The current U.S. Army operating concept prominently includes stability operations built on the core competency of wide area security. Stability operations secure national goals for military action by establishing the conditions for lasting peace...
The attached basic outline plan covers operations to occupy Japan Proper and Korea after surrender or collapse of the Japanese Government and Imperial High Command.
The United States and many other countries are engaged in the Global War on Terror using all the elements of their national powers. Much of the diplomatic, economic and perhaps some of the military actions take place behind the scenes and often...
The attached Staff Study is derived from the Basic Outline Plan for "BLACKLIST" Operations, Edition Three, 8 August 1945. It constitutes the basis for directives to be issued for an initial contingent airborne operation to occupy critical portions...
Research into methods for defeat of an ideology suggest that three areas must be considered when attacking an ideology legitimacy, reeducation, and economy. But the deeper problem of fear must be addressed before they can be addressed. Reduction...
The attached troop list by type unit, "BLACKLIST" Operations, contains an allocation of type units, adjusted to availability in the Western Pacific for the months of August and September 1945 for use as a guide in designation of troop units in...
Report of the part played by the 98th Infantry Division in the Occupation of Japan. It covers the transition of the Division from preparation for combat to planning for occupation; the rapid planning and execution of an overseas movement and...
This study examines nine critical factors that should be addressed in stabilization planning and execution. The author then presents a case study of the US occupation of Japan after World War II, followed by a parallel analysis of the case study...
Sun Tzu asserts that success is not winning every battle fought, but subduing the enemy's will without fighting. Nevertheless, modern military thought fails to distinguish an enemy's will-to-fight from their means to do so, limiting the ways...
Victory is determined not only by what happens during a period of conflict but also by what happens after the fighting ends, during post-conflict operations. This monograph examines what joint military capabilities are required for post-conflict...
Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army
This volume is concerned with the organization and disposition of United States Army ground forces that opposed the Japanese during World War II. The area covered includes Alaska, the islands of the central and South Pacific, Australia, New Guinea,...
General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
There are several occupation instructions contained in this document- all 1945/1946. Topics include: public health and welfare, instructions for collection and disposition of supplies, naval craft, facilities and installations formerly belonging to...
Reviews economic warfare (all aspects of war aimed at the destruction of the economy of the enemy) employed and developed by the United States and Great Britain during World War II and makes recommendations to improve their application in both...
The second annual military symposium took place at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas from 14 to 16 September 2004. The symposium brought together civilian historians and military officers for the purpose of discussing a variety of historical case studies...
Original document is exactly as digital copy- pagination is repetitive and irregular, and there are pages missing (pages 21-26 under section iv). Chapter content includes: preparation for the Olympic operation; preparation for the Blacklist...
When a soldier in our charge is requesting for our reference for their past performance and character when they are receiving UCMJ, we as leaders have the duty and morale responsibility to stand up and support our soldiers who we are in charge of....