The purpose of this monograph was to determine what tasks are critical for an aide-de-camp to perform during combat operations. Three areas provided data for this research: historical documentation, doctrinal and regulatory guidance, and...
In the past 8 years since September 11, many improvements have been made to the National response capabilities; however, the "all hazards" approach is still inadequate to respond to a moderate pandemic outbreak. Shortcomings of our fragile...
This thesis examines a possible leadership tool the U.S. Air Force could create to develop junior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) into more effective supervisors. The end-state of this analysis is to identify the reasons there is a demand for this...
If asked what the command surgeon does, most Army officers would respond, "Advises the commander on the health of the command." When asked what a medical unit commander does, the response will be, "Directs the execution of healthcare." These...
This monograph investigates the role of command relationships in delineating authority, responsibility, and accountability for force protection during the execution of joint force operations. It assesses the effectiveness of these relationships in...
This monograph examines the new logistics concepts proposed by the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) to support brigade size and smaller maneuver units. It focuses the analysis on the changes proposed for the support platoons of...
U.S. Army Field Artillery School: Weapons Department
"This 1979 SOP is published as a guide for the preparation of that part of the battery SOP pertaining to supply. It purposely contains a great amount of detail. The unit using this sample as a guide may add to or delete any portion not required. ...
The focus of this study is to develop a framework for a National Security Strategy for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The research first examined the theories and methods of approach that affect the developmental process of a national...
The U.S. Army currently lacks a fully comprehensive and synergistic air and missile defense strategy for combating current and future air and missile threats at the tactical level. While Army Air Defense Artillery currently provides offensive and...
The purpose of this monograph is to ascertain what missions are appropriate for Special Operations Forces (SOF) in a domestic setting under the auspices of Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) and Homeland Defense (HD). Since 9/11 the...
In the past three decades, one country has stood out more than any other in opposing the United States' efforts in the Middle East: Iran. To counter Iranian influences in the Middle East, the United States has adopted a stance of containment...
This monograph examines the execution of the Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP) by operational forces and offers a methodology to better its execution. This study asserts that CERP is a necessary and appropriate program for operational...
This document covers the period of the Tunisian, Sicilian, and South Italian campaigns. There are descriptions on technical, medical, and morale staff organization, as well as staff organizations concerned with law, military police, and...
Operational interoperability, the ability of units to provide services to and accept services from other units or forces and to use the services so exchanged to enable them to operate effectively together, is critical and central to effective joint...
According to JP 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, battle management is "The management of activities within the operational environment, based on the commands direction, and guidance given by appropriate...
On 7 December 2005, President Bush signed the National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD) 44, Management of Interagency Efforts Concerning Reconstruction and Stabilization. NSPD 44 established the State Department Office of the Coordinator for...
This study examined the techniques employed by collegiate football head coaches in the development of their assistants and staff, exploring how coaches influence leader development in the athletics arena. By conducting a comparison of current...
This monograph explores the potential effects of digitizing the armed forces on fire support coordination measures. Digitization's inherent enhanced speed and breadth of information transfer capabilities increases battlefield tempo, forcing a...
This study compares the Air Force and Army logistics constructs in an effort to gain insights that might help improve upon the Air Force's fledgling multifunctional logistics effort. While logistics means many things to many people, this study...
The purpose of this monograph is to offer some practical solutions to building unity of effort between Special Operations Forces (SOF) and conventional forces using operations in Afghanistan from 2001 until 2009 as a case study. In researching U.S....