Address given 10 June 1946, giving an overall view of guided missiles. Discusses the birth of the program during World War II in America, Germany and Japan and also looks at the then-current capabilities and situation.
Are Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (HBCTs) effective in counterinsurgency (COIN) operations with the capabilities to clear, hold, build, and sustain success? This research examined the modular HBCT's capabilities to execute the clear-hold-build COIN...
Asks whether the present tri-director staff be continued or should the general staff system of A-1, A-2. A-3, A-4, with an executive be reconstituted as the standard type of staff organization for all branches.
At the core of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine is the concept of “hearts and minds.” Although the concept has significantly deviated from its historical grounding and has become a nebulous concept that is frequently maligned, misunderstood, and...
By the spring of 1999, it was apparent that the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) faced sustained, increasing failure. By years end, the organization was 6,300 personnel short of the annual required number of enlistments for the...
Comando em combate habilitado para operações em rede. General William S. Wallace, Exército dos EUA; As inovações tecnológicas exercem uma função paradoxal na transformação militar. Se por um lado elas ajudam a resolver os desafios...
Contains extracts from command reports for information, evaluation and any necessary action in accordance with SR 525-85-5. Reports contain information on situation and operations as well as lessons learned and conclusions. Extracts from sources...
Describes a battalion in the attack. Covers the operations of the 3nd Battalion, 349th Infantry (88th Infantry Division) in the attack of the German line at Forcoli-Monterumici, Italy, 16-18 April 1945, the break through and the pursuit of the...
Describes an infantry regiment defending, surrounded and attempting to break out during the Battle of the Ardennes. Provides lessons learned. Digitized by the Military History Institute.
Discusses the shared US and Government of the Republic of Vietnam (GVN) policy of "Vietnamization" This policy includes all factors – political, military, economic, social and psychological – which would make it possible for the GVN to assume...
Doctrine is under attack from within the military and by the American press. The length of the current conflict has been "perceived" as too long, and the United States Military, according to some has been to slow to adapt. Accusations of "gaps"...
During Operation Rolling Thunder, the United States Air Force was unprepared for the introduction of the SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile system into the North Vietnamese integrated air defense system (IADS). Following a series of aircraft...