"This manual presents the details of construction, use, and maintenance of land sites for low altitude barrage balloons. Rigging of the bed is described for securing low-altitude barrage balloons by bedding down, tail-line mooring, mooring-cirlce...
This manual presents the details of construction, use, and maintenance of land sites for low altitude barrage balloons. Rigging of the bed is described for securing low altitude barrage balloons by bedding down, tail-line mooring, mooring-circle...
This handbook provides guidance for commanders, staff officers, battery officers, and other personnel in planning and executing airmobile artillery operations. The techniques are applicable to all artillery units that can be transported tactically...
Discusses the tactical uses of the balloon. It is an observation station from which by reason of its height and relatively fixed position in space continuous observation and immediate direct transmission of data are possible.
Headquarters, Department of the Army and the Air Force
Manual tells and shows how to rig certain types of ammunition and explosives in A-22 cargo bags and A-7A cargo slings for low- or high-velocity airdrop. These procedures apply only to the items listed in this manual.
I recognize that, years after the fact, it is difficult to synthesize with complete accuracy and largely from official documents the actions relating to a military operation. This is particularly true when references are not available from two...
Headquarters, Departments of the Army and Air Force
Manual tells and shows how to prepare and position certain types of ammunition and explosives in A-22 cargo bags and A-71 cargo sling for low-velocity or high-velocity airdrop. This manual also lists the types of ammunition and explosives...
The contemporary operating environment poses distinctly different challenges for military commanders and planners than traditional conflicts. Non-contiguous battlespace exposes lines of communication to enemy action, unlike the linear battlespace...
Presently, United States Army battlefield supply distribution does not involve unmanned aerial logistic vehicles. The United State military's Joint Vision 2020 and its tenet of Focused Logistics provide vision for force development allowing for the...
Nearly every armor force in the world has fielded, is fielding, or is designing a 3-man tank. This paper deliberately steps away from the purely technical argument associated with this effort. It seeks to find out if the United States Army is...
The study of history is a resource that most agree is critical to the betterment of any organization. The U.S. Army has always embraced military history, and by studying the "lessons-learned" from past wars and operations it improves its ability to...
The mission of pack animals is to transport loads on the backs of animals over terrain which is difficult for or impassable to wheeled or track laying vehicles. This manual presents the fundamentals of training, caring for and packing mules for...
This manual is designed for use by barrage balloon units as a guide in the selection and training of personnel and the operation of materiel. The instructions given may be applied with slight modifications to any type of materiel used by barrage...
The mission of pack transportation is to transport loads on the backs of animals over terrain which is difficult for or impassable to wheeled or track-laying vehicles. Its success depends largely upon the careful selection and training of personnel...
Headquarters, Departments of the Army and Air Force
Manual shows and tells how to prepare and rig the V415, 1/4-ton trailer, with the AN/MRC-127 radio terminal set for low-velocity airdrop from the C-130 or the C-141 aircraft and for low-altitude parachute-extraction systems (LAPES) air-drop from...
Operation Just Cause was one of the largest operations to dates since Vietnam. My experience was as a Rifle Team Leader with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regt., which was part of Task Force Red. The events...
This thesis examines the Battle of Hampton Roads, 8 and 9 March 1862, the first battle of ironclads, to determine if it was a Revolution in Military Affairs. This study is an analysis of naval developments prior to March 1862, the battle, and the...
United States. War Dept. Division of Military Aeronautics
This book describes a new type of gas balloon developed by the Italians for observation. The book describes the dimensions, type of material used, and the maximum pressure. Contains 9 plates plus photographs.