As operations in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate, America's adversaries are capable of manipulating domestic and international media with lies, distortion and propaganda disseminated via the internet or media outlets. The U.S. military's inability...
"This 1976 manual describes fire support used to engage surface targets during all types of oeprations with a focus on the modern battlefield, where the ratio of combat power will initially favor the enemy. Although all fire support systems are...
Bugle calls started and ended the day of the NCOs in the civil war, very much like they do today. The NCOs of the period conducted roll call, reported to the officer of the day or company commander and disseminated information was just as we do in...
This thesis examines the evolution of concepts for the development and management of United States Air Force imagery reconnaissance systems and the application of these concepts to current Air Force support to Army ground commanders. By examining...
AirLand Battle doctrine has greatly increased the need for timely, accurate intelligence. It has also expanded intelligence responsibilities in time and space. This paper uses nine Battle Command Training Program evaluations, three Command and...
This monograph examines the nature of operational art during the third and final phase of the Chinese Civil War, 1945-1949. During this period Mao Tse-Tung and the Red Army fought Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Army for the military and...
The aim in this account is to describe the development of the Psychological Warfare Division organization, the operations in which it engaged, and to give, where possible, the circumstances in which this development took place. The index includes:...
This study examines how leaders of tactical units can use the Army's Lesson-Learned System (ALLS) to their best advantage. The ALLS was established to identify, collect, analyze, and then disseminate lessons from contingency operations and training...
This monograph examines the origins of the concept of conveying the intentions of the commander to subordinates from its initial appearance in Army doctrine in 1905 until the present day. While many believe they understand the genesis of this...
The Global War on Terror is an ideological war being fought in the environment indicative of fourth generation warfare. Propaganda bypasses traditional defenses and strikes right at the center of gravity - popular support. In a modern war of...
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 identified a need for a better domestic intelligence capability. In order to prevent another attack on the homeland, one must first identify any failures in the current doctrine, theory, and practice...
This regulation prescribes Army policy and procedures and assigns responsibilities for requesting the production and dissemination of intelligence. It establishes those processes by which Army activities obtain available published intelligence and...
The purpose of this text is for the use and guidance of all concerned with combat intelligence at division. This document describes the organization which produces intelligence, the production of intelligence from information, the means and methods...
This study investigates doctrine, education, and training improvements necessary to produce effective psychological operations audio, visual, and audiovisual products in sophisticated media environments. Current ongoing operations such as that in...
As design emerges throughout the United States Army’s planning and operational doctrine, the intelligence community must leverage this structure of inquiry to identify and refocus the scope of what is collected, analyzed, produced and...
This thesis investigates the role naval intelligence played in the Union blockade of the Confederacy during the American Civil War and examines intelligence support to blockade operations on the Atlantic coast between 1861- 1865. Discussion begins...
This study examines the tactical intelligence effort for Operations RESTORE HOPE and CONTINUE HOPE in Somalia from December 1992 to 31 March 1994. The doctrinal principles for intelligence support to force projection operations provide the...
This monograph discusses the importance of responsive, timely, and accurate intelligence upon the tactical ground commander's ability to influence the battlefield decisively. The effective use of tactical air reconnaissance can provide the ground...
The commission formed after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 identified a need for a better domestic intelligence capability, and policy decisions since then have directed increased information sharing between the intelligence community...