From the inception of the Near Term Prepositioning Ships (NTPS) in 1980 to the enhanced Maritime Prepositioning Force, MPF(E), and the Army Flotilla, the sea basing idea has been extensively explored but not yet achieved. The refusal of Turkey to...
As described in the 2004 National Military Strategy, the US military must be capable of rapidly projecting military power to achieve full spectrum dominance over any situation or against any adversary in any theater. The US military projects land...
Exercising the strength of America’s military requires the capability to project people, equipment, and supplies across the globe. The credible threat of military action demands the ability to thrust that power at will, with the necessary...
The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), asymmetrical warfare, and globalization spell uncertainty, and strategic responsiveness can be the key to winning our nations wars The US defense strategy requires pre-positioning posture to enable faster force...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has developed the Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force (SC MAGTF) concept of force employment that will enable partner nations to foster stability in their respective regions. The USMC is prepared...
The United States has entered a new security environment, causing its military to conduct operations in remote areas of the world with limited resources to support its troops. The Fleet Hospital Program is responsible for providing health service...
The purpose of this study is to introduce an operating concept and an organizational structure that will empower US joint military forces to adapt to changes faster in the global security environment. Further, it proposes that the United States...
A Joint Context for Training at the Combat Training Centers. Lieutenant General William S. Wallace, U.S. Army; Brigadier General Timothy D. Livsey, U.S. Army; and Lieutenant Colonel Richard A. Totleben, U.S. Army;...
Official AAR contains a monthly accounting of over-all army operations in the European theater. Supplemented with maps and supporting documents. In 2 volumes with volume II a compilation of general and special staff sections operations reports.
This monograph examines the efficacy of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) as an instrument of theater level campaigning. A relatively new concept of expeditious military power projection, the MPF was employed for the first time in a real...
The Army as part of its strategic mobility program (ASMP) recently launched its Army Prepositioning Afloat (APA) program also known as Army War Reserve -3 (AWR-3). The intent is to preposition a heavy brigade and a theater sustainment package...
This monograph examines the capability of contemporary operational planners to successfully plan and execute a large scale forcible entry operation in response to a major regional contingency. The relationship of a forcible entry in achieving a...
The General Services Schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Part I -- Periodical literature. Section 1 -- Directory to catalog to catalog of periodical articles. Section 2 -- Catalog of selected periodical articles. Section 3 -- Translations of foreign-language articles. Section 4 -- Subject...
This report covers the activities of Combat Team Twenty-Five, of the 4th Marine Division, during the Iwo Jima Operation, from inception to conclusion. Including planning and preparation, ship movements, landing assault, operation narrative, attack...
Vol. II of II. Report of the Tenth Army mission in the Okinawa and Ryukyus campaign. Includes task force organization, planning, training, embarkation, movement, military operations summary, enemy tactics, operations results, G-1 through G-4...
Journal of the staff officers, Fleet Marine Force, regarding operations during Operation Forager, the invasion of Saipan, Guam and Tinian during World War II. Includes reports from air, naval gunfire, engineer, signal, medical, transport...
Presents the organizational directive of the United States Army Air Corps 9th Air Force as of May 29, 1944. Includes sections covering the commanding general, plans and operations, maintenance, supply, personnel and training, transportation, and...
The Prisoner of War Special Projects Division, besides conducting a general program for the re-education of prisoners of war, trained 20,000 selected prisoners to be trained as administrative assistants and made available to Military Government...
Discussion of France. This section covers the national government, provincial and other governmental units, local government, special units of government, special units of government, political parties and other organizations of political...
In the early 1980s, the United States' Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, ordered that all services re-emphasize special operations in their organizations. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) took this as a challenge to make changes. The...