The mission of the Artillery Combat Leader Battalion (ACLB) is to train selected personnel
as noncommissioned officers capable of performing leadership duties appropriate to
their grade and MOS in cannon artillery units in the Republic of Vietnam...
The United States Army faced an officer shortage while mobilizing before World War II. General George C. Marshall, pushed for the creation of Officer Candidate Schools as a method to bridge the officer personnel gap. OCS generated the largest...
The U.S. Army Officer Corps is composed of officers with varying backgrounds, education, experience, commissioning source, and resources required to produce those officers. The Army has invested varying resources depending on the officer and...
This manual prescribes the duties to be performed in the service of the 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage, M37, by the personnel normally assigned to a howitzer section of an armored Field Artillery firing battery.
This study has evaluated the current Special Forces Assessment and Selection program by analyzing the functions of recruiting, assessing, and selecting soldiers for Special Forces Qualification training. Critical attributes and psychological...
The following Syllabus of Examination for Gunners, published as an Appendix to General Orders, No. 141, War Department, August 27, 1904, is republished for the information and guidance of the Coast Artillery.
This study examines the historical evolution, by organization and functional process, of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Assessment and Selection (A&S) program. The (A&S) program was created by the OSS in response to mission failures that...
Transformation will always be within the military because the current blue to green program has the same principal as the noncommissioned candidate course. The Army made new recruits instant noncommissioned officers under the noncommissioned...
"This 1962 manual is a guide to assist commanders in training the personnel of a Sergeant missile battery into efficient, smooth working, disciplined teams that will operate effectively in combat."
The accompanying instructions for the care and cleaning of recoil cylinders of seacoast carriages, prepared in the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, are published for the use and information of the Coast Artillery.
The United States government and the US military are struggling with strategic communications. To succeed the USG must improve its ability to understand the social context and cultural characteristics of the population, identify target audiences...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army
The purpose of this SOP is to prescribe the procedures to be followed by all elements of the theater (except US Strategic Air Forces in Europe) in the readjustment of personnel between units after the defeat of Germany, in order that units...
It is the enemy’s will to resist that is the true objective of war. Destruction of his armed forces is a means and not necessarily mandatory to achieve this objective. To save the precious resources of blood and treasure and to assure the...
Since gaining independence in 1991, Ukraine has regularly espoused a willingness to participate in greater European integration. Despite initiation of a political dialogue between the European Union and Ukraine, however, and the signing of a...
A handbook for the Howitzer heavy artillery gun, detailing aspects of the weapon hardware itself, cleaning and maintenance, ammunition handling, firing procedure, as well as the structure and tactics of a Howitzer artillery company.
Romania represents a reliable NATO member and an emergent democracy among the Eastern European countries. In 2004, Romania became a NATO member and will be integrated in the European Union in 2007. However, these achievements required Romania to go...
This study investigates the development and effectiveness of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) psychological selection program. The OSS was created in response to the Second World War to collect intelligence, and to conduct espionage,...