United States Air Force MAJ Jason King served as a weather officer with the 1st Armored Division in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2011 interview, MAJ King explains the duties of a weather...
United States armed forces have historically fought alongside allied forces, and are currently engaged in several multinational operations around the world. Most, if not all, future U.S. military peacekeeping, combat, or stability operations will...
United States Army Special Forces (SF) has played a critical role in prosecuting the Global War on Terror. Their ability to wage unconventional warfare remains their trademark. Operations in Afghanistan and northern Iraq demonstrated SF's ability...
United States military forces are entering the 21st century doctrinally unprepared for the challenges that await. The National Security Strategy of the United States, the National Military Strategy, and Joint Vision 2020 all posit the need for...
Until the end of the Cold War, NATO was the dominant organization for collective security in Europe. Throughout that time it had always been a particular American interest to increase the European contribution to security on the European continent...
UPON NOTIFICATION OF DEPLOYMENT TO THE IRAQI THEATER OF OPERATION IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, THE 1ST BATTALION, 6TH FIELD ARTILLERY BEGAN ITS DYNAMIC TRANSFORMATION FROM A FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION TO A MANEUVER TASK FORCE. TASK...
US and German security strategies portray future warfare as coalition warfare. Thus, successful military operations depend on assured interoperability of coalition forces. This paper asks for the state of interoperability between German Forces in...
Using the theme "The U.S. Army and Irregular Warfare, 1775--2007," the 2007 Conference of Army Historians featured over sixty formal papers exploring the nature of unconventional warfare and its significance throughout history. The event also...
Usually in history it seems that the technologically advanced society has a greater advantage in warfare than more primitive societies. For most battles this seems to hold true; however, there are exceptions to this rule. This document examines...
Victorio and Osama bin Laden are two examples of charismatic leadership. During both of their campaigns against US forces, both avoided and presently avoid capture due to their extensive support of their followers. Both received and receive refuge...
War crimes/atrocities are more prevalent in the modem era (1940-present) than in prior periods of history. War by its very nature is a murderous affair, and is often an extremely dirty and cold-blooded activity. After all, the goal of war is to...
War is an ethical problem and a challenge that faces our Army today, but it is not just war, it includes how the American Soldiers has to conduct themselves during war. Before I expand on the idea that war is an ethical problem, I want to take a...
War is the outward expression of competition between complex adaptive political and military systems. In war, competing systems introduce new technological means to gain comparative advantage over other systems and the environment. Greater...
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism have raised the interest of the United States Government in insurgencies and counterinsurgencies. There are many different types and classifications of insurgencies. Two major types are...