This monograph examines the US Army operational level staff. Although the staff's importance to operational success is recognized, it remains the product of evolutionary development. Rather than adapting in a proactive manner, changes in staff...
As a result of the growing capabilities of computers, the Army has used wargaming increasingly for training and education activities, force planning, doctrine development, acquisition and cost analysis, operational test and evaluation, and campaign...
This study is a historical analysis of the three full-time support programs of the United States Army Reserve; Active Army Advisor, Civilian Technician, and the Active/Guard Reserve program. Each program is examined in detail based on available...
This study investigates the effect organizational turbulence caused by frequent changes in task organization has on the company sized elements resident in the sustainment brigades. The study identifies the modular structure of the sustainment...
Stability operations have played a significant role throughout the history of United States foreign policy. By their nature, these operations have a strong economic context. This thesis provides a methodology for evaluating current institutional...
This study conducts an in-depth analysis of the recovery function and applies the results to developing recovery support for the AirLand Battle Future (ALBF) Concept. First, the monograph introduces the AirLand Battle Future Concept in its latest...
Armies share one common characteristic. An Army cannot recruit its military leaders off the street. Every Army must grow its leaders from the nation's young women and men, nurture the youngsters into mature military leaders, and develop senior...
This thesis examines recent American attitudes towards war; the role of construction in the theater of operations from World War I to the present; present trends effecting future base development planning and execution; base development planning...
This monograph examines the value of doctrine and compares various approaches to doctrinal development. The paper is based on the premise that US Army doctrine changes so rapidly that there is no common understanding of our basic doctrine. The...
The United States is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and has considered the Alliance an integral component of U.S. defense strategy for over sixty years. At the height of the Cold War, a third of the entire U.S....
Colonial Americans adapted European traditions and practices to mold the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers. They also brought militia traditions that allowed Colonial NCOs to exercise initiative. These traditions continue today, but...
This study addresses the role of senior leaders as mentors in the Army's leader development process. Principally, this study investigated the proper role of senior leader mentoring as a viable component of the Army's leader development doctrine. It...
The Army has always been a doctrine based organization. A key element used by every unit down to a company element is the Mission Essential Task List (METL). A mission essential task is defined in FM 7-0 (Training the Force) as a collective task...
The Army has always been a doctrine based organization. A key element used by every unit down to a company element is the Mission Essential Task List (METL). A mission essential task is defined in FM 7-0 (Training the Force) as “a collective task...
This monograph highlights the lack of a doctrinal course of action development process for creating campaign plans. Such a process is needed due to the inexperience of both senior leaden and middle-grade staff officers with the operational level of...
This research focuses on how the Army utilizes leadership doctrine to prepare midgrade officers for innovative and adaptive organizational leadership required for the Army After Next. The research evaluates Army leadership doctrine and follows the...
The U.S. Army faces many challenges in the near future. Central to success in overcoming these challenges is the ability to develop tactical leaders capable of achieving Objective Force concepts. The course of Operation Enduring Freedom...
Planning for hypothetical wars represented one of the most daunting challenges for the Army in the interwar years (1919-1941). A challenging strategic environment, a weak force lacking in significant capability, and no unified national security...
This monograph explores the strategic dilemma facing the Australian Strategic Planning System in the post Cold War environment. Previously the Australian Government and Australian Defense Organization produced Defense White Papers to provide an...