This research project was designed to answer the question of whether there is a need to have a pool of Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) operators. The question stems from the researcher’s personal experience as a JOPES...
This monograph conducts a historical study of the Army Amateur Radio System, the predecessor to the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS). In 2009, the Department of Defense changed the MARS mission to support homeland security functions by using...
This analysis is based on a model of the Marine Air Command and Control System identified in the Center for Naval Analysis study 'C3 Information Flow Model'. The study was the composited result of a working conference of subject matter experts...
To provide a coordinated training plan for the introduction of Tactical Fire Direction System (TACFIRE) into the Army inventory. This training plan covers resident training at CONARC service schools, advanced individual training, and CONARC support...
This thesis builds on research into the second and third order effects of unmanned warfare on the modern battlefield and provides a single source document outlining the major effects seen throughout the Afghan operational environment between 2001...
Commanders always require a large amount of data in order to maintain situational awareness, a very complicated endeavor especially during deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan with subordinate units spread across the country. The Battle Command...
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...
Unmanned Aircraft are fulfilling critical roles in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are integral in base defense plans and the protection of key infrastructure. They enable commanders to monitor activity throughout their area of responsibility and direct...
The United States military enjoys the continued growth of Remotely Piloted Aircraft assets and personnel. By 2015, Creech Air Force Base will employ almost one in every five active duty Air Force pilots. Remotely Piloted Aircraft are in such demand...
U.S. Army Field Artillery School: Weapons Department
"This 1975 SOP is published as a guide for the preparation of that part of a battalion SOP pertaining to maintenance, with emphasis on motor maintenance."
"All wars illustrate the importance of the means of speedy communication." The author in a work of two volumes focuses on the importance and role of the telegraph in the course of the Civil War. A historical recounting of events is organized by...
"This 1975 manual is a guide for commanders, staff officers, and personnel concerned with field artillery communications. The purpose of the manual is to provide, in a detailed but non-technical explanation, the basic knowledge required in the...
According to JP 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, battle management is "The management of activities within the operational environment, based on the commands direction, and guidance given by appropriate...
Recent Government and Department of Defense publications designate stability operations as a core military mission, leading to its parity amongst other more traditional military missions along the spectrum of armed conflict. However, doctrine fails...
The following standing operating procedures are published for use in resident instruction in the Department of Combined Arms. Field Artillery School. These procedures will be assumed to be in current use in the various units which are played in map...
During the early years of the Cold War, the United States Army developed the new doctrine of Unconventional Warfare. This doctrine focused on U.S. soldiers working through and with indigenous guerrilla units to achieve tactical successes in support...
This thesis traces the development of American radio intelligence at the operational and tactical levels from its beginnings in World War I through the end of World War II. It shows that signals intelligence is useful to the tactical and...