WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 10, 1930. This provisional manual deals with the employment of large units in both open and stabilized warfare. It is assumed that the enemy is equal in intelligence to ourselves and that he is as well armed,...
War is the event which really wakes up all bad and all good in human being. This story, I hope, will present you the events, my role in these events, and my point of view of all good and the bad things which I attend at that time. My personal...
War is the outward expression of competition between complex adaptive political and military systems. In war, competing systems introduce new technological means to gain comparative advantage over other systems and the environment. Greater...
War, as defined by Webster’s dictionary is “the waging of armed conflict
against an enemy”. In two of the larger military campaigns in recent
United States history, Vietnam and Iraq, the prolonging of the “armed conflict”
was not the...
War, diplomacy and economic sanctions are three cornerstones of strategy that have, in the past, successfully coerced rogue regimes to capitulate. However, it may be time to look beyond these persuasion techniques and develop a new method that can...
Warfare in the modem era will be joint. However, the Armed Forces have been slow to make requisite changes. The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 forced change by legislating reforms and ending the internecine...
Warrant Officers are the Army's technical experts, and provide commanders with detailed information in their area of expertise. The traditional Warrant Officer path is very narrow and focused, however the Army has recently begun offering broadening...
Wars have become larger in scope and now involve operations in multiple hemispheres, and so defense is no longer limited to nationalities. As such, it is important to defend entire hemispheres in order to maintain national interests.
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism have raised the interest of the United States Government in insurgencies and counterinsurgencies. There are many different types and classifications of insurgencies. Two major types are...
Wartime correspondents are a valid and critical aspect to obtaining the overall picture of war and military conflicts. This paper examined the roles of embedded and unilateral reporters during wartime and answers the two questions; how do the media...
We as leaders must be able to maintain our character and influence others to do the same. As the saying goes "Lead by Example" in all our actions. People know us by how we operate. Our reputation and character precedes us in all we do. As the...
We as the citizenry of the greatest nation in the world and as individuals need to return to
the frame of mind where we take personal responsibility for our own actions be they
good or bad.
We have all heard the saying the “Perception is Reality”. This statement is especially salient when discussing military operations in a post conflict environment. The implications of the perceptions of the local populace during the transition...
We trained hard everyday leading up to the deployment. Our biggest obstacle was the heat, we lost several soldiers
in the division from heat stroke. Our road march to Baghdad was stressful, and dangerous. Our primary mission in
Baghdad was to...
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) pose a new and significant threat to American security. The nation does not presently possess the ability to adequately deal with this threat. Congress has tasked DoD to develop capabilities to deal with this...
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) pose a new and significant threat to American security. The nation does not presently possess the ability to adequately deal with this threat. Congress has tasked DoD to develop capabilities to deal with this...
West Africa is ripe for democratic development, but chronic instability impedes progress. This thesis describes the causes and extent of instability and concludes that the military is a major contributor. The question is how to prevent the military...