Volume 2 of the Final report of the Board of officers appointed to develop proposals for the reorganization of the infantry and airborne infantry regiments includes questionaires and letters requesting views of regimental commanders, proposals for...
This study attempts to determine if there are serious problems which could result in time of war from differences in tactics used by Republic of Korea and United States ground forces. Although the Republic of Korea has adopted a form of American...
This report covers the activities of Combat Team Twenty-Four, 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...
This manual sets forth the basic concepts of US Army doctrine. These concepts form the foundation for what is taught in our service schools, and the guide for training and combat development throughout the Army. Most important, this manual...
This field manual is part of FM series 100-2, The Soviet Army. The other volumes are FM 100-2-2, The Soviet Army: Specialized Warfare and Rear Area Support, and FM 100-2-3, The Soviet Army: Troops, Organization and Equipment. These manuals cannot...
Addresses the hows of Army-Marine Corps Integration (AMCI) in joint operations. It describes the capabilities and limitations of selected United States Army and United States marine Corps units and provides methodologies in the form of tactics,...
As of November 2006, the United States (US) military maintains custody of over 15,000 detainees at four theater interment facilities and one strategic internment facility. With such large populations, there are significant risks of creating radical...
As the test of time prevails, so does the role of the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) in the United States Army. The evolving role of the NCO Corps is a testament to their will and intestinal fortitude to progress and make positive impacts on the day...
Because the protection cell is such a recent creation and is still being developed in many corps and divisions, there is little literature regarding the operational effects of these operational planning units. The resultant lack of understanding of...
Changing doctrine to keep pace with the evolving world situation is imperative. The U.S. Army is updating its operational doctrine by rewriting FM 100-5 Operations. The authors of the new doctrine have attempted to balance necessary change and...
Close Air Support is inherently one of the most joint endeavors in today’s military. Coordination and integration of air and ground assets are the keys to successful close air support. Command and control at the operational level can set the...
Col. John Boyd, USAF (Ret),famous for developing the OODA (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) loop model, spent most of his adult life trying to convince the U.S. military establishment of the merits of his theory for maneuver warfare later called the Boyd...
Field Artillery Subcourse 420 (Sep 75) consists of one lesson and the exercises with the lesson serve as the examination. Individual work on these exercises is mandatory.