Black metal ammunition links with 50 brass .30 caliber dummy rounds. Most of the cartridges have black painted tips. Every fifth round has an orange tip (tracer).
57.21.28: brown leather hat box with padded wine colored silk lining and straps (broken) for securing lid. 57.21.28a: brown leather hat box lid with wine colored silk lining. Handle on top.
Effective 18 January 2006 the United States Army launched a program to assist the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) with making the FY 06 recruiting numbers. The Army Recruiting Referral Bonus Program pays Soldiers $1000.00 for...
This paper expresses my personal views on ethical conduct during our current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These views reflect my own perceptions. Some observations are drawn from first hand experiences and others from stories or situations I...
Recent debate has spread throughout the Army about the Role of the Unit Ministry Team (UMT) in Civil Military Operations (CMO)/Civil Affairs (CA), as it pertains to Religious Leader Engagement (RLE). Moreover, integrating the UMTs into the...
The Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein sent seven divisions of the Iraqi army into Kuwait in the early morning hours on 2 August 1990. The Iraqi soldiers quickly overwhelmed the Kuwaities, allowing Hussein to declare, in less than a week, that Kuwait was...
This Personal Experience Paper (PEP) describes my deployment to Kabul / Afghanistan from 01/06/2004 to 02/10/2004 as part of the ISAF IV Mission of the Joint Headquarters Centre Heidelberg. I also describe the preparation for the mission and my one...
The unit was part of the Medical Battalion. Located in Ermelo,the Netherlands, part of the logistic brigade. We were one of the three hospital units. In the preface my position in the unit was Company Sergeant Major. Our unit originally contained...
On the 4th of December 1992 at Moi International Airport, Mombassa, Kenya, seven members of Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA)-565, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), personally received the Rules of Engagement (ROE)...
The German believe that specially trained mountain troops (Gebirgstruppen) may influence decisively the outcome of a campaign, for mass armies must rely on specially trained small forces to secure their advance through the broader mountain valleys...
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
This document gives an overview of Operation Torch (the Torch plan- genesis and development), actions of the Twelfth Air Force (organization of the Torch Air Force and air plan, contribution of the Eighth Air Force, air preparations for the...
AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces; Mayock, Thomas J.
This study recounts the career of the Twelfth Air Force from the time it became established in newly pacified French North Africa until it was absolved in the Northwest African Air Forces. Contents include the race for Tunis, impasse and...
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
This is one of a series of studies prepared as first narratives in the over-all history of the AAF. It details the heavy bomber and its influence on transition, transition procedure under the expansion program (1939-1941), WWII and the trend of...
AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces; Warren, Harris G.
Rather than the usual account of strategic bombardment or tactical combat, this history recounts the part played by American airmen in support of the Partisan resistance movements in occupied European countries. The study describes special...
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
It was the desire of the President, the Secretary of War, and the Commanding General, AAF that a solid record of the experiences of the Army Air Forces be compiled. This is one of a series of studies prepared as "first narratives" in the projected...
This monograph recounts in some detail the manifold personnel problems caused by the rapid mobilization and eventual demobilization of the largest officer force in [then] Air Force history. Although limited to Air Force officers for the most part,...
AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces; George, Robert H.
This document gives an in-depth overview of operations of the Ninth Air Force. It addresses the plan for invasion operations, preparing for the invasion of Europe, and an interdiction program.
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Historical Division
This narrative has been prepared as a contribution to the history of the Army Air Forces in World War Two. It details the genesis of an American tactical air force in the United Kingdom, establishment of the Ninth Air Force in Great Britain, the...
USAF Historical Division, Air University; Taylor, Joe Gray
This monograph covers the development of United States Air Force night operations through World War II in detail. It gives brief treatment to the period between wars, and treats of night air operations in Korea through 30 June 1952. It details...