Current U.S. Air Force doctrine promotes offensive air operations as the primary means of gaining air superiority and then exploiting that success by attacking enemy forces/LOCs/logistics, etc. on the ground. Such reliance on the offense begs the...
The National Guard is an integral part of the military's operational force deployed around the world, and a first responder in case of a catastrophic disaster in the United States. The use of the Army National Guard has been evolving over the last...
This monograph examines the potentially of creating a rapid deployable joint task force augmentation cell (DJTFAC) in the newly created United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to facilitate providing military support to civil authorities (MACA)...
The purpose of the R.A.F. Middle East Review is to present the story of air force activities in the Middle East and various aspects of those activities for their instructional as well as their informative value. This edition includes operations in...
Environmental Security (ES) is a process for analyzing and responding to those environmental issues caused by anthropogenically driven environmental degradation. Climate change is a major ES threat having the potential to affect U.S. national...
Initially, this research addresses the Department of Defense's doctrine that separates the Homeland Security mission into two distinct but interrelated mission areas, Homeland Defense and Defense Support for Civil Authorities. Subsequently, it...
This monograph assesses the process of Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) for humanitarian assistance operations. Three case studies of operations conducted overseas for which humanitarian assistance was the primary focus serve as...
The weekly intelligence summary gives information on and about tactical intelligence, objective folder and target chart data, war news from other fighting fronts, Japanese antiaircraft defenses, and special reports from EAC tactical units.
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
This document gives an overview of Operation Torch (the Torch plan- genesis and development), actions of the Twelfth Air Force (organization of the Torch Air Force and air plan, contribution of the Eighth Air Force, air preparations for the...
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
It was the desire of the President, the Secretary of War, and the Commanding General, AAF that a solid record of the experiences of the Army Air Forces be compiled. This is one of a series of studies prepared as "first narratives" in the projected...
This study examines the role of the U.S. Army to resolve a domestic crisis. Domestic contingency operations are viable Army missions and commanders must be prepared to execute military operations in response to a domestic emergency. The term...
In the twenty-first century military organizations throughout the world are going through an identity crisis in a changing world as the international community is faced with the vagaries of major shifts in the security environment. This environment...
The Global War on Terrorism has negatively impacted the National Guard’s ability to perform its primary state mission of disaster relief. With on-going multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving equipment in-theater for follow on...
The Global War on Terrorism has negatively impacted the National Guard’s ability to perform its primary state mission of disaster relief. With on-going multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving equipment in-theater for follow on...
The purpose of this paper is to serve as a historical document pertaining to the events leading up to; during the execution of operations and after operations ceased for the 82nd Airborne Division in the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and...
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...
Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the imperative for Department of Defense (DOD) to integrate with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, and local authorities in order to provide an effective disaster response for the...
Overcoming information operations legal limitations in support of domestic operations is a stumbling block to applying information effectively in this environment. Current US Title 10 restrictions limit the use of certain assets (e.g. Psychological...