This monograph determines the utility of the “reconnaissance-pull” concept for division commanders. Although the term, “recon-pull” is becoming widely used by many Army leaders, analysis proves that the concept is rarely applied in...
Safety, efficacy, and legal concerns surrounded the Department of Defense (DoD) Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) in the early and mid-2000s. Production capacity, patient refusals, and legal injunctions limited vaccine delivery during...
As of Spring 1999, the United States Army continues discussing the design of the Army After Next and the need to create an operationally significant force capable of deploying rapidly, conducting distributed operations using maneuver and firepower,...
The preface states "the author's purpose has not been to write a history of Egypt, but to trace to their probable causes the events which have for the last decade made Egypt so conspicuous a thread in the tangled skein of Old World politics".
This book contains stories from field and general officers commanding in training exercises, most from rotations at the National Training Center. In their stories, they describe their thoughts, their actions, their successes and especially their...
This study compares ammunition resupply doctrine for nondivisional units with the 75th FA Brigade experiences during Desert Storm. The intent is to analyze the reasons the 75th was nearly out of ammunition at the end of the war. A four step process...
This study investigates the likely optimal force structure for the 82nd Airborne Division in 2010, in light of future doctrinal and strategic requirements. As the United States strategic reserve, the 82nd Airborne Division has a requirement to be...
According to whether they respond to strategical or tactical needs, fortifications may be classified as strategical fortifications and tactical fortifications and are most frequently constructed, in whole or in part, during times of peace, with all...
Based on the AAA activities of the XII Corps, 3rd U.S. Army, 1 August 1944 to 8 May 1945. The XII Corps entered combat just east of Lemands, France, and ended the war at Linz, Austria. It was engaged in various types of missions, such as break...
This study investigates the Army’s current military decision-making process and its applicability to brigade level combat operations in a time-constrained environment. Tactical military decision making is an arduous process that many times...
This report contains the concept and findings of a field experiment designed to evaluate the ability of forward observers to adjust artillery fire on moving materiel targets.
Since the end of the Cold War, the US has employed its armed forces into a host of contingency operations in countries, such as Somalia, Haiti, and Bosnia. More recently, the US has undertaken operations in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the...
Introduction of Light Armored Infantry (LAI) Battalions has presented a dilemma for the Marine Corps' field artillery organization. Intended to furnish a force commander with a self-contained maneuver unit for conducting classic cavalry missions of...
This study is a conceptual paper which addresses the advantages of simultaneously employing multiple types of fire support means to include field artillery, close air support, and attack helicopters against an armored threat. It examines advances...
"This 1941 manual sets forth the nature, types, and purposes of aerial photography with its application to military requirements. The Air Corps functions with respect to aerial photography and the factors affecting the execution of these function...
The writing that follows explains my personal ethical dilemma with the implementation of the "Framework Agreement." The Framework Agreement impacted the Macedonian Armed Forces' morale and readiness.
From December 1, 2008 to January 9, 2009, thirty-two students from Staff Groups 16A and 16B at the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) conducted an operational level study in order to recommend a course of action for the Afghanistan Campaign...
This is an after action report of Task Force Chicago which includes the operations (significant activities, situation, and operational summary), lessons learned, commander's observation, and evaluations and recommendations (command and control,...