Assume that there are four approaches to the formulation of military doctrine, each applying itself to a different level of activity. These four approaches are philosophical, conceptual, structural, and applicatory. The philosophical approach to...
The Asia Foundation released its fifth survey of the Afghan people in 2009. Aiming to provide the Afghan citizenry, policy makers and influential actors in government, civil society, and the international community with useful, actionable...
MAJ Eric Crispino served as fire support officer (FSO) with 2-22nd Infantry and battery commander of Alpha Battery, 3-6 Field Artillery in Shkin and Kandahar, Afghanistan during 2003 and 2004, and as a curriculum developer at the National Military...
MAJ Michael Trujillo served as troop commander and operations officer (S3) for the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment in Farah Province, Afghanistan during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this September 2011...
The morality and ethnicity of war spurs many debates among people. Some people favor of going to war and view the war as a necessary means to an end. Some people believe that war is a good thing because it creates character in people, thereby...
Advancements in communications and technology have served as a nurturing womb for the birth and subsequent growth of the modern media. Although fledgling in comparison to the environment in which it exists, this being is exerting significant...
Since it is the ultimate objective in war to force our enemies to submit to our will, any endeavor that involves the application of force toward some national purpose deserves a carefully thought out strategy. Counterinsurgencies are no exception...
Bunting, Steven A.; Dallas, Joseph M.; Melvin, Darryl; Henry, John F.; Gault, Douglas R.
Since it is the ultimate objective in war to force our enemies to submit to our will, any endeavor that involves the application of force toward some national purpose deserves a carefully thought out strategy. Counterinsurgencies are no exception...
Gabrielson, Kent; Zayas, Carlos; Cowell, Frank; Fuega, Megalii; Simpson, David
Thesis Statement. Japan's decision to invade and occupy the
Aleutians in World War II resulted from Doolittle's raid on
Tokyo.
Discussion. War came to the Aleutians in 1942. Two inhospitable
Aleutian islands would be the site of a 15 month...
Johnson, Alan; Thomson, Jim; Garcia, Frank; Fernandez, Victor; Thiel, Christopher
Thesis: Through the use of the suicide bomber, the Islamic Jihadist seeks to overwhelm and replace Western democracy with an Islamic hegemony as the world’s dominant cultural, religious, and political force. It is strategically essential for the...
MAJ John Auten served as Alpha Battery commander and police transition team (PTT) chief in Kirkuk, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2010 interview, MAJ Auten discusses the lead-up to this...
From March to September 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major John Polidoro, US Marine Corps, served as executive officer of the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and was based at Camp Korean Village...
Daniel J. Kessinger Jr.; Henry T. Williams III; Miroslav Jelcha; Angelia Brody; Maurice Thorpe
Although some people see the battle of Dunkirk as a type of victory, more men would have been saved with proper planning and communication. The operation was one of the biggest surprises of World War II and for Hitler it proved to be one of his...
Croomtheus, Latonya D.; Hamilton, Thomas D.; Hissom, Richard K.; Jamison, Donald C.; Middleton, Michael J.
The National Security Strategy for Homeland Security should be updated because of the perceived failures by the American people. Abstract: Even though there has not been another successful terrorist attack on American soil since September 11, 2001,...
The American Army constantly continues to redefine how we train, fight, and win our nations wars. One area that remains constant is the quality of Soldier in our Noncommissioned Officer Corps. The defense of our great nation rests in the hands of...
Thesis Statement: Although a relatively small force in the onset of Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. Special Forces succeeded in its counterinsurgency campaign against the Taliban by educating themselves; by disciplined application of force; and by...
The battalion received the brief to deploy to Afghanistan September 19, 2008. Our mission was to train, mentor, and support the Afghan national people. Due to the brigade moving into theater at different locations and time lines, we trained at...
MAJ Brian Clough served as an advisor to the logistics director with the Afghan Training Command and as advisor to the director of operations in Kabul, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this April...
In this first of two interviews, Major Jeffrey Holmes discusses his deployment to Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba, as the training officer with the 300th Military Police (MP) Brigade from November 2002 through September 2003 in support of the Global...
This is a study of the effectiveness of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders in Chief during the Civil War. It begins by comparing their backgrounds prior to assuming the Presidency; then comparing their military strategies and command...