This monograph investigates the organization and capabilities of the Army aviation support battalion and answers the question: Can the proposed aviation support battalion provide single source logistics to the divisional aviation brigade in...
Transformation affected many units and personnel in the Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG). Army Aviation has created multifunctional Combat Aviation Brigades (CAB) with reconnaissance, attack, and heavy lift capabilities. The aviation logistics...
This paper will describe my experience as First Sergeant of Co B 834th ASB, the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Company during my deployment to Balad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 08-10 from June 3rd 2008 thru June 3rd 2009. I will...
In February 2009, the 628'" Aviation Support Battalion (628'" AS B) was called into active duty in support of operation Iraqi Freedom 09-11 (OIF 09-11). The mission of the ASB was to provide dedicated logistical support for the 28th Combat Aviation...
Major Matthew Reimold deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07 as the operations officer of the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, part of the 101st Airborne Division. In this interview, he discusses the impact of modularity on his...
MAJ Joe Kelly served as the executive officer (XO) and support operations officer (SPO) with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) in Bagram, Afghanistan during 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this June 2010 interview,...
Under public pressure to reduce defense spending and a Congressional demand for increased efficiency created by the collapse of the Soviet Union during the early 1990's, the United States Army has repeatedly been accused of maintaining unnecessary...
This manual provides authoritative doctrine for the Army maintenance system to support maintenance operations at all echelons across the full range of military operations as part of the combat service support (CSS) system. This manual addresses...
Despite the overall success of U.S. Army forces during the "major combat operations " phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), there is a widely held perception that the logistics system was far less effective than it should have been during OIF....
In this January 2011 interview MAJ Casey Haines, Medical Service Corps (MSC), discusses is 2007-2008 deployment to Balad Iraq with the 412th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB). Initially slated to report as the...
Headquarters U.S. Army Forces, Middle Pacific, Office of the Commanding General
This summary report is on the participation of the U.S. Army Forces in the operation against Japanese-held Iwo Jima, covering beginning of planning for the operation to 16 March 1945, the date the island was declared secure. Discussion covers the...
LTC Donald Strube served as the Deputy Commanding Officer (DCO) for the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) with Task Force 38 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this June 2010 interview,...
Under the Army's Force XXI campaign, the Army has redesigned the heavy division for the 21st century, aptly naming it Division XXI. In designing Division XXI, the Army made a key decision to radically alter the way logistics will be conducted at...
MAJ Pete Hathaway served as the company commander of Delta Company, 1-227th Aviation Unit Maintenance (AVUM) company and as executive officer (X)) of at the Aviation Support Battalion (ASB) at Camp Taji during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation...
MAJ Jay Anson served as signal company commander of Charlie Company, 277th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB), 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) at Contingency Operating Base (COB) Speicher during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom...
In this interview, MAJ Gilberto Escobedo, US Army, Logistics; Quartermaster, discusses his deployments to Afghanistan as the support operations officer (SPO) in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Escobedo...
This ARTEP has been developed as a
training and evaluation tool for battalions
firing all calibers of weapons and includes
the composite 203-mm/MLR8 battalions.