The goal of the United States (U.S.) government is to use a whole of government approach to stability operations in countries around the world. Promoting stability reduces the threat of terrorism and secures the safety and welfare of U.S....
This book is designed to help junior officers of the regular service and militia who are beginning the study of tactics.The problems herein are simpler and for the more usual operations of small forces of infantry and of cavalry, such as patrols,...
As the United States (U.S.) establishes better control of the border, traffickers and smugglers continue to develop advanced methods and employ new tactics to counter enforcement technology. Investigating how emerging technologies in aerial...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army
This pamphlet presents material or combat methods used by and against the Japanese and on the effects upon combat of the physical and climatic conditions existing in the theaters where they have been fought. It is designed to assemble in convenient...
Thesis Statement: The US Military used for patrolling the border is illegal and contrary to the mission of the Armed Forces. Discussion: The military is the most capable organization in the US to provide this function. Conclusion: To secure our...
In this combat lessons document, topics include information on leadership, replacement orientation, river crossing suggestions, the story and song of Rodger Young, patrol pointers, how not to patrol, photo-orientation methods, engineering...
Group Thesis: Despite billions of dollars in expenditures and current government policy, our nation's borders remain unprotected and the US Military should assume an expanded role in their protection.
This study surveys the US Army's historical experience with LRRP and LRS units from the 1960s Cold War and Vietnam War, through their resurgence in the 1980s and use in Operations JUST CAUSE and DESERT STORM, to the advent of the GWOT. The paper's...
Offers problems and solutions and criticisms of each in the proper deployment and mapping of military forces. Problems are divided into two sections, battalion and lesser, and brigade. Subjects cover patrols, advance guard, outposts, river...
The U.S. Navy is building Virginia class submarines, and recently completed the conversion of four Ohio class submarines from Trident Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN's) to Guided Missile Submarines (SSGN's). The Virginia class is the first...
The creation of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2003 was a monumental, yet incomplete organizational step towards integrating border protection operations. Customs and Border Protection is constantly improving integration and unity of...
The purpose of combat lessons is to give to officers and enlisted men the benefit of the battle experiences of others. Lessons are drawn from reports as they are received from the theaters of operation. Information includes leadership, street...
Given the nature of the international environment and the proliferation of communist-inspired and other insurgency movements, one cannot preclude United States involvement in stability operations in an insurgency environment. It is, consequently,...
The United States Army faces significant budget cuts as the national debt rises and combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan end. Budgets cuts will decrease funding for training across the operational force as the Army moves to train for...