I am submitting this personal experience paper as an archival document on my experience as the first sergeant of the 240th Quartermaster Supply Company, “The Rock is Rolling”, 71st Corps Support Battalion, 7th Corps Support Group, 3d Corps...
This study examines the employment of U.S. Marines in Lebanon from 1982 to 1984 to determine if their use supported stated national objectives, national policy, and political objectives. The movement away from traditional concepts of employment of...
The United States has committed to training and equipping the Afghan National Army. This mission is executed primarily by conventional American soldiers, who naturally transfer much of their martial culture to their Afghan partners. This study...
This paper will highlight a few of the ethical experiences units encounter while deployed. There are many situations while deployed that require ethical decisions to be made. Many make these decisions without much thought, while others are faced...
The Department of the Army has a policy that disallows Soldiers with a homosexual or bisexual orientation from serving in any capacity of the Army. A Soldier is subject to discharge if he or she admits they are a homosexual and an investigation...
During the American Revolution, the British view of the assembly was passing acts and vote funds, which the executive would put into operation and dispute (Robson, 1966). King George III of England signed the Proclamation of 1763. The act...
Peacemaking is the use of national power to separate belligerents and compel a peaceful settlement of a conflict. This study examines peacemaking using the British experience in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1972 as a case study. This study...
Three administrative reforms within the Department of Defense--the President’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense (The Packard Commission of 1985), the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act (1986) and the Foreign Military Sales, Reinvention...
The end of the Cold War has removed the challenge to the United States Navy's preeminence in maritime affairs. In wake of this development, how can the Navy best participate in coordinated joint and combined warfare against a land power? The...
This monograph analyzes the capability of U.S. Army combat engineers to provide responsive survivability support to AirLand battle tactical operations. The discussion compares the abilities of the current engineer force with the protection...
This study analyzes the conditions that need to be met in order for Israel to return the Golan Heights to Syria while maintaining its security. Those conditions are: Israel and Syria must overcome history and politics; Israel must get asymmetrical...
Deteriorating nation states are a significant threat to U.S. and Western interests. Ineffective nation states frequently generate economic, social and humanitarian crises for their ungoverned populations, imperil the security of neighboring...
The purpose of this monograph is to demonstrate the conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Government of the Philippines is territorial and not religious in nature. To understand this conflict the past four-hundred years from...
Report by Lt. Col. Donald T. Winder, USMC, dealing with civil affairs activities of the 4th Marine Division in the assault phase on Roi, Namur and nearby islands of Kwajalein Atoll. Includes a copy of Proclamation No. 1 to the people of the...
This monograph investigates Army involvement in space control capability development for the purpose of answering the question: Is Army investment necessary? The Army 's future force is highly dependant on information superiority to maintain land...
At some point in their military careers, most officers and senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are tasked to evaluate a Soldier’s military performance record and make critical recommendations or decisions that will advance, impair or possibly...
This monograph discusses the need for a common understanding and definition of the term force protection in U.S. Army doctrine. In recent deployments to Somalia, Haiti, and Rwanda commanders and soldiers have stated that force protection is there...
Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) of the European Union (EU) is the most dynamic concept promoting further European integration. Implementing the Lisbon Treaty has implications on the CSDP and subsequently impacts on the EU relationship...
Multinational operations under the direction of both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) have become the norm rather than the exception. In the light of an emerging partnership between both organizations, the...
Terrorism is an anxiety inspiring method of repeated violent action against a group or state. These acts are normally conducted by clandestine groups or individuals for ideological, criminal, or political reasons. The direct targets of the violence...