Over the past decade the study of resilience in humans has increased in multiple fields. During the 1970s, resilience was viewed as a trait that one was born with, but over the years this idea has decreased in popularity and resilience is now...
This study attempts to determine how much each of the components of fitness; aerobic endurance, anaerobic and muscular endurance, strength, speed, coordination and flexibility are involved in the physically demanding tasks that a Ranger will most...
General Schwarzkopf was unhappy with the tempo of the VII Corps attack during Operation Desert Storm. Likewise, a recent Rand study of over 115 NTC battles highlighted the technique of overwatch as a significant detractor to sustaining tempo in the...
This monograph examines the capability of United States Army tank companies in the defense to secure themselves against infantry attack. Stationary tank units are vulnerable to infantry using infiltration tactics, particularly in close terrain....
This monograph examines the problem of developing priority intelligence requirements at the operational level. Tactical and strategic priority intelligence requirements have been clearly defined and are taught throughout the military education...
The military is increasingly using and relying on the term "narrative" in its lexicon. United States strategic guidance documents generally implore commanders to "shape the narrative," doctrinal publications recommend commanders to "exploit a...
This monograph describes the interaction and impact of the Afghan culture with the numerous instances of foreign intervention in the country. Prior to the American intervention in 2001, most recall of foreign intervention in Afghanistan focused on...
Innovations in command and control procedures for joint air operations have been unable to keep pace with changes in technology and military requirements. Current U.S. operational capabilities often fail to meet the need to task, re-task, and...
This is engineer intelligence bulletin no. 3 from May 1945. The contents are limited to certain specific information on Japanese use of land mines and fortifications obtained during operations in the SWPA. There is an editorial to the troops,...
In March 2003, Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 62nd Medical Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom. They were to be the Medical C2 for northern Iraq, providing this support for the 101st AA Division. The...
Captain Alain Samples started her career in the military as a transportation platoon leader in a National Guard transportation company. Samples was subsequently selected to attend flight school, after which she was assigned to a National Guard air...
Reaction of combat service support troops under stress is a study of military organizational behavior within an active combat environment. The study is directed toward the manager assigned to a small maintenance support unit, and strives to...
United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas
Contains descriptions of the Japanese defensive operations from information gained following the surrender of the islands under Truk headquarters. Includes listings of army strength, units and locations, communications, artillery and ordnance, and...
This book lists all of the equipment necessary for maintenance and repair by an aero squadron and training stations in the Aviation Section of the United States Army Signal Corps.
"The following brief account of the elementary principles of gunnery has therefore been written so as to serve as an introduction to a proper study of the subject and with the hope that it may prove of some use to those who may wish to learn a very...
"The following brief account of the elementary principles of gunnery has therefore been written so as to serve as an introduction to a proper study of the subject and with the hope that it may prove of some use to those who may wish to learn a very...
Soldiers have changed and evolved since the days of the Colonial Army. The Army ability to look back in the past continues to improve today Army. The development of the noncommissioned officer was critical in this process. Fundamentally the...
Operation Iraqi Freedom has been a serious challenge for the United States military and the citizens that we protect. The military has seen many changes that affect our Soldiers during day to day operations. One of these changes has been a simply...
Grace Jr., George W.; Grissom, Barry L.; Henle, Michael R.; Haney, Alton W.
THESIS: The Afghanistan geography and the guerilla tactics employed by the Mujahideen were the reasons the Soviet Union lost the war in Afghanistan. The Soviet Union and Afghanistan war was a nine-year conflict between the Soviet forces supporting...