Throughout history the use of fixed permanent fortifications has waxed and waned depending on the technology and warfare of the day. Several of the forward looking military writers have predicted an increase in the use of fixed permanent...
Throughout history, targeting in military operations has been a critical function in achieving victory on the battlefield. The process of identifying, prioritizing, and attacking targets in accordance with the commander’s intent becomes even more...
Throughout history, technology has played a vital role in combat. While improvements in weaponry are typically at the front of the military leader's minds, technology like the internet would not appear to be as significant. However, the internet...
Throughout history, there have been conflicts, civil unrest, and wars. There are many ways use a fighting force to win a war. One was is to capture the hearts and minds of the people of the nation. One way not to is to not gain an understanding of...
Throughout human history, people have migrated from one place to another across the globe. Since the creation of nation-states, the migration of people has been seen as emigrating from one country and immigrating to another. Immigration has...
Throughout its military history, the United States has demonstrated poor institutional memory resulting in a tendency to reinvent the wheel. The development of counterinsurgency doctrine in Vietnam, for instance, yielded valuable knowledge about...
Throughout our Army’s history the Noncommissioned Officer has made significant contributions. The NCO Creed starts off with “I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of Soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a...
Throughout the 1st Infantry Division's February 2004 to March 2005 deployment to Tikrit, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Command Sergeant Major Cory McCarty - a 30-year Army infantryman - served as the division CSM. In this interview,...
Throughout the history of close air support (CAS) there exists a consistent theme of friction and interservice rivalry. There are periods where close coordination and cooperation led to extremely effective CAS. Experiences in North Africa during...
Throughout the history of warfare, there have been periods when technological developments have dramatically affected the balance between firepower and maneuver on the battlefield. When the new technology enhanced the effectiveness of firepower,...
Throughout the twentieth century, the U.S. Army has periodically reviewed the structure and organization of its primary combat unit, the division. Since 1939, the Army has conducted at least eleven such reviews with associated testing and...
Throughout this pamphlet, Finnish and Russian combat methods, organization, and equipment are compared to those of the German Army. The descriptions of Finnish climate and terrain involve comparisons with that of Germany.
Time fire using shell fuzed with fuze M54 or M55 -- Survey plans and procedure -- Fire direction -- Hints for safety officers -- Notes on the firing battery recorder -- Determination and correction of basic data -- Conduct of observed fires --...
To determine whether "point of origin" contracts or "point of destination" contracts should be adopted by the Army in the procurement of supplies is the focus of this student paper. Topics include the effect on the producer or manufacturer of each...
To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of "Point of Origin"and "Point of Destination" contracts in the procurement of army supplies and to recommend a general procurement policy with respect to the use of such contracts.
To fight effectively on the cellular battlefield that AirLand Battle doctrine envisages will demand individual and tactical initiative of a high order. Auftragstaktik, a system which encourages decentralized decision authority and mission orders,...
To manage the many strategic concerns and threats to United States’ interests in his area of responsibility (AOR), the Commander-in-Chief (CINC) Pacific, or USCINCPAC, must have access to military assets that will provide him a variety of readily...
To standardize procedures to be; followed by command, supply, and transportation activities in the preparation and movement of
units to overseas commands. All action prescribed herein will be accomplished as expeditiously as possible commensurate...