This monograph examines the current organizational structure and employment of the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Reserve Force, to research the possibility of increasing force readiness through command reorganization and implementation of a reserve...
The United States today manifestly lacks adequate civilian capacity to conduct complex operations--those operations that require close civil-military planning and cooperation in the field. Examples of complex operations abound and include...
This 1958 manual is a guide for field artillery officers and commanders and staffs of all combat arms. It is concerned with the tactical employment of field artillery.
This thesis evaluates the role of Allied strategic and operational intelligence in conjunction with Department of State actions in French North Africa from 1940 through the invasion, Operation TORCH, November 8, 1942. The primary focus is to...
This paper is an academic examination of the need for the formation of a multinational Regional Security System (RSS) Coast Guard Unit. It concludes that among RSS operational level maritime forces leaders, there is a common perception that the...
This study examines the historical evolution, by organization and functional process, of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Assessment and Selection (A&S) program. The (A&S) program was created by the OSS in response to mission failures that...
This study examines the proposed 1991 CGSOC curriculum to determine if it is structured to educate and train future AirLand battlefield commanders. First, this paper develops a "Command Process Model” and uses theoretical and historical analysis...
During Hurricane Katrina, the levees in New Orleans failed turning a potential crisis into a catastrophic incident. The public began to question the responsibility and requirements of the United States (US) government in responding to the total...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the militaries of southern Africa given the nature of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the complexities through which African Command must navigate. This study will draw on the research of the...
The execution of the post-hostilities phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom has prompted many to ask did why the U.S. military plan so poorly for stability and reconstruction operations (SRO)? Many studies have suggested that the lack of interagency...
This study examines adaptations made by State, on adherence to directives requiring coordination with other USG departments and agencies, to effectively respond to current and future national security threats. Without the staff, tools, and training...
Defines responsibilities of planners at all levels of command and gives procedures for preparing generic unit movement plans. It also identifies installations responsibilities for Port Support Activities and Arrival/Departure Airfield. Control...
This study examines how successful the current heavy brigade fire support system is in facilitating the integration of close support indirect fires with maneuver. The research shows that the supply and demand sides of the current heavy brigade fire...
This study explores whether the current United States military strategy should focus more on a comprehensive interagency approach as a more efficient way of focusing all elements of national power to defeat our enemies in the Long War on Terrorism....
The United States agricultural industry generates more than $1 trillion in annual economic activity and provides an abundant food supply for the United States and other countries. Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States government has recognized...
In December 1995, the Dayton Peace Accords led to a US Army deployment to Bosnia for participation in a complex, multinational peace enforcement mission, Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. The 1st Armor Division led the first US force, Task Force Eagle, to...
Can operational art, an operational concept developed as an analytical tool for conventional conflict, be useful for an asymmetrical conflict of countering terrorism? Operational art is the method of linking strategic objectives into operational...
The work is the Operation Plan number 3-44 named Forager which superceded Operation Plan 2-44 It includes Appendix A titled "Deletion of Code Words from Action Report." The Operation Plan covers all troop movements and operations against Saipan,...