The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA) allows state courts to treat military retirement pay as property for possible division in matters of divorce. The problem is that several military and veterans’ organizations...
This document presents in a narrative form an outline of the development of the United States Army Forces in the South Pacific, their organization, and participation in the several campaigns leading to the reduction of the Solomons and the Bismarck...
This thesis investigates the post-Cold War evolution of private military companies. Specifically this study will focus on the measure of international legitimacy that is afforded to private military companies that conduct active military assistance...
The three sections of this document discuss political, economic and social issues in Korea. Political topics include government politics and legal and public safety. Economic issues reveal information on natural resources, industry, commerce, and...
This paper was written to determine the comparative efficiency of the General Depot, organized to place full operational and technical control on the Depot commander in lieu of the current organization wherein technical service supply sections of...
Discusses data leading to a recommendation for the transfer of responsibility for development, control and operation of controlled submarine mines from the Ordnance Department and the Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. Army, to the U. S. Coast Guard...
This paper determines the comparative efficiency of operation of the general depot, organized to place full operational and technical control responsibility on the depot commander in lieu of the current organization wherein technical service supply...
A report on the organization and function of the German Joint Command based on German naval staff documents. Discusses the Joint Command from 1919-1928 and contains memorandums by General v. Brauchitsch and Admiral Raeder. Also contains a...
The conduct of war throughout its evolution has become increasingly complex, especially given the range, accuracy, and lethality of modern weapons systems. In order to maximize the contributions of firepower within the overall operational concept,...
The driving concept behind this monograph is the thesis that not only does the military conduct diplomacy, but military diplomacy, at the combatant command level, provides a theater strategic capability essential to the effective implementation of...
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.
The military's relatively new "full spectrum" approach to warfare emphasizes that military and other U.S. interagency partners must address the full gamut of needs of nations defeated in war or ravaged by natural or manmade catastrophes. U.S....
This study investigates the joint command relationship known as combatant command (COCOM). Combatant command is the command authority vested in the United States Unified and Specified Commanders (CINCs) by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of...
The Department of Defense emphasis on stability operations caused the United States Army to change its operational concept to Full Spectrum Operations (FSO). The acknowledgment of the importance of stability operations however, does not translate...
This document, prepared by the Office of the Chief of Transportation, discusses transportation via ocean, rail, highways, and others, along with issues regarding storage. The purpose of this monograph is to outline the operating relationships of...
This handbook deals with proclamations- and general orders- and instructions (general and special administrative instructions) of the allied military government in Italy; it was prepared in the theater of operation. Sections for imposition of...
This is a study of the present puppet government in the Philippines. The origins of the government, the constitutional basis upon which it rests, the structural outlines of the Office of President, of the Assembly, and of the Judiciary, the conduct...
Purpose of this assigned report of the Industrial Mobilization Course is to obtain an understanding of the operation of laws and agencies controlling or affecting conditions of employment, continuity of work, collective bargaining and settlement of...