This monograph discusses the role that night vision technology plays in the planning and execution of the night attack by light infantry units at battalion level and below. The tactical framework for the night attack and the night vision equipment...
To request you sign the decision paper at Tab A requesting the Commandant to sign the letter to General Kerwin on the field artillery requirements for searchlights.
Several theoretical and doctrinal problems limit current US Army understanding of conflict, war and operational art. Those problems include confusion between conflict and war, ambiguity of theoretical terms such as "center of gravity" or...
The first generation of passive night vision devices began use in December 1965. The Air Concept Team in Vietnam used the image intensification night vision equipment in order to obtain data on the employment, maintenance, system performance and to...
This report summarizes the operations and training aspects of the evaluation of U.S. Army Mechanized and Armor Combat Operations in Vietnam (MACOV) conducted during the period 6 January to 28 March 1967. It is described as a helpful guide for use...
This monograph answers the research question: do published Army aviation doctrine, tactics, and techniques adequately address the infusion of attack aviation, on a conventional or unconventional low intensity conflict battlefield, in support of...
The U.S. military's system of duplicative and competitive active duty recruiting contributes to and perpetuates the failure of DOD-wide recruiting efforts. Given the significant changes in the U.S. economy, and the relinquishment of market-share by...
Office, U.S. Secretary, Office of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
This monograph addresses a pertinent doctrinal question which must be considered before making a decision to replace the Product Improved Vulcan Air Defense System with the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The purpose is to establish a starting point for...
The purpose of this paper is to explore the question of how modern terrorist groups manage to survive in the face of aggressive counterterrorist operations by security forces. Al Qa'ida survives to this day, despite the destruction of their...
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.
This issue of Lessons Learned is a compilation of many facets of military operations which field commanders have judged to be important. The salient lessons learned contained have been selected form after action reports and other documents. Looks...
The end of the Cold War witnessed intensification of intrastate conflicts in the West African subregion. Prior to this era, the West African subregional body, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), had used traditional conflict...
In Operations Other Than War (OOTW) U.S. forces will be involved in armed conflict in what are called, ironically, 'peace operations'. The three peace missions, peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and peacemaking, are not a continuum in peace...
Over the past thirty years, the attack helicopter has matured as an integral part of the U. S. Army's warfighting team. Operation Desert Storm put the stamp of success on three decades of attack helicopter development, beginning during the Vietnam...
The United States Army recently released a white paper on Concepts for the Objective Force. This force will be capable of simultaneous engagement by air-ground maneuver elements at operational and tactical distances by employing future advanced...
This study addresses the feasibility of executing joint deep air operations in a dense anti-aircraft environment. It identifies some proven tactics and techniques for use in these operations, placing particular emphasis on night operations...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is becoming an important topic for military leaders as the two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue. The diagnosis of PTSD in Soldiers returning from the battlefields is increasing at an alarming rate. Despite...
Periodic summary of enemy trends. Looks at ground issues in Bougainville, New Britain, New Guinea and the Philippines, air issues with air operations and air strength, and Navy issues concerning naval forces, merchant shipping and barge activity.