The USAAF responded to the requirement to keep China engaged against Japan by conducting two distinct air supply operations, a tactical air supply mission to Burma and a strategic air supply effort over the Himalayas to China. The tactical air...
This monograph investigates the extent to which current US and NATO air-land doctrine provide for the effective integration of air power and land power at the operational level of war. The research hypothesis of the study is that significant...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army
The purpose of this SOP is to describe the procedures to be followed by all elements of the theater (except US Strategic Air Forces in Europe) in the readjustment of personnel between units after the defeat of Germany, in order that units...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army
The purpose of this SOP is to prescribe the procedures to be followed by all elements of the theater (except US Strategic Air Forces in Europe) in the readjustment of personnel between units after the defeat of Germany, in order that units...
This table is the authority to requisition and issue, in accordance with pertinent Department of the
Army directives, all items listed herein unless otherwise indicated.
Proper doctrine for close support of American ground forces by airpower has been a tumultuous issue since the first days of combat aircraft. Air and ground leaders struggled with interservice rivalry, parochialism, employment paradigms, and...
The advent of air power in the twentieth century combined with the industrialization of armed forces significantly increased the means and opportunities to interdict enemy resupply and movement. While much has been written on the subjects of...
This monograph explores the question of whether current Air Force doctrine for the control of air support best supports AirLand Battle doctrine. In addressing the question this study looks at what is current Air Force doctrine for the control of...
The thesis of this research is that the U.S. Army aviation engineer units played a crucial role in the success of General Douglas MacArthur's island hopping campaign in the Southwest Pacific Theater at the tactical, operational, and strategic...
Operational art and the operational level of war became a doctrinal focus for the U.S. Army in the 1980s. This focus led to the development of the elements of operational design. These concepts are not new, and were developed in the interwar period...
This monograph discusses the difference between both ground and air commanders who are subordinate to an overall theater commander. Although joint doctrine has evolved and improved, there are still differences between the two kinds of commanders...
War is the outward expression of competition between complex adaptive political and military systems. In war, competing systems introduce new technological means to gain comparative advantage over other systems and the environment. Greater...
The attitudes toward fear of death and dying among Army officers are of military importance because of their potential influence upon abilities to cope with the responsibilities of leadership. Previous studies have indicated that fears in of dying...
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...
Discussion of France. This section covers north central France, Brittany-Normandy, west central France, southwest France, northeast France, east and south central France, Mediterranean France, Corsica and includes a list of tables.
This monograph seeks to determine under what conditions an operational commander might employ strategic airpower in his campaign design. This journey begins first by exploring the linkage between strategy, operations, and tactics. Next, U.S. Army...
This monograph investigates historical examples of sustainment improvisation at the operational level to determine the role sustainment improvisation has played in the conduct of the operational art of war and the significance of improvisation for...
Army engineers operate increasingly as members of joint and multinational forces. Although doctrine reflects this reality, it is ambiguous regarding how commanders can best structure a headquarters capable of employing joint and multinational...
Developing a strategic bomber in today's budget constrained environment is a challenging prospect. The design requirements must address conflict across the spectrum and remain relevant regardless of the enemy America faces. The operational concept...