In the Cold War era, massive armed forces were required, especially in Central Europe, to counterbalance the Warsaw Pact. As a result of the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Warsaw Pact and the reunification of Germany, the security...
In 1803, myths of woolly mammoths; Peruvian llamas; blue-eyed, Welsh-speaking Indians defined the unexplored West. The men of the Lewis and Clark expedition dispelled such speculations, including the myth most hoped would prove to be true: the...
It must be borne in mind that this book deals with principles and example of methods of warfare, and not fixed rules. There are no fixed methods in warfare. Development in warfare means change of methods or the invention of new ones to overcome...
Military leader of today are facing new challenges on the battlefield. In today's world of insurgent and counterinsurgent warfare, we must field a force that is flexible and adaptable. We as leaders should look back in history and analyze the...
In 1815, Negro troops served with Andrew Jackson in New Orleans to repel the British Invaders, and marched in the ranks of Washington's Armies in the cause of Independence, but they were yet to participate in their first large scale employment....
Patrick Gass witnessed and contributed to many remarkable events during his lifetime, including four great wars, numerous Indian battles, and the remarkable Lewis and Clark Expedition. His biographer J.G Jacob, summed up his life as "a hero in...
Rugenius, Kurt; Head, Felton; Hinkle, Kelvin; Hockenberry, Tim
Some Americans view the PATRIOT Act as justified for giving law enforcement officials the necessary tools to fight the war on terror. Others see the PATRIOT Act as misguided power that is destroying our civil liberties. Since the inception of the...
Abstract: Actionable intelligence in today’s contemporary operating environment is a lesson that the intelligence community continues to work on. Most important to ensuring that actionable intelligence is in the hands of the combatant commander,...
The history of the 65th Infantry Regiment is a source of pride to the people of Puerto Rico. All commanders, to include Gen Macarthur, revered their actions during the early part of the Korean War. In 1952 the regiment underwent a major...
African-Americans have served proudly in every conflict that the United States has participated in, yet their outstanding acts of heroism have remained anonymous in several instances. They served in spite of slavery, as well as blatant prejudice...
Napoleon Bonaparte once said "There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind." In April 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom elections for mayor of the northern city of Mosul...
Noncommissioned Officers of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W AAC) and later the Women's Army Corps (WAC) made significant contributions throughout its thirty-six year history. They possessed patriotism and supported the men of the Army by...
Were we ready? As we boarded a C-17 enroute to Kandahar, Afghanistan the men of 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group looked and acted ready to go fight the nation’s war, but some leaders secretly asked themselves, did we do everything we could...
This paper will cover the ethical behavior standards expected of Army service members as outlined in FM 1, The Army field manual, regulatory directive and guidance section pertaining to the Soldier’s Creed, Warrior Ethos, and Army Values in...
Our society contains a plethora of unethical and immoral acts and the United States Army is no exception being that it is in essence an extension of society. The Army has always had unethical issues however; the tremendous stress placed on the...