The Battle for Leyte Gulf in October 1944 was the largest naval battle of World War II both in terms of the number of ships involved, and the expanse of area the battle covered. The battle was a decisive victory for the Allied Forces, who...
Throughout history, technology has played a vital role in combat. While improvements in weaponry are typically at the front of the military leader's minds, technology like the internet would not appear to be as significant. However, the internet...
Asymmetric warfare has long been the common denominator of dispute resolution when dealing with inferior, nonprofessional fighting forces. Our contemporary armed forces are better equipped, better trained and more capable of defeating an opponent...
The American soldier today is the best trained and equipped in US history. Our military is constantly testing new equipment and providing soldiers with the "latest and greatest" available. Training is no longer generic but instead is mission...
American's find the Bosnian Serb practice of "ethnic cleansing" morally unconscionable. As United Nations peacekeeping efforts have proved unable to halt the ethnic violence, the U.S. public has increasingly looked to its military for a solution....
Fund-raisers are common in the US Army. Army Regulation 600-29 defines the acceptable types of fund-raising including the local fund-raising usually sponsored by units to raise MWR funds. In a training environment fund-raising takes on different...
Leaders in the military and throughout the Department of Defense implemented training to ensure Soldiers understand applicable policy regarding fraternization and adultery. Considerable time and effort goes into preparing and executing training...
The ethical dilemma of reporting or not reporting wrongdoing is a big problem in the Army today. Service members shy away from becoming the proverbial “whistleblower” for several reasons discussed in the following paragraphs.
The American...
I am of the opinion that one ethical dilemma that the Armed Services has brought upon itself is the Homosexual Conduct Policy. Why I say this, is because the Army says "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". In one breath, they say individuals with certain sexual...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
The creation of USNORTHCOM in 2002 was a clear indication that the security environment in North America had undergone a radical transformation. Canada and the United States have a history of bi-national mutual defense arrangements spanning more...
This monograph examines the difficulty and importance of attaining unity of effort in humanitarian operations. Many post-Cold War humanitarian efforts have required the military to serve as an enabling force for the conduct of relief operations....
This study examines the ability of the current Unified Command System to provide unity of command and thereby obtain unity of effort in multi-service operations. After a brief review of the doctrinal underpinnings of the current system two...
Eight years of persistent conflict and increasing engagement requirements across the globe have followed the end of the Cold War. Appropriately, leaders and theorists recognize the professional military obligation and importance of adapting...
This monograph suggests an airpower theory that helps explain why airpower does not result in quick, clean, economical, "ideal" war. The genesis of this study comes from the observation that airpower advocates, from early personalities such as...
This monograph provides a framework for considering the moral conduct of American warfare with particular emphasis on operational targeting. It does not recommend supplanting, altering, or otherwise improving current laws of war, domestic or...
This study attempts to disprove the paradigm that medical supply requires separate management under the control of the Army's medical community. Disproving this paradigm can result in immediate economies for the Army. In an era of shrinking...
Doctrine Center of Gravity Analysis. Colonel Dale C. Eikmeier, U.S. Army; Why are centers of gravity so difficult to identify or define? The Armed Forces have suffered from years of conflicting definitions. Not until 1997 did the services agree...