Human Sciences Research Seminar - 20 October 2006
Read Ahead Articles
General
The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block War, Gen. Charles C. Krulak, Marines Magazine, January 1999
Clausewitz and World War IV, Maj. Gen. Robert H. Scales, Armed Forces Journal, July 2006
The Immutable Nature of War, LtGen Paul Van Riper, PBS Interview, 2004
Quadrennial Defense Review Results, Department of Defense, February 3, 2006
"What is Human Sciences Research? Who does HSR within DoD? Applications to Transforming Navy HCS?"
Dr. Gerald P. Krueger, Seminar Presentation, October 20, 2006
Counterinsurgency
Headquarters Department of the Army (December 2006). Counterinsurgency Field Manual.
Insurgency: Modern Warfare Evolves into a Fourth Generation, Col. Thomas X. Hammes (ret.), Institute for National Strategic Studies, January 2005
New rules for new enemies,
Lt. Col. John A. Nagl and Lt. Col. Paul L. Yingling, Armed Forces Journal, October 2006
To Win The Long War: Empower lower-level soldiers, marines, Maj. Gen. Robert H. Scales, The Washington Times, October 10, 2006
Politically Correct War: U.S. military leaders deny reality, LTC Ralph Peters, New York Post, October 18, 2006
Implementation
Mattis: Success in Iraq now a test of wills, Mr. Mark Walker, North County Times, August 22, 2006
Tapped-In Training: Technology lets Fort Dix learn fast from Iraq, Mr. Edward Colimore, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 10, 2006
Problems Afflict U.S. Program To Advise Iraqis, Mr. Greg Jaffe, Wall Street Journal, October 18, 2006
Why doctrine matters and how to fix it, Col. Robert Killebrew, Armed Forces Journal, October 2006
Outfitting a Big-War Military with Small War Capabilities, Mr. Michael R. Melillo, Parameters, Autumn 2006
The spec ops stretch, Mr. Sean D. Naylor, Armed Forces Journal, October 2006
USMC Projects
Cultivating Intuitive Decisionmaking, Gen. Charles C. Krulak, Marine Corps Gazette, May 1999
Project Rifleman, United States Marine Corps, October 2005
Center For Advanced Operational Cultural Learning (CAOCL), United States Marine Corps, 2004
Note: The above articles were provided as background materials for informational purposes only to Conference attendees and interested parties.