The United States today finds itself in an era of persistent irregular conflict, the root cause of which may be illegitimate governance within failed or failing states. The resulting instability will likely require future U.S. military and civilian...
Threats to security within the Asia-Pacific region continue to evolve. Traditional and non-traditional threats to state sovereignty and individuals exist across the region. Despite most recent security challenges being transnational, the dominant...
This 1942 manual prescribes the duties to be performed in the service of the piece by the personnel normally assigned to one-gun seciton in the firing battery.
The following summary of the duties of battery officers, NCO's, and specially selected privates is designed primarily for garrison (post or cantonment) use, and includes only administrative functions.
"The purpose of this Officer Student Guide is to provide information and guidance to assist you in preparing for your upcoming trip to Fort Sill and to assist you while attending your course at the US Army Field Artillery School."
This monograph directly addresses design, and incorporates elements of Engineering Design Theory to the codified, social act of campaign creation using art, science, and craft. The monograph gives a definition of design and discusses the...
This monograph examines the nature of operational reconnaissance. It proposes a theory of operational reconnaissance compatible with the demands of the U.S. Army's Objective Force concepts. The paper opens with a discussion on the relationship of...
While the outcome of the Iraq war seems to have validated the U.S. Army's counterinsurgency manual, FM 3-24, the war in Afghanistan seems to indicate there are fundamental problems associated with its historical principles and concepts. Dr....
This paper analyzes the relevancy of the terms center of gravity and decisive points at the operational level of war in communist insurgencies. It begins by proposing acceptable meanings for the terms center of gravity, decisive points, subversion,...
This manual sets forth the mission, functions, and a brief history of the Military Police Corps. It includes information as to authority, responsibilities, duties and equipment. Other agencies, both military and civilian, engaged in activities...
"The following brief history of the steps which have been taken, in this country, to organize a bridge equipage adapted to our service, will sufficiently explain the reasons that have induced the Board to recommend the system described in the...
"The Manual for the Meteorological Observer is an elementary text, which has been prepared for the purpose of training men asigned to the meteorological sections of the Signal Corps to become proficient observers of the elements of the weather."
"Artillery on the march requires strict discipline and close supervision. There is no greater evidence of the training and discipline of a unit than its conduct on the march."
To gain a working knowledge of this subject, it is emphasized that management is only part of our overall concept of command. Command is the authority an individual in the Military Service lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of his rank...
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...