In March 1999, the Army established action teams to design a Strike Force with the mission to fill a recognized operational void by providing regional CINCs with forces that are adaptable, fully competent, and effective across the full spectrum of...
The principal German infantry weapons are described here in order to enable U.S. troops to identify and, when the opportunity exists, to operate them. Sections include information on pistols, rifles, and grenades, machine guns and mortars, antitank...
This manual treats of the theory and practice of gunnery and fire control for antiaircraft artillery automatic weapons when firing by gun pointer and central control methods. The fundamentals of exterior ballistics and gunnery as covered in...
This manual provides technical information, training techniques, and guidance on the caliber .50 HB machine gun, M2. Unit leaders and designated gunners will use this information to successfully integrate the weapon into combat operations. They can...
Globalization has changed many security, economic, political, and social conditions that shape world behavior; which in turn has produced a new paradigm for warfare that is fundamentally different from the industrial aged warfare paradigm that the...
The preponderance of literature and scholarly debate on counterinsurgency (COIN) focuses on the strategic or operational approach: leader-focused; large group-focused; special operations; conventional operations; enemy centric; and the latest,...
The proceedings from CSI's fifth annual Military History Symposium held 11-13 September 2007 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Topics covered the challenges associated with conflict between nation states and transnational religious, ethnic, or criminal...
The purpose of this study is to provide a concise description of Japanese infantry weapons. Contents include nomenclature, pistols and rifles, grenades and landmines, grenade dischargers, machine guns, mortars, antitank and infantry guns, and small...
The U.S. military's system of duplicative and competitive active duty recruiting contributes to and perpetuates the failure of DOD-wide recruiting efforts. Given the significant changes in the U.S. economy, and the relinquishment of market-share by...
From a lecture delivered at the Army War College in Washington, D.C., 29 September 1939 by Brigadier General Adna R. Chaffee, Commander, 7th Cavalry Brigade. Gives a brief history of mechanized cavalry and looks at vehicle equipment and combat...
Despite the overall success of U.S. Army forces during the "major combat operations " phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), there is a widely held perception that the logistics system was far less effective than it should have been during OIF....
A handbook to be used in the instruction of the use of the Vickers machine gun, stressing the mechanism and parts to help correct stoppages and technical problems.
The purpose of this briefing is to inform you on the
Republic of Pakistan. The geopolitical elements that I will be
covering are Pakistan's national purpose, ideology, national
Interest, national power, threats, domestic factors,...
During 1999, the United States Army Reserve began to transform its retention force to meet future retention challenges. Prior to 2000, the Retention force had a primary focus of assisting commanders and unit administrators with retention programs....
Futurists depict a world dominated by increased ethnically based transnational threats using asymmetric tactics to engage US forces. These type operations are categorized under the rubric of Stability and Support Operations (SASO). Currently our...
This is a lecture delivered at the Army and Navy Staff College. This presentation covers carrier employment from the point of view both of a planning staff in a theater of operations, and from the point of view of joint operations in general....
1916 description, adjustment and operation in drill and target practice / prepared especially for officers and enlisted men of the National Guard, and recommended for their use by the Division of Militia Affairs of the War Department.