The construction of a US-Mexico border fence has proved an increasingly divisive method for securing the southern US border since its initial construction as the San Diego Fence in 1990. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 the...
Research Question: how will U.S. national security policy be affected by terrorist exploitation of the Internet and related information technologies? Information operations are nothing new; they have been used in military operations throughout the...
This is a transcript of an interview with Sergeant Major of the Army Leon L. Van Autreve (USA- ret.) conducted in 1994 for the Sergeants major of the Army History Project.
The threat of state or nonstate actors conducting terrorism utilizing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against U.S. personnel, property, or other locations of U.S. interest outside the continental U.S. or its territories represents a serious...
PURPOSE. "This regulation prescribes policies and procedures relating to the : Military Pay Administration Quality Assurance Program,
hereinafter referred to as the " Quality Assurance Program," or "this program," in implementation of AR:11-37.
The name sergeant is derived from Latin, serviens – servant. (Fisher 6). The roots of the NCO Corps extend back to the earliest American Colonial experience when each town formed a militia company. Using the system of small squads for guard duty...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views ex-pressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
Looks at activities of the General Headquarters, Far East Command and United Nations Command (GHQ, FEC/UNC) for November 1950. GHQ, FEC/UNC continued assignments connected with the occupation of Japan, military government of Okinawa, prosecution of...
The Army has begun the process of relearning and integrating deception into doctrine and operations. There is a lack of clarity concerning exactly what deception is and how it should be used. The state of doctrine and training both appear to be in...
The United States must revise and fully implement its homeland defense strategy, in particular, at the Southwest border. The nation's security strategy and defense doctrine now recognize a broader range of threats not only to the national security...
One of the most profound evolutions of the National Guard occurred following the release of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review. It redefined the role of the National Guard from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve. This leadership...
This thesis sets out to answer the primary question, How do special operations public affairs officers achieve the required balance between the clear and dominant need for operational security before, during, and after an operation while...
For over a decade, the Military Intelligence (MI) community's doctrinal and force design mantra was the Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence (CEWI) concept. Warnings of CEWI's limitations surfaced as early as Operations URGENT FURY and JUST...
This monograph examines the implications for planning and conducting strike operations to achieve preemption of threats within the fundamentally altered post-Cold War security environment. The underlying premise is that doctrine and tactics based...
This monograph finds that the US heavy brigade is inadequately prepared in peacetime to perform counter-reconnaissance against the potential adversaries it may face on the modern battlefield. Winning the fight for information has been essential to...
This paper examines the blockade, as both a current concept and a tool suitable to Information Age Warfare. It addresses doctrine's twin demands for precise terminology, to aid shared understanding, and intellectual flexibility, required to win...
The age of reductionism is over, new laws of physics are being discovered, and the old theoretical constructs are being replaced with new understanding. The modern operating environment in common with the world of physics has changed. This change,...
The purpose of this monograph is to ascertain what missions are appropriate for Special Operations Forces (SOF) in a domestic setting under the auspices of Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) and Homeland Defense (HD). Since 9/11 the...