Can running unshod reduce running injuries? In this thesis, unshod is defined as barefoot or a minimalist running shoe. Running barefoot or wearing Vibram Five Fingers (VFF) are examples of running unshod. Within the last year, The Army Times...
This study explores the Future Tactical Truck System (FTTS) as it applies to the sustainment distribution system on the future battlefield. Objective Force logistics on the battlefield is required by the Objective Force Concept White Paper to be...
The entry of the United States into World War I in April 1917 found the U.S. Army and Signal Corps totally unprepared for operations on the Western Front. This research effort proves conclusively that the U.S. Army Signal Corps overcame this...
Looks at the action at Singling, France on 6 December, 1944, by elements of the 4th Armored Division. This action was typical of many small engagements fought by the Third U.S. Army during the campaign in Lorraine.
This book describes the organization, duties and training of scouts and patrols, including night patrols, scouts and observation, intelligence, and the writing of reports.
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This thesis investigates the role naval intelligence played in the Union blockade of the Confederacy during the American Civil War and examines intelligence support to blockade operations on the Atlantic coast between 1861- 1865. Discussion begins...
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...
Sometimes running can be exciting, sometimes it can even be a challenge, for me running has always been somewhat of a lifestyle. When a person talks about running, whether in the frame of just staying in shape, or being a competitive runner, there...
The problem in this student paper is trying to ascertain the value of the palletized unit load in peacetime and war operations, compare the costs and efficiency of the pallet with customary manual handling, and establish the extent to which...
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...
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...
This paper discusses the signal communications installed before the Second Battle of the Marne, by the Third Division, the effect of bombardment upon the signal systems, and analysis of the events and results in transmissions. Includes some...
The purpose of this monograph is to answer the question: Can the Army increase its strategic responsiveness in order to narrow the current gap between Army capabilities and requirements? To arrive at an answer, this paper begins by examining...
This is the seventh guide in a series published as an aid to training engineer amphibian units. It is a basic manual for officers and enlisted men in engineer shore battalions and other engineer amphibian units operating on the far shore. It...
This study addresses the question that, even though such items as strength, ammunition, rations, transportation, equipment, etc., can easily be charted from reports and war diaries, how can the factors that are so essential to true combat strength,...
Discusses the training of officers, noncommissioned officers and troops in minor tactics. Covers an advance guard, posting an outpost, operations of an outpost support, a reconnoitering patrol, the operations of a patrol, a platoon in attack, a...
The purpose of amphibious training for an infantry division is to permit the division to participate in the operations incident to land on a hostile shore in an effective manner. The amphibious phase of an operation is purely a means to an end--the...