Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Nonetheless, it has great geopolitical importance in South America due to its geographical position at the center of the continent and its potential impact on the stability of the entire...
Since 1925, Iranian governments purposefully shaped the Iranian national identity in an attempt to socially prioritize membership in nationalist and religious social groups, over others such as ethnicity or profession. Further, successive Iranian...
Criticism and condemnation of al-Qaeda that originate from the worldwide Muslim community present the most formidable challenge to its existence and legitimacy as an organization and movement. There is ample literature that questions whether or not...
Thesis: The Battle of Stalingrad created collateral damage caused millions of lives to be lost in one the bloodiest battle of history. An introduction of the war between Germany and Russia in the City of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a...
Congress governs the United States Armed Forces by writing laws for the Department of Defense (DoD) to implement. In 1993, Congress passed a federal law banning homosexuality in the armed forces. The DoD created a policy to implement the law, but...
The Army is facing many ethical problems today, but none draws more publicity than situations regarding inappropriate treatment of detainees from Iraq. Most recently, reports have surfaced accusing the Central Intelligence Agency of torturing...
FM 100-5 cites the theoretical concept of the culminating point as one of the essential considerations in campaign design. In his work On War, Clausewitz introduced this concept to the lexicon of operational theory. In doing so he advised that even...
Due to increased deployments, the number of non-deployable Soldiers in today's Army is a problem in the course of determining who will stay, who will deploy, and the impact on the deploying unit. Soldiers deploy every day, some killed in action....
Even though the 1st Amendment gives the media the right to broadcast news without regard to military opinions, the Media must consider the impact it has on the public’s perception of the military when they portray an incomplete or sided story....
As an NCO, I will reinforce the fact that NCOs are the backbone of the Army in both doctrine and in spirit. The past, present and future the Army rests heavily on the chevrons of battle weary leaders. Leaders today seemed distracted by Army...
As Noncommissioned Officers in the United States Army, we are charged with leading Soldiers and developing our units. To do this, we must always ensure that we adhere to the Army values and ethics. If we fail to do this and allow favoritism and...
The U.S. Army found itself again unprepared to execute its primary mission in the opening battles of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since the existence of the United States, the military has been ill prepared to execute...
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...
The need to transform our Army became apparent during two different presidential terms. When both Presidents Clinton and George Bush transformed the Army, it was for different reasons but both transformations held valid reasons. Some would argue...
Kirtland, James H.; Faiello, David A.; Mahmud-Bey, Mahdi; Brown, Bobby L.
Thesis statement: The recent air campaign in the Persian
Gulf shares many aspects with the bombing of the Abbey of Monte
Cassino.
Discussion: In comparing the Anzio/Cassino campaign with the
recent Persian Gulf war, .any siailarities regarding...
“Character is the most important quality you can find in any person, but especially in a Soldier. It is the foundation that will get anybody through anything he may encounter.” (Morrell, 1984) Few have uttered truer words about the importance...
“An insurgency is organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a constituted government through use of subversion and armed conflict”. (Department of the Army, 2004, p.1) This alternative to the constituted government being overthrown is called...
“An insurgency is organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a constituted government through use of subversion and armed conflict”. (Department of the Army, 2004, p.1) This alternative to the constituted government being overthrown is called...
This paper describes my experiences during Operation Iraqi Freedom, while assigned to Abu Ghraib, Iraq. I talk about the difficulties of standing up a unit for the sole purpose of deploying and running a prison. The obstacles we faced as soldiers...