Download or read book Engineer Support to Future Full spectrum Operations written by Thomas O'Hara and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-08-03 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly after the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Army asked the National Research Council (NRC) for a series of reports on how science and technology could assist the Army meet its Homeland defense obligations. The first report, Science and Technology for Army Homeland Securityâ€"Report 1, presented a survey of a road range of technologies and recommended applying Future Force technologies to homeland security wherever possible. In particular, the report noted that the Army should play a major role in providing emergency command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities and that the technology and architecture needed for homeland security C4ISR was compatible with that of the Army's Future Force. This second report focuses on C4ISR and how it can facilitate the Army's efforts to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and emergency responders meet a catastrophic event.

Download or read book Breaching the Phalanx Developing a More Engineer Centric Modular BCT written by Major James M., James Schultze, US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-08-26 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of the Army decided to re-structure the combat divisions into modular, brigade units in order to better address the difficulty inherent in fighting a long war on terrorism, while simultaneously providing combat units to OIF and OEF for SSTR operations. These new modular combat units are based on predominantly infantry and armor capabilities and have resulted in a large divestiture of engineering units and capabilities. However, the Army's reduction in its premier re-construction capability lies in stark contrast to the US Department of Defense (DoD) policy directive 30000.05 of November 2005, stipulating for all services to address SSTR as a decisive operation commensurate with the resourcing given other service-specific combat operations. A better solution for the Army could be to invest in more engineer capability as the centerpiece of its new modular BCTs. This seems more logical to produce flexible, capable forces rather than divesting the most relevant and flexible capability in the Army inventory: military engineering. This monograph will address the Army's challenge of implementing SSTR as a decisive operation as part of a main attempt to determine a method to "operationalize" a more engineer-centric concept. The BCT needs some capacity to produce longer term progress from the transient tactical victory of killing and capturing the enemy, while still maintaining its ability to conduct core missions of Offense, Defense, and SRO, . As part of a search for viable capability design, the monograph will conduct a short survey of historical examples of the combat and construction capabilities of some venerable engineer formations. This survey will focus on engineers as the center-piece for current and future full spectrum operations. 1940's and 1960's era engineer organization showed a clear ability to fight as well as build, enabling a robust capability for Full Spectrum success. What's more, in the manpower constrained environment of modern deployments, the historically multi-purpose engineer units helped commanders meet their plethora of infantry tasks and still maintained good capacity for combat engineering and construction. Several solutions to the full-spectrum force structure problem are addressed in the monograph, with the Maneuver Enhancement (ME) "BCT" concept appearing most promising. The ME BCT has proven to be a viable option, having just returned from duty in Iraq, and has now fully implemented at Fort Lewis, WA. With continued study and development of doctrine and promising training programs, the ME BCT will meet its challenge of training and leader development. If the National Security Strategy is correct about the most common form of future warfare being full-spectrum combat, then the ME BCT has the potential to be the most useful BCT organization in the conflicts to come.

Download or read book The Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Does the Future Engineer Force Transition Engineer Units Between Offensive and Stability Operations in Ways that Achieve Responsiveness Versatility Agility Effectiveness and Efficiency written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis assesses the effectiveness of Future Engineer Force (FEF) transitions between full-spectrum operations. The main question is as follows: Does the FEF transition engineer units between offensive and stability operations in ways that achieve responsiveness, versatility, agility, effectiveness, and efficiency? The author addresses the main question by answering five secondary questions: What discrete capabilities do combat and general engineering units bring to the warfighter?; Who decides the priority of combat engineering and general engineering capabilities allocation and apportionment?; What organizations provide command and control to nonorganic engineer units?; Do engineer units possess sufficient strategic and operational mobility to achieve assured mobility in today's contemporary operating environment?; and Does engineering unit training adequately prepare engineer units to be effective in combat? The transition to and execution of stability operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) posed significant challenges for the Engineer Regiment. This thesis identifies these challenges and uses them to compare the forces that executed the initial 30 to 60 days of OIF stability operations to the FEF. The following forces were analyzed: 3rd Infantry Division Engineer Brigade; 94th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Heavy), Attached to 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized); 1st Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Mechanized), of 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized); 54th Engineer Battalion OPCON to 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment; 54th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Mechanized) OPCON to 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment; and 130th Engineer Brigade in Support of V Corps. The author found that FEF solutions to OIF challenges were better than the solutions derived by the units that served in OIF. However, the FEF can improve by addressing training shortfalls and mitigating the ramifications of not having an organic engineer battalion commander in each brigade combat team.

Download or read book Engineer Operations Echelons Above Brigade Combat Team written by Department Army and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (ATTP) 3-34.23 describes engineer operations at echelons above brigade (EAB) combat team level. It is the engineer doctrinal manual for engineer support to division, corps, and theater army echelons. The manual is an extension of Field Manual (FM) 3-34, and is linked to joint and Army doctrine to ensure its usefulness for operational-level commanders and staff. This manual serves as a guide for the application of engineer combat power and employment of engineer forces in support of full spectrum operations primarily at higher echelons and within a joint framework.ATTP 3-34.23 consolidates doctrine previously published in three separate manuals: FM 5-71-100, FM 5-100-15, and FM 5-116. The consolidated doctrine has been updated and revised to align with revisions to FM 3-34 and other Army and joint doctrine. This revision has been driven by major changes to Army and joint doctrine, including: -- Revision of our Army's capstone manual, FM 3-0.-- Revision of Joint Publication (JP) 3-34.-- Revision of the engineer keystone manual FM 3-34.-- Lessons learned from experience fighting the war on terrorism.-- Conversion of the Army to a brigade combat team (BCT)-based, modular force that is joint andexpeditionary.-- Organization of the Engineer Regiment as the modular engineer force.-- Change from maintaining readiness within the "band of excellence" to achieving readiness through the force pool progression dictated by Army forces generation model.

Download or read book Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. military does not believe its soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines should be engaged in combat with adversaries on a "level playing field." Our combat individuals enter engagements to win. To that end, the United States has used its technical prowess and industrial capability to develop decisive weapons that overmatch those of potential enemies. In its current engagement-what has been identified as an "era of persistent conflict"- the nation's most important weapon is the dismounted soldier operating in small units. Today's soldier must be prepared to contend with both regular and irregular adversaries. Results in Iraq and Afghanistan show that, while the U.S. soldier is a formidable fighter, the contemporary suite of equipment and support does not afford the same high degree of overmatch capability exhibited by large weapons platforms-yet it is the soldier who ultimately will play the decisive role in restoring stability. Making the Soldier Decisive on Future Battlefields establishes the technical requirements for overmatch capability for dismounted soldiers operating individually or in small units. It prescribes technological and organizational capabilities needed to make the dismounted soldier a decisive weapon in a changing, uncertain, and complex future environment and provides the Army with 15 recommendations on how to focus its efforts to enable the soldier and tactical small unit (TSU) to achieve overmatch.

Download or read book Joint Engineers written by Timothy A. Byers and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joint engineers can provide significant and sustained engineer support to joint operations across the full spectrum of warfare. Operations PROVIDE COMFORT, RESTORE HOPE, RESTORE DEMOCRACY, and JOINT ENDEAVOR all show that engineers need to be interoperable. They should be capable of performing a range of tasks to include operating with other services, operating with non-governmental organizations, contracting for construction and services, and planning and executing joint operations. This study advocates establishing sound joint engineer doctrine to improved joint engineer training. This initiative will improve interoperability and develop a strong cadre of highly skilled joint engineers. Better trained engineers supporting a joint force commander who better understands the engineers' full range of capabilities will provide the flexibility to enhance joint task force engineer operations for full spectrum support from peace to war.

Download or read book Joint Engineer Support to the Warfighting CINCS written by Roger A. Gerber and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Joint Engineers written by Timothy A. Byers and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Joint Engineer Support to the Warfighting CINCS written by Roger A. Gerber and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineers are a key component for executing the National Security Strategy's imperative of engagement by helping to "shape" the international environment, "respond" to the full spectrum of crises, and "prepare now" for an uncertain future. Although Army, Air Force, and Navy engineers have provided complementary support in operations since World War II, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and peace keeping and humanitarian assistance operations in the 1990s have demonstrated a greater need to execute joint engineer operations. While joint engineer training and doctrine have made great progress in helping the Services to work more closely together and to define responsibilities, there is still a lack of joint engineer planning on the CINC's staff. One reason is the Services' differences in scope of engineering support: civil (general) engineering for Navy and Air Force, while the Army and Marine Corps also encompass combat engineering. Another is the lack of General Officer-level joint engineer headquarters or staff to conduct early planning. Both the Army and Navy have major commands that execute the Services' military construction (MILCON) programs and provide environmental and other engineering services: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the Army and Air Force and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) for the Navy and Marine Corps. These commands execute their missions through subordinate engineering divisions. This project will analyze historical examples and Service engineer capabilities and recommend that each Geographical Unified Command be supported by an Army or Navy engineering division. As the CINCs' Engineers, these division commanders, with their civilian and active and reserve component military staffs, should be responsible for peacetime engagement, smaller scale contingency (SSC), and major theater of war (MTW) engineering planning and support.

Download or read book Quartermaster Professional Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manuals Combined DoD Security Engineering Facilities Planning Design Guide For Physical Security Of Buildings Antiterrorism Standards For Buildings And Specifications For Active Vehicle Barriers written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 1624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1,600 total pages .... Application and Use: Commanders, security and antiterrorism personnel, planners, and other members of project planning teams will use this to establish project specific design criteria for DoD facilities, estimate the costs for implementing those criteria, and evaluating both the design criteria and the options for implementing it. The design criteria and costs will be incorporated into project programming documents.

Download or read book Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of the United States Army is to fight and win our nation's wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders. Accomplishing this mission rests on the ability of the Army to equip and move its forces to the battle and sustain them while they are engaged. Logistics provides the backbone for Army combat operations. Without fuel, ammunition, rations, and other supplies, the Army would grind to a halt. The U.S. military must be prepared to fight anywhere on the globe and, in an era of coalition warfare, to logistically support its allies. While aircraft can move large amounts of supplies, the vast majority must be carried on ocean going vessels and unloaded at ports that may be at a great distance from the battlefield. As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have shown, the costs of convoying vast quantities of supplies is tallied not only in economic terms but also in terms of lives lost in the movement of the materiel. As the ability of potential enemies to interdict movement to the battlefield and interdict movements in the battlespace increases, the challenge of logistics grows even larger. No matter how the nature of battle develops, logistics will remain a key factor. Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations explores Army logistics in a global, complex environment that includes the increasing use of antiaccess and area-denial tactics and technologies by potential adversaries. This report describes new technologies and systems that would reduce the demand for logistics and meet the demand at the point of need, make maintenance more efficient, improve inter- and intratheater mobility, and improve near-real-time, in-transit visibility. Force Multiplying Technologies also explores options for the Army to operate with the other services and improve its support of Special Operations Forces. This report provides a logistics-centric research and development investment strategy and illustrative examples of how improved logistics could look in the future.

Download or read book United States Army Engineer Support to Expeditionary Warfare written by Derek J. Sentinella and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Army's efforts to project power from the continental United States is dependent on the Army's ability to deploy a full-spectrum land force capable of engaging future asymmetrical threats. Studies have shown that current airlift assets are incapable of meeting the nation's strategic needs in a single Major Theater of War (MTW). Therefore, sealift must fill the vital role deploying follow-on and sustainment forces necessary to support tactical and strategic operations. The Army Chief of Staff's mobility requirement stipulates that Objective Force units will arrive in theater within 96 hours, a division within 120 hours, and five divisions within 30 days. In order to fulfill these requirements, the Army and the Navy is considering the acquisition of high-speed sealift platforms incorporating shallow-draft capabilities necessary to fulfill future strategic mobility requirements. High-speed sealift vessels like the Large Medium Speed roll- on/Roll-off will enable follow-on forces to arrive with days of the first unit departure. Investment in high-speed sealift vessels is worthless if equipment cannot leave the harbor or cross a shoreline because of undeveloped infrastructure in the area of operation. In view of many other Army transformation requirements, Army transportation units have made progress in their capability to support deploying forces but movements to an inland transportation system require engineer units that have made no transformation. This strategic research paper discusses current engineer capabilities, explores future modular unit concepts, and proposes construction equipment acquisition or leasing arrangement for ensuring mobility for expeditionary warfare.

Download or read book Army Chemical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Towards a More Relevant Engineer Command ENCOM written by David A. Kingston and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current National Military Strategy of the United States identifies the requirements of shaping the international environment in ways favorable to U.S. interests, responding to the full spectrum of threats and crises that may arise, and preparing now for an uncertain future. Engineer support to military operations that fulfill these requirements has proven to be and will continue to be critical to success. It follows that for an engineer headquarters to be relevant in the new millennium, it must contribute to the shaping and responding requirements, and to joint and combined operations. The current doctrinal headquarters to execute theater army level command of engineer forces is the Engineer Command (ENCOM). This study shows that although the ENCOM is doctrinally organized to be a relevant headquarters, its performance during recent operations in the Persian Gulf and Bosnia indicates otherwise. The major weakness of the ENCOM is the lack of an active duty general officer and staff, thus making it less responsive to the Army Service Component Commander (ASCC) than it needs to be. This report advocates three changes to the ENCOM that will correct identified deficiencies. The first is placing a general officer and staff on active duty. The second is linking these active duty generals to a specific ASCC. The third is ensuring the active duty portion of the ENCOM is proficient at commanding joint engineer forces. These proposed changes will make the ENCOM relevant to the Post Cold War world.