There is a long historical precedent of great powers utilizing surrogate forces as an economy of force measure in the pursuit of their objectives. The lessons learned during the ideological brush fire conflicts of the Cold War are relevant to the...
Though the US is physically located in the Western Hemisphere, for most of its history, policy toward the South American countries that share this region has taken a distant second to Euro-centric issues. One of the few areas of concern that has...
This study attempts to explain the causes and effects of the military coup d'etat which took place in Turkey on September 12, 1980. The analysis focuses on the National Security Council government of the period, against the broader historical...
This monograph discusses the proper doctrine for current heavy forces in Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT). The urban warfare concepts found in classical military theory, modern military theory, history, and contemporary analysis are...
This study is an analysis of the command and control (C2) and organization of divisional and corps engineer units which provide engineer support to the AOE heavy division. The paper assumes that the U.S. Army operations across France and Germany...
Regulation prescribes policies, operating tasks, and steps governing the Official Military Personnel File; the Military Personnel Records Jacket; the Career Management Individual File; Army Personnel Qualifications Records and Military Personnel...
An organization learns only if it measures. This is the simple underlying idea of this monograph. It is important because the current international system, with all of its conflict and tension, requires the U.S. Army to learn a great many things in...
It has been said that experience will always win over strength. Nothing is more true to the fact than the Non-Commissioned officer (NCO) during the Korean War. It would not be just experience that would lead to great success of the NCO, but many...
Leaders are the ethical standard bearer for the Army's values and Code of Conduct; they must live the standard every day. Leaders must build an ethical command climate in their units that supports the Army's values. They must ensure they set a...
How far, as leaders, must we place ourselves in the middle of Soldier matters extending into off duty hours? Many times more over, some senior leaders take an extra step toward the gray side of instructional guidance that calls into question the...
Military history is truly the history of mankind. Regardless of one’s reflective approach, be it anthropological, sociological or biological, all such perspectives must necessarily include the study of conflict. As the most unique species within...
SUMMARY: The Army transformation effort provided the dominant theme for the Sergeants Major Academy in 2008. The academy sought to continue transformation in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, through the increased use of distance...
The CSM Theodore L. Dobol Collection contains several biographical and miscellaneous materials related to CDM Dobol’s military career. The textual files include photographs, transcripts of oral history interviews; a short autobiography; the...
Soto, Salvador
Foster, Tyrone L.
Hendry, Kevin R.
Maze, Russell G.
Reese,Wilberdean
Thesis Statement:
To avoid any more Task Force Smiths, The United states must maintain its present force of professional soldiers.
Discussion: An analysis of previous drawdowns shows that the present reduction of professional soldiers will...
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...
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...