leadership doctrine exposes a disconnect. Army doctrine states that development of the “warrior spirit” in soldiers, leaders, and organizations is vital to the Army's success. However, the Army does not have a uniform...
The attack helicopter battalions within the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) sequentially transition to the AH-64D beginning January 1999 and lasting through May 2002. During this period, air assault operations will be conducted with three...
In this study, I examine whether or not the United States Marine Corps senior warrior leaders should continue to use heroic warriors from the 1942-52 era as contemporary paragons of tactical leadership. Additionally, I compare the Marine tactical...
The procurement of medium and high altitude UAS has dramatically increased since 1988. The DOD now spends billions of dollars annually to research, test, develop and procure medium and high altitude UAS for all military services. In an effort to...
This monograph examines whether the current focus of Classroom XXI provides the adequate advanced military education necessary to prepare company and field grade leaders for the future battlefield. Technology has become the driving factor as the...
The effectiveness of the engineer organization described in the Concept for Support Command and Control at Echelons above Corps (Theater Support Command Concept) is analyzed in this monograph. The research hypothesis was: The engineer command and...
The monograph addresses the Army's recent attempts at gaining situational awareness in the urban environment. By leveraging technology, programs like Land Warrior and the Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) Advanced Concept Technology...
The great institution the Army is today can be directly linked to the personal ethics of leaders and soldiers alike. Values and Ethos are the foundation for our organization. Do to the personal ethics, and character of our soldiers and leaders we...
The Army After Next concept is a significant part of the U.S. Army's role in future operations. The proponents are developing doctrinal concepts that break current paradigms of multiple battlefield operating systems at the tactical level. The...
Leaders are responsible for setting the ethical climate whether deployed or not deployed. When we as leaders fail to train Soldiers to live the Army Values and embed our Warrior Ethos instead of just reciting them, Soldiers will not be influenced...
Leaders are responsible for setting the ethical climate whether deployed or not deployed. When we as leaders fail to train Soldiers to live the Army Values and embed our Warrior Ethos instead of just reciting them, Soldiers will not be influenced...
Sharper, Phillip; Gary, Reginald; Stewart, Lasonjia; Vater, Richard W.
The results of the war on terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed an already antiquated medical system. With major advancements in medical treatment and care, the Army’s medical
system failed to keep up with the increasing number of...
Attack and reconnaissance helicopters must continue to be a force multiplier for future ground maneuver commanders. The problem is that attack and reconnaissance pilots have lost the skills of performing close combat attack and air-ground...
Owning our army ethic. MAJ Chris Case, U.S. Army; Major Bob Underwood, U.S. Army; and Colonel Sean T. Hannah, Ph.D., U.S. Army; The Army's ethic must reconcile possible tensions between action and duty by providing guidance for both why we fight...
This ethics paper provides the authors position of the importance of the Warrior Ethos and the ambiguity of the Army Values. The author argues for a shift away from the dominance of the Army Values in military life, and exalts the Warrior Ethos as...
This study attempts to illuminate some prevailing myths about the Mongol warrior. The investigation is focused on a review of the Mongol steppe warrior himself, his leadership with emphasis on Genghis Khan, the Mongol army's organization and...
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur eloquently put the American Soldier’s mantra to words in an address to the United States Military Academy (West Point) graduates in the spring of 1962. “[Y]our mission…is to win our wars…[Y]ou are the...
After years of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan the government does not have a prominent plan in place for our nations wounded Soldiers. Despite the medical advances in America, the Army is still behind in funding to support our wounded warriors...
This paper describes key events and circumstances of the first deployment to combat of the Land Warrior Stryker Interoperable battle command system. After many years of development and testing, the system was deemed advanced enough to be given the...