This monograph discusses whether the leadership concepts of Auftragstaktik are relevant to the leadership requirements of an Information Age army. Preparing for the future is a difficult task for any military organization. This monograph examines...
In 1986, the US Army introduced Carl von Clausewitz's concept of center of gravity in Field Manual (FM) 100-5, Operations, and defined it as the ""hub of all power and movement upon which everything depends."" The manual explicitly stated that the...
September 11,2001, was a day that future historians will call a hinge of history. On that day, a lethal blow was struck in the heart of freedom. From that day on, international terrorism could no longer be considered a tactical threat with no real...
This monograph examines joint doctrine’s treatment of which component commander (land or air) controls operations between the fire support coordination line and the forward boundary within the Land Component Commander’s area of operations. The...
The Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) is the U.S. Army’s single analytical process used to assist the commander and staff in developing estimates and plans for military problem solving. A growing body of research and published works within...
The U.S. Army is smaller today than at any time since before World War Two. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Army is reducing significantly not only its size but also its forward presence, preferring instead to rely more on power...
This monograph discusses the importance of planning for long-term demining in the early stages of a peace operation. Planning and coordinating for the long-term demining of a nation emerging from conflict will be critical to the success of the...
During my deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom as the 1SG of Alpha Company, 15th MI Battalion, I saw and experienced various types of combat stress. This stress affected my Soldiers in different ways. Some Soldiers reacted positively and rose to...
This thesis investigates how an air component commander integrates air-to-ground target identification criteria into combat air operations. The analytical methodology of the thesis begins by developing common attributes of effective criteria. It...
This monograph examines the question is Clausewitz' theoretical concept of center of gravity the antithesis of a systems approach to warfare. The nature of conflict has changed since the age of Clausewitz, and a theoretical concept designed to...
Cómo lidiar con absolutos: La religión, el ambiente operacional y el arte del diseño.Teniente Coronel Prisco R. Hernández, Ph.D., Componente de Reserva del Ejército de EUA; Mi discusión aquí examina los efectos de la religión sobre el...
"Ask a doughboy or an officer about 'over there' these days, and nine times out of ten his answer will be, 'Oh, what's the use of talking about it? Folks are tired of hearing about the war."
Can peace be maintained or gained through acts of violence? Every time I think of this question, I always first think of a nuclear missile we once had in our arsenal, "the peace keeper". What an oxymoron! Apparently it held up to its name because...
The US Army Sergeants Major Academy is a growing, changing, institution demanding an ever increasing historical awareness. This history is set forth to retain the processes, reasoning, and results of the Academy's efforts during the period from 1...
Croomtheus, Latonya D.; Hamilton, Thomas D.; Hissom, Richard K.; Jamison, Donald C.; Middleton, Michael J.
The National Security Strategy for Homeland Security should be updated because of the perceived failures by the American people. Abstract: Even though there has not been another successful terrorist attack on American soil since September 11, 2001,...
1SG Lowe joined the pre-Civil War US Army as a Dragoon. He was assigned to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. There he was part of Leavenworth’s early years and involved in the subsequent construction of Fort Riley, Kansas. Rising quickly to the rank of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under 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 and...