maneuver throughout the battlespace tactfully does assist in the tactical advantage as a combat service support element to the commander's concept of operation. As Operations Chiefs, we have to be mindful of the full extent of the operation so that, at any given time and place, our juniors’ subordinates can understand what's needed to be done to keep it pushing forward. Then we have "Fires" it states in MCDP 1-0 that “is used with a maneuver to help shape the battlespace, setting conditions for
“We have just won a war with a lot of heroes flying around in planes. The next war may be fought by airplanes with no men in them at all. Take everything you’ve learned about aviation in war, throw it out of the window, and let’s go to work on tomorrow’s aviation. It will be different from anything the world has ever seen.” – General Hap Arnold, V-J Day, August 1945 The word drone is the most widely recognised definition and an umbrella name for a pilotless aircraft; the etymology of the name
Logistics operation requires highly synchronized delivery of force and sustainment supplies a critical component to achieve battlespace dominance and defeat enemy line. Just-in-time approach in this process helped to reduce overall variability in the process and enabled logistics to reach location in a timely manner. Reducing footprints in logistical activities in battle space also
complex and dynamic adversary’s system conducting asymmetric operations, but also with great challenges on the Blue side, such as the coordination and interaction of multiple coalition partners and different agencies and organizations in a non-linear battlespace. Experiences from recent months and years have undoubtedly proven that EBO cannot be successfully conducted without adequate support by IT tools. Especially the various wargaming activities within EBP cannot be properly accomplished by just using
Traveller Career books are often very hard to review because of the inevitable blowback of “I don’t want to play a XYZ” or “what does it matter because I am retired anyhow”. Classic Traveller solved this problem quite elegantly with Mercenary – posturing the future would be run by small bands of semi-professionalized soldiers to fight in small wars and leaving the big wars to a vague notion of planetary & imperial armies bisecting with the omnipresent – Imperial Marine. Perhaps, it is the effect
Background 1. Strategic setting. In the spring of 1982 United Kingdom (UK) launched its single largest naval task forces since World War II to recapture the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians. The war was precipitated by a long standing disagreement between the UK and Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falklands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. After protracted unsuccessful and confrontational diplomatic negotiations between the both nations, the Argentinians invaded the Falklands
How Virtual Reality Is Transforming Industries And Changing Our Lives Virtual reality may not have thrived in recent times due to several misconceptions but with advancement in knowledge and technology, it is beginning to shape our world and making life more enjoyable. In the nearest future, virtual reality is moving to change the way we communicate, shop, experience, view and even do business. Having said all that, what is virtual reality? Virtual reality is a technology that alters the perception
In A Tactical Ethic, Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battlespace, author Dick Couch addresses what he believes to be an underlying problem, most typical of small units, of wanton ethical and moral behavior partly stemming from the negative “ethical climate and moral culture” of today’s America (Couch, D., 2010, p. 15). In chapter one, he reveals what A Tactical Ethic will hope to accomplish; that is identify the current ethics of today’s military warriors, highlight what is lacking, and make suggestions
Introduction After the major series of island hopping in the Pacific, it came down to the decision to invade Okinawa to support the overall strategic plan of tightening the noose and strangling Japan with the ultimate goal of Japan’s unconditional surrender. The Ryukyu islands were an integral part of the Japanese defenses and the seizure and operationalization of the airfields on the islands would allow for the possibility to strike Japan’s homeland with strategic bombing campaigns. Although the
The pilots had to learn to fly and fight with a whole new type of engine technology. The jet fighter was tested, refined, and proven. Propeller driven airplanes could no longer compete in a battlespace where the airspeeds are nearing or exceeding the speed of sound. New tactics had to be developed to stay alive in a new style of dogfighting, against an ever-changing enemy. The USAF was newly formed, and not equipped or ready to participate in
Military planners cannot rely on any one historical theorist's insights when examining past or current warfare. The dynamics of global conflict will enviably shift toward the nation or state with the best ideas. Military planners must not only have superior tactics, we must have the best strategy. For this reason the two theories, scientific (Jomini) and Clausewitzitan, offer ingredients to strengthen military planning and analysis undergoing dynamic change in the 21st Century. The two distinct
After more than ten years of persistent counterinsurgency (COIN) conflict and multiple simultaneous responses to several natural disasters, the United States Army is at a crossroads regarding professional education for its officers and enlisted force. Considering overseas contingency operations in Iraq are due to conclude in December 2011 and by 2014 for Afghanistan, it is plausible that strategic planners are considering the future make-up of what will constitute the Total Army Force to include
Have you ever questioned how a submarine can float or sink? Well submarines can sink, but also using positive and negative buoyancy. Submarines can typically travel 1,000 to 1,500 feet underwater. A submarine is considered a boat and not a ship due to the fact that a ship cannot be carried by another while a boat can be carried by a ship. “ Submarines are ingenious bits of engineering designed to carry people safely through this very harsh environment. Although they were originally invented as military
BACKGROUND The Falklands conflict began on Friday, 02 April 1982, when roughly 500 Argentinean special forces landed at Mullet Creek on East Falkland Island. Under Operation Rosario, Argentina advanced on the Government House at Port Stanley against an unorganized garrison of British Royal Marines stationed on the island. Little opposition was encountered and the Argentinean Junta quickly assumed control. On the same day, Brigadier General Mario Menendez was appointed governor of the islands
NORAD To defend against the security challenges of the 21st Century ... Air and space weapons pose a potential and growing threat to our continent. NORAD has developed concepts to meet the security challenges of the 21st Century. Achieving these concepts will provide NORAD the capabilities required to protect our homelands against aerospace threats in 2010 and beyond. PRECISION TRACKING is required to detect and track any air or space threat to North America from its origin -- in space,
Introduction Along with the fast developments and various applications of the internet comes the improvement of people’s living standard. Undoubtedly the emerging new technology is playing such a significant role in fields like promoting interpersonal interactions, driving global collaborations and increasing the world’s productivity, that our society may not stay as functional as it is now without the existence of the internet. Nevertheless, the internet, due to its complicated form of communications
Are the challenges that military commanders face in the contemporary operating environment more complex than ever before? The earliest date battle accounted was the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC involving approximately 5,000 to 6,000 chariots between Ramesses II of the Empire of Egypt and Muwatalli II of the Hittite Empire. The Battle of Kadesh took place at Kadesh City on the Orontes River, what is now adjacent to the modern-day village of Tell al-Nabi Mando of western Syria. This is the first
Development of Information Warfare Introduction In his final foreign policy speech, President Bill Clinton listed among the United States’ top five military and security concerns the development of information warfare (Lacey). Given the importance of information technologies to the American economy and the U.S. military’s dependence on this system, any attacks on the information infrastructure could have severe consequences for the economy and for national security. For the U.S.’s best
The History of Submarines In the year 2000, the American submarine force will celebrate the first century of service by highly skilled people in some of the most technologically advanced vessels ever built. The past 100 years have witnessed the evolution of a force that mastered submersible warfare, introduced nuclear propulsion to create the true submarine, and for decades patrolled the deep ocean front line; the hottest part of an otherwise Cold War. Submarines in War The U.S. Navy’s involvement