This document provides the daily summary of enemy intelligence, estimate of the enemy situation, and other miscellaneous information from on the ground, air, and navy in the Pacific Theater (May 1944).
As originally conceived, this publication was to be the vehicle of "lessons learned" in Korea. This publication is the vehicle of dissemination of "combat information". Actually, the fighting in Korea has provided few items that could be so...
Air/Land Battle doctrine stresses the need for Army units to fight successfully out-numbered. This dictum implies the conduct of defensive operations at the beginning of a war. The shift to offensive operations, the counterattack, can be the key to...
Thesis Statement: The Battle for the Ia Drang Valley in October and November 1965 was not only a tactical pyrrhic victory for the North Vietnamese, but a strategic one as well.
Discussion: The Ia Drang Valley battle between American and North...
The United States and the Army have entered a new era with a world consisting of a multitude of possible threats. The American people and military doctrine require future conflicts to be resolved with quick, decisive victory. This monograph...
Report includes data collected on staff procedures, training, organization, equipment, supply, tactics, and techniques with particular attention to infantry matters. The report covers the period 3 March 1945 to 9 April 1945. It is based on...
This document discusses the tactical and logistical problems peculiar to operations of encircled forces, as well as the problems of air support for encircled ground troop.
Pursuant to the Omnibus Diplomatic and Anti-Terrorism Act of 1986 (PL99-399) as amended, the Secretary of State convened Accountability Review Boards on October 5, 1998 to review the circumstances regarding the August 7, 1998 bombings of the US...
Bush, James E.; Cochrane, William M.; Gingrich, John R.; Gross, David F.; Hackett, Craig D.; Schultz, Douglas P.
The following document will examine World War II's second battle of Corregidor, which resulted in the recapture of the island by US forces. Corregidor is a rocky outcrop of land which would be totally without significance were it not for its...
"This 1960 SOP is published for the information and guidance of all personnel involved in operational and instructional duties in any capacity and prescribes policy in operational matters as stated in section XXVII, USAFAS Regulation 1-1, Policy...
The 1 st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, "Headhunters", was ordered to establish a Forward Operating Base in the southern Maysan Province of Iraq. The purpose of the new Forward Operating Base is to provide a projection platform and sustainment...
This monograph examines whether the 1993 edition of Operations, the keystone U.S. Army operational level doctrine, provides sufficient description of considerations planners use in determining the sequence of actions for operations. To be...
This monograph addresses the viability of the use of infantry forces in the deep interdiction role. Light infantry doctrine holds that infantry can add to the interdiction effort by striking enemy combat support, combat service support, and command...
The operational level of war translates strategic goals into guidance for tactical actions. Because war has expanded in terms of time, space, and mass, modern wars cannot be decided in a single battle; instead commanders must concentrate combat...
From 1945-1950, the United States Army transitioned from a conventional force designed for maneuver warfare in Europe to a role, which supported the Air Force in their delivery of nuclear weapons. This secondary role emerged from strategic studies...
Debriefing interviews of Field Artillery officers combat experiences in the Korean War. Beginning of document includes incomplete index by debriefing number and date.
MAJ John Cherry served as the operations officer (S3) with the 2-395th Field Artillery (FA) battalion during 2004 and 2005 at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2008 interview, MAJ...
This is the fourth in a series of interim reports published by Heaquarters Army Air Forces. The original material was prepared by historical officers of the First Allied Airborne Army and the IX Troop Carrier Command, and by a committee of officers...