Stabilization is essential to set the conditions for strategic success in post-major combat operations environments. A great deal of effort is expended in planning and executing combat operations. However, surprisingly less effort goes into the...
This monograph conducts a doctrinal analysis of Red Army planning and execution of the Soviet-Finnish War to determine if poorly developed doctrine was the cause of Soviet failures. Military doctrine is critical to a nation. Sound doctrine will...
This thesis argues that the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA) limits Department of Defense (DoD) information-sharing initiatives, but that such limitations are necessary to the preservation of civil-military relations. Throughout its history, the United...
The thesis looks at the interventions of US forces in the Caribbean nations of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Grenada between 1898 and 1998. It considers these interventions against the background of the relationships that Caribbean nations...
American military doctrine and professional literature in the past decade have stressed maneuver warfare and the operational level of war. This monograph traces the evolution of maneuver theory and its conceptual opposite, firepower theory, and...
This monograph is a study of command at the theater level, using the campaign for the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) in early 1942 as a case study. This campaign is examined as a means to validate current United States doctrine for command in joint...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia performs a key role in the war on Islamic extremism and terrorism. The Kingdom maintains the distinction of being the birthplace of Islam and its government is the epitome of Islamic rule in the region. The Kingdom's...
Commanders routinely undervalue logistics, despite the fact that logistics is arguably nine-tenths of the formula for winning. For the United States, this reality has significant consequences since every war beginning with the Spanish-American War...
The emphasis on the changing global environment, the complexity of emerging military operational requirements, the U.S. Army's Transformation Campaign Plan concept, and combined U.S. Army conventional and special operations forces operations has...
The purpose of this report is to describe briefly all of the significant aspects of the petroleum economy of Germany and of the more important petroleum installations in that country. Volume I of II Volumes.
Describes the French petroleum economy. The petroleum industry of France was both important and complex. The majority of oil was imported, largely from Iraq, the United States and the Caribbean area. Discusses the refineries of France, some of...
Taking over as a company First Sergeant (1SG) is one of the most difficult transitions I have had to make in my military career. There is no how too books on the subject. As hard as I looked, I couldn’t find the book “1SG for Dummies”...
McIntosh, Damian G.; Bensimon, Julio C.; Russelburg , Timothy S.; Busma, Scott G.
Abstract: This Haines Research Paper examines the relevance of the central European Allies and their support in the global war on terrorism. We will first examine the changing faces of the Allies of central Europe and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty...
Allied Forces in Central Europe is an overview from World War I until present day. It describes some of the causes of past wars and the principle alliances and treaties used between different countries to preserve peace within Central Europe. Key...
The backlog of NCOES for the NCO Corps has never been in such a state of influx until now. Due to combat operations across the globe that leave the Army constantly in motion, the NCO (leader) is the one left to pick up the pieces and execute. Along...
Military Leaders Questioning the President of the United States
Retired and active military leaders that question the policies and decisions of the President of the United States affect the health, morale and discipline of any Army organization....
In the recent past foreign policy on security has become an important debate concerning the role played by the USA military regarding international military interventions or peacekeeping missions. Lots of conflicts which occurred in 1990s, for...
This essay is on the history lesson that I briefed about the 507th Maintenance Company, 11th ADA Brigade, Fort Bliss, TX. This paper will argue that the company and its Soldiers were prepared for battle during Operation Iraqi Freedom but due to...
Military ethics and ethical dilemmas are continuing features of our lives in the Army. Every day we are asked to make ethical decisions. Usually we do so without a great deal of reflection, but other times we are faced with serious dilemmas that...