Napoleon's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula brought Spain, Portugal, and Britain into a close, if sometimes uneasy alliance. When an expeditionary force led by General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the 1st Duke of Wellington, disembarked in Portugal...
The Services of Supply Organization Manual-1943 is promulgated as the basic organizational directive for the Services of Supply. Parts I, II, III, and IV of the manual constitute a revision of the "Services of Supply Organization Manual - 1942"...
The study presented issues (in the form of questions) by the assigned subject may be summarized as follows: (a) what were methods of supply and transportation in the American First Army at the beginning of the MEUSE-ARGONNE operations? (b) Which of...
This study compares the Air Force and Army logistics constructs in an effort to gain insights that might help improve upon the Air Force's fledgling multifunctional logistics effort. While logistics means many things to many people, this study...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine the logistical transportation gap in the tactical segment of the U.S. Army distribution system of the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) and to provide recommendations for future capabilities and...
The within plan describes the functions and responsibilities of engineers during the subject operation, prescribes the mission of engineer troops, enumerates the means available, and stipulates the engineer plan for accomplishment of the mission.
These lectures give an outline of the organization of the British Army from an administrative point of view, with regards to supply and transportation.
This is a report of Engineer activities in the European Theater of Operations from its inception to VE-Day (volume 2). In selecting the material for this report the purpose has been to record the lessons from the mistakes and successes in Engineer...
The study enters into a comparison between two systems of supply and evacuation, both evolved as the result of World War experience by each of the nations concerned and perfected as the result of subsequent study to meet the changes primarily...
The Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) 2005 decision resulted in the consolidation of Naval Air Depots (NADEPs) and non-deployable Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMDs) to form six Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs). The...
This monograph analyzes the efficiency of the Army's doctrine regarding the management and distribution of repair parts and the impact it had on equipment readiness during Operations Iraq Freedom. The monograph argues that in order for the United...
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 monograph describes the evolution of logistics management at the operational level since the end of the Second World War. Examining the history of how the Department of Defense has organized itself at the operational level to manage logistics...
The War Department had directed that the history of the military occupation of Germany and Austria in World War II be recorded and interpreted as the events transpired. The Occupation Forces in Europe Series consists of a series of studies,...
Looks at the organization of the office of the chief quartermaster, the plan of supply, depot policy, subsistence, gasoline and oil, accounting and field service activities, personnel and training, reclamation and salvage, procurement (organization...
This field manual develops basic principles applicable to the supply of ammunition. For discussion of ordnance service in the field, see FM 9-5. This manual deals with the ammunition administrative and operational functions of the commanders and...
Part one of this field manual details the communications zone. This includes the organization and functions of the theater of operations, the organization and operation of quartermaster service in the communications zone, supply installations, and...
This study examines the capability of an armored division to be sustained, relying only on its organic assets, in a five day deep operation that requires the division to maneuver seventy-five kilometers forward of the FLOT. This investigation...
This report presents a comprehensive process of the chemical warfare supply system of the Japanese Army and Navy with an analysis of the offensive and defensive potential as reflected in general supply policies and records of storage and...