MAJ Nathaniel Crain served as intelligence officer (S2) with the 5th Engineer Battalion in Taji, Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this January 2011 interview, MAJ Crain discusses the shock of reaching Baghdad so...
This monograph explores automated command and control for the brigade battle staff. It examines the Army personnel policies and data transmission capabilities, and concludes that the staff is in danger of data and task overload. The paper describes...
The current heavy brigade command and control (C2) system has become very complex. The brigade headquarters may not be capable of making timely and accurate decisions, or of successfully supervising the resulting operations. It may be too large to...
This study on Germany focuses on transportation systems and inland waterways. The four sections of this document are broken down by the shipbuilding industry, shipping industry, Reich (national) waterways, and inland ports.
This report is presented as a factual record of the affect of the Combined Bomber Offensive during 1943 and the first nine months of 1944. A comprehensive list of important damaged plants, with a record of attacks on them is included.
A mathematical expression for combining the entire failure rate curve is derived based on the assumption that the failure population is composed of three subpopulations, early, chance, and wear out. A graphical method is provided for separating the...
Statistics on activities of the War Department in the fields of construction and real estate leases, maintenance, and disposal during World War II are presented in this document. Topics discussed include construction, real estate leases, surplus...
The following topics are covered in this study on labor in the Philippine Islands: labor conditions prior to Japanese occupation (employment conditions, employment agencies, wages/hours/working conditions, labor legislation and policies, labor...
Contains data on actual production by months from July 1, 1940 at the beginning of the War Program, through August 31, 1945, the last month of actual fighting against Japan. Covers aircraft, ships, ordnance and automotive vehicles (guns and small...
The U.S. Army Financial Management School and the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) have produced an outstanding "how to" guide to assist unit commanders and their paying agents and field ordering officers (FOOs) in meeting their...
This document on military arms and ammunition begins with terms and expressions used in conjunction with small arms and the motion of the rifle bullet. Resistance of the air to the motion of a projectile, trajectory of the bullet, penetration and...
The purpose of this report is to compare actual accomplishments with programmed objectives, compile, consolidate, and present useful data to commanders and staff officers in such a manner as to be of maximum use in planning and management.
Paper worksheets detailing name, designation, number, troop capacity, troop cargo space data, landing craft and general information for U. S. Navy transport and cargo ships.
Contains a synopsis of the operation, details of the organization of the Western Islands Attack Group, principal strategic features of the operation. Also gives a narrative and chronology of the operation, a summary of naval actions with the enemy,...
This study on the geographical and social background of Germany describes the land and people- terrain, population statistics, language, family and marriage, social stratification, general living conditions, etc., along with maps and tables.
This Civil Affairs Handbook on Manchuria describes the general description of the country- the people, North/South Manchuria, topographical regions, climate and soil. Parts two and three detail pre-war agriculture and food (importance of...