Presents the organizational directive of the United States Army Air Corps 9th Air Force as of May 29, 1944. Includes sections covering the commanding general, plans and operations, maintenance, supply, personnel and training, transportation, and...
People in modern societies are generally becoming more risk aversive. Whether risk is perceived to include uncertainty or not, form two differing schools of thought within literature and doctrine. Risk aversion is viewed as a challenge in most...
This handbook contains instructions on the parts, stripping and assembling, detailed description of the operation, action and ammunition of the Browning automatic rifle.
Despite the drastic evolution of warfare since the close of World War II, fighting in urban environments has remained a constant. Despite the advances in modern warfare the tactics, techniques and procedures developed for urban combat operations...
Senior NCOs must assess and describe situations in brief, clear terms. They must also seek decisions and inform commanders of present situations. The most appropriate method employed within the Army to accomplish these tasks is the military...
United States. Marine Corps. Division, 4th. Amphibious Track Battalion, 10th
This reports' intent is to present in a narrative form the events of the 4th Marine Division, 10th Amphibious Track Battalion during its involvement in the Iwo Jima operation.
The challenge to an American battalion commander is clear. The issue is how to stop a Soviet regiment moving at high speed and still live to fight another day. This monograph argues that the disruption of troop control is the key for defeating a...
The U.S. dependence on foreign oil is a national security concern. The Department of Defense is the largest federal government consumer of oil and the Army plays a significant role in reducing consumption. To do this, the Army must reduce fuel...
"This 1952 manual is published for the information and guidance of personnel responsible for field and depot maintenance of fuze setters M13, M13A1, M18, and M18A1."
The principle aim of this study is to determine if further unification of service components below the combatant CINC level is required. More specifically, do the combatant CINC's require a standing joint task force (JTF) headquarters to provide...
The monograph that follows seeks to analyze the current military strategy of the US. The framework proposed by the renowned military historian Michael Howard assists in this endeavor. The resulting analysis establishes the criteria for an effective...
This document is a summary of the overall adequacy of water supply, water quality, administration and organization, use of substitute materials in supply practices, sources of water supply, and urban water supply in Germany.
Just how long and how efficiently a motor vehicle will serve depends more upon proper lubrication than upon any other feature of its care. The proper lubrication of a vehicle is of vital importance and any neglect is so conducive to excessive heat...
This research explores the ambivalence that surrounds Singapore's post-independence defense policy. On the one hand, Singapore's defense policy has complemented the nation's overall development with its robust efficacy and fiscal efficiency....
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Covers topics such as selection of paper weight and leaflet size and shows various methods of fitting the message to the leaflet size and provide necessary technical data for deliver the leaflet to the intended audience from altitude up to 50,000...