This study investigates the Army's role in Naval gunfire support in light of current force reductions and changing military missions. The discussion focuses upon Naval gunfire training and predeployment planning and coordination for Naval gunfire...
This monograph determines whether the US Army is sufficiently training, organizing, and equipping fire support elements to utilize naval surface fire support. Its scope is restricted to fire support elements in airborne, air assault and light...
Includes the naval gunfire report, air report, and artillery report of the V Amphibious Corps regarding the training and planning for the invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II contained in annex Charlie.
"The purpose of this 1971 handbook is to provide a ready reference for the field artillery fire support officer (formerly the field artillery liaison officer) who functions as a fire support coordinator for a maneuver brigade or battalion."
This study examines the efforts of the Marine Corps, in conjunction with the Navy, to develop an effective fire support coordination system for amphibious operations between the World Wars. The focus of the study is on both the intellectual and the...
This study investigates the hypothesis that command and control functions have a vital impact on the success or failure of amphibious operations. Based on this hypothesis, this study analyzes the amphibious assault landings conducted during...
The report is a chronological narrative of events pertaining to the 7th Infantry Division Artillery immediately prior to and during the RYUKUS Campaign, compiled for historical purposes, and includes comments, recommendations, and records deemed to...
Part I of this report is concerned with the overall planning for the invasion of Southern France; part II is the execution of the plan. Planning (decision, formulation of planned action, assignment of task organizations) and execution of the plan...
United States Fleet, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief
Part of a series of information drawn largely from action reports for timely dissemination. Discusses a variety of issues including landing operations, air support, naval gunfire, intelligence, logistics, ship to shore movement, landing craft and...
Commander Group Two, Amphibious Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Details preparations for the operation, supporting operation and movement to the objective. Gives a general narrative of the assault phase and a chronology of operations. Additionally the report gives information gunfire support, air support...
Journal of the staff officers, Fleet Marine Force, regarding operations during Operation Forager, the invasion of Saipan, Guam and Tinian during World War II. Includes reports from air, naval gunfire, engineer, signal, medical, transport...
The United States strategic environment has changed drastically in the past ten years. As a result of numerous, complex factors, the United States carried out a significant redeployment and retrenchment of its military forces. Ironically, as the...
The purpose of this manual is to present the practical aspects of the employment of a regimental combat team in an amphibious operation. The document presents the planning, embarkation, and landing and assault phases of an amphibious operation at...
Gives a brief history of events leading to the formation of the Joint Assault Signal Companies. Also analyzes the operation of these companies in the Mediterranean (1942-43), in France (1944) and in the Pacific area and makes recommendations based...
Details the Expeditionary Troops, Fifth Fleet's naval gunfire support planning, training, conduct of operations, communications and extracts from ships action reports during operations in Iwo Jima.
United States. Marine Corps. Division, 4th. Joint Assault Signal Company, 1st
This is the report of the 1st Joint Assault Signal Company, 4th Marine Division, discussing the period between the Tinian and Iwo Jima operations. Focuses on various signaling concerns, and the replacing of losses in experienced signal personnel.
This document contains material whose purpose has been to record significant incidents and conditions, dates and statistics, and methods and opinions of those who were part of the Seventh Amphibious Force.
History has demonstrated that amphibious assaults are among the most complex and challenging of all joint operations. The myriad of factors that evolved independently throughout the war did not become fully integrated until the winter of 1864-65....
This report covers the naval phases of the amphibious operations in connection with the mounting, movement, and landing of the Tenth Corps assigned to the occupation of the Kure-Hiroshima and Matasuyama areas of Japan, following the termination of...