These soldiers are preparing to shoot an 81mm mortar. They are L to R: Pvt. R.A. Greene, ammunition carrier; Pfc. J.E. Williams, first gunner; and Cpl. C.T. Babb, observer. All of the men are members of the Weapons Troop, 4th Brigade, 2nd Cavalry...
Fort Leavenworth's Normandy Chapel was built approximately in 1940 as a reception center for troops. It was also used during WWII for all denomination services. Formerly located Northwest of the present day Post Exchange.
Fort Leavenworth's Normandy Chapel was built around 1940 as a reception center for troops. It was later used in WWII for all denomination services. The chapel's location was northwest of the the present day Post Exchange.
Flood waters of the Missouri River flow through a break in the south dike of Sherman Air Force Base and inundate the field and hangers. Photgraph by George L. McLain
Flood waters take over Sherman Air Force Base. Water pouring through a break in the south dike the night of April 23rd inundated the field. All personnel were evacuated safely. Photograph taken by PFC Miner.
Troops of the 77th Infantry Rifle Company on night duty at Sherman Air Force Base work from a barge in "Operation Chico". Photograph by Robert J. Marsh.
The Fort Leavenworth bridge over the Missouri is closed to traffic after flood waters of the Missouri River inundate Highway 92 and bottom lands, including buildings of the Federal Prison Farm seen at right of bridge. Photograph taken by George...
The 76th Field Artillery Battery filling sandbags and loading a barge for "Operation Chico". This unit was utilized for emergency flood duty at Sherman Air Force Base. Photograph by Robert J. Marsh
Lowering clouds threaten rain as trucks bring more dirt to reinforce the North dike at Sherman Air Force Base at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Men and planes patrol the dike. Photograph by C.E. Harvey
Aerial view of the North dike at Sherman Air Force Base shows a concentration of workers at a point where pressure of the rising waters of the Missouri River threatens to weaken the dike. Photograph by Duncan Waller
Personnel of the 94th Infantry Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, pass sandbags hand to hand from a truck to the south dike, Sherman Air Force Base. Photograph by PFC Miner.
Report of two board meeting proceedings conducted to examine the exercise in amphibious operations conducted in the San Diego area in November 1947, to prepare a plan for similar exercises for the academic year 1948-49, and to be included in the...
A collection of essays written by students of the Combat Studies Institute in celebration of the centennial of the US Army Command and General Staff College.
Includes a listing of the school staff members, instructors, list of graduates, remarks and recommendations, bulletins, and memorandums covering the school year 1937-38.
A lecture delivered before the class of officers at the U.S. Infantry and Cavalry School, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Dec. 17, 1984. Discusses the history of using railroads to transport troops and supplies, advantages and disadvantages of such...
Staff study from the conference of commandants of Army Service Schools, to determine if the Army School System is broad enough to provide logistics instruction appropriate to the requirements for logistical command personnel.
The subject of this document is the size and composition of the 1952-1953 regular class at the Command and General Staff College. The capacity under the current conditions of that time as they pertained to personnel spaces for support and...
Report of the joint civilian-military Educational Survey Commission which was formed to make an independent review of the present methods of planning, conducting and administering the instruction at the Command and General Staff College.