Interagency transformation has the potential to radically increase the strategic and operational capacities of the U.S. Government's interagency system. This transformation will require changes to the structure and processes employed by the...
The US Army Reserve Component (RC), consisting of both the Army National Guard (ARNG) and United States Army Reserve (USAR), has evolved significantly in the wake of 9/11. More specifically, the Army RC has transformed from a strategic to an...
An undeniable trend in modern warfare that has influenced how the infantry is organized and how it fights is the increasing dispersion of the battlefield. The primary source of this trend has been the evolution of technology which has resulted in...
This monograph investigates the Mexican War for evidence of modern operational art and answers the question: Does the Mexican War of 1846-1848 hold a unique place in the evolution of modern operational art and, if so, where? The Mexican War...
Throughout the history of the United States, the American military has integrated capabilities from diverse military units. From the regulars under Washington and the local militias in the American Revolution to the airborne Divisions of World War...
The 2010 U.S. National Security Strategy emphasized that the U.S. would use security sector assistance to build the capacity of at-risk nations and reduce the appeal of violent extremism and assist in resolving the world's armed conflicts. The 2010...
This paper analyzes the combat service support concept of focused logistics in support of a Force Projection Army. The paper begins with an introduction to the differences between mass logistical practices of the past and the beginning and...
Peterson, Evar P.; Bennett, William E.; Fletcher, Charles W.; Lewis, French G.; Shea, Gerald H.; Cleghorn, Rufus J.; Beaver, James F.; Diamantes, Thomas; Briggs, Richard F.
Looks at the operations of the Fourth Armored Division in the Sarre-Moselle area in the winter of 1944. Illustrates an example of when armored divisions should never be employed, if avoidable. It is hoped that better balancing of forces and better...
The successful management of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 set an unfortunate precedent for crisis management and national security crisis decision-making that persists into the contemporary security environment. The Cold War norm, roughly...
This monograph examines the effectiveness of the combined French and American Training Relations and Instruction Mission. The United States' fears regarding the spread of communism during the 1950s appeared justified in Vietnam following the French...
To better face the changing operational environment and achieve full spectrum dominance, the U.S. Army should dedicate a portion of the force to conduct stability operations. Active Army units, structured to conduct or support major combat...
The Way Ahead. Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter J. Schoomaker and Major Anthony W. Vassalo, U.S. Army; Our Army is serving a Nation at war, so the way we approach our duties must reflect the seriousness of an Army at war. American soldiers...
There are many variables that are involved in transforming the military to include
personnel, equipment, training and funding. Leadership plays an important role because
the decision makers have choices, limited timing, and congressional oversight...
The 3/348th Engineer Team had a tasking to provide OC/T support to a client unit, the 841st Engineer Battalion of Miami, FL. This Army Reserve Unit is to participate in Operation Sand Castle at Fort Irwin, CA from 20 May 2006 to 09 June 2006. Due...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
The two-maneuver battalion design of the modular brigade combat team (BCT) was intended to be as lethal as pre-modularity Army of Excellence brigades while creating as many BCTs as possible. The troop density required for conducting stability...
The Norwegian Army is partly a conscript army and partly a volunteer force. The Army has one year to conduct basic training and combat preparations of the conscript force, which forms the basis for international operations and recruitment to the...
This study attempts to trace the development of combined arms concepts, organization, and practices by an examination of five major powers: Great Britain, Germany, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union. The focus is on developments at and...