The purpose of this paper is to explore the question of how modern terrorist groups manage to survive in the face of aggressive counterterrorist operations by security forces. Al Qa'ida survives to this day, despite the destruction of their...
Current operations indicate that improvements are warranted within our Battle Command (BC) planning method to support complex and ill-structured problems. Several modified approaches have been reviewed and synthesized into a general theoretical...
There is a common view within the United States Army that Information Operations is a military doctrine designed to win a "battle of ideas" within human populations. This monograph refutes this understanding of Information Operations by tracing the...
The Islamic Republic of Iran remains defiant to the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1696 which demands that "Iran suspend all nuclear enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development." Iranian...
The quality of the relationship between military commanders, senior government officials, and the head of state greatly influences the effectiveness of military force employment. Samuel Huntington explored this phenomenon, among others, in his...
Air Force Noncommissioned Officer’s School in Koszalin was formed on 1st of July 2004, according to the decision of the Polish Air and Air Defense Forces Commander. The NCO School is subordinated to the Polish Air Force Commander and trains...
Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the United States (US) as the single world superpower, the focus of the Army has shifted its threat paradigm from a focus on the Communist threat to that of multiple threats from both nation...
Commanders always require a large amount of data in order to maintain situational awareness, a very complicated endeavor especially during deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan with subordinate units spread across the country. The Battle Command...
The purpose of Airspace Command and Control (AC2) is to maximize the efficiency of all airspace users conducting simultaneous combat operations in support of the commander's intent. Effective AC2 requires successful identification, coordination,...
The US Army’s doctrinal problem solving method is the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP). This formal process is tailorable in application and serves as a standard guide for developing solutions to operational and tactical problems by Army...
The U.S. Army spends millions of dollars to develop and implement simulations for training. Simulations allow the Army to train commanders and staffs in a wide range of tasks. Simulations have evolved into complex software and hardware programs...
The term "fires" is not new within the US Army. But after years of confining fires to solely its lethal component, the Army broke with tradition. Subsequently, the Army released its new Operations manual, FM 3-0 (2008), articulating the newest...
US and German security strategies portray future warfare as coalition warfare. Thus, successful military operations depend on assured interoperability of coalition forces. This paper asks for the state of interoperability between German Forces in...
This monograph explores the possibility of consolidating common civil augmentation functions at the Department of Defense level in order to facilitate a more efficient, responsive military. Specifically, the report examines the logistic functions...
The monograph proposes that Colonel Douglas A. Macgregor represents an Agent of Change for the United States Army. In 1997 Colonel Macgregor published the book, Breaking the Phalanx, A New Design for Landpower in the 21st Century (BTP). This book...
This regulation assigns responsibilities and prescribes policy and procedures for the Army range and training land acquisition programs. It establishes the responsibilities of the major participants in the range and training land programs and...
Joint interoperability is the key to enhancing the Army's warfighting capabilities in the years to come. The ability to provide fully interoperable information system support to an Army-led Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed halfway around the world...
SURE 2.0 is a compiled, stand-alone dBase 4 version 2.0 system that allows planners to estimate detailed equipment-based consumption for supply classes III and V, and population-based consumption for classes I, II, IV, 6, and VIII, and water. It is...
Dooley, Scott R.; Humphrey, Mark; Jindrich, Edward S.; Williams, Edward J.
Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) places a greater emphasis on joint war fighting than at any other time in its history. Fighting together as a joint force is not new concept as the United States Army and Marine Corps share battle space, and...
During the Korean conflict, the U.S. Army used helicopters to transport wounded Soldiers to the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) and the Air Force used them as rescue platforms to recover downed pilots. During the Vietnam conflict, the U.S....