The stated mission of the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) is “to provide operational advisory assistance in support of Army and Joint Force Commanders to enhance the combat effectiveness of the operating force and enable the defeat of asymmetric...
The purpose of this research paper is to provide answers to a series of basic questions as a first step in addressing some of the details necessary to implement the Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC) concept in a theater of operations or...
This monograph explores the correlation between incidents of Fratricide and levels of training on the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) individual systems. It begins with an examination of the elements of Battle Command as both an art and a...
COL Thomas McCune served as the brigade flight surgeon with Task Force 38 in 2010 at Joint Base Balad (JBB) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010 interview, COL McCune gives a detailed description of the process for a...
The purpose of this paper is to explore the necessity of having and maintaining a form of rapid acquisition capability within the Army. Future challenges envisioned by President Bush are presented to the United States military forces by an adaptive...
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...
Commander Task Force 52, Commander Amphibious Group One
This is the report of the operations of Task Force 52 in the Iwo Jima campaign during February 1945; including chronology of operations, intelligence, fire support, air support, underwater demolition, minesweeping, battle damage, medical reports,...
In this interview COL Wood describes the very orthodox mission he and his Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) headquarters had at JBB. COL Wood's unit, the 38th CAB, controlled a multi-component task force of Regular Army, Army National Guard and Army...
The United States Army Reserve (USAR) provides forces critical to the success of the Regular Army and to support national military strategy as an operational force. The USAR continues to confront issues associated with a volunteer force serving in...
LTC Donald Strube served as the Deputy Commanding Officer (DCO) for the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) with Task Force 38 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this June 2010 interview,...
This document covers anti-submarine operations from the years 1941 to 1945. Also included is the interaction of these combat operations with the actual official measures adopted or considered by the US Navy during this time.
The purpose of this report is to present the salient features of Japanese tactics and techniques employed during the Burma Campaign from November 1943 through September 1944. The report is written for the benefit of (1) combat units which have...
Provides operational orders for the Pacific Fleet's Amphibious Forces in the capture and occupation of Iwo Jima and the development of an advanced air base on the captured island.
Stewart, Roger D. ; Avila, Alex; Cattin, Tommie; Hokianga, Patrick; Smalls, James
Thesis Statement. Despite the best intentions of the
Geneva Conventions to instill humanitarian principles amongst nations
at war, the treaties had a minimal effect on the treatment of American
Prisoners of War during World War II (WW II), the...
In this interview, CPT Christina Shepard, US Army, Quartermaster, discusses her deployment to Iraq as an S4 Projects Officer in 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). CPT Shepard opens her interview describing her key duties as the S4...
MAJ David Law served as the logistics officer (S4) with 1st Battalion Attack, 3rd Infantry Division (ID) in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 and with a military transition team (MiTT) in Baghdad and Wasit Province, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of...