The world in 1999 is a rapidly changing place. Regional conflict based on ethnic, religious, cultural and economic differences is increasing because of a lack of superpower containment. The number of regional powers involved in these conflicts and...
As the army organizes to fight in the 21st Century, logisticians will need the capabilities to keep pace with the high technology weapons of the modem battlefield. The maneuver forces will be smaller, more lethal, more dispersed and highly mobile....
Army after next. Army after next technology: forging possibilities into reality. Brigadier General Edward T. Buckley Jr., US Army; Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Franke III, US Army; and A. Fenner Milton Strategic...
Leadership is the process of achieving maximum performance from subordinates. I learned a valuable skill in leading and managing subordinates while attending the U. S. Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape course at Fort Bragg, North...
The purpose of this monograph is to answer the question: Can the Army increase its strategic responsiveness in order to narrow the current gap between Army capabilities and requirements? To arrive at an answer, this paper begins by examining...
History shows that the U.S. Army can fight and defeat its opponents using centralized command concepts, but the challenges of the contemporary operating environment place a premium on the abilities of subordinate commanders to act independently and...
The monograph examines the friendly information system portion of the battlefield superiority dilemma. It focuses on a very specific portion of operational campaign design: the “Big Blue Arrow,” a metaphor for decisive operations requiring the...
This monograph addresses the feasibility of continuing to rely on the high ground for tactical communications site employment in the future. Current communications site selection is based on well founded communications principles, technological...
The origins and history of the Army Medical Department's (AMEDD) Medical NCO Corps provides insight for today's Noncommissioned Officer. The history of the AMEDD Hospital Steward is as diverse and complicated as any other NCO in the United States...
The U.S. Armed Forces operate two separate undergraduate helicopter pilot training (UHPT) programs: the Army Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) Training course and the Navy Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training program. For over twenty years,...
This monograph determines the prospects for peaceful unification of the Korean peninsula and the implications of unification on United States' military strategy in Northeast Asia. The prospects for Korean unification are analyzed in the context of...
In imparting instruction in Artillery drills, it should be borne in mind, that in every change of numbers men have to learn different duties and to handle different implements from those they were previously engaged with; the duties again vary with...
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...
This monograph explores the validity of Colonel John A. Warden III's strategic airpower theory as various nations, including the U.S., enter a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) based on the rapid advancements in information technologies, and the...
The events of the Yom Kippur War captured the attention of the entire world. It was the beginning of a new era of warfare. This was the military debut for the new technology of combat missiles. Various types were employed to include...
This monograph discusses the concept of operational momentum as it relates to achieving and exploiting depth during offensive operations. Its purpose is to identify those elements which are essential to achieving and maintaining speed and mass...
This monograph analyzes the proposed combat engineer reorganization at division level - E-FORCE - in light of the modern battlefield's requirement for agile combined arms formations. The study first examines the theoretical basis and importance of...