The Noncommissioned Officer Corps (NCO) is referred to as the “backbone of the Army” (HQs, Department of the Army (HQs, DA), 2002). With such a strong reference and perception of the strength of the NCO Corps comes the profound impact on how...
The U.S. military has historically been unprepared to execute its primary mission at the outbreak of hostilities. Analysis of the root causes suggests that this trend will continue indefinitely. If this trend has previously been identified, then...
Poses the question of whether small infantry unit tactical training and doctrine should be modified to include marching fire as part of the tactical training of the infantry soldier and whether it should be included in the accepted tactical...
In an address to the 2d command class at the Fort Leavenworth C&GS School, Brig. Gen. D. O. Hickey discusses the tools and potentials of emerging science and technology.
Proposal dealing with the training of American soldiers of Asian descent in Korean, Mandarin-Chinese and Cantonese-Chinese. Suggests that knowledge of these languages may be necessary for future conflicts and for maintaining current relations by...
A proposed plan for the reestablishment of a system of specialist ratings for enlisted men of the Army Air Forces. Seeks to restore the prestige of non-commissioned officers by reserving those grades for position of command authority and...
Seeks to study and analyze the effectiveness of combat intelligence from Army to Battalion and Air force to Squadron levels in both peace and war, and to recommend methods of improving our combat intelligence through reorganization, unit training...
Proposes that the Assistant Command implement the suggestion revisions of FM 101-10. These revisions are meant to be a more effective reference in future airborne-air transported operations.
Provides the military manpower analyst with a set of guidelines and rules to follow in the preparation of the job analysis schedule and to make possible uniform presentation of occupational data. Uniform presentation of the job information is meant...
Recommends the reorganization of the 2nd Engineer Amphibian Brigade as a Shore Brigade and revision of Engineer Special Brigade T/O's and E's to correspond.
Since 1935 the U. S. Army has undergone a series of changes in both force structure and force design. The more complex adjustments have been in force design. Beginning with the triangular division in 1939 and continuing over the intervening...
For instructors of foreign students; gives a brief background of the countries represented by guest students. Covers Canada, Iceland, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador,...
Edited and condensed minutes of the Army Ground Forces Ordnance Conference held during the period of March 1-5, 1948. Discussions involve the principles of ordnance troop service, Officers Reserve Corps training, National Guard training, problems...
In this March 2009 interview MAJ Lisa Coleman, Military Police (MP) discusses her 2004-2005 deployment to Iraq as a member of Task Force (TF) 134 as part of the joint operations section (J3). MAJ Coleman describes her integration into theater, her...