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Soviet military power, 1983.
No full textSoviet Military Power 1983 reports on the size, capabilities, and deployment of the Soviet Armed Forces- and documents the improvements and the research and development which are shaping the increased capabilities of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces, the Air Defense Forces, the Ground Forces, the Air Forces, and the Navy- forces numbering more than 4.9 million men. To place this modernization and growth of the USSR's Armed Forces in perspective, SMP 1983 includes substantial data on US and Allied forces enhancement as well as some comparative US-USSR and NATO-Warsaw Pact tables. The facts presented in this report leave no doubt as to the USSR's dedication to achieving military superiority in all fields. Chapters include the following topics: Soviet Military power; strategic forces; theater forces (Western theater, Southern theater, Far Eastern theater, general naval forces, NATO/Warsaw Pact); Soviet space systems; resources and technology; Soviet power projection; and the challenge. Contains illustrations
Soviet military power: prospects for change, 1989.
No full textThis edition of Soviet Military Power marks the eighth in the series that began in 1981. The purpose of this publication remains fixed: to provide an authoritative report on the Soviet Union's military forces and the threat they represent to the United States, and our allies and friends. It examines the context within which change is occurring in the Soviet Union and the implications of such change in terms of Soviet military capabilities and the military balance between East and West. Contents include: the nature of the Soviet challenge- Soviet defense policy, strategy, and structure; Soviet foreign policy; military resource allocation; nuclear, strategic defense, and space programs; and general purpose forces. An assessment of the balance- the military balance; research and development: the technological competition; prospects for the future; and a glossary and index. Contains illustrations
Soviet military power, 1986.
No full textSoviet Military Power 1986 provides a current, authoritative assessment of Soviet global, theater, and conventional force developments, of the doctrine guiding these developments, and of the structure dedicated to supporting the Soviet Armed Forces. This year's edition details Soviet noncompliance with arms control agreements and the threat to peace posed by the USSR's role in regional conflicts. Aggression by Soviet troops or their proxies in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Angola, Ethiopia, and Nicaragua cannot be ignored. Finally, Soviet Military Power 1986 reports on US policies and programs and those measures we and our allies have undertaken to meet the continuing Soviet challenge. It also outlines the steps being taken to modernize our nuclear deterrent, the capabilities of our conventional forces, and our research efforts within the Strategic Defense Initiative. Chapters include the following topics: the Soviet military; nuclear force operations; strategic defense and space operations; Soviet forces for theater operations; readiness, mobility, and sustainability; research, development, and production; global ambitions; and US policies and programs. Contains illustrations
Soviet military power, 1981.
No full textThis document, which is a distillation of briefings provided to the NATO Ministers of Defense, describes the totality of the Soviet military buildup in some detail. Soviet Military Power presents a factual portrayal of the Soviet Armed Forces, a review intended to be as informative as possible on an issue of the utmost importance to the United States and its allies. Chapters include the following topics: Soviet Military power; military resource allocation; organization of Soviet Armed Forces; Soviet theater forces; Soviet strategic forces; quest for technological superiority; Soviet global power projection; and the challenge. Contains illustrations
CALL Insider, 1st quarter, FY2019.
No full textAfter almost six months as CALL Director, I’ve made a few organizational changes that are primarily invisible to you, but are efforts that further CALL’s mission in driving change and supporting the Army as it transitions to a large-scale ground combat operations focus. Expect to see our products and collections reflect that change as we support exercises and deliver handbooks and other publications.
Also, you have probably noticed that we’ve taken the CALL Insider to a quarterly schedule; it will recap our publications as well as provide insights from the CTCs for the previous three months
Command and staff guide to rehearsals : a no-fail approach. Lessons and best practices.
No full textThis handbook provides a cohesive instructional manual on rehearsals; it incorporates doctrine and best practices to mitigate unit challenges in executing rehearsals at all levels, while also acknowledging that the basic tenets of rehearsals have not changed. U.S. forces operate in a complex operating environment of cyber, multinational, and multi-domain players. This environment increases operational complexity, thus necessitating timely and effective rehearsals to optimize these capabilities and increase the likelihood of success.
TOC: Introduction; rehearsal types, techniques, and considerations; roles and responsibilities; the terrain model; executing a rehearsal; confirmation brief and backbrief; brigade Combined Arms Rehearsal (CAR); division and corps rehearsals; brigade sustainment rehearsal; fire support rehearsal; combined arms rehearsal script shells; sample brigade standard operating proecdure (SOP); rehearsal products; acronyms
Building partnership capacity through train, advise, assist : insights from BG Scott Jackson, Commander, 1SFAB and Task Force SE.
No full textThe 1SFAB supported RSM and OFS with the Army’s first unit dedicated to training, advising, assisting, accompanying and enabling (A3E) conventional foreign security force partners from February to November 2018. The 1SFAB had a positive impact on NATO and U.S. strategic initiatives in Afghanistan by advising Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) at tactical levels of command that had not been consistently and directly advised since 2015. 1SFAB regularly advised kandaks, brigades, corps headquarters, regional military training centers, and the Capital Division responsible for securing Kabul. 1SFAB’s six battalions advised Afghan partners in every Afghan National Army (ANA) corps and each of RSM’s regional Train, Advise and Assist Commands (TAACs). The brigade also advised Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan Special Security Forces (ASSF) units
Lessons in HQs evolution for commanders and staff : reorganizing a CJTF-OIR HQs.
No full textU.S. led HQs in Iraq have gone through several reorganizations as missions changed. Two such HQs which successfully reorganized are the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) HQs and a subordinate Combined Joint Force Land Component Command- Iraq (CJFLCC-OIR) HQs. This article provides reorganization lessons from a recent evolution by a CJTF that occurred over a 90 day timeframe from 1 December 2017 to 28 February 2018. In this instance, the CJTF HQs (XVIII ABN Corps) controlled operations during the majority of the fight against ISIS. Subordinate to this CJTF was a U.S. led CJFLCC commanded by 1st Armored Division leadership
Operationalizing Knowledge Management in an Army Service Component Command.
No full textThis article is an account of the experience and initiative that drove major change in the United States Army South (U.S. Army South) Knowledge Management (KM) program from 2017-19, provided by MAJ Jeremiah Owoh, U.S. Army South, KM Chief. This record of enhanced practices and procedures is based on both doctrine and best practices. Although compiled from the capabilities and requirements of a single unit, the insights and lessons have applicability across the force, certainly with other Army Service Component Commands (ASCC)