Author: Robert A. MillerPublisher: Reprint Company Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Division Commander
Author: Robert A. MillerPublisher: Reprint Company Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Jump Commander
Author: Mark AlexanderPublisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
ISBN: 9781612000916
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the 2d and 1st Battalions, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 508 PIR, of the 82nd Airborne Division. A legend in his own time, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, and even after being seriously wounded in Normandy, insisted on playing a role in the Battle of the Bulge. Airborne Generals Gavin and Ridgway recognized Alexander's superior battle skills and were more than happy to use him to plug holes in the ranks. His reputation excelled among the rank and file, right down to the lowest private. He led from the front, pressing the attack while simultaneously looking out for his men. In Sicily, Alexander's battalion landed 25 miles from its drop zone, into a network of Italian pillboxes, upon which the Colonel personally directed fire, thence captured hundreds of prisoners. Dropped into the desperate inferno at Salerno, he refused to give ground against German counterattacks, forming his paratroopers against enemy efforts to push Allied forces back into the sea. At Normandy one seasoned lieutenant, John "Red Dog" Dolan, 505 PIR, called him "the finest battalion commander I ever served under," after Alexander had led the 1/505 for ten days through the bloody battle for La Fière Bridge and Causeway. Alexander's passion and truest talent was leading men in the field, and he insisted on sharing their risks. On one occasion in Normandy he and his runner (he went through several) were caught behind German lines and encountered a platoon of SS. Opening fire, the Colonel killed or wounded several and brought the rest in as prisoners. An 88mm shell finally got the best of him, shrapnel tearing through his lungs, and while the 82nd was engaged in the Bulge, Alexander was only allowed to run its base camps in France— despite his protests—as General Gavin noted that he was still coughing up blood. This memoir is based on the transcription of hundreds of hours of recorded interviews made by Alexander's grandson, John Sparry, over a period of years late in his life. Providing valuable insight into the beloved commander who led three of the most storied battalions in the US Army, Jump Commander also contains a wealth of new detail on 82nd Airborne operations, and casts insight on some of the most crucial battles in the ETO. This highly readable and action-packed narrative may well be the last remaining memoir to be written in the voice of a major airborne officer of the Greatest Generation.
Washington Command Post: the Operations Division
Author: Ray S. ClinePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
An account of the War Department's principal staff agency that describes the way the members of the Operations Division worked together, defined their responsibilities, and carried out their common aims.
Mission Command in the Division and Corps Support Area - Handbook (Lessons and Best Practices)
Author: U. S. ArmyPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781678196493
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
During warfighter exercises, it had become apparent that division and corps commanders were challenged with mission command of forces in their support areas. The commander of United States Army Forces Command directed commanders to establish a support area command post (SACP) to improve mission command. The Army's new Field Manual (FM) 3-0, Operations (06 OCT 2017), incorporates this guidance by modifying the geographical organization of an area of operations. FM 3-0 scales down the size of the support area and adds a consolidation area. The consolidation area will be assigned to a maneuver brigade or division. This enables the maneuver enhancement brigade (MEB) to perform its traditional mission and focus efforts on operations in the support area. FM 3-0 formalizes the requirement for divisions and corps to establish a SACP (its doctrinal name, which is used throughout this handbook) to assist in controlling operations in the support and consolidation areas.
Washington Command Post
Author: Ray S. ClineDuties of the Division Commander and Staff
Author: United States. School of the line, Fort LeavenworthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Mission Command in the Division and Corps Support Area Handbook
Author: United States ArmyPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781072707622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
During warfighter exercises, it had become apparent that division and corps commanders were challenged with mission command of forces in their support areas. The commander of United States Army Forces Command directed commanders to establish a support area command post (SACP) to improve mission command. The Army's new Field Manual (FM) 3-0, Operations (06 OCT 2017), incorporates this guidance by modifying the geographical organization of an area of operations. FM 3-0 scales down the size of the support area and adds a consolidation area. The consolidation area will be assigned to a maneuver brigade or division. This enables the maneuver enhancement brigade (MEB) to perform its traditional mission and focus efforts on operations in the support area. FM 3-0 formalizes the requirement for divisions and corps to establish a SACP (its doctrinal name, which is used throughout this handbook) to assist in controlling operations in the support and consolidation areas. This handbook provides divisions, corps, and their enablers several ways to implement recent guidance and doctrine for mission command in their support and consolidation areas. It provides the new doctrine that has been released in FM 3-0 as well as examples of how divisions and corps have employed their SACPs.
The Story of the 27th Division
Author: John Francis O'RyanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
General/Flag Officer Worldwide Roster/U. S. Department of Defense
Author: DIANE Publishing CompanyPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788129544
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Maneuver and Firepower
Author: John B. WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description