Large portions of recent Army budgets have been allocated for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), including more than two billion dollars from 1989 to 1995. These allocations have been made in anticipation of savings in annual operating costs,...
In today's increasingly fiscally conscious environment, the Department of Defense must examine new ways of executing existing missions more efficiently. Given the basic core commonality of installation management functions within the current...
The objective of this monograph is to present a general description of the organization and activities of the transportation zones, including the separate installations over which the zone transportation officers have jurisdiction. More detailed...
"This manual presents the details of construction, use, and maintenance of land sites for low altitude barrage balloons. Rigging of the bed is described for securing low-altitude barrage balloons by bedding down, tail-line mooring, mooring-cirlce...
This publication focuses on the casemated coast defense guns and covered infantry and artillery positions on Iwo Jima. The aerial photographs cover the period from June 15, 1944 to February 19, 1945, the date of invasion.
The Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC) process has had a positive impact on the Army’s efforts to transform and meet the future challenges. Even though BRAC is providing challenges and stress for the Army as it realigns it’s infrastructure in...
This study is a comprehensive analysis of the current posture and strategic efforts of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), and evaluates the strategic relevancy and strategic value of AAFES. Strategic relevancy is the distinctive...
This 1962 manual is a guide for unit commanders, staff officers, and section leaders in the tactics and technique of the employment of the field artillery target acquisition battalion and batteries.
This document addresses the following topics regarding Japanese defense against amphibious operations: tactics and organization; beach obstacles, barricades, and mines; fortifications and airfields; Japanese coast defense guns; dual-purpose,...
This 1962 manual is a guide for unit commanders, staff officers, and section leaders in the tactics and technique of the employment of the field artillery target acquisition battalion and batteries.
This is a report of Engineer activities in the European Theater of Operations from its inception to VE-Day (volume 2). In selecting the material for this report the purpose has been to record the lessons from the mistakes and successes in Engineer...
This document contains a G-2 special study of Iwo Jima. There is an index to standard map symbols, starboard center and profiles of beaches, a vertical photograph of the southern half of the island with beaches superimposed, situation maps, and...
This study was a perceptual evaluation of the CONUS installation maintenance support structure by application of the contingency theory of management. Decentralized maintenance support was evaluated against centralized support to determine the most...
This report has been prepared in two parts with part I covering activities of G-4 AFHQ/MTOUSA and part II the answers to specific questions of the War Department. Contains statistical summary and supplements.
This monograph examines the impact of infrastructure on strategic mobility operations. Doctrine does not take a holistic view of strategic mobility. Getting equipment and personnel into a theater of war is only possible if sufficient ports,...
The aim of this study is to provide a digest of German principles of modern fortifications and the available information concerning the various lines of permanent and field fortifications which Germany had constructed within and outside her...
This regulation implements statutes and DODI 6055.6, DOD Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES) Program, requirements. It prescribes Army policies and responsibilities covering all fire fighting (structural, aircraft, and wildland) by civilians or...
"This 1945 manual furnishes a guide for the training and employment of field artillery observation battalions. . . The methods set forth herein are flexible and the principles embodied are basic; the various methods presented may be employed under...