Presents the problem of underground facilities for storage in the Zone of the Interior and develops principles which should govern the development and use of such facilities in peace and war.
At the U.S. southwest border there exists the intersection of two distinct cultures, economies, political systems, and ideas of what comprises the national security interests of the U.S. and Mexico. Those security interests stem from a desire to...
Covers two years in the Aleutian Area, from June 1942 to June 1944. Discusses the author's experience commanding a detached reinforced Infantry Battalion which operated like an Infantry Regiment. Also notes the role the weather played in planning...
Second Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2009-01. As U.S. Army forces are asked to accomplish increasingly diverse and complicated missions as part of full spectrum operations, leaders are...
This paper describes the personal experiences of a troop carrier wing representative on the planning staff. It deals with the planning that took place in 1X Troop Carrier Command to lift and transport two American airborne divisions in the assault...
USAF Air and Command Staff College student monograph. Last year thousands of fearless airborne soldiers leaped from United States Air Force troop carrier aircraft into space. They experienced the terrific wing blast as their bodies were propelled...
Examines support for a large army in overseas operations during World War II. Troop requirements and function are explored in addition to the function of the communications zone and recommendations are given.
Seeks to change the Tables of Organization and equipment of an Army Headquarters by adding a separate Transportation Staff Organization. A transportation section is authorized in the staff organization of the army Quartermaster, for the operational...
Analyzes the problems of intra-theater transportation for all component forces in a unified theater of operations with the purpose of recommending an organization, and operational procedures to effect the most satisfactory solution of these...
Analyzes the problems of intra-theater transportation for all component forces in a unified theater of operations with the purpose of recommending an organization, and operational procedures to effect the most satisfactory solution of these...
Presents the problem of transportation and trade control in wartime and the correlation of this problem with then-current military planning for mobilization.
This student paper discusses the necessity for transportation and trade control in wartime, and the development, administration, and organization of the different agencies involved.
This document determines whether there are any omissions, inconsistencies or deficiencies in current mobilization planning of the National Military Establishment relative to transportation and trade control in wartime. There are extracts from the...
Explores aspects of the use of The Transportation Quartermaster Team in amphibious operations during World War II. Emphasis is given to the operations in the Pacific Theater, since these constituted the major portion of the author's combat service.
The purpose of this paper is to recommend a program of instruction for Army officers which will qualify them for key positions in wartime logistical organizations. The scope was to review possible logistical positions which may need to be filled by...
Third Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2010-01. In the nine years since the U.S. military defeated the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Army has examined and questioned almost every aspect of its...