| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress |
23-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | In the debate over future U.S. defense spending, including deliberations taking place in the current Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a key issue is how much emphasis to place on programs for countering improved Chinese military forces in coming years. Observers disagree on the issue, with some arguing that such programs should receive significant emphasis, others arguing that they should receive relatively little, and still others taking an intermediate position. The ... |
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| Mahan and Corbett on Maritime Strategy |
08-Nov-2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Brian O'Lavin; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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 | Alfred Thayer Mahan and Sir Julian Corbett are viewed in many circles as the fathers of sea power theory and maritime theory. They opportunely published their writings during the zenith of British power, which was built primarily upon the British Navy. As Mahan published his writings nearly 20 years earlier than Corbett, his writings began as the more popular and influential of the two. One could summarize Mahan's theory as ... |
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| Counterinsurgency Overview |
27-Oct-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
John Malevich; UNITED STATES ARMY AND MARINE CORPS COUNTERINSURGENCY CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress |
21-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In the debate over future U.S. defense spending, including deliberations taking place in the current Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a key issue is how much emphasis to place on programs for countering improved Chinese military forces in coming years. Observers disagree on the issue, with some arguing that such programs should receive significant emphasis, others arguing that they should receive relatively little, and still others taking an intermediate position. The ... |
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| A Strategy of Tactics: Population-centric COIN and the Army |
Oct-2009 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Gian P Gentile; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Population-centric counterinsurgency (COIN) has become the American Army's new way of war. The principles and ideas that emerged out of the Army's counterinsurgency field manual (FM), FM 3-24, published in late 2006, have become transcendent. The field manual has moved beyond simple Army doctrine for countering insurgencies to become the defining characteristic of the Army's new way of war. In the American Army today, everyone is a counterinsurgent. It is ... |
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| War's Second Grammar |
Oct-2009 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Echevarria; Antulio J II; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| With the publication of FM 3-24/MCWP 3-33.5, Counterinsurgency, the U.S. military officially embraced a second grammar of war. As an official statement of counterinsurgency doctrine, these manuals have received their share of criticism and praise, neither of which will be repeated here. Instead, the purpose of this opinion piece is to suggest that, no matter how different war's second grammar is from its first, it is still a grammar. To ... |
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| Department of Defense Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: Background and Analysis |
13-Aug-2009 |
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| Authors:
Moshe Schwartz; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) increasingly relies upon contractors to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, which has resulted in a DOD workforce in those countries comprising approximately an equal number of contractors (200,000) as uniformed personnel (194,000). The critical role contractors play in supporting such military operations and the billions of dollars spent by DOD on these services requires operational forces to effectively manage contractors during contingency operations. Lack ... |
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| The Air University Pantheon of Air, Space, and Cyberspace Power Thinkers |
Aug-2009 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Vicki J Rast; AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This compendium offers a broad sweep of some of the United States Air Force's most remarkable and memorable figures in the context of an evolving center for airpower education. 'Air University Pantheon of Air, Space, and Cyberspace Power Thinkers' is an effort to identify the intellectual roots of Air University. By giving us a glimpse of the synergism of the exchange of progressive, nontraditional ideas among AU faculty and students, ... |
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| Developing Security Forces officers for the Future Operating Environment |
12-Jun-2009 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Eric J Springer; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In response to today's dynamic nonlinear operating environment, the United States Air Force Security Forces is executing a dramatic transformation of its Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, and Facilities. These revisions aim to produce a capabilities-based and combat-focused force, with the capacity to actively defend and enable airpower in all operational environments, against all potential adversaries. This vital adjustment, however, has not entailed a significant revision in how the ... |
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| Towards Unified Conventions |
12-Jun-2009 |
128 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Longacre; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Interagency transformation has the potential to radically increase the strategic and operational capacities of the U.S. Government's interagency system. This transformation will require changes to the structure and processes employed by the interagency system. This study explores options such as expanding the Executive Office of the President, expanding the role of the National Security Council, or creating an Office of National Strategy as part of interagency transformation. This study also ... |
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| Public Affairs: Inform, Educate, and Influence |
12-Jun-2009 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey S Pool; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| As operations in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate, America's adversaries are capable of manipulating the domestic and international media with lies, distortion, and propaganda disseminated via the internet or media outlets. The U.S. military's inability to dominate the global information environment, as it does on conventional battlefields, represents a strategic and operational weakness that must be addressed. This study investigates the roles and responsibilities of deployed military public affairs officers as ... |
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| North Korea: Economic Leverage and Policy Analysis |
04-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Emma Chanlett-Avery; Dick K Nanto; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 2009, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) embarked on a course that includes a series of extremely provocative military actions, a shift in power toward the military, emphasis on ideological purity, rising criticism of the United States, and going forward with its nuclear and missile program in spite of sanctions and objections from much of the rest of the world. Two factors that seem to ... |
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| Nimitz and Goleman: Study of a Civilian Leadership Model |
Jun-2009 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Derrick A Dudash; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Within weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet and held that command until the Allied Forces won the war in the Pacific almost 4 years later. Admiral Nimitz was selected for the position over 28 other senior admirals. He went on to hold the highest office in the U.S. Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations. Nimitz's ability as ... |
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| Agility and Appropriateness: Matching Shift to Scale |
Jun-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan E Czarnecki; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE MONTEREY CA
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| Agility is organizational shape-shifting in face of complex operating environments. Command is the guiding hand for the shape-shifting. As the DOD CCRP community has noted, agility is a multi-dimensional phenomenon that, if applied effectively, produces force multiplier effects of considerable value. However, achieving agility in command only works in very few organizations, and often not for very long. This paper describes and analyzes the characteristics of those organizations that can ... |
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| Anticipatory Understanding of Adversary Intent: A Signature-Based Knowledge System |
Jun-2009 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis K Leedom; Robert G Eggleston; EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH INC VIENNA VA
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| This paper outlines the recent development of a new ontological framework for modeling the intentional behavior of an adversary relative to its long-term strategic goals within a complex and emergent battlespace. Motivated by recent military doctrine and knowledge management literature, the paper describes how an adversary and its battlespace environment can be represented by four classes of knowledge: (1) battlespace artifacts, (2) cause-effect system models, (3) tactical episodes, and (4) ... |
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| Resourcing Movement Control Battalions during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 |
Jun-2009 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Blumenfeld; Charles H III; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This investigation attempts to determine whether the Movement Control Battalions (MCB) during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 were resourced adequately. Under current U.S. Army doctrine, the MCB is assigned to a Sustainment Brigade (SB), an Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) or a Theater Sustainment Command (TSC). During OIF 07-09, the MCB in Iraq was assigned to the Support Operations Section (SPO), a subordinate staff section within the 316th ESC, both organizations were ... |
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| Effects of Operational and Strategic Pauses on Mission Success |
21-May-2009 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Eric D Beaty; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Operational pauses are a part of campaign design and remain relevant in 21st century expeditionary warfare. The United States should maintain the military in a subordinate role as only one element of national power. Where this is infeasible, use of force should establish the discourse space required to recapitalize upon the informational, diplomatic, and economic elements of national power. The author posits that in the foreseeable future of global conflict ... |
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| Operational Encirclements: Can the United States Military Decisively Follow Through? |
21-May-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Scott Thomas; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This study is a historical analysis of how encirclement operations have been and still are important offensive operations. These operations need to be given priority in planning and execution by the United States Military. Encirclement operations have proven to be decisive military operations throughout history; regardless of the composition and disposition of the enemy encircled. The U.S. military has maintained the decisive edge on the battlefield for over sixty years. ... |
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| Typewriter Leadership in a Facebook World |
21-May-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Drew R Meyerowich; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Historically, information was a form of power closely guarded, secured, and provided only when there was a need to know. Modern communication equipment and the internet make global news available to anyone who wants it, or wants to provide it. Senior military leaders grew up in the Military during a period when this technology was not a reality. In a very short period of time, typewritten forms were replaced by ... |
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| Center of Gravity Concept: Informed by the Information Environment |
18-May-2009 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Joakim Karlquist; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The information sphere is an integral part of the current environment. The center of gravity (CoG) theory currently is matched for conventional, linear, industrial age warfare in the physical domain. The CoG concept is thus not suited to work in the fast changing information environment and needs revision. Nevertheless, the CoG concept is deeply ingrained in United States military doctrine. The CoG concept can be refined to be useful in ... |
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| Rethinking the Use of Specialized Civil Affairs |
11-May-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Unda; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Specialized Civil Affairs (CA) Soldiers are reservists who have contributed greatly to post-war operations throughout history. Recent efforts have shifted away from civil-military operations (CMO), typically led by CA Soldiers, to more broad and advanced reconstruction and stabilization operations (R/S OPS) led by civilians with civil-sector expertise. The requirement for civilian expertise certainly exists, but the resulting move to more generalized CA operations brings about concern. This project examines several ... |
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| The U.S. Army's Design Doctrine: A Solution to the Ills of the Operations Planning Processes |
05-May-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Wilburn B McLamb; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| As the U.S. military reflects on recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the realization the current operations planning process needs some adjusting is evident. The current operations planning process has proven to be slow to orient to the true nature of these conflicts, slow to gain a better understanding of the operational environment, and slow to adapt to change. Furthermore, these complex, adaptive environments place an increased need for whole ... |
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| Go/ No-Go Criteria for the JFC in Counterinsurgency Operations |
04-May-2009 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
George M Lowe; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| In determining whether or not the U.S. government should engage in counterinsurgency operations with military support, the Joint Force Commander should evaluate four criteria before committing forces. The first is an attainable agreed upon desired end state. The second is the host nation's willingness to address the grievances of the population. The third is the host nation's ability to provide security for the population. The fourth is the host nation's ... |
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| Effects-based Operations - A Valid Concept for Operations in an Anti-access Environment |
04-May-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Eric D Hresko; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| In his recent article entitled USJFCOM Commander's Guidance for Effects-based Operations, Gen James Mattis states, Effective immediately, USJFCOM will no longer use, sponsor, or export the terms and concepts related to EBO, ONA and SoSA in our training, doctrine development, and support of JPME. This pronouncement has supposedly halted the use of effects-based operations (EBO) within the Department of Defense (DOD), despite the fact that EBO has had success in ... |
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| Optimizing the Naval Force for the Horn of Africa Anti-Piracy Mission |
04-May-2009 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Jarrett; Michael R Jr; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Coalition forces have patrolled the waters of the Horn of Africa (HOA) in a concerted effort to maintain maritime domain awareness in the region for nearly a decade. In spite of this presence, piracy actions rose to a record level in 2008 and increased at an alarming rate. In the context of a continued naval presence in the waters of the HOA, this paper analyzes how our navies are being ... |
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| Foreign Flag Shipping: A Weakness in the Sealift Trident |
04-May-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Keith E Dominic; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Operational logistics provides the foundation for every surge and sustainment capabilities for all military operations. The sealift portion of logistics is the most cost effective and most utilized means to transport our military cargo to an operational area. Therefore, our military's responsiveness and sustainment is imperative on having a strong and reliant sealift capability. With the steady decline of the United States flagged Merchant Marine and the need to maintain ... |
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| Changing the Educational Paradigm in an Era of Persistent Conflict |
01-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
David S Henderson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Units trained in branch core competencies contribute to the overall ability of a Brigade Combat Team to achieve its missions. However, the conflict in Iraq has caused some units to be re-missioned to tasks not related to their core competencies. These units, most notably Field Artillery units, are now experiencing an atrophy of core skills. This atrophy, combined with a high operational tempo and repetitive non-standard mission deployments, is creating ... |
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| Security Force Assistance |
May-2009 |
145 pages |
| Authors:
Martin E Dempsey; DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
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| In an era of persistent conflict, the United States supports the internal defense and development of international partners, regardless of whether those partners are highly developed and stable or less developed and emerging. While many of these partners are nations, they can also include alliances, coalitions, and regional organizations. U.S. support to these partners ranges from providing humanitarian assistance to major combat operations. U.S. support includes conducting conflict transformation, bolstering ... |
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| Design: Tools of the Trade |
May-2009 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Jack D Kem; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Design is a way to help you think through handling problems - and to get others around you to help using collaboration and discourse to enable the commander's visualization of a situation. In a collaborative environment, it is important that all - commanders as well as staff officers - bring in what they know and how they see things without being afraid to speak up. After all, even a commander ... |
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| U.S. Army Full Spectrum Operations in the Philippine Islands, 1898-1941 |
May-2009 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Brock; Stephen H Jr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The U.S. Army's involvement in the Philippine Archipelago from 1898 to 1941 demonstrates the validity of the main tenants of current full-spectrum operations (offensive, defensive, stability, and civil support operations), and the likelihood of more than one occurring simultaneously and over a long duration of time. The U.S. Army has operated across the full spectrum of conflict -- stable peace to general war -- since 1775, but did not officially ... |
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| Operationalizing Economics for Counterinsurgency and Stability Operations |
May-2009 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas J Barrett; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Economics is a critical component of military operations and will continue to be so in the future. Understanding this is vital to successful military operations. The military requirement for understanding economics and its application in operations is outlined in both national strategy and doctrine. The military has means, motive, and opportunity for the application of economics in operations. Successful campaigns and achievement of the national strategic end state requires the ... |
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| Termination or Transition: A 21st Century Perspective on the Military's Role in Conflict Resolution |
May-2009 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Polidoro; John R Jr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The termination theories developed since the Korean War that influenced the development of joint doctrine are confusing and contradictory. Joint doctrine therefore did not address the military's role in obtaining US national interests in the long-term. As a result, US military planners developed termination criteria focused on the short-term cessation of military operations for most conflicts between 1990 and 2003. Campaigns framed upon such criteria resulted in destabilization, thus hampering ... |
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| Mission Emphasis and the Determination of Needs for New Weapon Systems |
May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Daniel M Gillespie; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| Efforts to understand the determination of needs of new weapon systems must take into account inputs and actions beyond the formally documented requirements generation process. This study analyzes three recent historical cases of fighter aircraft development to identify decisions made independently from the documented requirements process, about the need for new systems. The primary inputs to those decisions are identified, and a qualitative model for understanding the undocumented inputs, and ... |
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| Bush War: The Use of Surrogates in Southern Africa (1975-1989) |
May-2009 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph E Escandon; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The purpose of this monograph is to examine the use of indigenous surrogates by both the Republic of South Africa and Rhodesia in Southern Africa's Bush Wars from 1975 to 1989. The Bush Wars are of significance because the use of surrogates in each case represents policy and doctrine that are outside of the United States military's traditional understanding and employment of surrogates. The methodology of this paper is to ... |
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| Modifying Intratheater Airlift for Irregular Warfare |
14-Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Steven H Stater; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. Air Force (USAF) plays a vital role in irregular warfare (IW) and must change its focus to maximize its contributions. The USAF's greatest contributions in IW include the following: kinetic effects from a variety of aircraft; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); and airlift. Airlift provides a significant asymmetric advantage, enabling commanders to rapidly deploy, sustain, redeploy, and evacuate land forces. The primary form of airlift for these operations ... |
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| All Our Eggs in a Broken Basket: How the Human Terrain System is Undermining Sustainable Military Cultural Competence |
Apr-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Ben Connable; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS MILITARY REVIEW
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| Field-experienced warfighters and other experts have identified a range of weaknesses in military cultural training, education, and intelligence. Finding an effective and lasting solution to these shortcomings has framed ongoing debate over how to meet operational cultural requirements. One approach would take all criticism of military cultural training and intelligence analysis to heart, applying recent doctrine to long-term knowledge and cultural terrain analysis programs. Forcing the services to view the ... |
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| The People's Liberation Army Navy, A Modern Navy With Chinese Characteristics |
Apr-2009 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON DC
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| Over the past decade, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has carried out an impressive military modernization effort, providing the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) with considerable technological capabilities. Recognizing that it takes more than technology to create a capable navy, China has also actively pursued the modernization of its doctrine, organization, and training with the ultimate goal of developing a professional force. While much work remains, trends in recent ... |
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| A MAGTF Solution for MARSOC |
Apr-2009 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen V Fiscus; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
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| THESIS: This study seeks to demonstrate that the strength of a Marine Corps force contribution to USSOCOM is not in the duplication of existing Special Operations Forces (SOF) structure and capabilities, but in the development and employment of a force that is based upon the unique strengths of time-tested applied Marine warfighting doctrine and philosophy, specifically; the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). DISCUSSION: Since the successful integration and employment of ... |
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| Command and Control of Network Operations |
30-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A Barker; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| Command and control of network operations is required to synchronize cyberspace operations, fully utilize the concepts of Joint Net-Centric Operations (JNO), and operate and defend the joint communications network. The current network operations command and control structure does not provide the Geographical Combatant Commander unity of command or unity of effort in his execution of these requirements. The 2008 Unified Command Plan (UCP) assigns the Geographical Combatant Commander authority over ... |
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| Creating a Knowledge Management Strategy |
26-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey J Lepak; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army needs to reaffirm Knowledge Management as the means to supporting its Strategic Strategy for the 21st Century of transforming itself into a network-centric knowledge-based force. The best way to do this is for the Army to write an Army Knowledge Management Strategy that lays out a vision to shape the entire Army into a knowledge-based force for the next 20 or 30 years. The strategy would provide a ... |
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| Seabasing for the Range of Military Operations |
26-Mar-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| For nearly two decades, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have been actively engaged in producing a robust and comprehensive body of seabasing concepts and supporting concepts of operation (CONOPS). In recent years, this work has expanded to include the joint community and has been formalized into naval doctrine. Additionally, a variety of multimedia products has been developed in the past year to assist Marine Corps personnel in providing information ... |
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| The United States Army Concept Capability Plan for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction for the Futer Modular Force 2015-2024 |
25-Mar-2009 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND FORT MONROE VA
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| TRADOC Pam 525-7-19 provides amplification to the Army's capstone and operating concepts and nests with the joint publication, Joint Integrating Concept for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). It describes capabilities required for the future Modular Force to implement effectively the National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (NMSCWMD) during the 2015-2024 timeframe. This concept incorporates the guiding principles active, layered defense in depth and situational awareness and ... |
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| Commander's Emergency Response Program: The Future of Army Contracting |
21-Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher P Davis; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines some of the areas needing improvement in the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), a major weapon in the local commander's arsenal for stability operations. It explains why a confluence of recent events-updated doctrine, the publication of the Gansler Commission Report, and the creation of the Army's Expeditionary Contracting Command (ECC)-have created a unique opportunity. This is an opportunity for Army expeditionary contracting to change from its traditional ... |
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| Center-of-Gravity Analysis in COIN: A New Way to Problem-Solve |
20-Mar-2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Holly Sun; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| A poor understanding throughout the Army on how to define and exploit the enemy's center of gravity (COG) is driven by an outdated analytical framework still rooted in conventional thinking. This problem is two-fold in nature; first to blame is the failure of U.S. military doctrine to relate the links and nodes of COG to intelligence activities from the bottom up. The result is a gap between what is studied ... |
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| Civil Affairs - Building the Force to Meet Its Future Challenges |
20-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Miguel A Castellanos; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Civil Affairs (CA) forces and the capabilities they provide to commanders on the battlefield are critical enablers to winning the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since the beginning of the wars, Army Reserve CA Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC), the Army's conventional CA force provider, have mobilized continuously in support of these operations. Unable to sustain theater force requirements, other Army Reserve ... |
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| Foundational Principles for Organizing a Joint Force Staff |
18-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick E Matlock; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper proposes foundational principles for understanding and organizing a joint force staff. The traditional staff structure of j-coded staff directorates and the functional organization of a joint force staff are mutually supporting constructs. Both are necessary in order to form an effective joint force staff. Joint force staffs must operate in three event horizons in order to maintain a proper balance between and focus on current, mid-term, and long-term ... |
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| Army Aviation -- Back to Its Roots |
03-Mar-2009 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Russell Stinger; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| U.S. Army Aviation was borne of necessity to expand the ground forces' battle space to the third dimension. The first aviators were a part of ground units, and the close fight in Vietnam fostered an air-ground team seamlessly integrated in the close fight. An incremental growth in mission corresponded to improvements in technology and capability. The increasingly complex aircraft and threat environment drove specialization of training, and a need to ... |
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| The US Army and Security Force Assistance: Assessing the Need for an Institutionalized Advisory Capability |
03-Mar-2009 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
William C Jr; Taylor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The U.S. Army had difficulty initiating and conducting advisory operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom due to the lack of an institutionalized advisory capability. The need to create an advisory capability after the requirement developed resulted in a 3-year delay in Iraqi Security Force development, which threatened mission success in Iraq. This experience shows that the U.S. Army should consider developing an institutionalized advisory capability. Opponents of this idea view the ... |
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| Effect of Modularity on the Field Artillery Branch |
Mar-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Noel T Nicolle; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army's transition to a brigade-based, modular force created unintended consequences for the Field Artillery (FA) branch. A combination of decreased senior artillery oversight of division-level FA units, high operational tempo in support of counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and significant doctrinal changes is creating the perfect storm that seriously degrades the branches' ability to provide lethal and nonlethal fires in a major combat operation (MCO) scenario. ... |
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| Tactics in Counterinsurgency |
Mar-2009 |
305 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL FORT BENNING GA
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| This manual gives the US Army a common language, concept, and purpose to fight and achieve success in a counterinsurgency. COIN is a complex subset of warfare that encompasses all military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological, and civic actions taken by a government to defeat an insurgency at the company, battalion, and brigade levels. To do this, the manual merges traditional approaches to COIN with the realities of the current operational ... |
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