This monograph examines joint warfighting doctrine to determine whether it applies to humanitarian assistance operations. Joint warfighting doctrine is based on campaign planning guidance. Campaign planning is characterized by operational art which...
My first deployment was with the Rear Area Operation Center (RAOC). The RAOC received a mission to provide a team of ten personnel to support the 593rd Area Support Group (ASG) in its deployment during Desert Shield. The mission of the RAOC was to...
Contains the alert orders from the V Corps notifying the commanders and detailing troop assignments to follow the First Army Consolidated Build-Up Priority Tables and the Preparation for overseas movement, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army,...
Major John Bretthorst served as the petroleum officer and the supply and services officer in charge with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 593rd Corps Support Group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January until December...
Commanders always require a large amount of data in order to maintain situational awareness, a very complicated endeavor especially during deployments in Iraq or Afghanistan with subordinate units spread across the country. The Battle Command...
Operation orders for the invasion of Okinawa-Shima and Ryukyu-Retto. Orders covered amphibious operations, supply requirements, evacuation procedures and includes annexes.
Covers the operations of the 198th Infantry Division in the Salween River offensive, from its advance on Mon-Guu-Doo through the victory Teng-Tzung, 14 September 1944.
Prior to my arrival at the 57th Transportation Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, the unit had been designated for deactivation. Units belonging to the battalion were selected for deactivation or in the process of being reassigned to other...
March 03-May 03, In March of 2003, I had been the 1SG of the 24th Quartermaster Supply Company for a period of two months. My Battalion Headquarters, the 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, WA had received...
This document is the G-4 Periodic Report, US Army Forces, POA, for the quarter ending 31 March 1945. Included is logistics and supply organization, orders and general instructions, service troop distribution, transportation, and unit organization.
After 911, I went to Operation Bright Star and learned the unit would need much training before deploying. With a new commander and First Sergeant, and a Battalion S-3 dictating training, preparing for war would not be easy. After reenlisting, I...
This is a transcript from a taped oral history interview with SGM Dennis Thompson, former Vietnam Conflict prisoner of war (audio version also available in USASMA digital library). He was interviewed by MSG Ransic Refeus for the US ARMY SERGEANTS...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
From the Korean War to the most recent deployment to Haiti, each time the U.S. Army has begun an operation, the operational logistics organization has been pieced together adhoc. In the force projection, U.S Army, division support commands (DISCOM)...
This monograph addresses doctrinal considerations for power projection in a predominately CONUS based military. It will examine the concept of deployment from the perspective of the operational level of war. There appears to be a void in deployment...
With the transition from the Army of Excellence logistics structure to the single logistics command and control of the modular force logistics concept, the traditional command relationship between logistics organizations and the maneuver forces...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine if the United States Army can sustain operational maneuver in the twenty-first century. The author determined that the army can sustain operational maneuver but still needs to address four areas. First,...
The object of this study is to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the tactical air communications system as employed in the major tactical operations in this theater.
The goal of this paper was to appraise the problem of signal communication for beach operations and determine whether or not need exists for special signal unit for this purpose. There is a brief history of events leading to formation of joint...