Methodology and analysis of ground maneuver synchronization at the National Training Center

Abstract

This thesis analyzes deliberate attack missions conducted at the U.S. Army National Training Center and checks for relationships between ground force synchronization at the mission critical point and a measure of effectiveness. This analysis should facilitate the development of similar, or more in-depth, studies of combined arms operations in desert warfare. Procedures are developed to quantify the core offensive doctrinal concepts addressed in U.S. Army Field Manual 100-5: Operations. The thesis also addresses current critical shortfalls in the National Training Center data collection process and identifies agencies which can potentially render corrective support.