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...
In order to deal with today's ethical dilemmas in the Army, leaders must constantly reinforce the fundamentals of the Army Values. These fundamentals spell the acronym LDRSHIP and sum up the Army Values that all Soldiers must abide by. We will...
In today's interconnected society there has been a push for the use of technology to increase the speed of information blurring the distinction between knowledge and information. This monographs illustrates the issues with knowledge and the common...
Major combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) were a great success; however, the theater logistics system has come under an enormous amount of criticism from both warfighters and logisticians. Leaders at all levels of command have...
One Ethical problem facing the Army today is the continued disregard of some of our Soldiers toward the Army's Fraternization policies that are in place for all Soldiers to follow and obey. In the Army today we face a number of Ethical problems...
One goal of the United States (US) is a capabilities-based joint force designed to quickly achieve success along the continuum of conflict ranging from peace operations to war.' In support of this goal, US Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) authors...
Planning and executing deliberate deception is critical to an Army unit's success on today's battlefield as well as the battlefield of the future, Informational Warfare makes the concept of obscuration or concealment of tactical operations...
Since the birth of the airplane, airpower has been used in an attempt to influence the outcome of ground battle. The effectiveness of the early aircraft in this role was limited by early aircraft design and the lack of standardized methods of...
Terrorists have caused the United States of America to enter a war against terrorism. Some argue that the enemy combatants have been tortured. During Operation Iraqi Freedom many United States Soldiers who became captured were tortured and some...
The Air Force's ability to execute global attack is critical. The Air Force markets global attack as a key contribution to the nations military effort. The execution of global attack, partly necessary because of the decline of total force structure...
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...
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...
The shift from the industrial age to the information age will continue to impact battle command at the brigade level in 2010 and beyond. This study considers how training can be adapted to keep up with change. Changes brought on by the increasing...
The U.S. Army is smaller today than at any time since before World War Two. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Army is reducing significantly not only its size but also its forward presence, preferring instead to rely more on power...
The U.S. Marine Corps faces great challenges as it participates in the Long War. To enhance its chances of success in this war, the Marine Corps must institutionalize the importance of cultural awareness in military operations by adopting a...
The United States (US) and India have recently several initiatives that could lead to a strong strategic partnership. India visualizes a major role for itself in the current world order and the US acknowledges this possibility. India seeks lasting...
Thesis Statement: What is military actionable intelligence and how has it positively and negatively affected the outcome of past battles? According to Websters dictionary, intelligence is defined as the product resulting from the processing of...
This monograph addresses the question of whether the concept of the Fire Support Coordination Line (FSCL) should be included in future joint doctrine. The FSCL was originally designed as a concept to fulfill a requirement for deconfliction of fires...
This monograph discusses the merit of using Cordon and Search as a method to train infantry battalions in preparation for possible deployment to perform OOTW activities. Using one training event to generically prepare infantry units to perform OOTW...
This monograph examines a concept considered an abomination to some airmen - operational air reserves. The study is exploratory in nature: searching applicable theory, historical examples, and contemporary developments for insights on air reserves....