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Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century
US Army TRADOC TRADOC G2 Handbook No. 1 AA MilitaryMilitary GuideGuide toto TerrorismTerrorism in the Twenty-First Century US Army Training and Doctrine Command TRADOC G2 TRADOC Intelligence Support Activity - Threats Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 15 August 2007 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited. 1 Summary of Change U.S. Army TRADOC G2 Handbook No. 1 (Version 5.0) A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century Specifically, this handbook dated 15 August 2007 • Provides an information update since the DCSINT Handbook No. 1, A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, publication dated 10 August 2006 (Version 4.0). • References the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 dated April 2007. • References the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Reports on Terrorist Incidents - 2006, dated 30 April 2007. • Deletes Appendix A, Terrorist Threat to Combatant Commands. By country assessments are available in U.S. Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 dated April 2007. • Deletes Appendix C, Terrorist Operations and Tactics. These topics are covered in chapter 4 of the 2007 handbook. Emerging patterns and trends are addressed in chapter 5 of the 2007 handbook. • Deletes Appendix F, Weapons of Mass Destruction. See TRADOC G2 Handbook No.1.04. • Refers to updated 2007 Supplemental TRADOC G2 Handbook No.1.01, Terror Operations: Case Studies in Terror, dated 25 July 2007. • Refers to Supplemental DCSINT Handbook No. 1.02, Critical Infrastructure Threats and Terrorism, dated 10 August 2006. • Refers to Supplemental DCSINT Handbook No. -
Naval Shipbuilding Expansion: the World War II Surface Combatant Experience
Naval Shipbuilding Expansion: The World War II Surface Combatant Experience Dr. Norbert Doerry1 (FL), Dr. Philip Koenig1, P.E. (FL) 1. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. From the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991 to the present day, the U.S. Navy has exercised uncontested control of the high seas. In the absence of peer naval competition, the surface combatant force was re-oriented towards land attack and near-shore operations in support of power projection. This historically unprecedented strategic situation appears to be nearing its end with the rapid growth and reach of the new 21st century Chinese navy and the reinvigoration of the Russian fleet. In response, U.S. Navy strategic planning has been re-balanced towards naval warfare against growing peer competitors, and the naval shipbuilding program is being ramped up. The last time this took place was in the run-up to World War II. What can we learn from that experience, so that the currently planned buildup can be as effective as possible? This paper offers an introductory examination of how the U.S. planned, designed, and built the surface combatant fleet during the interwar period (1920-1941), with a focus on destroyers. After accounting for differences in warship complexity and the industrial and shipbuilding capabilities of the United States of the 1930’s and 1940’s as compared to today, lessons for today’s surface combatant designers and program managers are identified and discussed. Recommendations are made for further work. KEY WORDS nuclear, industrial-scale war can no longer be dismissed. -
Timeline June 1940
TIMELINE—JUNE 1940 This month is mainly about the fall of France, and the continued evacuation of Allied troops not just from Dunkirk but other north western ports. It also sees Italy enter the war, albeit ill-prepared to do so. It ends as the Battle of Britain begins. On 1st June, as Operation Dynamo continued, a further 64,429 Allied troops were evacuated from Dunkirk. The following day Hitler set foot on French territory for the first time, visiting the Canadian National War Memorial at Vimy Ridge near Arras. It had been rumoured, and widely reported, that the Germans had destroyed the memorial, and it is thought that Hitler chose to visit the site to prove otherwise. It is also suggested that he particularly admired the memorial because it is a monument to peace, not a celebration of war. Make of that what you will! Whatever, he ensured that the monument was protected throughout the war. On 3rd June the last British troops were evacuated from Dunkirk, and overnight over 26,000 French troops. At 10.20am on 4th June the Germans occupied the city and captured the 40,000 French troops who were left. Dunkirk was reduced to rubble. Overall Operation Dynamo had rescued 338,226 men – two thirds of them British – from the beaches of Dunkirk, although 243 vessels and 106 aircraft had been destroyed in the process. Lord Gort, the Commander of the BEF, was also evacuated, leaving Lt General Harold Alexander in command of the remaining troops Among those still in France was Private Herbert Mutton. -
The Fall of France: the Nazi Invasion of 1940 Pdf, Epub, Ebook
THE FALL OF FRANCE: THE NAZI INVASION OF 1940 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Julian Jackson | 296 pages | 27 May 2004 | Oxford University Press | 9780192805508 | English | Oxford, United Kingdom The Fall of France: The Nazi Invasion of 1940 PDF Book The 4th Army captured bridgeheads over the Somme but the Germans struggled to get over the Aisne. De Waal, Frans A day later the German spearhead was through the French defences and far behind the Allied front line. Germany : divisions 7, guns [3] 2, tanks [3] 5, aircraft [4] [c] 3,, troops Italians in the Alps 22 divisions 3, guns , Italians. He doesn't have a thesis in this section, and instead it tends to ramble on as we follow the changes from Blum to Daladier to Reynaud. Even by then most of the infantry had not crossed, much of the success being due to the actions of just six platoons, mainly assault engineers. To ask other readers questions about The Fall of France , please sign up. Refugees leave their ruined town in Belgium, after it had been bombed by the Germans, carrying what little of their personal belongings they managed to salvage, on May 19, Frieser, Karl-Heinz To Churchill at that time, France's army seemed a powerful bulwark against possible Nazi aggression towards other European nations. The southernmost army involved in the move forward into Belgium was the French Ninth Army , which had to cover the Meuse sector between Namur to the north of Sedan. Traffic jams in Luxembourg presented a massive opportunity for the Allies to inflict a crippling blow, but fortunately for the Germans, the Allies never capitalised. -
Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces
POINTER JOURNAL OF THE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES Vol. 44 No. 3 [2018] Editorial Board Advisor BG Chua Boon Keat Chairman COL Simon Lee Wee Chek Deputy Chairman COL(NS) Irvin Lim Members COL(NS) Tan Swee Bock COL(NS) Benedict Ang Kheng Leong COL Victor Huang COL Kevin Goh MAJ(NS) Charles Phua Chao Rong MS Melissa Ong MS Ho Ying Ting MR Kuldip Singh MR Daryl Lee Chin Siong MR Eugene Chew MS Sonya Chan CWO Ng Siak Ping MR Eddie Lim Professor Pascal Vennesson Assistant Professor Daniel Chua Editorial Team Editor MS Helen Cheng Assistant Editor MR Bille Tan Research Specialists LCP David Omar Ting LCP Koo Yi Xian LCP Jasmond Oh ß The opinions and views expressed in this journal do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Ministry of Defence. Pointer Editorial Board reserves the right to edit and publish selected articles according to its editorial requirements. All rights reserved. The articles in this journal are not to be reproduced in part or in whole without the consent of the Ministry of Defence. Copyright ©2018 Ministry of Defence. POINTER JOURNAL OF THE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES ISSN 2017-3956 Vol. 44 No. 3 [2018] contents iii EDITORIAL FEATURES 01 Beyond the Fourth Generation – A Primer on the Possible Dimensions of Fifth Generation Warfare by LTC Victor Chen Kanghao 12 Expectations of Air Power: From the Birth of Airplanes to Modern Warfare by LTC Joe Zhang Ziyong 24 Fact of Science Fiction – Envisioning the Next Technological Disruption in the Present Tense by ME6 Calvin Seah Ser Thong & MAJ Jonathan Quek Choon Keat 37 Deterrence: An Archaic Concept or a Relevant Strategy? by MAJ Jaime Lee Wenjie 49 Man of the Machine by LTA(NS) Chin Hui Han, Ms Annalyn Ng & Ms Sonya Chan 61 Organisational Design: The Military Perspective by LTC(NS) Halmie Bin Hussein Mattar contents BOOK REVIEW 75 Sebastian Junger, War by Oliver Cheok PERSONALITY PROFILE 80 Curtis E. -
Series April May Jun July August September Totals Notes ADM 2022 1934 1015 4971 Includes Ships' Logs AIR 55 143 198 AVIA 29 29 DEFE 465 713 72 1250 Includes UFO Files
Actual Delivery to TNA for period April 2016 to August 2016 Details listed on Individual Series Tabs Series April May Jun July August September Totals Notes ADM 2022 1934 1015 4971 Includes Ships' Logs AIR 55 143 198 AVIA 29 29 DEFE 465 713 72 1250 Includes UFO files. SUPP 1 1 WO 157 157 Total Files 0 0 465 2977 2149 1015 6606 Projected Delivery to TNA for period September 2016 to March 2017 Series October November December January February March Totals Notes The majority of these files will be ADM 53 records (Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy ADM 1143 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 6143 Department: Ships' Logs) The majority of these files will be AIR 81 records (Air Ministry: Casualty Branch P4(Cas): Enquiries AIR 1614 175 454 1417 1000 4660 into Missing Personnel, 1939-1945 War) DEFE 240 526 908 648 136 96 2554 Various series and files. A large portion of these files will be WO 364 records (War Office: Soldiers' Documents from Pension WO 43 202 1392 559 239 2435 Claims, First World War (Microfilm Copies)) Total Files 3040 1701 2110 3494 3112 2335 15792 Total Files Transferred 3986 Series Piece No File Title ADM 53 199074 HMS Cornwall ADM 53 199075 HMS Cornwall ADM 53 199076 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199077 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199078 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199079 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199080 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199081 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199082 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199083 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199084 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199085 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199086 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199087 HMS Cottesmore ADM 53 199088 HMS Exeter ADM 53 -
Newsletter 1
HISTORY GROUP NEWSLETTER News, views and a miscellany published by the Royal Meteorological Society’s Special Interest Group for the History of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Issue No. 1, 2020 August 2020 Julian Mayes, Secretary / Newsletter editor Welcome to the first issue of the Newsletter for 2020. This has clearly been an unusual and challenging year and I hope you are well. The meetings shown in the December 2019 newsletter have obviously been postponed until further notice due to the coronavirus. In this issue we include another of Brian Booth’s detailed appreciations of a Met Office meteorologist who has lost their life in combat – Corporal Norman Clifford. We extend our thanks to Brian for his careful research on this and the many previous such studies that we have published. This issue contains one other full article – Brian Powell’s reminiscences of working at Kew Observatory in the early 1950s. As our membership includes some others who worked there, I am sure that this article will be read and enjoyed by many – for the humour and social history as much as the meteorological content! Also, we look back 150 years and 100 years – the latter including a reminder that we have just passed the centenary of the Louth flood (May 29th 1920) [see item below]. Membership – We welcome a new member, Helen Mulholland of Bath. She is researching the career of her father, Frank Tyler, who was an RAF meteorologist during the war and was one of three men shortlisted to be Stagg’s assistant. Her current focus is on his time in Europe after D-Day until early 1946. -
A Space Roadmap for the 21 Century Aerospace Force
United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Report on A Space Roadmap for the 21st Century Aerospace Force Volume 3: Appendices F - J SAB-TR-98-01 December 2000 Cleared for Open Publication This report is a product of the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Committee on A Space Roadmap for the 21st Century Aerospace Force. Statements, opinions, recommendations, and/or conclusions contained in this report are those of the Committee and do not necessarily represent the official position of the USAF or the Department of Defense. United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Report on A Space Roadmap for the 21st Century Aerospace Force Volume 3: Appendices F - J SAB-TR-98-01 December 2000 Cleared for Open Publication (This Page Intentionally Left Blank) ii Form Approved REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and manipulating the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188), Washington, DC 20503 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave Blank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED February 1999 Final, January 1998 - November 1998 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. -
The Czechoslovak Air Force in Britain, 1940-1945
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM The Czechoslovak Air Force in Britain, 1940-1945 Alan Brown Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy March 1998 Produced for the Faculty of Arts (Department of History) ABSTRACT THE CZECHOSLOVAK AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1940-1945 After the defeat of France in1940, the surviving service personnel of several occupied European nations were evacuated to Britain where they reconstituted air and army units under the military control of the Allied High Command. Politically, however, they were the responsibility of their own national governments which were also exiled as Germany consolidated its gains in Europe, and this diversity of interests often produced sharp conflict. This study examines the political, military and social experiences of one such unit. The central thesis is that the Czechoslovak Air Force in Britain was first and last a political tool to be used by the governments of both nations; first by the British as a means of international propaganda; then by the Czechoslovaks as a means of gaining prestige and influence while in exile; and last by the British again as a foil to the Soviets. To test the thesis, the study is divided into three parts, each of which is sub-divided into a series of themes through which the émigré experience can be explored. Part One examines the escape of the air personnel from France; the serious effect their arrival had upon the political relationship between the British Government and the Czechoslovak National Committee headed by Edvard Beneš; the complex development of a military agreement between the two parties; the formation of the first two fighter squadrons; and the internal dissent and rebellion within the air contingent itself. -
East Coast War Channels in the First and Second World War
East Coast War Channels in the First and Second World War Antony Firth March 2014 A report for English Heritage Fjordr Ref: 16131 English Heritage Ref: 6586 Fjordr Marine and Historic Environment Consulting Title East Coast War Channels in the First and Second World War Fjordr Ref / Version 16131 External Ref(s) EH 6586 Authors Antony Firth Derivation Origination Date 04/09/13 Date of Last Revision 28/03/14 (24/04/14) Status / Required Action Final (rev) Circulation Public File Name / Location East Coast War Channels - Final Report (rev) 240414 This report was prepared by Fjordr for English Heritage. The conclusions expressed in this report are those of Fjordr and do not necessarily reflect the views of English Heritage. Fjordr Limited. Company No. 07837575 VAT Reg. No. 138 7501 05 Post Office House, High Street, Tisbury, SP3 6LD Tel. 01747 873806 Registered Office: Windover House, St. Ann Street, Salisbury, SP1 2DR East Coast War Channels Fjordr 16131 – March 2014 Contents Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... v 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Initial Overview ............................................................................................ 1 1.2. Research Aim and Objectives ....................................................................... -
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DLSRT News Summer/Autumn 2013 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE DUNKIRK LITTLE SHIPS RESTORATION TRUST Reboilered, repainted and rejuvenated Challenge under way for her shake-down journey from Shoreham to Southampton on May 4th 2013 It was almost exactly 20 years since her acquisition by the Trust Aims of the Dunkirk Little Ships Restoration Trust Registered Charity Number 1021088 The aims of the Dunkirk Little Ships Restoration Trust are :- First, to acquire Dunkirk Little Ships in danger of destruction and remove them to a place of safety. Second, to encourage the boatbuilding and conservation skills necessary to restore the Little Ships to a high standard with a view to ensuring their continued useful life. DUNKIRK LITTLE SHIPS RESTORATION TRUST Charity No. 1021088 Dunkirk Little Ships presently in the care of Patron the Restoration Trust HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO Trustees* and Officers Undergoing restoration now Jerry* Lewis Charles* Cave Challenge - In commission, at her new berth The Cottage by the Lake Rudge Farm in Southampton Chilling Lane Cambridge Batch 110ft Steam Tug, supported by Warsash Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 3QS The Heritage Lottery Fund. Southampton SO31 9HF 01275 462774 (Home) 01489 572775 (Home) 079 8944 9046 (Mobile) Saved 07785 318602 (Mobile) [email protected] Dorian - 45ft. ex RN pinnace built [email protected] 1915 in Portsmouth, now at Martin Summers* Southampton. Charles Payton* 2, Clover Mews, Home Farm London SW3 4JH 020 7352 8535 (Home) Caresana - 41ft ex R.N.L.I. lifeboat Burrowbridge Bridgewater -
Providing Means Of
P P ERS ROVI P ECTIVES D PROVIDING ING ON THE D THE EFENSE MEANS OF WAR M A CQUISITION E A NS , 1945–2000 , OF W A R PERSPECTIVES ON DEFENSE ACQUISITION U.S. Army 1945–2000 Center of Military History and Industrial College of the Armed Edited by Forces PIN : 081039–000 Shannon A. Brown Providing the Means of War Historical Perspectives on Defense Acquisition, 1945–2000 Shannon A. Brown General Editor UNITED STATES ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON, D.C., 2005 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Providing the means of war : historical perspectives on defense acquisition, 1945– 2000 / Shannon A. Brown, general editor. p. cm. 1. United States—Armed Forces—Procurement—History—20th century— Congresses. I. Brown, Shannon A. II. Title. UC263.P79 2005 355.6’212’097309045—dc22 2005042041 First Printing—CMH Pub 70–87–1 Foreword Acquisition as defined by the Department of Defense denotes our national security establishment harnessing the scientific and engineer- ing knowledge of military and civilian professionals to create the tools of modern war. It encompasses research and development, engineering, con- tracting, test and evaluation, fielding, and disposal of weapon systems and other forms of technology that are vital to the nation. The acquisition pro- cess includes resource-management and strategic decisions that determine the new forms of technology that are developed. The Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF)—which is cel- ebrating its eightieth anniversary in 2004—is dedicated to supporting the study of national security decision-making and understanding the vital defense acquisition process that supports it.