This monograph discusses the components and characteristics of decision-making that are necessary to achieve the tactical agility required in AirLand Battle. As one of the four tenets of AirLine Doctrine, agility - the ability to decide and act...
Considered the nucleus of an aircraft carrier; the Reactor Department and its Sailors are the unsung heroes during underway periods. On 20 January 2004, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) began its sixth routine Mediterranean and Persian Gulf...
Leaders are the ethical standard bearer for the Army's values and Code of Conduct; they must live the standard every day. Leaders must build an ethical command climate in their units that supports the Army's values. They must ensure they set a...
Ethics are the foundation of any good military, and our Army is no different. Often ethics is focused at the individual level and rightfully so as it is individuals who make up the Army team. Army leader’s focus on shaping and fostering ethics...
One of the characteristics of our Army that makes us a force to be reckoned with is our ability to set and enforce a standard. We are the forerunners on many initiatives and other countries look to us as an example of the way to go. One standard we...
The United States Army is well over 225 years old, and noncommissioned officers have been the backbone of the Army during its entire history. From its inception in 1775, the NCO Corps has evolved (sometimes slowly, and at other times very quickly),...
Noncommissioned Officers are administrative managers, drill sergeants, and the enforcer of discipline. With technological revolution continuing to sweep over the Army with growing lethality weapons, the NCO’s combat leadership role is being...
Includes committee memorandums detailing the purpose and coverage of report. Report contains sections on instruction, past curriculum, problems, functions, operations, courses of action, guide lines for authors, and a bibliography.
In command of the 9th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Battalion's product development detachment during his January to July 2003 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Adrian Brockington prepared and distributed all types of...
The maneuver branches have been accessing a relatively low percentage of African American Second Lieutenants in comparison to other branches of the Army. This trend is significant because in the current Army system, a lack of proportional African...
Does following the rule of law assist security forces in defeating an armed insurgency? If so, what factors assist or prevent security forces from conducting operations in accordance with rule of law principles? Counterinsurgency literature and...
The Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire was a classic example of a successful insurgency. Though it occurred 2,000 years ago, it contains many elements of modern leftist insurgencies. The conflict demonstrates that the nature of...
This monograph examines the origins of the concept of conveying the intentions of the commander to subordinates from its initial appearance in Army doctrine in 1905 until the present day. While many believe they understand the genesis of this...
Throughout the past 15 years, both the Western allies and the Russians have entered into a series of military engagements that have in one way or another spectacularly failed to achieve the results intended, namely a decisive military victory which...
Since the end of the “Cold War” in 1989, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has had a reduction in its ability to perform its tenet missions: Foreign Intelligence Collection, Covert Action, and Counter Intelligence. This is primarily due to...
Ethnic conflict is emerging as the dominant threat to world peace in the post-World War II security environment. The scope and frequency of ethnic conflict threatens world stability and could infringe on U.S. vital interests. The U.S. and the UN...
This monograph discusses the current value of tank destroyer doctrine based on the American experience in World War II. Tank destroyer tactical doctrine for defeating large enemy armored assaults has great utility for our modern force and dovetails...
During the Vietnam conflict the United States along with the South Vietnam government were able to convince 194,000 enemy personnel to change sides. The majority of these individuals were then exploited for intelligence, propaganda, and other...
The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 was a cataclysmic international event. Because of the devastation suffered during the genocide, a focused effort at repairing the social fabric of the nation had to take place. The case shows how Rwanda overcame the...