“So far, so good” thought SGT Edward Duran. Even though the Squadron had only been in Iraq a week, there was enemy contact the first day upon arrival to the Forward Operating Base. Tonight looked like it was going to be an easy trip south to...
This monograph examines the requirements for a dedicated aviation unit designed to destroy enemy attack helicopters. The ability of Soviet helicopters to impede and destroy friendly ground forces has created a new problem for Army leaders....
This monograph is a historically based analysis of Soviet and U.S. attack helicopter development since 1962. Significant and recent changes in Soviet attack helicopter organization and employment are presented. Among the many conclusions drawn from...
This study addresses the feasibility of executing joint deep air operations in a dense anti-aircraft environment. It identifies some proven tactics and techniques for use in these operations, placing particular emphasis on night operations...
This study investigates the role of the corps ADA brigade in support of corps and division contingency operations, in view of the numerous corps missions and the need to reinforce the divisional air defense element. The concept presented is one...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
This study concludes that the Air Attack Team Regiment (AATR), as a part of the corps aviation brigade, is the option that provides the Army with the best utilization of the A-10. The AATR combines the two main elements of a highly successful...
This study is a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Army's combined arms counter-helicopter training conducted at the Combat Training Centers (CTC's). It examines, through historical analysis, the factors that have resulted in the current status of...
This paper examines the potential for military working dogs to support Special Operations Forces (SOF). Modern technology has not eliminated the operational prospective for the military employment of dogs. Canine olfactory superiority, advanced...
Officership Officership: The Professional Practice. Colonel Don J. Snider, U. S. Army, Retired The Army Officer as Warfighter. Major Paul Yingling, U.S. Army, and Major John Nagl, U.S. Army The Army Officer as Servant. Major Suzanne...
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) is an increasingly complex and challenging aspect of maritime warfare. Technologically advanced countries such as Germany, Sweden, and France continue to develop advances in diesel submarine technology that make these...
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...
Hatlem, John C., comp; Hunter, Kenneth E., comp.; Phillips, W. Brooks, ed.; Bacon, Mary Ann, ed.
This volume deals with the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Middle East. It is divided into five sections: (1) North Africa and the Middle East; (2) Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia; (3) Italy: 9 September 1943–4 June 1944; (4) Southern...
Patterson, Chris; Nock, Leslie; Post, Rick; Byron, Elvis; Logsdon, Keith
Abstract: The proliferation of nuclear weapons between the United States and the former Soviet Union created the need to control further development and production of the same. The former leaders understood the potential of weapons of mass...
This Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) describes the spectrum of worldwide systems and system trends in the Contemporary Operational Environment (COE). The updated and approved definition for COE is as follows: The contemporary operational...
The present manual on aircraft recognition is primarily designed for self-instruction and general use but will also serve as a text in recognition courses. It includes four types of material: black and white silhouettes; wash drawings; photographs;...
Beverly, Charlie L.; Steele, Bryan L.; Martin, Keith; Daigle, Roger; Santos, Rick
Thesis: The Battle of the Bulge lasted from December 16, 1944 to January 28, 1945 and was the largest land battle in terms of the number of soldiers and the area of land in which the United States participated during World War II.
Specialized forces have been on this continent since the days of the French and Indian War if one includes Native American warrior societies. Limiting the discussion to the European peoples who migrated to this continent, however, we know that...
The lessons derived from the use of attack helicopters in Operation Desert Storm will revolutionize future concepts of land warfare.
A comparison of the current war fighting doctrine with recent observations in Operation Desert Storm,...
Prior to World War II, the port of Cherbourg was a premier deep-water European port for large trans-Atlantic vessels. Throughout World War I, Cherbourg was a hub of activity for the French and was a main base for repair of all naval vessels in...