During the Vietnam War, Air Defense Artillery battalions were a divisional asset generally operating in a general support or a direct support role. In the general support role, the battery commanders reporting directly to the battalion commander...
This monograph discusses the question, does the heavy division require an organic light force battalion to capitalize on the vertical or air dimension of the battlefield? The conclusions are that the air dimension is the critical third tier of...
This documents Airmobile techniques developed by the 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division in Dinh Tuong Province from January 1969-July 1969. Airmobile operations conducted in the delta terrain differ significantly from those conducted in other...
With the development of the "long war," the U.S. military's focus has shifted dramatically from its traditional emphasis on conventional operations to irregular and indirect approaches to safeguard America's vital interests. One of the least...
United States Fleet, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief
Part of a series of information drawn largely from action reports for timely dissemination. Discusses a variety of issues including landing operations, air support, naval gunfire, intelligence, logistics, ship to shore movement, landing craft and...
With the current changes in world structure, alliances and the reduction in the size of the armed forces of the U.S., operational art and AirLand Battle become increasingly important as concepts. FM 100-5, Operations, published in 1986, establishes...
This study investigates the roles that each Service played in support of the successful evacuation of the U.S. X Corps from the port of Hungnam in December of 1950. The concept presented is one that emphasizes the unique capabilities of each...
For several decades infantrymen have argued over the requirements for the small arms weapons for the infantry. Battlefield experience in the Republic of Vietnam and the involvement of the author in weapons development testing raised doubts as to...
Discusses the German and Allied artillery at Anzio. The engagement lasted 124 days and involved 185,000 Allied troops, 600 artillery guns, 530 bombers and 8 warships, in addition to all the supporting services. A prodigious supply operation...
Apache Troop 1/2 ACR received the order to move to Camp Golf located in the center of Al Kufa and An Najaf on 17 April 2004. Upon arriving our mission was to locate and eliminate Sadr’s Mahdi Army, which was responsible for the uprising of...
This paper is about the use of tanks under difficult conditions of terrain and weather and studies the use of how tanks were used under these adverse conditions on the island of Leyte. Chapters include a terrain study, Sixth Army operations, the...
This paper seeks to answer the question of whether or not the modern threat environment should drive U.S. Army Attack Aviation to shift its focus from the deep fight to the close battle. The paper concludes that the modern threat of asymmetric...
This study examines a theoretical aviation formation to determine if it offers the operational commander in the Central Region of NATO advantages over a conventional heavy corps in operational maneuver. The aviation organization consists of three...
This monograph examines the causes of battlefield distribution challenges and failures at the operational level during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The thesis is that following the logistics challenges noted during Operation Desert Storm the Army...
Contains a staff study of Army tactical air support requirements, a general review of U.S. tactical air support in Korea, 28 June 1950 through 8 September 1950, infantry battalion Tactical Air Control Party, a plan for the coordination of...
Patrick Couser; Verlene Dickson; Gerardo Dominguez; Kim Felmingham; George Simmons
The automation of the U.S. Army has made the job of taking care of Soldiers and equipment more effective while fighting the Global War on Terror. Automation has introduced technology that allows the Army to move into the future. Our paper will...
The Army has seen great change over the years. Technology has improved and the threats against our country are changing as well. In order for the United States Army to maintain its superpower status in the world, we must also change. Adapting to...
This thesis demonstrates that Army Aviation can perform many functions during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT). It will address how helicopters can provide support to the MOUT commander on a routine basis in an environment characterized...