The purpose of this monograph was to briefly cover the Salween offensive and then to discuss the final battle of the campaign of the Fifty-third Army from December 24, 1944 to January 27, 1945.
The Army Reserve has made great transformations in its ranks as we have transitioned from a strategic force to an operational force over the past nine years. The Army Reserve has been known as an undisciplined and under-trained force that would...
Today our Soldiers face an enemy that is not a conventional military and therefore making split decision processes can make this game of life and death even more complex and deadlier than ever. The United States takes pride in following the Laws of...
The United States submarine force underwent significant improvement between the two world wars. In World War I, United States’ submarines sank no enemy ships. A little over 20 years later the United States’ submarine force crippled Japan’s...
Armour is acknowledged by all the leading authorities to be a necessity for the defense of positions of such importance, that the safety of the State would be compromised by their loss or destruction, and a perusal of the following pages will show...
This thesis examined the impact of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) frequency auctions on Joint Vision 2010. Since 1993, the FCC has conducted spectrum auctions which auctioned portion of the EM spectrum to industry. Included in the...
The recent publication of the Army Operating Concept 2016-2028 (AOC) and the Future Concept for Fires (FCF) conceptualizes doctrine for the Fires War Fighting Function (WFF). These documents introduced the concepts of Combined Arms Maneuver (CAM)...
The United States Armed Forces will be soon entering its sixth year in the War on Terrorism. There have been over 20,000 troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of the 20,000 troops injured, over 300 troops have suffered severe head injuries....
During Operation Iraqi Freedom II, I was the First Sergeant for HHT 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, based at Samarra East Airfield, Iraq. I was responsible for the largest troop in Task Force Sabre, with over 450 assigned...
To become Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) in Slovak armed forces before 2000 was a privilege for young boys with high moral character, superior knowledge and result from the elementary school, well physical ability and especially with the strong will...
This study is a historical analysis of the cavalry raids led by Confederate Major Generals Earl Van Dorn and Nathan Bedford Forrest in December 1862 and Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson in April 1863. Each raid is examined in detail based on the...
This monograph examines tactical deception from the US Army corps perspective. Through an examination of the theories of Sun Tzu, Jomini, and Clausewitz, five criteria are distilled that form the framework for the study. The Criteria are...
This monograph examines the concept of pivots of maneuver from the operational perspective. Through an examination of the theories of Jomini, Clausewitz, Triandafillov, Fuller, and Tukhachevskiy five criteria are distilled that form the framework...
The many changes to the operational environment over the past nine years have resulted in the creation of new tactics, techniques, and procedures to maintain pace with the unconventional fight. These new tactics suggest a shift away from...
In the wake of Poland and France falling to the Nazis, the American Army quickly worked to develop anti-tank capabilities to counter the German armor threat. Unfortunately the Americans lack of understanding of events of the past led to a poor...
The right of American citizens to declare and act upon their objections to war is indelible and absolute. It was these strong beliefs that played a role in ending conscription in the United States Military over thirty-five years ago. With the end...
Force modernization is the one thing that is a constant in today’s military. The development of the Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) and the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) are a direct reflection of...
Ethos is a Greek word, which means “the character values peculiar to a specific person, people or culture.” Ethical means conforming to the values of a given profession. The United States Army has clearly outlined standards of conduct for...
The Iraqi culture is so different from the culture of the United States it is easy to lay blame for a lack of progress on those differences. Combat operations during Desert Shield/Storm lacked any focus on the cultural aspects of war. Current...