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 examines the effectiveness of the combined French and American Training Relations and Instruction Mission. The United States' fears regarding the spread of communism during the 1950s appeared justified in Vietnam following the French...
Sergeant Major (RET) Joe Garner, a twenty seven year veteran with twenty-one-years as a member of the Green Berets. Joe Garner was born in a rural part of Tennessee on 6 May 1934, the fifth child out of a family of six children. Garner enjoyed and...
SFC Robert Howard became a legend throughout the Special Operations Group and the secret world of special operations from his experiences during the War in Vietnam. Howard had the stature of a linebacker and was solid as a rock, yet he was a very...
The man we came to know as Master Sergeant (MSG) Roy P. Benavidez was a man of honor and a Warrior who always placed the mission first, never accepted defeat, never quit, and never left a fallen comrade. MSG Benavidez' love of country and fellow...
Throughout the history of the United States, the American military has integrated capabilities from diverse military units. From the regulars under Washington and the local militias in the American Revolution to the airborne Divisions of World War...
Mackmull, Jack V. (Jack Vincent), 1927-; Parrilli, Matthew M.; Dabrowski, John R. (John Raymond); US Army Military History Institute. Oral History Branch.; Army War College (U.S.)
This oral history transcript is a part of the academic year 1986, US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's Senior Officer Oral History Program, prepared under the auspices of the Institute's Oral History Branch.
LTG Mackmull was...
The performance of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) at the Battle of Ap Bac, January 2, 1963, established a narrative that the South Vietnamese were unwilling to fight or lacked aggressiveness. At the time of the Battle of Ap Bac, the...
Casebook serves as background information for training in the field of psychological operations and as an introduction to the more important elements and principles of PSYOP.
United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
The purpose of this handbook is to provide general guidelines for Phung Hoang advisors on the Phung Hoang Program, its mission and organization. It was also utilized by other U.S. Advisors whose counterparts represented on Phung Hoang Committees...
The purpose of this handbook is to provide general guidelines for Phung Hoang advisors on the Phung Hoang Program, its mission and organization. It should also be utilized by other US advisors whose counterparts are represented on Phung Hoang...
This is our eighth edition of the CGSC Foundation News and it has been fun to put this one together. In this edition we celebrate the generous gift from H. Ross Perot, give you an update about the commemorative coin bill and enjoy some great field...
The United States advisory mission in South Vietnam encompassed many fields of endeavor and affected almost every level of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces. It was a demanding exercise of professional duties and a unique human experience for...
Looks at a heliborne operation conducted in Cai Ngay, An Xuyen Province, 8 March 1962. Produced by U. S. Army Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG).
Discusses a Viet Cong initiated ambush occurring in the vicinity of Trung Lap, Binh Duong Province, 4 April 1962. Produced by U. S. Army Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG).
The purpose of this lessons Learned is to discuss the Viet Cong construction of tunnels and a successful operation to destroy a tunnel system in Binh Duong Province. The VC make extensive use of tunnels to hide personnel and equipment. Often these...
This paper studies the lines of communications (the Ho Chi Minh Trail) which went from North to South Vietnam, through Laos, during the Second Indochina War. The purpose of this paper is to study the proposal that the United States, during the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...