Compiled by Walter F. Wright, Captain, Field artillery. "The course in electrical communications for Field Artillery falls naturall into three parts: (1) elementary electricity; (2) telephones nad switchboards, and (3) radio communication."
The USA Sergeants Major Academy has gradually matured in the 1980s from a small officer-led organization to a much larger noncommissioned officer institution. At the beginning of the decade, fewer than 100 soldiers worked at the Academy; 25% of...
From the initial invasion in 2001 through the ongoing counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army has been challenged with truly understanding the socio-cultural dynamics of the local populace which has become known as the...
The current military force structure, and subsequently the Department of Defense, requires a significant change. This monograph reveals, thru the lens of Colonel John Boyd and Doctor Joe Strange, a critical vulnerability and the lack of...
Army Sustainment is a vital aspect of success in war. Throughout U.S. military history, the ability to sustain military forces for extended periods has led to numerous military victories. The Normandy invasion and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany...
The work is the Operation Plan number 3-44 named Forager which superceded Operation Plan 2-44 It includes Appendix A titled "Deletion of Code Words from Action Report." The Operation Plan covers all troop movements and operations against Saipan,...
This publication sets forth the tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting joint shipboard helicopter operations and describes how forces will be employed in accordance with doctrine set forth in Joint Publication 3-04, "Joint Maritime...
This monograph examines USAF fighter doctrine as is applies to contingency operations. The monograph briefly analyzes joint doctrine to describe a model of the operational continuum. This provides a basis to study doctrine covering military...
This monograph discusses selected aspects of Soviet offensive doctrine with emphasis on trends discussed in unclassified literature. Relevant U.S. heavy task force doctrine is then reviewed in light of what the Soviets are doing and the...
A study of History, battles and conflicts gone by can be a very valuable tool for todays
military leaders, to include the NCO. It is through this knowledge of many lessons
learned that Military leaders have gained awareness and ready to stand ready...
Introduction: Senior noncommissioned officers must read, write, and speak effectively. If they cannot, and overwhelming experience tells us that too many cannot, they will not function effectively on the battlefield. At the very foundation of war...