In 1989 and 1991 the US Army dramatically proved that it had learned from its failure in Vietnam. Just as FM 100-5 Operations represented a fundamental shift in Army's approach to warfare, so too Just Cause and Desert Shield/Storm offered clear...
This monograph discusses the relationship between mental models and Operations Other Than War (OOTW). It ties that relationship to the U.S. Army's capstone doctrinal manual FM 100-5 to develop a systems approach to the problem. The goal of the...
It is the enemy’s will to resist that is the true objective of war. Destruction of his armed forces is a means and not necessarily mandatory to achieve this objective. To save the precious resources of blood and treasure and to assure the...
The U.S. Army’s new capstone doctrine, Field Manual (FM) 3-0, Operations, recognizes that information is a powerful weapon in the conduct of full-spectrum operations. Like other weapons, the effects of information must be synchronized with the...
Recent assertions have been made that the nature of warfare in our current operating environment has changed in such a way that phasing in military operations has outlasted its utility and become problematic, requiring it to be eliminated or...
This study examines a fundamental misalignment in the efficiency and effectiveness of current processes employed to select and place candidates for service in tomorrow's United States Army. This misalignment concerns the Knowledge, Skills,...
This study investigated the commander's impact on preventing disease during military conflicts. During the course of U.S. military history only 20 percent of all hospital admissions resulted from combat injuries, while the other 80 percent resulted...
Many US military operations since the end of the Cold War have ended improperly; the failure has not been due to a flaw in doctrine. Instead, senior civilian and military leaders have chosen to ignore or have neglected the complexities of...
Operation JUST CAUSE was the final result of a two year effort to remove General Manuel Noriega, Commander of the Panama Defense Force (PDF) and de-facto ruler, from power after his indictment in the United States on drug-trafficking charges. The...
This monograph analyzes the Indian experience of Operations Other Than War (OOTW) in Sri Lanka, a large, tropical island off the southern tip of India. The Indian Peace-Keeping Force (IPKF), a reinforced division, deployed to monitor a cease-fire...
This monograph examines whether the Norway Airlanded Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALM), a unique MAGTF, will be a viable concept for crisis response as part of America's defense strategy for the 1990's. The NALM concept was designed to provide...
The US Army's Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) has been oft criticized as a time consuming and cumbersome process. Units typically devote so much time to developing and perfecting the plan that once the process is complete, there remains...
This monograph assesses the adequacy of current United States joint campaign planning doctrine within the context of conventional operations between similar forces within a theater of war. The study focuses on five key doctrinal planning concepts...
How can the Army justify spending millions of dollars annually, to send over 650 senior noncommissioned officers and family members to a ten month course. With the exception of PLDC (Primary Leadership Development Course), my NCOES (Noncommissioned...
The Airlift Master Plan was developed as a guide for achieving long-term military airlift objectives. The cornerstone of the plan is the development and acquisition of the C-17. Although the C-17's 'direct-delivery' concept is new, the quest for...
This study reviews the problems of the German General Staff during the First World War in an attempt to highlight successes and understand failures. The investigation focuses on the traditional staff functions of intelligence, operations, logistics...
Usually in history it seems that the technologically advanced society has a greater advantage in warfare than more primitive societies. For most battles this seems to hold true; however, there are exceptions to this rule. This document examines...
This thesis compares and contrasts the field artillery corps of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee. The purpose is to determine which field artillery corps was more effective on the battlefield and why. To answer this question...
The most notorious period of the French-Algerian War was the Battle of Algiers. The war was brought on by many developments beginning with the original French invasion in 1830 and subsequent annexation of Algeria as part of the French empire....