Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 irrevocably changed the European geopolitical framework. After 1935, Mussolini would come increasingly under Hitler's influence. Hitler would also begin to free Germany from the restrictions imposed by the...
The Vietnam War and Operation Allied Force are two examples of coercive strategy characterized by gradual escalation of violence. They both involved significant discord between policymakers and the military leaders called upon to execute the...
This thesis is designed to do two things. First, this study examines the evolution of command and control (C2) systems through history. Second, this study examines the Army's current Force XXI digitization initiative. The first part develops the...
Current Navy transformation is largely characterized by technology associated with Network Centric Warfare or NCW. New technologies and systems, however, often fail to live up to promised potential due to organizational resistance. The research...
This monograph assesses the feasibility of providing tactical units of the U.S. Army’s objective force with specific missions other than conventional combat roles. 2002 information pertaining to the objective force only address conventional...
This paper addresses some basic outlooks of challenges on counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan that has proven to be successful strategies against insurgents. The American military and Allied forces is continuously addressing numerous concerns...
Major David Creasman, in this first of two interviews, talks about his deployment as a joint intelligence staff battle captain on the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF) in Bagram, Afghanistan, from October through December of...
This study investigates selection criteria for selecting female aviators for training in combat helicopters (AH-64, AH-1, OH-58D, and RAH-66). Selection for such training would occur as either a part of the multi-track program of instruction used...
The purpose of this paper is to employ an historical analysis of a campaign as a case study in order to examine the utility of military theory as a guide to decision making and campaign planning. Specifically, the paper uses the Normandy Campaign...
Attack helicopter operations in the airland battle: close operations. Lieutenant General Crosbie E. Saint, US Army, and Colonel Walter H. Yates Jr, US Army
Law, politics and support to insurgency. Lieutenant Colonel John B. Hunt, US Army...
Soldiers should study military history throughout their career. The study of military history shows us that there are many lessons to learn from history and similar events to evaluate. We can connect these events to many parts of missions we...
The Army has seen several periods of transformation since its inception. Transformation is an ongoing need and must occur in human organizations in order to continue to succeed. A small transformation of specific forces can and has greatly improved...
Israel has increasingly become a country of strategic importance to the United States. Since its independence Israel has had a partnership with the United States that has continued to flourish over the years. The values and beliefs shared by the...
The importance of having an understanding of history is paramount to building a productive military organization and key to developing leaders at all levels. In addition, capturing current personal accounts as well as publishing biographies of...
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...
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...