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Final report of activities of VT bomb fuze team in Pacific Ocean area, January 10, 1945, to February 1945.
No full textThe present report is intended to supplement interim reports on activities of this team by Lt. E. V. B. Stearns, Ordnance Department. This team, consisting of Lt. Stearns and Stanley Atchison, was under orders to Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Area, to provide instruction in performance and use of VT bomb fuzes and to assist in the operational use of a small number of fuzes which had been requested
Report on air operations prior to and in support of Operation "Neptune".
No full textThis report, with its appendices, covers the operations of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in support of the invasion of Europe from the West up to June 20th (D + 21), Operations by land and sea forces began on D-Day, but the air force battle merely stepped up in tempo on that day. In fact, it had begun months before. This report, therefore, covers, though more briefly, the preparatory period of air force operations. It necessarily includes references to the strategical operations of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command and the United States Eighth Air Force based in Britain, and, in addition, covers operations of these two air forces and the Royal Air Force Coastal Command directed to the tactical support of the invasion. The report is divided into the three parts- the preparation for the assault, the assault and securing of the lodgment area, and special features
Report of amphibious operations for the capture of the Marshall Islands (Flintlock and Catchpole operations).
No full textThis report includes a description of the major features of the operations of Task Force 51, which was the Joint Expeditionary Force assigned the task of capturing the Marshall Islands, and the details of the operations of Task Force 52 (Southern Attack Force). Enclosures: narrative of the operation (with code name chart); intelligence report; resume of troop landings and shore operations; operation of control, beach, and shore parties; naval and air bombardment and beach demolitions; copy of report of commander support aircraft; communications; employment of LVTs and DUKWs by Seventh Infantry Division; medical report; ship loadings for Flintlock operations, and important recommendations
Eighth Air Force tactical mission report operation no. 449, 1 July 1944, operation no. 450, 2 July 1944.
No full textField order no. 819. Target- crossbow installations, Mont Louis Ferme, operation no. 449. Field order no. 822. Targets- crossbow installations in Pas de Calais Area, operation no. 450. Table of contents: report of operations; routes, weather, bombing data and statistics
Battle study no. 1: the intimate participation of aircraft in the land battle.
No full textThe first object of this study is to examine the Army's requirement for air support in the land battle, and to determine whether this support is best provided as at present by the Royal Air Force, or whether it is necessary for the Army to include aircraft within its own establishments. This study has covered operations in Europe, North Africa, and South East Asia Command, with particular attention to the organizations built up by the British and United States field armies and air forces for their intimate co-operation in the land battle. Part II- a study of the roles of air forces in support of armies. Part III- a study of the systems evolved by British and U.S. tactical air forces for co-operation with the Army. Part IV- future trends of aircraft development. Part V- consideration of main problems
Map problems, the Command and General Staff School, 1926-1927.
No full textContains exercises in combat orders, tactical rides, terrain exercises, map maneuvers, map problems, and miscellaneous problems
Service handbook of the sliding railway mount model of 1919 for 10-inch gun.
No full textDocument no. 1058 provides the description and operation of the sliding railway mount, trucks, camouflage, list of parts, list of total equipment, list of oil holes/plugs/cups, and a data table
Handbook of the 155-mm howitzer materiel, model of 1918 (Schneider), motorized with instructions for its care.
No full textDocument no. 2017, fifty-five illustrations, December 14, 1918. Contains descriptions of materiel, instructions for the care/maintenance/operation of the materiel, and equipment
Report of the Deputy Commander Task Force Detroit -- operations and observations.
No full textFrom the memorandum: "On Wednesday, 26 July 1967, the Chief of Staff, U. S. Army directed me to proceed to Detroit on Thursday, 27 July to evaluate and assess the capabilities and operations of the 46th Infantry Division, Michigan National Guard. The evening of the 27th of July while in Detroit, I received a call from the Chief of Staff, U. S. Army assigning me as the Deputy Commander Task Force Detroit. The original mission was continued in effect as an additional task. This report will be in two parts -- the first section will include general observations, comments, and lessons learned related to the civil disorders in Detroit. The second section will address the 46th Infantry Division. During the period 27 July through 2 August, I spent from a minimum of 15 hours to a maximum of 22 hours a day observing at first hand the operation of Task Force Detroit, with primary emphasis on the 46th Infantry Division, but with periodic visits to the 82nd Airborne Division and the l0lst Airborne Division forces to be able to make a reasonable comparison between the Regular Army and the National Guard forces. During this period I talked to and interviewed hundreds of individuals in the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard of Michigan, the police, the Regular Army forces, and Negro citizens in the embattled areas
Final report - sentry dog utilization in military police operations, ACTIV project no. ACG-71F.
No full textThe Army Concept Team in Vietnam evaluated sentry dog operations to determine the adequacy of current doctrinal and organizational concepts concerning the employment of sentry dogs in the Republic of Vietnam. The sentry dog team mission was to detect, report, and deny entry of intruders in order to prevent theft, sabotage, attack, and/or destruction of government property or personnel. The dog teams supplemented the physical security systems of such installations as airfields, ammunition supply points, POL dumps, dock areas, and supply storage yards. Installations in the II, III, IV Corps tactical zones received this specialized support. The evaluation period started on 1 September 1969 and ended on 31 October 1969. Units participating in the evaluation were the 212th Military Police Company (sentry dog), located at Long Binh, and the 981st Military Police Company (sentry dog), located at Cam Ranh Bay. The companies, each authorized five officers, 188 enlisted men, and 140 dogs, were divided into 3-platoons