Humans have used traditional tracking "skills" to follow a quarry (human or animal) since the beginning of existence. "Visual Tracking, at its very basic level is the natural predatory hunting instinct of man." Even with this history, the...
Joint Vision 2020 directs a transformation of Department of Defense to meet US needs in the next century. One of the major goals of this transformation is a fully joint force capable of precision engagement. This monograph proposes a concept called...
This study investigates the contributions of the military working dogs in Vietnam to determine their significance to the United States' war effort. There is limited written history concerning the use of the military working dogs in Vietnam. The...
Patrick Couser; Verlene Dickson; Gerardo Dominguez; Kim Felmingham; George Simmons
The automation of the U.S. Army has made the job of taking care of Soldiers and equipment more effective while fighting the Global War on Terror. Automation has introduced technology that allows the Army to move into the future. Our paper will...
"This 1944 manual prescribes the knowledge and skill required to serve effectively the multiple gun motor carriages M15 and M15A1. Variations in assigned materiel may necessitate changes in the prescribed drill."
The United States employed large numbers of military working dogs as sentries, scouts, trackers, and mine detectors in Vietnam. In mid-1968 an epizootic occurred which threatened the working dog program and led to 250 canine deaths. Military...
This essay speaks of the overall advantages gained by the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in combat. Fratricide has been reduced because of the effective use of GPS in common equipment employed by troops. Collateral damage that might...
This study investigates the use of native forces in counterinsurgency (CI) operations in order to determine effective and ineffective employment roles. This study reviews the effective employment and the effective use of native forces in CI...
The eventual integration and reception of Native Americans as soldiers into the Army came slow and with much consternation. The period between 1865 and 1925 was significant in the evolution of Native American NCOs. Since the inception of Native...
The utilization of the Global Positioning System (GPS) has enabled the United States Army to dramatically reduce the number of personnel exposed to enemy contact during combat operations. This essay will identify three areas that the Global...
In this interview, MAJ Jonathon Long, US Army, SC; discusses his deployment to Kuwait as the Brigade S6 in mid-2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Long discusses a typical day in theater and describes some of his...
This monograph examines whether or not the United States Armed Forces should be unified in order to ensure jointness. Unlike the unification compromise of 1947, this proposal eliminates the separateness of the services. The impetus for developing...
With the current changes in world structure, alliances and the reduction in the size of the armed forces of the U.S., operational art and AirLand Battle become increasingly important as concepts. FM 100-5, Operations, published in 1986, establishes...
This monograph examines whether or not the structure of the current U.S. Army Light Infantry Division is consistent with the demands presented by deployment and employment across the broad spectrum of conflict. The U.S. Army has expended a...
This paper was written to analyze commercial type motor shipment and its adaptability to military uses, and to study the advisability of a military organization along the lines of commercial of commercial type hauling and trucking agencies, using a...
An Army reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Friedman served as the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team command and control cell's operations officer in Iraq in 2004-2005. In this interview,...
Serving variously as an operations planner and a company commander with 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Major James Work deployed six times between 2002 and 2005, three in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and three in support of IRAQI...
Fundamental to military planning is accurate prediction of ammunition requirements to support combat operations. Although this is a recognized fact, it is an area of planning with many uncertainties, misconceptions, and a widespread lack of...