The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: How should U.S. Army doctrine for the “follow and support” mission be clarified? This is done by focusing on the evolution of the “follow and support” concept in the Army's capstone...
The Army Vision for the Objective Force calls for revolutionizing the way in which Army forces are supported. Streamlining procedures, improving efficiency, and reducing the support footprint have become top priorities for the Combat Service...
In today's increasingly fiscally conscious environment, the Department of Defense must examine new ways of executing existing missions more efficiently. Given the basic core commonality of installation management functions within the current...
This study investigates the potential role of Navy Seahawk helicopters, armed with the AGM-114 Hellfire missile system, in overland strike operations. Navy H-60 aircraft have only recently been upgraded to include forward-looking infrared (FLIR)...
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has directed each of the military service chiefs to consider changes to officer management policies that will contribute to a more efficient and flatter military organization. However, it is not clear whether...
Proper doctrine for close support of American ground forces by airpower has been a tumultuous issue since the first days of combat aircraft. Air and ground leaders struggled with interservice rivalry, parochialism, employment paradigms, and...
Title 10 states that the four service components are responsible for the logistical sustainment of their forces. This responsibility remains constant whether at garrison or deployed. Department of Defense directives and joint and service doctrine...
There are many themes too choose from when discussing America’s First Battle. One important theme is how-and-why the United States military has repeatedly been unprepared to execute its primary mission at the outbreak of hostility. During...
Results are mixed for the U.S. military in the initial battle of wars it has fought. This is due, in large part, to U.S. armed forces imperfectly preparing for their next conflict during times of peace. This essay examines U.S. experiences during...
Peleck, Michael J.; Harris, Christopher; Neascu-Mogos, George E.; Reed, Kurt L.; Sims Jr., Oscar; Todd, Timothy
Abstract: Racial acceptance and equality in the United States would have been established in the early 1900s had the Republican Party “stayed the course” with its Civil War Reconstruction initiatives that foreshadowed today’s Full-Spectrum...
Racial acceptance and equality in the United States would have been established in the early 1900s had the Republican Party “stayed the course” with its Civil War Reconstruction initiatives that foreshadowed today’s Full-Spectrum Operations...
The United States is engaged in a counterinsurgency (COIN) in Iraq, many of the mistakes that
are being made, are the same errors the U.S. Army committed over 43 years ago in Vietnam. The
Army as an institution is not adept at fighting the current...
The first NCO school was the 2nd Constabulary Brigade’s school located in Munich, Germany. It had its first class enrolled on June 30, 1947. Then the 2nd Constabulary functions were overtaken by the US Seventh Army Noncommissioned Officers...
Over the past four decades, there has been a dramatic change in the way that the US Army enters a country based on the culture understanding. One of the most important factors when the US Army enters a country either by forcible or peaceful entry...
The US military has made many improvements in force readiness since 1775. Every war is different from the last and each lesson learned does not always translate into success at the beginning of the next war. As the cliché goes, history repeats...
Israel has increasingly become a country of strategic importance to the United States. Since its independence Israel has had a partnership with the United States that has continued to flourish over the years. The values and beliefs shared by the...
DURING MY BRIEFING I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CSM DANIEL AND HIS BATTALIONS DEPLOYMENT AND REDEPLOYMENT TO AND FROM IRAQ. CSM DANIEL,THE BATTALION COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR OF 1/10FA REGT, 3RD INF DIV(MECH) ARTILLERY. ON THE EVE OF WAR 20...
lack of listening, planning, vision, effectiveness, and efficiency. Senior leaders are managers; management, according to FM 21-100, is the effective use of Manpower, Materials (facilities and equipment), and Time. This is sometimes best...