During 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines' march from Kuwait to Baghdad in the first weeks of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major Stephen Van Riper served as both Weapons Company commander and as the battalion's fire support coordinator. Part of the 1st Marine...
A veteran of two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, US Marine Corps Major Dave Banning commanded Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion, attached initially to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment and later to 1st Marines, in theater from...
Coleman, Thomas W.; Wright, Donald E.; Chambers, William B.; Thomas, Jacqueline D.; Juscak, Pavol
The Costly Victory at Iwo Jima Allowed United States Airpower to Conduct Strategic And Effective Bombing of the Japanese Mainland…. During World War II the United States launched a high-level bombing operation against Japan. After the capture of...
American military failures during the first battles of World War II led to the need for rapid transformation of how the U.S. would fight for the remainder of the war. Significant deficiencies in strategy, leadership, training, and equipment were...
African-Americans had been an integral part of the United States Navy since the days of John Paul Jones. When the United States entered World War II, the Navy restricted African-American recruits to the steward's branch. Despite the restriction, on...
During Major William W. "Whit" Johnson's first deployment to Iraq from January to May 2003, he was attached to the U.S. Marine Corps' 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, part of Task Force Tripoli, and commanded a company-sized...
This study examines naval special warfare’s (NSW) contribution to global joint operations in support of Sea Power 21, the US Navy’s transformational vision for the twenty-first century. The analysis addresses how NSW’s recent force...
This study addresses the viability of large scale amphibious operations within the context of the missions required of amphibious forces in today's threat environment. In the past, massive fleets carrying tens of thousands of troops characterized...
The maneuver warfare theory became the basis for Marine Corps doctrine in 1989. The maneuver theory represents a fundamental change in the way the Marine Corps plans to fight future wars. From the balanced combined arms force prior to 1989, this...
Professional standing Marine Expeditionary Brigade headquarters and their associated subordinates will be the centerpiece of Marine Corps operations in the future. The Marine Corps needs to reorganize the operating forces to create a single...
Using the Joint definition of operational art, and in the context of the historical development of operational art, evaluation criteria are developed to examine an historical naval operation of sufficient extent and scope to have required some...
In an effort to rethink how the Army fights, the 1993 FM 100-5 Operations, recognizes the fact that the Cold War has ended and the strategy of the United States has changed. The Army's doctrine reflects a shift to stronger joint operations and...
Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department
This is a supplement to the Photographic Intelligence Center report. Topics include information on radar, communications, direction finding, navigational aids, electronics combinations, related installations, comparative studies and searchlights.
Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department
This is a Photographic Intelligence Center report on radar, communications, direction finding, navigational aids, electronics combinations, related installations, and comparative studies.
The assistant supply officer (S4) for 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003, Major Karl Knapp was "in charge of basically coordinating everything for the S4 shop between the battalions and any...
In this second of three interviews, Major Mark Boeke discusses his deployment to Iraq as the communications officer for 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from February through April 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He talks about the...
This study investigates the Army's role in Naval gunfire support in light of current force reductions and changing military missions. The discussion focuses upon Naval gunfire training and predeployment planning and coordination for Naval gunfire...
This periodical report from March 31, 1944 represents the best available information for the current month on enemy dispositions, formations and battle order. It represents material required for the enemy paragraph of operational orders and...