The purpose of this monograph is to evaluate the doctrinal concepts underlying the U.S. Marine Corps' Small Wars Manual and the U.S. Army's Security Assistance Force (SAF), determining whether they are applicable today against a Maoist-led...
During World War II, American army officers who had spent their entire careers commanding at regimental level and below were suddenly called upon to lead armies and army groups against the foe in both Europe and the Pacific. Especially in the...
Ground, water, and air methods of invasion add flexibility and strength to the United States' offensive capability. This monograph is designed to examine the current feasibility of large scale joint amphibious operations. It seeks to answer two...
The monograph discusses the described shift in Soviet Military Doctrine from the offense to the defense. Of particular emphasis is the impact of any such change at the operational level. Soviet history is first examined, beginning with the First...
This monograph addresses how to employ the OA-10 aircraft in the forward air control role in the Airland Battle. The paper defines forward air controlling and close air support, reviews the history of the airborne forward air controller since World...
The purpose of this monograph is to explore the relationship between the emerging U.S. Army doctrinal concept of expeditionary warfare and logistical support of U.S. Army Special Forces. By first defining expeditionary warfare, exploring the role...
The self-study report that follows represents the combined efforts of a great many people who collectively have sought, through more than a year's inquiry and deliberation, to assess objectively and to describe accurately the performance of their...
Navy Department, Office of Naval Records and Library
The operations herein described are those which actually took place in the year 1918 and detail accounts of the cruises of all the submarines that operated off the American coast during the First World War.
“The purpose of V Corps operational plan NEPTUNE is to provide a basis for the V Corps participation in an amphibious attack of the continent of Europe. The instructions contained herein will be complied with by subordinate commandersâ€
This regulation describes the Army's real property master planning process. It establishes the role of real property master planning and its relationship to the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES). It assigns...
This regulation establishes Department of the Army (DA) information systems security (ISS) policy. It specifically addresses the ISS subdisciplines of communications security (COMSEC) and computer security (COMPUSEC). (Army Regulation (AR) 381-14...
This regulation on U.S. Army unit status reporting has been revised to include pertinent information on unit readiness reporting requirements as well as instructions on the completion and submission of reports. This regulation establishes a...
This regulation covers the selection and training of Army aviation officers. This includes entry requirements, administrative procedures for the processing of applications, and service obligations for the attendance of training.
This manual implements AFPD 11-2, Flight Rules and Procedures. As a Joint Departmental Publication (JDP), it identifies the Air Force as executive agent for the DoD NOTAM System; describes the system and its relation to the Federal Aviation...
This field manual (FM) is a doctrinal guide to Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) operations. It is intended for use by the AAMDC commander and his staff as well as the commanders and staffs of Army, joint, and multinational elements that...
This manual provides the principal doctrine for topographic operations in support of military operations. It describes the functions of topographic operations as they relate to extended operations in terms of depth, time, synchronization, and unity...
The purpose of this manual is to provide doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for intelligence and electronic warfare (IEW) in support to low-intensity conflict (LIC) missions. It further provides doctrine and TTP for the...
Prescribes policies and responsibilities for management and operation of the Army's test and evaluation (T&E) activities identified as the DA Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB). Establishes policies and procedures for providing T&E support...
Addresses the hows of Army-Marine Corps Integration (AMCI) in joint operations. It describes the capabilities and limitations of selected United States Army and United States marine Corps units and provides methodologies in the form of tactics,...
Provides a pocket-sized quick reference guide for requesting fire support. Contains calls for fire, a format for joint air strike requests, a format for briefing aircrews who provided close air support, structures of communication nets, and data on...