After the events of the 11 September 2001 and the advent of the War on Terrorism focused mainly against Al-Qaeda, interest in studying the Islamic groups has increased. Such enquiries can have a huge impact on both the Muslim World as well as the...
Over the past ten years, addressing what Strategic Communications is has been a challenge for the military community. It is at times referred to as a process, referred to in the context of the strategic level of war, and referred to in the context...
The objective of this monograph is to present a general description of the organization and activities of the transportation zones, including the separate installations over which the zone transportation officers have jurisdiction. More detailed...
To understand some of the problems facing today’s military we have to look at what decisions leaders are making on the ground. What moral foundation has been established to ensure equality and fairness throughout the military? What balances and...
Commander Transport Squadron Twelve, US Pacific Fleet
Landing attack orders containing ship-to-shore movement, control plan, beachmaster plan, communication plan, intelligence, smoke plan, medical plan, boat pool plan, pontoon causeway and barge plan.
Seeing Red: Creating a Red-Team Capability for the Blue Force. Colonel Gregory Fontenot, U.S. Army, Retired; Red teaming, a structured process executed by trained and practiced team members, is uniquely suited to...
15th Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters Corps Artillery
This is a special staff committee report, containing an introduction to Corps artillery and its historical background, the artillery's increasing role in the global war, trained artillery commander's and staffs in the present Corps organization,...
I was appointed First Sergeant of the 322nd Maintenance Company on 30 November 2004. Finally a dream come true, my very own unit of Soldiers under my charge and each thirsty to learn my operating system. I made a promise to never waste my Soldiers...
“And the #1 Company in USAREC (United States Army Recruiting Command) is,”
I sat there knowing which company would be the recipient of this award.
Everyone in the room knew which company would be the recipient of this award. It would be the...
In today's Army, units task organize and form Task Forces for specific operations and missions; this paper discusses the events involved in creating, training, deploying, and redeploying a Military Intelligence Task Force in support of Operation...
Ethical decision-making is critical in combat and requires leadership, values, and moral principles. Having served as a 1 SG in combat it was easy to see how Soldiers can fall outside the lines. The lack of being able to identify the enemy adds to...
The thesis of this paper is that the study of military history is vital to military professionals not because it provides answers, but because it helps us understand the problems. This paper attempts to demonstrate the value of studying history for...
I was fortunate to have received great mentoring from a retired Sergeant Major during my Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) days in high school. He masterfully motivated all his students to define goals in life and taught us to adopt...
Amidst the public condemnation of abuses in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo prisons, it is leadership that will prevent such occurrences. These occurrences were counter to the units these service members represent. The leadership was reacting to the...
Thesis statement: Even though recruiters are trained to do the right thing, should Army recruiters have the mission to recruit an additional 75,000 recruits per year beginning in 2008, Army Recruiters may be faced with ethical dilemmas. Abstract:...