Despite international efforts to prevent conflict in the Republic of Macedonia after the downfall of SFR Yugoslavia, in 2001 the country faced its greatest challenge since its independence. An insurgency movement that started as a spillover from...
As a leader of any organization, to include the United States Army, we will be required to make decisions. Most of these decisions will be based on our prior experiences and knowledge. Ethical decisions can be the toughest of all. These ethical...
The purpose of this monograph is to evaluate international efforts at coercive diplomacy aimed at stopping the fighting in the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. According to Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies at King's College,...
Officer education is a major component in the preparation for the next war. The Command and General Staff College (CGSC) is the Army's principal institution for educating field grade officers. War's chameleon nature sometimes denies and frustrates...
Second Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class of 2006-001. It is difficult for a person to accept negative feedback. As humans we share a common tendency to overestimate our strengths, and...
Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) traditions provide the groundwork for the greatest Army in the world, the United States Army. The traditions of discipline, duty, training, and heroism (personal courage) formed today's United States Army. Keeping...
Pessimist or optimist, most have labeled the battle in North Africa as a major defeat even though German General Erwin Rommel never achieved his objective there. Actually, some have determined that the bigger picture indicates a US Military...
From the creation of the NCO Academy in 1949 to today, the empowerment of the NCO today is directly attributed to the education, training and the ability of the NCO to operate in authorized authority. Because of these factors the NCO has been...
The American Noncommissioned Officer, also known as an NCO, is an enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. Noncommissioned Officers serve as trainers or administrators as well as...
History has portrayed the Continental Soldier as a patriotic farmer who left his fields and family to fight for liberty. Research shows a far different and historically correct picture of the Continental Soldier. A study of 710 New Jersey soldiers...
Counter Insurgency Operations conducted in Kosovo by Special Forces ODA 086 in conjunction with the Polish-Ukrainian Battalion underscores how quickly a Peacekeeping mission can turn into a COIN mission. Insurgent forces along the Macedonian border...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned during my deployment to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait, during operation Desert Shield/Storm. When possible, I listed the operation in chronological order. This paper will cover some...
Mohr, Joseph D.; Rossman, Wayne E.; Hunter, Keith p.
Thesis Statement: The decimation of over 200 Calvary soldiers under the command of General George Custer, at the Battle of the Little Bighorn has intrigued historians and military scholars ever since. Experienced war leaders on both sides lead to...
This paper will provide a detailed account of the events leading up to the deployment, execution of combat operations, redeployment and reintegration of two military units in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. It will focus on the importance...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views expressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
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...
This study is an analysis of Soviet arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa during the period 1974 - 1983. Using a focused comparison methodology, ten sub-Saharan nations are examined in light of two objectives. The first is to describe the range of...
The execution of the Baghdad Security Plan in 2007 to 2008 marked a turning point in United States (U.S.) Army counterinsurgency (COIN) methodology. It highlighted decentralized execution utilizing the maneuver battalion as the prime unit of...
Successful leadership requires clear communication between team members, yet globalization of our society has introduced the reality of directing teams who are often not co-located. In the military environment, distributed teams are increasingly...