The rational use of coast-artillery, and the development of a correct system of defence, are based upon a knowledge of the means of defence, of the capability of those means, and of the method of employing them.
It is almost universally conceded that to-day, as in the past, fortifications play the most important rule in the. defense of coasts and harbors. In the United States, submarine mines and other obstructions are officially regarded as auxiliaries...
This is a translation of a captured German field manual on the tactics of the motorized infantry regiment and battalion when used as part of the German armored division. It contains provisional instructions for the employment and tactics of the...
"The recent development of materiel and the methods of employing it has made it necessary to revise our scheme of national defense, and accordingly the present approved Coast Defense Project calls for a positive defense against enemy landings on...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threat to the US Army and various methods used to counter this threat. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) is the current method. This paper will address...
Course of lectures upon The Defense of the Sea Coast of the United States delivered before the U.S. Naval War College by Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Henry L. Abbot.
The study of military history is an important responsibility of those in the profession of arms. By learning from an organization’s past mistakes and past successes it allows for future operations to have positive results and tighter unit...
The greatest country in the world, the United States of America, continues to find itself
unprepared for current combat operations repeatedly during the later phases. Desert Storm
proved to be a great success in the eyes of the world not truly...
This monograph answers the question, "Can unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) supplant manned United States Army attack and reconnaissance helicopters in the conduct of future urban operations " and the answer is, "not completely. " The future of US...
This monograph examines the organization and missions of the Army-of-Excellence divisional cavalry squadron as outlined in the 1980 Operational and Organizational Concept for Division and Corps 86 Cavalry and in Field Circular 71-8, AOE Close...
This student monograph traces the early writings of B. H. Liddell Hart in order to establish a basis for evaluating his continuing relevance as theorist of war. Particular attention is given to that dimension of war now called the operational...
Since 1991, there has been a significant drop in the number of amphibious ships, a change in the forcible entry concept and a singular military and fiscal focus on the land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The current state of amphibious assault...
On 13 October 2004 18 Soldiers from the 343rd Quartermaster Company, broke a sacred responsibility to the duty they swore an oath to and disobeyed a direct order to transport supplies from Tallil air base near Nasiriyah to Taji north of Baghdad,...
Major Scott Nauman deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and from June to December 2003 served as the commander of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry - part of 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division out of Germany - and had the primary...
"The coast artillery troops are charged with the care and use of the fixed and mavable elements of the seaward nad landward defense of the coast fortifications, including guns,mortars, submarine mines, and torpedoes. The coast artillery supports...
"In coast defense, the general mission of the armed forces is to prevent or repeal a landing by hostile forces on United States soil or in any theater of operations designated by the President."
This paper compares and contrasts the wheeled fleet we have today to the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier support unit that provide Armor for the Soldier who only has ACU’s for protection. Light infantry Brigades (LBCT) are an important element of...
From April 2004 through April 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, Major Dudley Capps served as commander of B Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment (Attack Helicopter) - a Florida National Guard AH64 unit that, for...