The purpose of this research was to investigate the defense industrial base capability to support small arms ammunition production for the current and future operations, as well as an increase in force structure. Improved production and supply...
The purpose of this research was to investigate the defense industrial base capability to support small arms ammunition production for the current and future operations, as well as an increase in force structure. Improved production and supply...
This study examines the applicability of the United States Marine Corps' small wars doctrine in current Military Operations Other Than War. Between 1898 and 1934, the Marine Corps was employed extensively in fighting the nation's small wars. These...
In North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an entity of 26 member countries, logistics support to operations is challenged by a limited number of countries that are contributing logistics capabilities. These are large countries that bring a substantial...
This study is an analysis of how to apply the fundamentals of AirLand Battle doctrine to the tactics of company and platoon level maneuver units. The fundamental tenets and imperatives of AirLand Battle doctrine described in FM 100-5, Operations,...
The question of how to meet our military obligations at home and abroad is necessarily answered from many viewpoints: tactical, technical, and financial. As the Navy faces serious cutbacks in its budget, the financial aspect increases in importance...
For several decades infantrymen have argued over the requirements for the small arms weapons for the infantry. Battlefield experience in the Republic of Vietnam and the involvement of the author in weapons development testing raised doubts as to...
On 28 March 2001, the United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's embedded "think tank," the Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities, announced its intentions for developing a follow-on volume of the Small Wars Manual. This Small...
2nd Company of the 26th Independent Engineer Regiment
This is a story of the Ando Detachment of the Fifth Division in the vicinity of the eastern shore of Patani in southern Thailand (November 15 to December 13, 1941). Chapters include a summary of friendly and enemy conditions prior to battle,...
This thesis investigates whether Malaysia, as a small state, should participate in a United Nations (UN) standing force. The proposal to establish a UN standing force for conducting peacekeeping operations was introduced not long after the...
Hastings, James A.
Hallford, Melby J.
Hall, Thomas L.
The quality of instruction provided to students is a continuing concern of educational institutions, the armed services, and governmental agencies with responsibility in the field of education. The problem has numerous aspects and many are...
The Arab Rebellion and British Counter-rebellion campaign of 1936 to 1939 in Palestine exhibited many features of modern insurgency and counter-insurgency. This thesis traces the British military thought and practice for countering rebellion as...
While the literature on the size of small groups and teams is extensive, there is little research on design team sizes and no formal research or analysis on the size of a military design team. This monograph investigates the optimal team size and...
The US Air Force, and the U.S. armed forces separate service air arms, have historically wrestled with how to apply air and space power to non-traditional forms of warfare, such as insurgency and counterinsurgency. While the airplane was used as...
In today's conflicts, United States (U.S.) Soldiers are required to carry up to 80 pounds or more of combat gear into the fight, including an ammunition basic load of at least 210 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition. This ammunition weighs approximately...
With Lithuania as case in point, this thesis utilizes extensive primary and secondary materials to examine the pros and cons inherent in the participation of small nations in multinational operations. The examination begins with a discussion of the...
Information on the Okinawa Operation covering enemy defenses, individual island defenses, disposition of Japanese forces, Japanese weapons, artillery situation, Japanese tactics, and weather.
This book is the revision of the system of "Firing regulations for small arms." Contents includes rifle drills, rifle range practice, pistols, classifications, targets, competitions, and fire discipline.