Each year near the end of September, the Department of the Army hosts an event known as The Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year Competition. This event spotlights 20 Soldiers, representing 10 Army Commands (ARCOM), to test their skills...
This book contains stories from field and general officers commanding in training exercises, most from rotations at the National Training Center. In their stories, they describe their thoughts, their actions, their successes and especially their...
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...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relevance of Adaptive Campaigning to recent Australian Army operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The context for Adaptive Campaigning is set by reviewing Australia's way of warfare and the evolution of...
During the Vietnam War, Air Defense Artillery battalions were a divisional asset generally operating in a general support or a direct support role. In the general support role, the battery commanders reporting directly to the battalion commander...
This study is an analysis of the US Air Force's air interdiction doctrine and its relationship to the US Army's AirLand Battle doctrine. In the United States military, each service is responsible for developing its own doctrine. The US Army has...
This special text supplements FM6-2, Field Artillery Survey. It is a guide for personnel whose duties include planning, supervising and performing field artillery surveys or training in those areas.
These standing operating procedures are published for the guidance of the Americal Division and attached or supporting units. This document will be revised and changed as necessary to incorporate improved procedures and concepts. The format is...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine if the Army missed an opportunity to reduce a level of command as a part of Army Transformation. This monograph demonstrates that the Army failed to maximize Transformation and reduce a level of command...
This study of the Army’s training revolution from the mid-1970s through the decade of the 1980s is based primarily on training chapters prepared by the author and by Mr. Richard P. Weinert for the TRADOC Annual Historical Reviews. Table of...
Battalion command is one of the most challenging, rewarding, and professionally satisfying opportunities that you are ever likely to experience. this contains suggestions that should assist you as you assume command. they are not ail-inclusive, nor...
“First Sergeant you’re not a Scout but you’ll always be a Cavalryman!” The Scout Platoon Sergeant boasted with immense pride. The purpose of this paper is to share some very real lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom II. These...
Service culture affects how military branches organize, train, equip, and survive as separate institutions of the US military. The culture of a service includes the persistent, patterned way of thinking about operations and relationships. The...
The on-going transformation of human resources responsibilities and functions under the army personnel services delivery redesign has increased the workload of human resource professionals in the U.S. Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and U.S....
The following collection of articles, reports, and interviews focuses on civil support and the U.S. Army. These articles are categorized in the following areas: background information; command and control; support to disaster response; support to...
The analysis of command post exercise control at division level was undertaken because of the author's belief that command post exercise control can be substantially improved. This paper is limited to the study of command post exercise control at...
Since the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, the nation has seen the largest expansion and reorganization of government since the National Security Act of 1947, transforming the nation’s homeland security system around, amongst other things,...
This thesis examined the suitability of creating regionally and functionally aligned National Intelligence Centers to consolidate the foreign intelligence collection and analysis capabilities of America's intelligence community. It assessed the...