Allied Translator and Interpreter Section, South West Pacific Area
This manual is designed to facilitate the extraction of intelligence from illegible documents of Japanese origin. It is the purpose of this manual to describe the methods and technique of document restoration with particular emphasis upon the...
This monograph delves into the Bolshevik campaign to liquidate the Basmachi Resistance in the Ferghana Valley Section of Central Asia. The Bolsheviks employed a precursor to the modern day D.I.M.E construct in order to overcome early policy...
Battlefield casualties are summarily grouped into two categories-the dead, and the wounded. Graves registration teams collect the dead, and ambulances evacuate the wounded. But who decides who is dead? On a battlefield, anyone failing to exhibit...
Failed, failing, and collapsed states and regions all provide opportunities for conflict and intervention in order to promote the security of the United States. Recognizing the opportunity to implement a change in how the United States plans and...
The attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, originating from Afghanistan, and the earthquake in January 2010 that devastated Haiti illustrate the different dangers that weak and failed states represent to the international...
Lacuesta, Richard; Wilson, Jeffrey; Lamire, Michael; Hartl, Gregory; Bednarz, Michael
Arguably, the most controversial political decision in decades, the invasion of Iraq has ignited the criticism of both the American public and the international community. Much of this condemnation has focused on the justification and timing for...
Richard Lacuesta; Jeffrey Wilson; Michael Lamire; Gregory Hartl; Michael Bednarz
Arguably, the most controversial political decision in decades, the invasion of Iraq has ignited the criticism of both the American public and the international community. Much of this condemnation has focused on the justification and timing for...
This thesis examines the methods that the United States Army Intelligence Center (USAIC) uses to train the Army’s intelligence analysts. Rapidly changing world conditions require that the Army train its intelligence analysts to correctly identify...
The importance of military professionals studying military history lies in the lessons that we can draw from previous military generations and events. If we can analyze the parallels that exist between the operating environments our forefathers...
Stewart, Roger D. ; Avila, Alex; Cattin, Tommie; Hokianga, Patrick; Smalls, James
Thesis Statement. Despite the best intentions of the
Geneva Conventions to instill humanitarian principles amongst nations
at war, the treaties had a minimal effect on the treatment of American
Prisoners of War during World War II (WW II), the...
Thesis Statement: Military commanders rely heavily on gathered intelligence when conducting an analysis of the enemy’s strengths and weaknesses when considering an impending operation. The practice of utilizing guerrilla forces to gather...
This paper is an attempt to describe horrific destruction and total chaos during my deployment to New Orleans as a result of Hurricane Katrina. I will focus on rescue efforts and transition of displaced victim’s wing the initial days following...
This paper explores the comparisons and contrasts between Cold War and Post Cold War military transformation efforts currently in progress. Several transformation strategies are examined: 1) Factors that influenced the need to transform; 2) Key...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Joint Force commanders, military services and governmental agencies recently stated an operational requirement for a persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. The need for persistence implies a need to detect,...
The project examined the necessity, and value in assigning knowledge management officers to Army tactical units. Ancillary, supporting research, focused on decision-making, battle command and Army knowledge management. A qualitative methodology,...
The dominance of the U.S. Army’s conventional capabilities has forced our adversaries to generate asymmetric techniques in order to marginalize our advantages. One technique they may pursue is to target our extensive use of information...
While the United States and Russia have many disagreements, very few of these affect nuclear weapon policy. One that has recently done so, however, is the argument over ballistic missile defense systems in Europe. The United States has signed...