Air interdiction is a critical component on the modern battlefield, and an essential element of operational fires to the operational commander. It must bear a relationship to ground operations to be truly effective, but that relationship has not...
Theater airlift aircraft play a critical role on the modern battlefield for both the Army and the Air Force. The Soviets now possess an impressive array of aircraft, both fixed wing and helicopters, armed with air-to-air weapons that pose a...
This is a history of the I Corps during the Luzon Campaign and describes the mission, preparation and movement, tactical phases of the ground operation, and intelligence, and offers lessons learned and recommendations. Annexes detail personnel,...
.54 caliber, 8 1/2" round smooth bore barrel. All mountings are brass. Barrel has a brass knife-blade on the front sight and is held to the stock by a single branch-band fastened on left side through the forward side screw. The long butt cap...
The purpose of this study is to examine the doctrine for providing close air support to the field army in the North African., Mediterranean, and European Theaters of Operations during World War II. The study attempts to show the forces and events...
Disputes and civil wars, with the attendant breakdown of law and order, and dire consequences for peace, security, and development, continue to plague the continent of Africa. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional...
The United Provinces of the Rio Plata (present-day Argentina), along with other Spanish colonies in South American were engaged in a war for independence. The Spaniards had put down revolutionary movements from Mexico down to Peru and Chile had...
The subject of this student paper was to develop principles, policies and procedures for providing in the zone of the interior minimum living conditions for large civil populations made destitute by large scale destruction of existing facilities by...
The monograph discusses the tactical organization of artillery at division level to mass its fires. Specifically, this study asks, given that mass fires remain desirable and may be feasible, what principles must govern the tactical organization of...
This monograph discusses operational sustainment in a secondary theater of war. Essentially, this study asks, given horizontal escalation in a global conflict where central Europe is the primary theater, what is the effect of operational...
This booklet constitutes an attempt to illustrate the type of work put out by the photo officer of a Corps Artillery Photographic Section. It is also published in an endeavor to assist Artillery S-2's who are assigned to this type of intelligence...
The Army Reserve faces a paradoxical situation wherein it has 'been declared a major element of General Land Forces under the Total Force concept and, concurrently and ironically, it will lose its principal source of personnel input with the...
America's prosecution of the War on Terror has identified a need for more Special Forces Operators, as they are ideally suited for this type of conflict. The ethical dilemma comes in the question of quality versus quantity and the production of...
This paper is an account of my experiences as a Special Forces Team Sergeant during Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines. I will cover the permission training, forward staging, deployment, the obstacles we encountered as our missions...
Khaki, canvas, triangle-shaped pack carrier attaches to the haversack with leather strap (89.1.2a) through the corresponding button holes. When so attached, the woven straps of the pack carrier held the half of the shelter tent, blanket and poncho...
Although operational level intelligence was assessed as adequate for the initial phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom, discussion about the inadequacy of tactical intelligence support for commanders continues to resonate within the Military...
Thesis Statement: In Bosnia, the clear diplomatic goals allowed U.S. Soldiers to be successful as peacekeepers. In this text I will describe chronologically all the events that led to the war in Bosnia. Most of the people know that is difficult to...
Today, at the beginning of the Twenty-first Century, technology is changing at a remarkable pace. In the military, we continue to make technological strides with each war we fight. I will attempt to describe this evolution, using two specific, yet...
This study discusses the plans and movements of the British pointing out the lack of aggression in the offensive and a strategic failure to obtain the objective.
The Navy's aircraft carrier battle groups have historically been the first to arrive in troubled areas around the world, and will strive to do so in the future. As a result of this commitment, Navy CAS has played a role in the close fight for Army...