For many years, the U.S. Army recognized the need to share information or lessons gained from training and actual combat operations. During World War II and the Korean War, the Army published "combat bulletins" in an attempt to share…Lessons Learned97 pagesLeadership Training
Moreover, we must always remember the human dimension of battle. Battle results are final. When it's over, it's over, and the memories are frozen in time. We are talking about commanding soldiers in the tough, unforgiving arena that is…Lessons Learned52 pagesLeadership Training
Managing combat trauma on the modern battlefield represents challenges that are scarcely encountered within the civilian community. The advent of tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) represented a fundamental paradigm shift from the care…Lessons Learned57 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
At the Joint Readiness Training timely, massed and accurate fires in all directions. Choosing a Position Area. The most important aspect of providing 6400-mil fires is choosing a position that facilitates this mission. Optimally, a…Lessons Learned9 pagesFires
2 January-February 2006 • MILITARY REVIEW T HE ARMY HAS LEARNED a great deal in Iraq and Afghanistan about the conduct of counterinsurgency operations, and we must continue to learn all that we can from our experiences in those countries.…Lessons Learned12 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
There are many problems associated with living and fighting in the desert environment. Throughout history, the Greek, French, British, and American forces have learned and relearned the problems associated with desert operations. More…Lessons Learned32 pagesFieldcraft Survival
In the spring of 1972, while assigned to the Office of Medical Staff and Operations at the U.S. Army Infantry School, I was privileged to participate with other members of my office in a special combined arms review of existing doctrine…Lessons Learned19 pagesMedical TCCC
[email protected]. Our future plans call for electronic dissemination of various material. REMEMBER!!! TIMELY SUBMISSION OF INTERIM REPORTS, AFTER-ACTION REPORTS, AND LESSONS LEARNED RESULTS IN MORE TIMELY, QUALITY PRODUCTS AND ANALYSIS…Lessons Learned31 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS Data Entered) for professional journals to play. Fourth, each lessons system juxtaposed command battle reports with those of independent observers. The last of Vetock's points discussed is the formation of…Lessons Learned21 pagesLeadership Training
The proper application of fire support assets is a critical planning factor in any combat situation. Successful employment of MLRS in MOUT requires exceptional planning and C2 down to the launcher level. The purpose of this review of…Lessons Learned20 pagesFires
C hinese military analysts have meticulously studied the use of armed force during the 1991 Gulf War and during the fight for Kosovo. They have noted with great interest the integration of military strikes and psychological-warfare…Lessons Learned11 pagesOther
The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) Infantry Forces Research Unit work program entitied "Improving Light Forces Low intensity Conflict Training for Operations Other Than War (OOTWY)"' included a…Lessons Learned51 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
Leathernecks In Lab Coats Talking about Defense Leathernecks In Lab Coats By George C. Wilson QUANTICO, Va. -- The sort of chaos that is ripping apart East Timor right now stands as the biggest challenge to the American military in the…Lessons Learned4 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
LY he Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) is a research organization of the Center for Army Lessons 7Learned (CALL), located at the Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. As a part of CALL, FMSO's basic mission of mid-term…Lessons Learned18 pagesRecon Intel
For today's infantryman, training in MOUT sites and tire houses is a more frequent occurrence then before. One of the most elaborate training events at the Joint Readiness Training Center is the fight at Shughart-Gordon, where a brigade…Lessons Learned12 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
LY 7 he Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) is a research organization of the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), located at the Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. As a part of CALL, FMSO's basic mission of mid-term…Lessons Learned21 pagesRecon Intel
Use of Mortars in Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) Mortars are valuable in providing indirect fire support during military operations on urbanized terrain. Indirect fire by FA has often been unavailable to infantrymen and in…Lessons Learned23 pagesFires
MarineLINK The Commandant's Page Articles "The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block War" "The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block War" Marines Magazine, January 1999 by Gen. Charles C. Krulak Operation Absolute…Lessons Learned8 pagesLeadership Training
This study was carried out as a topic in the continuing National Training Center (NTC) research at RAND's Arroyo Center. The project is sponsored by the Deputy Commanding General for Training (DCG-T) of the Combined Arms Command at Fort…Lessons Learned151 pagesLeadership Training
_Somalia's difficulties began shortly after Northern Somalia achieved independence from the United Kingdom and Southern Somalia from Italy in July 1960.' The unification of the North and South was followed by internal power struggles, war…Lessons Learned24 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
The commanders and staffs of a heavy brigade and three battalion task forces filled the silent room. No one bothered to make conversation. The grim faced audience, covered with powdery yellow sand, focused their whole attention on the full…Lessons Learned58 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The Fort Leavenworth Field Unit of the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences supports the Combined Arms Center with research and development on combined arms operations and command group development. An issue…Lessons Learned31 pagesFieldcraft Survival
The primary mission of the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California, is to provide highly realistic training for Brigade and Battalion armor-heavy task forces of the U.S. Army. A secondary mission is to collect data in…Lessons Learned212 pagesLeadership Training
Commander's guide to money as a weapons system: tactics, techniques, and procedures for funding warfighters, fiscal law and contracting, and programs such as the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CALL 09-27, 2009).Lessons Learned96 pagesMarksmanship Weapons
Iraq and Afghanistan have proven that achieving victory in today's ideological conflicts is a task beyond the capabilities of any single U.S. agency. It demands that the efforts of multiple agencies be brought together and coordinated in a…Lessons Learned121 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
Accurate assessment and usable measures of effectiveness are essential to success in stability operations. Improving the ability of a host nation (HN) government to deliver services expected by its populace is necessary to enhance the…Lessons Learned82 pagesSmall Unit Tactics
The following collection of articles and reports are focused on multinational training and operations. The articles are categorized in the following areas of interest: global environment and strategic challenges; and the geographic…Lessons Learned191 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
1 SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES Support to Civil Authorities: Protecting the Homeland Introduction The task of protecting borders and ports of entry from transnational and other threats to the security of the United States is a colossal…Lessons Learned139 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
This newsletter emphasizes Army and Marine Corps efforts as joint or coalition forces. These professional journal articles focus on joint teams integrating logistics support to the warfighter. Topics include supply operations for…Lessons Learned107 pagesSustainment
Imagine you are the assistant division commander for the 25th Infantry Division and you have just been notified of your designation as a joint task force (JTF) commander. The JTF will be responsible for coordinating the U.S. military…Lessons Learned123 pagesDoctrine Philosophy
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