This monograph discusses the merit of using Cordon and Search as a method to train infantry battalions in preparation for possible deployment to perform OOTW activities. Using one training event to generically prepare infantry units to perform OOTW...
Looks at cordon and search as it is unique to the Vietnamese conflict. Normally, it is a combined civil and military operation based on intelligence that should be preplanned and rehearsed. Secrecy should be maintained and surprise achieved. The...
Devoted to population and resources control conducted by two separate forces: the US 1st Cavalry Division, Air Mobile (AM) and the Republic of Korea Forces, Vietnam (ROKFV). The lessons learned covers the combined cordon and search operations...
This monograph examines the conduct of biometrically supported census operations as a population control measure in a counterinsurgency campaign. First, the monograph explores why the conduct of such an operation is relevant in the current...
Given the focus on the Brigade Combat Team as the Army's primary combat unit, the limited availability of U.S. Air Force airlift assets, and the U.S. Army history of employing predominantly medium sized airborne units, future airborne operations in...
Prior to entering World War II, the Japanese Navy did a considerable planning and force development in preparation for a single "decisive battle" with the American fleet. The Japanese submarine force entered the war with highly trained crews...
This monograph examines the role which the United States Army can play in counter-drug operations. First, the current drug threat to the United States is analyzed for vulnerability to American military action. Areas where drugs can be attacked are...
This monograph assesses U.S. Army light infantry battalions training for conducting counterinsurgency operations. Military forces should be trained and ready for counterinsurgency warfare because they might be committed to fight in an insurgency....
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relevance of Adaptive Campaigning to recent Australian Army operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The context for Adaptive Campaigning is set by reviewing Australia's way of warfare and the evolution of...
Operational report covering the quarter ending January 31, 1969 including reconnaissance and surveillance of the Cambodian boarder, support of the Pacification and Resettlement Program and involvement in Operation Binh Tay - MacArthur in the Pleiku...
This monograph examines whether infantry small units, trained and equipped solely for war, can successfully conduct operations other than war (OOTW). Many military professionals argue that units trained for war can readily adapt to OOTW. Yet, other...
Since the end of the Cold War, the world security environment has been characterized by ethnic and regional turbulence. Consequently, the number and frequency of operations other than war (OOTW) requiring the deployment of the U.S. Army have...
This paper will briefly express what happened with 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and Hawk Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, during the deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. You will receive informative information...
Major Jeremy Lewis, Infantry, deployed to Iraq for a second Operation Iraqi Freedom tour as an advisor to a special police transition team (SPTT) from November 2005 until April 2006. His previous tour had been as a company commander with the 3rd...
The purpose of this Lessons Learned summary is to document and analyse the various programs and operational techniques used by US combat forces when in support of pacification. Produced by U. S. Army Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group...
This monograph examines current US Army doctrine for military operations in urbanized terrain (MOUT), as presented in US Army Field Manual (FM) 90-10. The purpose of this examination is to determine whether the doctrine contained in the current...
This monograph investigates operational defense with particular emphasis on future major regional contingencies. Theory, history, and modern U.S. Army doctrine and training are explored. The first portion of the monograph investigates what three...
Narcotics trade is a major funding source for the insurgency in Afghanistan. Afghan law enforcement (LE) units target traffickers, processing labs, and drug caches to minimize this supply chain. These LE units are mentored by US Drug Enforcement...
This study examines how U.S. light infantry battalions transition from warfighting to operations other than war. Within the last several decades, U.S. forces have been actively involved in missions ranging from combat operations to operations other...
US Army Section Military Assistance Group, Vietnam
It has become apparent that in the course of many recent operations large number of Viet Cong have not been apprehended due in large measure to the lack of appreciation by commanders of the importance of, and lack of troop experiences in, the...