The conduct of war is regulated by well-established and recognized rules that are designated as the "laws of war" which comprise the written and unwritten rules. This book contains the rules of land warfare in their entirety in addition to...
The conduct of war is regulated by well-established and recognized rules that are designated as the "laws of war" which comprise the written and unwritten rules. The accompanying rules of land warfare have been prepared for use of officers of the...
Commanders routinely undervalue logistics, despite the fact that logistics is arguably nine-tenths of the formula for winning. For the United States, this reality has significant consequences since every war beginning with the Spanish-American War...
The Family Readiness Group (FRG) provides an avenue of mutual support and assistance and a network of communication among family members, the chain of command, and community resources. The primary purpose of any FRG is to encourage self-sufficiency...
This pamphlet is intended to serve as a supplement to FM 27-10, "The Law of Land Warfare", 18 July 1956. Both Geneva and Hague conventions are described as well as additional agreements.
G-5, Headquarters, Far East Command, United Nations Command
The United Nations Command has achieved success in meeting the challenge of using military effort to drive back aggressors from trying to overrun a peaceful people. The UN established the Korean Civil Assistance and Economic Aid Program to meet the...
The National Military Strategy identifies the evacuation of noncombatants as a principal mission for the Department of defense (DOD). DOD has been charged with implementing evacuation decisions and supporting Department of State (DOS) objectives to...
Is it possible to determine how close an army is to collapse? Are there indictors that give warning that the force is reaching the limits of its endurance? With the U.S. Army in its seventh year of sustained combat in the War on Terror with no end...
Detailed planning of complicated and multifaceted operations, often in crisis situations, is a way of life for the military. During crisis action planning, diverse staff elements must agree on a number of details for a successful plan to come...
Prescribes policies and mandated tasks governing U.S. Army casualty operations to include casualty reporting, casualty notification and casualty assistance. It provides policy guidance and information to soldiers who have been designated to perform...
Abstract: I have been in the military for over 18 years. I spent 10 years in the active duty Army and eight years in the Nevada Army National Guard. I have served as a Casualty Notification Officer twice in my career. Both notifications were...
To standardize procedures to be; followed by command, supply, and transportation activities in the preparation and movement of
units to overseas commands. All action prescribed herein will be accomplished as expeditiously as possible commensurate...
This Annual Command History captures the major events at Fort Sill during 1997. We are confident that our many important initiatives will have an impact on the Field Artillery and Total Army for years.
The Army's increased involvement in the global war on terrorism (GWOT) places a
demand on commanders to not only prepare their units for war, but to determine and select the most qualified senior noncommissioned officer (NCO) or commissioned...
The four factors of leadership are the foundation for a leader to build upon; these are; the led, the leader, the situation and communication. Failure to adhere to these four factors caused the death of Corporal Pat Tillman and its cover-up. The...
I was born on 3 October 1967 in San Antonio, TX. At the age of six months my mother divorced my father and we moved to Bryan, TX where I spent the remainder of my childhood prior to joining the Army. My mother remarried, he adopted me and became my...
In my 26 years of experience in the Army National Guard – the last 20 years being full-time service, one of the most challenging and rewarding assignments occurred when I was appointed as the Casualty Assistance Officer for the family of a fellow...
I believe the Army will face an ethical dilemma in the next war; the dilemma will be increased media access or limit its access. Media access changed from the Gulf War in 1991 where the access to Soldiers was very limited to unheard of access for...