Covers abbreviations, definitions, symbols, channels of command, operation orders, landing tables, air support proforma, meteorological data, landing ships and craft, amphibian and aircraft, dimensions of vehicles and equipment, engineer and...
The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), asymmetrical warfare, and globalization spell uncertainty, and strategic responsiveness can be the key to winning our nations wars The US defense strategy requires pre-positioning posture to enable faster force...
This document contains material whose purpose has been to record significant incidents and conditions, dates and statistics, and methods and opinions of those who were part of the Seventh Amphibious Force.
This monograph describes U.S. Army riverine planning and operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the years 1966 through 1969. Particular attention is paid to significant trends or changes in riverine operations, and the study attempts to...
This monograph discusses the importance of wheeled armored systems for the US Army's future force design. Operational ideas require future forces be designed for rapid strategic deployabilty high lethality, operational mobility, survivability,...
As described in the 2004 National Military Strategy, the US military must be capable of rapidly projecting military power to achieve full spectrum dominance over any situation or against any adversary in any theater. The US military projects land...
This is a staff presentation which highlights the following topics: categories of naval forces; the strategic function of the battle fleet; the theater of war; material conditions that influence strategic success; initial strategic deployment of...
Reports on Operation Husky including G-2 information and intelligence, counterintelligence, landing attack plan, follow-up plan, operational plans, sortie plan, and intelligence plans.
These points of support contain all the material necessary for building or equipping ships;they furnish all the men and supplies required by the navy;and must offer for a beaten fleet, or one which at the outbreak of war has not yet completed it...
As Adolf Hitler conquered most of the European continent in 1939-1941, the small island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea became vital to future operations in the Mediterranean region for both the Axis and Allied powers. If the Allies controlled...
During the Interwar period, the Soviet theory of “deep operations,” like Soviet military science as a whole developed in parallel with Soviet armed forces organizational reform, including rearmament and preparation for current threats. The...
The United States destroyer force underwent significant design improvement during the Interwar Period. The roles and missions of the destroyers evolved from WW I to the end of WW II, based on design and tactics improvements, as well as the overall...
The shift in U.S. defense strategy and the transformation of the Army must be matched by a similar transformation in logistics. The Service-centric, hierarchical logistical organizations that relied upon requisitions and historical consumption...
In 2005, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) submitted a draft of the Defense Reform Basic Law to the National Assembly, which was the genesis of the Defense Reform Plan (DRP) 2020. The current Defense Reform Plan or...
This report of the 3rd Infantry Division's participation in the Sicilian Operation included information on operations (planning and operational phases) , intelligence, supply, personnel, and special staff. The foreword includes comments by Maj....