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Defense institution building : perspectives on ministerial advising.
No full textDefense Institution Building (DIB) is a relatively new, important, ongoing part of the U.S. Army mission and the informed thoughts, lessons, and best practices of academics, senior leaders, and practitioners should be carefully considered. The purpose of this newsletter is to introduce the reader to DIB experiences, challenges, and concepts for the practice of ministerial advising. It is important to note that DIB is not yet an Army doctrinal term, yet many of the lessons learned from security cooperation activities, security force assistance operations, and security sector reform (SSR) apply to DIB. One of the first lessons for SSR and DIB is that a common definition and understanding of the mission is imperative.
TOC: Introduction; strategic planning partnerships: a new program builds intellectual interoperability in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; make it matter: ten rules for institutional development; the American military advisor: dealing with senior foreign officals in the Islamic world; insights into ministerial advising, the Afghan government and North Atlantic Treaty Organization; advising the Afghan Minister of Defense: a mid-tour assessment; report: lessons learned in the First 11 months of advising the Afghan Army Chief of the General Staff; development capacity for an enduring security force; professionalizing ministerial advising; acronyms
CALL Insider, September 2018.
No full textThis edition of the CALL Insider includes an introduction from new CALL Director, COL Mike Lawson, descriptions of recent CALL publications, previews of coming publications, and updates from combat training centers
"Operation Vittles" – Tempelhof: a Transportation Corps milestone.
No full textThe blockade of Berlin was imposed by the Russians on 21 June, 1948. In line with the famous "Nuts!" reply by Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe to the German Commander demanding surrender in the last war, Gen. Clay gave a similar reply to the Russians: "I will not be bluffed!" The answer was given in food, not bullets. Thus, Operation Vittles had its airborne birth on 26 June, 1948. While there had been no time to draw up an exact blueprint of the problems involved and the solving thereof, plans, planes and trucks started rolling
MS #B-335.
No full textSmall-scale withdrawals during a battle or an engagement are tactical means of combat which every skilled, independent acting officer is allowed to employ, provided he reports them to his immediate superior. This dissertation is going to deal with strategic withdrawals, not those enforced by the enemy, but those carried out on free, sovereign will, with the object of disengaging from the enemy in an unfavorable situation, to regain freedom of movement, and to initiate a completely new operation under better conditions
Ranger training.
No full textStudy- one ranger infantry company (airborne) per infantry regiment. Problem- to determine whether ranger infantry companies should be organized, trained, and assigned on the basis of one per infantry regiment. Topics include: organization of marauder companies; value of ranger units; conference notes on marauder company; and commando training and demonstration unit in the U.K
Research material reflecting possible communist subversive tendencies.
No full textCertain phases of the Army War College curriculum have been specifically designed to broaden the students' knowledge as to the Communist threat. Two of the several collateral purposes of the Army War College course of instruction are to broaden knowledge of the ideological, political, social and economic aspects of the threat posed by international communism and the communist bloc to the free world, and to develop further the students' ability to think and evaluate objectively
Combat after action report, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile): Operation Masher, 25 January-3 February 1966, Operation White Wing, 4 February-6 March 1966.
No full textThis after action report summarizes combat actions of the 1st Cavalry Division and supporting units during Operation Masher and White Wing 25 January - 6 March 1966. Division operations were initiated in response to Field Force Vietnam OPLAN 3-66 (Masher) received on 22 January 1966. The operational area comprised the northeastern portion of Binh Dinh Province. Principal combat operations occurred in the Hoai Nhon District coastal plain extending northeast of Bong Son and in the Kim Song Valley (Hoi An District) southeast of Bong Son
Preliminary report on personnel research data obtained in Korea.
No full textContents. Initiating directives. Staff study outlining objectives. Itinerary. Selection of infantrymen. Methods and success in selection of NCO’s in the combat area. Knowledge learned in training judged most valuable in combat. Knowledge learned in combat which could have been learned prior to combat. Factors contributing to the maintenance of morale under adverse climatic and combat conditions. Factors contributing to earlier withdrawal. Experience of commanders in utilization of South Koreans. Experience of commanders concerning segregated and non-segregated units. List of additional projects which will be contained in the final report
News from the CTC: Camouflage in medical operations IAW the Geneva Convention.
No full textThe Decisive Action Training Environment-Europe (DATE-E) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) is a unique training scenario that replicates a near peer opponent, tactically and technologically advanced enough to operate in the rear area of friendly forces from the onset of conflict. This enemy has the capability to utilize information gathered via surveillance assets to direct air and artillery strikes to destroy friendly targets in depth. These capabilities have influenced North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces to adopt “old” techniques for hiding large formations. Face paint, camouflage nets, use of natural foliage, and roll on paint that can be removed at the wash rack have become standard tools in the quest to conceal forces. Not being found is the only way to guarantee survival on the modern battlefield. However, a general lack of awareness of applicable military regulations have enabled one distinctive emblem, the red cross, to betray the most ardent of concealment efforts throughout numerous DATE-E rotations at the JMRC