As an enabler to the most dominant land force in the world, engineers allow maneuver forces to close with and destroy the enemy. The concept of assured mobility uses a framework to increase situational understanding and results in a greater freedom...
This study examines the role that military forces in less developed countries can play in nation building. It analyses the nation building contributions of the armed forces of Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, Republic of Korea and Venezuela in their...
This technical manual includes a preliminary survey on the description of the building (N. P. Ward), instructions for laying out the site, erecting kitchen and office buildings, and procedure for erecting ward buildings. Also included are...
Many US military operations since the end of the Cold War have ended improperly; the failure has not been due to a flaw in doctrine. Instead, senior civilian and military leaders have chosen to ignore or have neglected the complexities of...
Eight years of persistent conflict and increasing engagement requirements across the globe have followed the end of the Cold War. Appropriately, leaders and theorists recognize the professional military obligation and importance of adapting...
Military rank is more than just who salutes whom. Military rank is a badge of leadership. Responsibility for personnel, equipment, and mission grows with each increase in rank. A "Chevron" is an architectural term denoting the rafters of a roof...
The United States involvement in Somalia encompassed a number of different missions. It began with a humanitarian assistance mission, Operation Provide Relief. Operation Restore Hope, was a combination of humanitarian relief and sparse military...
This is a written report from Yemen during the stay of the Special Diplomatic Mission in 1946. It addresses topics like Yemeni philosophy, law enforcement, schools, libraries, qat, the Yemeni Army, succession to the throne, Seif el Islam Abdallah,...
Major Matthew Koehler redeployed in March 2004 from a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued to serve as the assistant operations officer in the 4th Infantry Division's operations shop (G3). From March 2004 until June 2004,...
In this first of two interviews, Major Andy Hotaling talks about serving as a logistics advisor on a military transition team in Baghdad, Iraq from January 2007 through January 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses the team...
MAJ Bradd Schultz served as a military transition team (MiTT) operations officer (S3) with the 10th Mountain Division in Kabul, Afghanistan during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this August 2012 interview, MAJ...
The Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by Saint Benedict in A.D. 529, at the beginning of the Italian campaign was one of only two sites requiring special consideration in the interest of historical preservation. The monastery overlooked the only...
This monograph discusses planning for the post-conflict phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. More specifically, it examines whether a disparate focus on war-fighting operations during the planning and execution phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is to...
This monograph uses Kenya as a case study to analyze the US Security Cooperation role and process in building host-nation capacity to meet the needs of Kenya to counter transnational terrorists’ networks. US counterterrorism operations since 9/11...
The US Army is currently attempting to modify its forces of today in order to provide a more relevant force to Commanders in Chief. The US Army Strike Force concept provided an opportunity to develop and test new ideas in providing a more rapidly...
This is the seventh guide in a series published as an aid to training engineer amphibian units. It is a basic manual for officers and enlisted men in engineer shore battalions and other engineer amphibian units operating on the far shore. It...
This document is divided into three parts detailing German military symbols for the German Army, Air Force, and Navy. Sections include the following topics: basic symbols for headquarters, branches of service (arms and services), weapons and...
Sergeant Tyler Colly served as a Bradley gunner in Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry during the battle for Fallujah in November 2004. Assigned as the gunner on the executive officer's vehicle, he describes First Lieutenant Edward Iwan by...