The Geneva Conventions, along with its Additional Protocols, represent the fundamental documents on which the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) is established. Originally established under the premise of conventional warfare, these documents have also...
The U.S. Army Training and Evaluation Program prescribes the mission and the critical collective tasks a unit must be able to perform to accomplish its mission and survive on the battlefield. The ARTEP describes the task, the combat conditions...
What is the ARTEP? The U.S. Army Training and Evaluation program describes the mission and critical collective tasks a unit must perform to accomplish its mission and survive on the battlefield.
In October 1993, the Quick Reaction Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia observed, "convoys are more vulnerable to attack than ground maneuver forces and should be planned and executed as a combat operation." During the period from 1993 to...
U.S. Army Artillery and Missle School Tactics/Combined Arms Department
"This 1964 SOP is published to provide students with information necessary for the solution of School problems. In addition, it may be used as a guide for any officer designated to write a unit SOP."
“So far, so good” thought SGT Edward Duran. Even though the Squadron had only been in Iraq a week, there was enemy contact the first day upon arrival to the Forward Operating Base. Tonight looked like it was going to be an easy trip south to...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views ex-pressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
Cleaver, Frederick W.; Fitzpatrick, George; Ponturo, John; Rossiter, William; Stolzenbach, C. Darwin
This Technical Memorandum ORO-T-64 AFFE is a study that analyzes and evaluates the UN partisan campaign in Korea with the objective of determining ways to improve the conduct of guerilla warfare in the future. The episode of the Korean partisan...
The Infantry has learned many lessons from its military operations in Korea. These lessons were learned mainly through mistakes made on the battlefield. It is enlightening - and disheartening - to note that these errors were often the same as those...
Strong public affairs activities and operational support promote a greater understanding of the Army and its contribution to the nation, relevant in obtaining international legitimacy and support. The problem is that current Army Public Affairs...
FM 7-10 1942 provides information about offensive combat, defensive combat, security missions, the rifle platoon, rifle squad, weapons platoon, administration, signal communication system, and has appendixes on individual protection and directives...
The first section of this field manual on antitank company, infantry regiment, covers medical service and evacuation, supply and motor maintenance, marches and bivouacs, offensive and defensive combat, the antitank platoon, antitank squad, and...
This paper describes the necessity to train Afghan infantrymen, designated as company machine gunners, on the basic fundamentals of crew-served weaponry. It addresses the learning curve U.S. embedded trainers will go through, and the conclusions I...
This Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) describes the spectrum of worldwide systems and system trends in the Contemporary Operational Environment (COE). The updated and approved definition for COE is as follows: The contemporary operational...
This field manual consists of three parts published as separate volumes. Data contained in this volume are based on experience particularly from WWII and Korea, and details organization, personnel, intelligence, operations, and logistics (supply,...
The following chapter headings are contained in this field manual: marches and bivouac; offensive combat; defense and retrograde movements; caliber .30 machine-gun platoon; caliber .30 machine-gun section and squad; 81-mm mortar platoon; 81-mm...
This publication is designed primarily for the cannon battery. It is a how-to-train manual intended to provide general guidance to the commander and his principal subordinates. It is designed for battery leaders and should be used in conjunction...
Present in a single document a summary of, and guidance for, the changes occurring, projected, or under study in Field Artillery, organization and doctrine for tactical employment.