As aide-de-camp to Major General James Marks - the Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) senior intelligence officer, or C2, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM - Major Kris Arnold, at the time a captain, had a fairly unique wartime experience...
The rocking bar sight as a unit is mounted on the left side of the carriage opposite the breech of the howitzer. The general design is that of a hollow quadrant-shaped case, curved surface uppermost, pivoted to a large bracket and moved...
"This 1941 manual sets forth the nature, types, and purposes of aerial photography with its application to military requirements. The Air Corps functions with respect to aerial photography and the factors affecting the execution of these function...
"The purpose of this 1941 manual is to present in simplified form necessary information for instruction of all military personnel in elementary map and aerial photograph reading."
The extensive use of topography in connection with artillery firing is a development of the late European War. Batteries frequently remained for long periods of time in fixed positions, making it possible to study the terrain thoroughly and to...