This monograph discusses the current need for platoon forward observers in M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle equipped mechanized infantry battalions. Changes in maneuver and artillery doctrine, emerging. technology, and a shrinking force structure have...
"This 1960 SOP is published for the information and guidance of all personnel involved in operational and instructional duties in any capacity and prescribes policy in operational matters as stated in section XXVII, USAFAS Regulation 1-1, Policy...
This report contains the concept and findings of a field experiment designed to evaluate the ability of forward observers to adjust artillery fire on moving materiel targets.
The purpose of the entire self-study process is improvement through a structural evaluation. Writing a self-study in glowing terms while glossing over weak areas fools no one, most of all a skilled team of accrediting experts.
This study investigates the adaptation and purpose-built construction of the vessels used by the Federal government to conduct riverine warfare on the waters of the American Mississippi River drainage basin. The study concentrates on the...
The goal of this study was to develop a standardized rail plan for control, priorities, and movement of an armored division administratively within the United States. The following topics are presented within the document: background, trends and...
This thesis determines that the military should not mandate the adoption of the Joint Operation Planning Process (JOPP) as the single planning model at the operational level of war. Although it is both technically possible and feasible to adopt the...
To provide a coordinated training plan for the introduction of Tactical Fire Direction System (TACFIRE) into the Army inventory. This training plan covers resident training at CONARC service schools, advanced individual training, and CONARC support...
This survey of American field advisors in Korea, Vietnam, and El Salvador is a study on how the United States military had built foreign armies in Korea and Vietnam. The goal of this survey was to understand American field advisors—to determine...
An attack by the Warsaw Pact on NATO will probably be conducted with high speed armor thrust trying to encircle NATO forces. If encirclements are successful, aerial resupply will have to sustain the encircled units until breakouts or link-ups can...
This is an after action report drawn up by Garrison Davidson upon his departure from CGSC addressing two potential problems with regard to the College mission that gave him concern. The first involves the College instructional mission, and the...
Operations and Readiness Directorate Office; Anderson, Gerald O.; Silano, Robert A.
This Department of the Army after action report deals with the U.S. Army involvement in and support of the Indochinese refugee program. Covering the period from 1 April 1975 to 1 June 1976, it focuses on the role of the Army Staff in crisis...
As the Army transitions to the 21st century, it must confront two key issues. The first is how to fight effectively on future battlefields and the second concerns the tactical force structure required to provide the best chance for success in...
In view of current Soviet emphasis on armed helicopters, is there a need for an air-to-air defensive weapon system for U.S. attack helicopters? The Soviet Union is moving into the area of helicopter employment with a great deal of enthusiasm over a...
This monograph examines a concept considered an abomination to some airmen - operational air reserves. The study is exploratory in nature: searching applicable theory, historical examples, and contemporary developments for insights on air reserves....
This study attempts to determine if the All Volunteer Army has had any impact on readiness and, if adverse, the extent of the impact. The investigation examines the origins of the All Volunteer Army, who serves, readiness with regard to Total Army...
The United States Army Reserve (USAR) apportions approximately 37 percent of the end strength of the total Army to fill the mission requirements necessary of the go to war Army. However, the total funding outlay provided to the Army Reserve MILCON...
Three threats to the current tactical command and control communications system are identified and examined. These threats are overcrowding the frequency spectrum, electronic warfare, and the electromagnetic pulse effect. When these threats are...
This study investigates the roles that each Service played in support of the successful evacuation of the U.S. X Corps from the port of Hungnam in December of 1950. The concept presented is one that emphasizes the unique capabilities of each...