During (and a few years after the II World War) the Polish Army had a strong and well trained non-commissioned officer (NCO) Corp. After the war, Poland fell under the strong influence of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, their military doctrine at...
The purpose of this report is to compare actual accomplishments with programmed objectives, compile, consolidate, and present useful data to commanders and staff officers in such a manner as to be of maximum use in planning and management.
This paper is about the personal experience of First Sergeant Roger W. Jacobs JR while assigned to the 1st Infantry Division during the preparation, deployment and redeployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom II. First Sergeant of Alpha Battery 1st...
TRADOC is a relevant and essential organization in today’s Army. No other organization performs the functions that TRADOC accomplishes. Unfortunately, TRADOC is not operating as effective as it could be. Its process lines, or lines of command and...
The mission of the ROAD division Support Command is "to provide division level supply, field maintenance, medical service and miscellaneous services for all elements of the division assigned or attached." The mission of the support command...
The staff operation is the center of the battalion. The STB staff was responsible for forecasting, planning, coordination, and collective training for unit to achieve a high rate readiness to deploy. The Special Troops Battalion experience in Iraq...
Decisive action by the United States Army places additional weight on construction units particularly in support of construction missions during offensive, defensive, stability or defense civil support authority (DCSA) operations, yet organic...
The U.S. Army spends millions of dollars to develop and implement simulations for training. Simulations allow the Army to train commanders and staffs in a wide range of tasks. Simulations have evolved into complex software and hardware programs...
As the U.S. Army continues to refine its operational doctrine, the performance of higher headquarters in meeting the requirements of that doctrine becomes a critical factor in the successful prosecution of modern war. This study examines the...
When the United States declared war on Kaiser Wilhelm's government on April 6, 1917, the U.S. Army underwent a profound growth and transformation to conduct combat operations against the German Imperial Army. Since the U.S. Army grew from 125,000...
The Interim Strike Force Headquarters organizational concept has emerged as the experimental platform upon which the U.S. Army will examine how to reorganize the Army in the near term to meet the conflicting demands of National Security Strategy,...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army
The purpose of this SOP is to prescribe the procedures to be followed by all elements of the theater (except US Strategic Air Forces in Europe) in the readjustment of personnel between units after the defeat of Germany, in order that units...
Contains information regarding the operations of the 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (mecz) in Germany from 1-31 March 1945.The month started with a dismounted river crossing, followed by a five day move to the Ahr River Mid-month the squadron...