The purpose of this monograph is to provide operational commanders and staff with a glimpse of the potential of non-lethal power of culture. This monograph suggests that it maybe possible to weaponize culture, specifically through the use of...
In 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini's indirect approach ignited existing socio-economic conditions during the Iranian Revolution to topple the Shah. A similar indirect approach using psychological operations to target audiences through key vulnerabilities...
This monograph examines whether a planned operation in a campaign should be executed unchanged, modified, or canceled. A campaign is a progression of sequential or simultaneous operations designed to accomplish a strategic objective. A campaign...
This monograph begins by reviewing the current strategic situation in Bosnia. President Clinton's security strategy, A National Security Strategy of Engagenient and Enlargement provides the means to analyze how the United States developed its...
Events in the early l990s (namely the Berlin Wall coming down, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and the failed Soviet coup attempt) forced the Department of Defense (DoD) to reassess its strategies, plans, and programs. Then Secretary of Defense Les...
As an organization, the Army has made great strides in regards to the consideration of others through education and training programs; however, religious discrimination is still prevalent throughout the Army. Leaders at all levels have...
The comparison of the present day Iraq war and the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) provide two similar counterinsurgency campaigns on what tactics and measures are effective in defeating an insurgency. Both Iraq and the Philippines had large...
This Ethics Thought paper is to provide my feelings and views on the Abu Ghriab Prison detainee abuse scandal. J will present the legal aspect of this ethical dilemma per the Geneva Convention and the Army. J will also present how the environment...
Major armies have been fighting insurgents for hundreds of years, a variety of counterinsurgency operations have taken place to thwart enemies of the state. Of the many counterinsurgencies the US Army (Army) we will compare two, ‘The War of the...
The Justice Department is investigating civilian contractors involved in committing bribes with military contract officers. The outcome has determined that several military and civilian individuals accepted these bribes without conscience as a...
The Justice Department is investigating civilian contractors involved in committing bribes with military contract officers. The outcome has determined that several military and civilian individuals accepted these bribes without conscience as a...
Thesis: Even though peacekeeping operations are fast becoming the precursor to America’s involvement in the development of a sovereign nation’s desire to democratize their society within. What went right, wrong and what should have happened to...
Abstract: The current War on Terror has sent shock waves through not only the United States, but also the rest of the world. The world has been confronted with an enlarged guerilla resistance. While nations around the world have joined in on the...
In 1861 the United States Army in New Mexico was demoralized. The troops had not been paid in over a year, lacked provisions and ordnance, and their officers were deserting them for positions in the rebel army. Four of the five cavalry commanders...
Ethics can be divided into two categories: personal ethics and organizational ethics. The first one is the ethics that an individual possesses. These ethics are developed from ones upbringing, his family life, and the social atmosphere that he or...
The United States Army Chaplain’s Corps is an essential element to any formation. As Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell disappears from the government law books, it was my impression that the Chaplain Corps would be one of the hardest hit areas in terms...
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...
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...
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...