This study examines three manhunts from the United States Army’s past. The manhunts highlighted in this thesis are the Punitive Expedition to capture the Mexican revolutionary leader Francisco “Pancho” Villa, Operation Just Cause to capture...
The U.S. military is not currently organized to conduct effective personnel targeting operations outside of the United States. The Department of Defense needs to create an organization that can find, capture or kill designated personnel. With the...
This monograph establishes criteria for targeting enemy leadership during decapitation operations. It analyzes United States operations targeting strategic individuals over the course of the Twentieth Century. This discussion creates a list of...
The United States (U.S.) military has repeatedly entered into combat situations unprepared for the changing face of battle. Operation Restore Hope (Somalia) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) are examples of the U.S. military not being prepared to...
During the Civil War, the numbers of Union soldiers captured in Richmond, Virginia were overwhelming to the Confederate Army. Union soldiers had to be sent south away from the front lines to a prison facility were food, shelter, and supplies were...
Humans have used traditional tracking "skills" to follow a quarry (human or animal) since the beginning of existence. "Visual Tracking, at its very basic level is the natural predatory hunting instinct of man." Even with this history, the...
The United States (U.S.) Department of State's (DOS) Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is tasked with ensuring the safety and security of all U.S. diplomatic missions around the world. Domestically, DSS Special Agents investigate Passport and Visa...
This monograph explores the problem of mission creep. The trend toward ethnic and regional unrest has characterized the world security environment since the breakup of the former Soviet Union. The United States has struggled to find its place in...
This monograph maintains that the military acting alone can never achieve a comprehensive solution to a crisis situation. For success, the military must work in conjunction with diplomats, politicians, and humanitarians. The monograph begins by...
The Department of Defense must establish specially trained and selected advisory teams that immerse themselves in the country for 2-3 years, and who work at the regional, country and unit level, provide the cultural understanding and regional...
This monograph discusses the application of information operations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of peace missions ranging from peacekeeping to peace imposition. Using a variety of models and an examination of the components of...
As the United States (US) continues operations to neutralize terrorist activity and prepare its military for future hybrid threats, operations to target enemy leadership, in a counterinsurgency environment, have grown in complexity and importance....
Leadership. Developing great leaders in turbulent times. General Dennis J. Reimer, US Army Leadership in the digitized force. Major Jack Gumbert, US Army Vision precedes success. Major James M....
You are about to read a brief comparison and contrast of the war against Germany during World War II (WW II) and The Philippine-American War and how they compare to the War on Terror since September 11, 2001. In war or conflict we have to consider...
The challenges that United States Army Noncommissioned Officers face today are similar to those faced by Noncommissioned Officers earlier in our Nation’s history. Although confronted with different enemies, arms and equipment, one commonality...
This personal experience has a different approach. The Missouri Army National Guard (MOARNG) and the Noncommissioned Officer Corps history is documented not only to substantiate one soldiers experience from early years, but also to document events...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record 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...
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...
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...