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Engagement is the mission.
No full textSoldiers that will serve as combat advisors have to recognize that the engagement is the mission and choose to make that paradigm shift. Five areas for combat advisors to focus their energy during and frame their understanding of combat advising are clearly understanding the objectives, war-gaming, interpreter preparation, understanding what the questions of the key leader mean, and understanding the importance of the recorder. The application of these baseline combat advising concepts will result in combat advising success
Soviet military power: an assessment of the threat, 1988.
No full textSince 1981 the Secretary of Defense has published an assessment of the Soviet Union's military strength. This publication, Soviet Military Power, has provided the American people, our friends and allies throughout the world, and others, with a clear, concise description of Soviet military capabilities. As in previous issues, this year's Soviet Military Power also draws attention to some of the more noteworthy developments in Soviet military strength observed since the publication of Soviet Military Power 1987. Chapters include the following topics: Soviet national security policies; Soviet foreign policy under Gorbachev; military resources allocation; Soviet strategic programs and space forces; Soviet conventional forces; the strategic balance; regional and functional balances; research and development- the technological competition; collective security- our risks and responsibilities; and illustrations
Detailed concept for employment of US Army combat units in military operations against irregular forces.
No full textPurpose: to develop detailed organizational and operational concepts for employment of US Army combat units in operations against irregular forces in remote and/or underdeveloped areas with emphasis on sustained airmobile operations. Annexes: directives, organizational concept, operational concept, airmobility, draft test directive, general plan of test, and references
Officer qualitative management information booklet, April 1982.
No full textA goal of the officer qualitative management process is to ensure that only those individuals demonstrating satisfactory performance and possessing acceptable moral and professional traits be allowed to serve on active duty and retain appointments as officers. This handbook is designed to assist commanders in their exercise of the Officer Qualitative Management Process in conjunction with their personnel management responsibilities. It sets forth general procedures for the identification of officers whose character of service is contradictory to the Officer Qualitative Management goal as defined in Section II and discusses those tools available to the commander which make up the process. The tools discussed here are administrative and nonjudicial in nature. Continuous exercise of Officer Qualitative Management is necessary in order to properly identify and process cases of deficient officer personnel
Ethiopian officers.
No full textCaption on back reads: Officers of the Ethiopian Battalion, now attached to the 32nd Regiment, U.S. 7th Infantry Division, check supply records upon their arrival at CP, Korea
Flag raising ceremony on the Han River front.
No full textCaption on back reads: Major General Laurence B. Keiser, CG, 2nd Infantry Division, and Brigadier General Joseph S. Bradley, Assistant CG, 2nd Infantry Division, attend the first official flag raising ceremony on the Han River front, in the 2nd Infantry Division Sector, Korea
Serving chow.
No full textCaption on back reads: Members of the 2nd Paratroop Bn, Custodian forces, India, serves chow in the mess hall of the Battalion
Army manpower production and distribution system: a study by the Command and General Staff College.
No full textThis document was prepared primarily for review and consideration by the Director of Personnel and Administration, General Staff, US Army. It therefore presupposes in the reader an intimate and comprehensive knowledge of the factual history of manpower production and distribution in World War II. Contents: the component problems of Army manpower production and distribution; basic policies to govern Army manpower production and distribution; action recommendations; and theater Army replacement system
Advanced HQ allied land forces weekly intelligence summary no. 25.
No full textCompilation of data received from 15 Jan 43 to 22 Jan 43 that provides detailed summaries of the following information: enemy movements, operations by area, strength and dispositions of enemy forces, enemy organization, enemy equipment, topography and security. Includes appendices and maps
[Airdrop into Syltefjord.]
No full textMemo concerning the flight of an uknown aircraft in the Syltefjord area and the observed dropping of an object on the night of 22.5.43.
Taken from National Archives microfilm series T-315, Records of the German Field Commands; Reel 1620, Annex 2, KTB No. 3, 210 Infantry Division, Folder 37889/5, first frame 000139. Translated by Major James Gebhardt, USA (retired)