The United States agricultural industry generates more than $1 trillion in annual economic activity and provides an abundant food supply for the United States and other countries. Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States government has recognized...
The interconnectedness of global trade influences international relations. The complexities of this interconnectedness may be better understood through quantitative analysis of the balance of trade within the global economic system. This monograph...
United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief
This volume was prepared for the purpose to make available the information on existing facilities at each advance base in the Central Pacific Area in June of 1945. The paragraph outline presents the following facts about the islands described:...
Iwo Jima was the key to ending the war with Japan ahead of Allied timelines; by securing this key terrain the Allies could apply continuous pressure to the faltering Japanese military and threaten the Japanese homeland by sea, land and air. The...
On August 29, 2005, the category three Hurricane Katrina made landfall, and in less than 48 hours the scope of that natural disaster overwhelmed Gulf Coast state and local response capabilities. When the category four Hurricane Rita made landfall...
This monograph examines whether a planned operation in a campaign should be executed unchanged, modified, or canceled. A campaign is a progression of sequential or simultaneous operations designed to accomplish a strategic objective. A campaign...
This is a discussion of the land and people of Japan. Boundaries, area and position, physiography, climate, and regional divisions are detailed. For the people of Japan, information includes population and cultural characteristics (family and sex,...
This study investigates the possible employment of the Navy's Combat Logistics Force to sustain an Army airborne brigade conducting a contingency operation in an undeveloped theater. The discussion focuses on modifying a Navy replenishment oiler...
Journal of Amphibious Group One regarding naval operations during Operation Forager, the invasion of Saipan, Guam, and Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands during World War II.
United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Task Force 77.1
Provides operational orders for Task Group 77.1 to provide air cover as required for the attack force. Provide anti-submarine patrols, close support of the landings on D-day on Morotai Island, and close air support in the landing area until...
In this paper, the author compares and contrasts how the United States Army operated in the past, and its transformation over the years. This transformation follows the future-centered concept of the United States Army’s plan, and the Army Forces...
This monograph examines the adequacy of the joint task force (JTF) to operate effectively in the context of wartime uncertainty. Military theorists have long understood the deleterious effects of uncertainty on the conduct of war. Commanders never...
Bush, James E.; Cochrane, William M.; Gingrich, John R.; Gross, David F.; Hackett, Craig D.; Schultz, Douglas P.
The following document will examine World War II's second battle of Corregidor, which resulted in the recapture of the island by US forces. Corregidor is a rocky outcrop of land which would be totally without significance were it not for its...
Coleman, Thomas W.; Wright, Donald E.; Chambers, William B.; Thomas, Jacqueline D.; Juscak, Pavol
The Costly Victory at Iwo Jima Allowed United States Airpower to Conduct Strategic And Effective Bombing of the Japanese Mainland…. During World War II the United States launched a high-level bombing operation against Japan. After the capture of...
Walking, first day of school, learning to drive, and graduating from high school are some of the first life- altering experiences that most of us encounter. Moving out from mom’s house, joining the military, marriage, having a child, and buying a...