The proposition of this thesis is that graph theory should be more widely used by the managers of the U.S. Army. It is a powerful and flexible tool which has been and is being thoroughly researched at the abstract level. Many useful theorems...
The future of Seabasing rests with the capability to rapidly re-supply and sustain forces from strategic distances. Sealift presents one way of accomplishing this sustainment; however, it is slow. The solution for rapid long-range sustainment of a...
Presently, United States Army battlefield supply distribution does not involve unmanned aerial logistic vehicles. The United State military's Joint Vision 2020 and its tenet of Focused Logistics provide vision for force development allowing for the...
The purpose of this thesis is to determine a tactical concept for securing land lines of communication (LLOC) useable by US military advisors to an underdeveloped nation engaged in fighting an insurgency. In considering the problem, the following...
Efficiency report inflation has been a significant problem in the U.S. Army for more than 40 years. In 1945, 99 per cent of the officer corps was receiving one of the two top ratings on the evaluative scale. Inflation has been partially responsible...
Reconnaissance performance by battalion task forces rotating through the National Training Center is generally ineffective and frequently results in the task force's defeat during offensive operations. In the vast majority of battles, the decisive...
Fixing America's education system is imperative in maintaining its economic super power status. Other nations are quickly becoming the world's leading providers of higher education. China graduates twice as many students with bachelor degrees and...
Brigadier General Michael Tucker was the former commander of 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Iraq from April to July 2003. The area of operations under his command was east of the Euphrates River and Baghdad, specifically the districts of...
The Rhine Crossing, which was almost completely an "engineer show," is an excellent illustration of the work of our engineers in Europe. With the possible exception of the Normandy beaches, the Rhine River presented the most formidable natural...
In the years after invading Iraq and Afghanistan, the US military realized that it had a problem: How does a military force set the economic conditions for security success? This problem was certainly not novel--the military had confronted it...
In the years after invading Iraq and Afghanistan, the US military realized that it had a problem: How does a military force set the economic conditions for security success? This problem was certainly not novel--the military had confronted it...
The events on 9/11 have changed the way we will live forever. The fight was brought to us on our soil and created a greater need for permanent protection of our borders and for the military to bring the fight to the terrorist on their soil, not on...
The heavy division consumes vast quantities of fuel during offensive operations using AirLand Battle Doctrine. The current petroleum distribution system, using 5,000 gallon semitrailer tankers and heavy expanded mobility tactical truck tankers, is...
This study proceeds from the assumption that ideology is an important factor in the shaping of Soviet foreign policy. It attempts to demonstrate that the Soviet concept of the correlation of forces is useful in gaining an understanding of the...
Ethics is the study of fundamental principles that defines values and determines moral duty and obligation. We all have a set of basic values, some of which our parents instilled in us during childhood. Although the specifics may differ from...
Sutterfield, Micheal D.; McDonald, Myra S.; Morris, Kenneth H.; Paulson, Bruce L.; White, Jonathan M.
Thesis Statement: Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) want to remain autonomous during humanitarian assistance operation; however, recent humanitarian relief operations emphasize the immediate requirement for a functional unified command in order...
From January 2005 through January 2006, Major Cecil Woode served as the operations and support operations officer (S3/SPO) advisor for the military transition team (MiTT) assigned to the 1st Iraqi Motor Transport Regiment - the first such unit...
This study examines the factors that cause or contribute to the overloading of dismounted combat soldiers in the Army of the 1990's. This examination considers the body of literature on the subject, primarily post-World War Two, to identify what...
This study analyzes the effects of the new flight pay system embodied in the Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974 as it applies to rated Air Force officers. The analysis examines data on attraction, retention, cost, and workability of the gate...
Results obtained from field experiments and computerized combat simulation models are among the most important sources of data used by combat developers with data concerning human interactions with new equipment, new tactics and new training...