Operation Desert Storm was fought with an immature counter-TBM weapons system, without joint or service AMD doctrine, and without the benefit of joint training. Twelve years later Army AMD forces took to the battlefield once again as part of a...
Delvalle, Rudy; Herrick, Hank; McPeek, Johnny; Ortiz, Andres; Stahler, Bill
Thesis Statement: Soviet miscalculations/under estimations of Afghan guerilla tactics were ultimately responsible for the Soviet failure and withdrawal from Afghanistan. War is an extension of world diplomacy and therefore requires careful...
This study is a historical analysis of the demonstrated Russian and American artillery principles and techniques which were instrumental in achieving success in offensive actions at the operational level of war during World War II. Each army's...
The number of peace operations US Army forces engage in will likely increase, rather than decrease in the future. Peace operations are nothing new to the military. What is new, however, is the number, pace, scope and complexity of these operations....
Anatomy of a Successful COIN Operation: OEF Philippines and the Indirect Approach. Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Wilson, U.S. Army; Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines offers a template for how to succeed in counterinsurgency.
These 1945 daily reports are from VI Corps, Artillery, and cover from November 1944 to May 1945. Information on German artillery, interrogations of Prisoners of War, and operations are highlighted.
The 2001 terrorist attacks in New York have changed the United States forever. An attack of this magnitude hadn’t been seen in this country since the attack on Pearl Harbor precipitating America’s entry into World War II. Similarly, the attacks...
The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the U.S. counter-insurgency operations in the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003 -Present). The military operations, problem sets, and style of warfare...
The three most important factors that have led to the ever-increasing empowerment of the American Noncommissioned Officer over time are cooperative leadership, a robust focus on NCO professional development, and the cultural evolution of...
The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the U.S. counter-insurgency operations in the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003 -Present). The military operations, problem sets, and style of warfare...
I feel that it is my duty to obey and teach my subordinates to obey all leaders as long as the orders are not life threatening or go against humanity regardless your opinion about a particular leader.
Santos, Theodore L.; Ellies, Terence; Martin, Perry B.; Summerville, Perry
Thesis: The U.S. Strategic level leaders were responsible for the coalition victory during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm was an international cooperation of armed intervention that resulted in...
Counterinsurgency is operated as a combination of typical military operations which include many different avenues. Military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological and civic actions are all different facets of counterinsurgency...
Thesis: The U.S. strategic level leaders led the Coalition victory in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm but made a mistake by leaving Saddam Hussein in Power. Abstract: On February 27, 1991, at exactly 0800, the U.S. Led Coalition ground...