CALL ·Army ·2004 United States Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Implementation in Iraq
introduction, followed by a review of the literature pertaining to US COIN doctrine, the doctrine of other nations, and the background of Iraq. A look at the history of the US COIN doctrine development through US Army operations overseas…
CALL ·Army ·2002 Battles from Cortina 3-D MOUT
BATTLES FROM CORTINA: 3-D MOUT Battles From Cortina 3-D MOUT by MAJ Jeffrey D. Kulmayer The Atlantican Army had been defeated, but its remnants had retreated into the Cortinian town of Shughart-Gordon. The U.S. brigade charged with…
CALL ·Army ·1994 Civil Disturbances. Incorporating Non-Lethal Technology; Tactics, Technique and Procedures
his newsletter addresses new non-lethal weapons that have been developed based on the latest technologies available today and how to apply them at the unit level. Studies dealing with non-lethal weapons and technologies can be grouped into…
CALL ·Army ·2001 Modifying the Abrams Tank for Fighting in Urban Areas
At right, two Israeli Installations of the .50 caliber M2HB machine gun on the gun mantlets of, top, an M60, and below, a Merkava. Originally a train- ing device, this modification allows precision single-shot fire at snipers and lightly…
CALL ·Army ·1998 Armor, July-August 1998. Light/Heavy Integration at the Joint Readiness Training Center
of the new round, the Bradley 25 MM HEIT is also very effective, with a killing burst radius of five meters. - In Vietnam, we modified the M113, eventually giving birth to the Armored Cavairy Vehicle (ACAV). At first it came out with a .50…
CALL ·Army ·2001 Mountain Cavalry Recon in Built-Up Areas
Mountain Cavalry Recon in Built-Up Areas by Captain Rich Rouleau The mounted scouts moved forward into the edge of the town in what was supposed to be a reconnaissance mission. Aero-scouts overhead probed forward of the ground elements,…
CALL ·Army ·2000 Echoes of Chechnya Warfare Resound in Moscow, Quantico
Selections from the Current Issue May 2000 ©SIGNAL Magazine 2000 Echoes of Chechnya Warfare Resound in Moscow, Quantico Experiences gleaned in Caucasus urban battles shape Russian doctrine, but raise more questions for U.S. Marines…
CALL ·Army ·1998 The Indirect Approach: How US Military Forces Can Avoid the Pitfalls of Future Urban Warfare
The Indirect Approach THE INDIRECT APPROACH How US Military Forces Can Avoid The Pitfalls of Future Urban Warfare by Maj. Gen Robert H. Scales, Jr., USA This article was previously published in Armed Forces Journal International, October…
CALL ·Army ·2008 Journal of Special Operations Medicine. Training Supplement to Fall 2008. Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
Prehospital trauma care as performed on the battlefield differs markedly from that performed in the civilian sector. Treatment guidelines developed for the civilian setting do not necessarily translate well to the battlefield and may…
CALL ·Army ·1944 Urban Combat Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
With the Cold War over, it is obvious that many future operations will take place in an urbanized environment. Grenada, Panama, Haiti, and Somalia are recent examples of combat operations conducted under these conditions. The current…
CALL ·Army ·2008 Journal of Special Operations Medicine. Training Supplement: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, Volume 8 Edition 4, Fall 2008
Prehospital trauma care as performed on the battlefield differs markedly from that performed in the civilian sector. Treatment guidelines developed for the civilian setting do not necessarily translate well to the battlefield and may…
CALL ·Army ·2007 Journal of Special Operations Medicine, Volume 7, Edition 4. Training Supplement: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
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…
CALL ·Army ·2006 Learning Counterinsurgency: Observations from Soldiering in Iraq
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.…
CALL ·Army ·2002 Talking About Defense: Leathernecks in Lab Coats
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…
CALL ·Army ·1968 Streetfighting: The Rifle Platoon in MOUT
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…
CALL ·Army ·1995 Can Systems Thinking Be Used to Enhance Battalion Task Force Reconnaissance at the National Training Center?
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…
CALL 10-34 ·Army ·2010 Whole of Government in the Economic Sector: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. Newsletter. Number 10-34
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…
CALL 10-41 ·Army ·2010 Assessment and Measures of Effectiveness in Stability Ops: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (Handbook)
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…
CALL 98-10 ·Army ·1998 Fighting Light/Heavy in a Restricted Terrain. Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. Number 98-10
ealizing the need to foster a closer sense of cooperation between the light infantry company and a &tank force when task-organized, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Dennis Reimer, directed that the Army develop Tactics, Techniques,…
CALL 99-16 ·Army ·2001 How Armor Was Employed in the Urban Battle of Seoul
BUSTING THE BARRICADES: How Armor Was Employed In the Urban Battle of Seoul by Captain Matthew H. Fath As noted in a recent Army Times arti- cle entitled "Urban Crisis," few armor or mechanized infantry units — and not one active duty…
CALL Handbook 96-3 ·Army ·1996