Prehospital trauma care as performed on the battlefield differs markedly from that performed in the civilian sector. Treatment guidelines developed for the civilian setting do not necessarily translate well to the battlefield and may…Lessons Learned163 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Prehospital trauma care as performed on the battlefield differs markedly from that performed in the civilian sector. Treatment guidelines developed for the civilian setting do not necessarily translate well to the battlefield and may…Lessons Learned166 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
With the Cold War over, it is obvious that many future operations will take place in an urbanized environment. Grenada, Panama, Haiti, and Somalia are recent examples of combat operations conducted under these conditions. The current…Lessons Learned172 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
In the spring of 1972, while assigned to the Office of Medical Staff and Operations at the U.S. Army Infantry School, I was privileged to participate with other members of my office in a special combined arms review of existing doctrine…Lessons Learned19 pagesMedical TCCC
ealizing the need to foster a closer sense of cooperation between the light infantry company and a &tank force when task-organized, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Dennis Reimer, directed that the Army develop Tactics, Techniques,…Lessons Learned107 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
From the Editor In this issue Military Review examines several issues. One is force projection— the ability to project combat power into a theater of operations to meet military requirements. Military Review also continues its series on…Lessons Learned98 pagesOther
support organizations. I'd like to turn now to a second vitally important initiative designed to honor our family of engineers in a profound way…by honoring the sacrifice of our Fallen Engineers from OEF and OIF. The AEA is proposing, and…Lessons Learned69 pagesEngineering
The Center for Army Lessons Learned assembled a Combined Arms Assessment Team (CAAT) to collect specific stability and support lessons and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) to help meet the challenges in post-war Iraq. The CAAT was…Lessons Learned122 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
There are many problems associated with living and fighting in the desert environment. Throughout history, the Greek, French, British, and American forces have learned and relearned the problems associated with desert operations. More…Lessons Learned32 pagesFieldcraft Survival
Iraq and Afghanistan have proven that achieving victory in today's ideological conflicts is a task beyond the capabilities of any single U.S. agency. It demands that the efforts of multiple agencies be brought together and coordinated in a…Lessons Learned121 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The following collection of articles and reports are focused on multinational training and operations. The articles are categorized in the following areas of interest: global environment and strategic challenges; and the geographic…Lessons Learned191 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
It is a great pleasure to join Colonel-General Leontiy P. Shevtsov in providing a foreword to this joint publication on US-Russian lessons learned in the course of NATO's IFOR mission. One of my greatest honors, and challenges, as the…Lessons Learned121 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Background Four centuries ago, English statesman-philosopher Francis Bacon wrote that knowledge is power (Nye 2007, 233); however, simply having the knowledge is not exploiting the true value of it. The fundamental goal of knowledge…Lessons Learned161 pagesLeadership Training
The estimate of the situation has been the bedrock for military decision making in the United States Army since the turn of the century.' When used to assist the commander and staff as they plan and conduct combat operations it is referred…Lessons Learned224 pagesLeadership Training
Digital communications networks are being procured and fielded by the U.S. Army. Digitization of the force has tremendous potential impact on U.S. Army operations. Used appropriately, digitization shows the potential to give everyone from…Lessons Learned79 pagesLeadership Training
Managing combat trauma on the modern battlefield represents challenges that are scarcely encountered within the civilian community. The advent of tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) represented a fundamental paradigm shift from the care…Lessons Learned57 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The Fort Leavenworth Field Unit of the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) supports the Combined Arms Command by conducting research on human performance issues in command and control. In January 1991,…Lessons Learned100 pagesFieldcraft Survival
introduction, my background is Naval Aviation (E-2C Hawkeye Naval Flight Officer) and I am a Commander in the Naval Reserve. I have nineteen years of active and reserve time which included deployments on the USS AMERICA and USS ABRAHAM…Lessons Learned44 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This newsletter is a collection of articles focused on stability operations in the Western Hemisphere, specifically in Central and South America. Today, stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq rightfully receive the lion's share of…Lessons Learned125 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The primary mission of the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California, is to provide highly realistic training for Brigade and Battalion armor-heavy task forces of the U.S. Army. A secondary mission is to collect data in…Lessons Learned212 pagesLeadership Training
Imagine you are the assistant division commander for the 25th Infantry Division and you have just been notified of your designation as a joint task force (JTF) commander. The JTF will be responsible for coordinating the U.S. military…Lessons Learned123 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
1 SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES Support to Civil Authorities: Protecting the Homeland Introduction The task of protecting borders and ports of entry from transnational and other threats to the security of the United States is a colossal…Lessons Learned139 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
his newsletter addresses new non-lethal weapons that have been developed based on the latest technologies available today and how to apply them at the unit level. Studies dealing with non-lethal weapons and technologies can be grouped into…Lessons Learned48 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
ABSTRACT As today's Army moves further into the Information Age and its mission evolves into a CONUS-based, Force Projection Army with diverse mission requirements, the ability to collect and disseminate lessons learned never has been more…Lessons Learned143 pagesNewer: 2001Leadership Training
This report describes, in summary form, the research products developed from the Army Research Institute (ARI) National Training Center (NTC), Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), and Home Station-Based Research Program to date. This…Lessons Learned41 pagesLeadership Training
The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) Infantry Forces Research Unit work program entitied "Improving Light Forces Low intensity Conflict Training for Operations Other Than War (OOTWY)"' included a…Lessons Learned51 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
introduction, followed by a review of the literature pertaining to US COIN doctrine, the doctrine of other nations, and the background of Iraq. A look at the history of the US COIN doctrine development through US Army operations overseas…Lessons Learned95 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
_Somalia's difficulties began shortly after Northern Somalia achieved independence from the United Kingdom and Southern Somalia from Italy in July 1960.' The unification of the North and South was followed by internal power struggles, war…Lessons Learned24 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The need to improve command and control functioning, particularly at echelons above brigade, is a recognized concern of long standing within the Army. The Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) is an important training program established…Lessons Learned286 pagesLeadership Training
of military forces results in a sharp increase of violence and hatred, hindering a diplomatic solution and marginalizing moderate officials— both insurgent and government.23 Perhaps most importantly, the social contract between the…Lessons Learned88 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
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