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Article: Task Force 129 Gunnery Duel at Cherbourg

Task Force 129 Gunnery Duel at Cherbourg

By USMilitaryArchive

Analysis of Task Force 129 withdrawing from Cherbourg on June 25, 1944, detailing naval damage control, fire control failures, and gunnery doctrine re...

Article: Task Force Crombez and the Relief of Chipyong-ni

Task Force Crombez and the Relief of Chipyong-ni

By USMilitaryArchive

How Colonel Marcel Crombez led an ad hoc armored column of M4A3E8 Shermans to break the Chinese encirclement of the 23rd Regimental Combat Team in 195...

Article: 90th Infantry Division Combat Across the Seves Mudflats

90th Infantry Division Combat Across the Seves Mudflats

By USMilitaryArchive

An analysis of the 90th Infantry Division assault across the Seves River mudflats in July 1944, examining doctrine failure and German defensive tactic...

Article: Midnight Gunnery Action off Manila Bay in 1945

Midnight Gunnery Action off Manila Bay in 1945

By USMilitaryArchive

On January 7 1945 four US Navy destroyers intercepted and sank the Japanese destroyer Hinoki off Manila Bay using radar directed five inch gunfire.

Article: Goodell Board Review of Vietnam Combat Absentees in 1975

Goodell Board Review of Vietnam Combat Absentees in 1975

By USMilitaryArchive

An analysis of the 1975 Presidential Clemency Board review of Vietnam War absentees, untreated combat trauma, and administrative military discharges.

Article: USAF Aeromedical Triage and the 1994 Section 733 Study

USAF Aeromedical Triage and the 1994 Section 733 Study

By USMilitaryArchive

The 1994 Section 733 Study dismantled static theater hospital doctrine, exposing logistical flaws and driving the creation of Critical Care Air Transp...

Military Unit: Delta Force

Delta Force

By USMilitaryArchive

Delta Force, officially known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), is the U.S. Army's top-tier special missions unit. Thes...

Article: Fourth Military Intelligence Operations at Pleiku

Fourth Military Intelligence Operations at Pleiku

By USMilitaryArchive

An analysis of the 4th Military Intelligence Detachment at Camp Enari, Plei Trap document exploitation, and Central Highlands operations from 1968 to ...

Article: 1st Bomb Disposal Company and the Oroku Cavern Arsenals

1st Bomb Disposal Company and the Oroku Cavern Arsenals

By USMilitaryArchive

Marine bomb disposal technicians hand-defused volatile naval munitions inside the Oroku Peninsula caverns during the Battle of Okinawa in June 1945.

Article: US Army Intelligence Vetting of the Latvian Legion

US Army Intelligence Vetting of the Latvian Legion

By USMilitaryArchive

US Army Counter Intelligence Corps screening of Latvian Legion veterans in post war Germany and their integration into Cold War Labor Service guard un...

Article: Operation Assured Lift and the Robertsfield Air Bridge

Operation Assured Lift and the Robertsfield Air Bridge

By USMilitaryArchive

In 1997, USAF C-130E crews flew 49 sorties to deliver 1,160 ECOMOG peacekeepers and 452 tons of cargo to Liberia during Operation Assured Lift.

Article: Third Marine Division at Mutter Ridge in November 1968

Third Marine Division at Mutter Ridge in November 1968

By USMilitaryArchive

A tactical post-mortem of the 3rd Marine Division in November 1968, detailing monsoon logistical failures, the DMZ bombing halt, and Operation Dawson ...

Article: The F-7 Liberator and Pescadores Air Objective Folders

The F-7 Liberator and Pescadores Air Objective Folders

By USMilitaryArchive

An analysis of Consolidated F-7A Liberator reconnaissance operations over Mako in the Pescadores and the resulting Air Objective Folders during World ...

Article: Company A First Filipino Infantry on Samar 1945

Company A First Filipino Infantry on Samar 1945

By USMilitaryArchive

A historical account of the First Filipino Infantry Regiment's California staging, detailing the severe quartermaster failures prior to Pacific deploy...

Article: 2nd Brigade 4th Infantry in the Ia Tchar Valley

2nd Brigade 4th Infantry in the Ia Tchar Valley

By USMilitaryArchive

An operational analysis of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division during the brutal Nine Days in May engagements in the Ia Tchar Valley in 1967.

Article: First Tank Battalion at the Song Cau Do Bridge in 1968

First Tank Battalion at the Song Cau Do Bridge in 1968

By USMilitaryArchive

An operational analysis of 1st Tank Battalion M48A3 Patton defense at the Song Cau Do Bridge and Southern Sector Defense Command during 1968.

Article: 503rd Military Police at the Battle of Oxford

503rd Military Police at the Battle of Oxford

By USMilitaryArchive

A tactical analysis of the 503rd Military Police Battalion defending the Lyceum during the 1962 integration crisis at the University of Mississippi.

Article: Army Intelligence at Alexandria Torpedo Station in 1958

Army Intelligence at Alexandria Torpedo Station in 1958

By USMilitaryArchive

In 1958, the US Army transferred seized World War II German records at Alexandria to NARS for microfilming, declassification vetting, and foreign rest...

Military Unit: USS Missouri

USS Missouri

By USMilitaryArchive

The USS Missouri (BB-63), affectionately known as "Mighty Mo," is the last battleship ever commissioned by the United States and is arguably the most ...

Article: Troop E 17th Cavalry at the Iron Triangle

Troop E 17th Cavalry at the Iron Triangle

By USMilitaryArchive

An operational analysis of Troop E, 17th Cavalry during Operation Cedar Falls, detailing armored riverine combat and bunker assaults near Ben Cat in 1...

Article: First Marine Division on Go Noi Island in September 1969

First Marine Division on Go Noi Island in September 1969

By USMilitaryArchive

The 1st Marine Division operations on Go Noi Island during Operation Pipestone Canyon in September 1969, focusing on land clearing and combat attritio...

Article: Task Group 4.4 Counterdrug Operations in the Caribbean

Task Group 4.4 Counterdrug Operations in the Caribbean

By USMilitaryArchive

An analysis of JIATF South Task Group 4.4 operations in October 2006, examining Coast Guard LEDET missions, hardware attrition, and command latencies.

Article: Synthetic Rubber and Pacific Raider Craft in 1943

Synthetic Rubber and Pacific Raider Craft in 1943

By USMilitaryArchive

How synthetic elastomer supply lines and field modifications silenced Allied reconnaissance craft prior to the 1943 Treasury Islands landings.

Article: Task Force 60 and the June 1970 Mediterranean Standoff

Task Force 60 and the June 1970 Mediterranean Standoff

By USMilitaryArchive

Soviet air defense deployments and the 1970 Amman crisis exposed severe US Sixth Fleet logistical limits and doctrinal flaws in the Eastern Mediterran...

Article: Alert Number One and the Wheeler Field Tarmac Attack

Alert Number One and the Wheeler Field Tarmac Attack

By USMilitaryArchive

An analysis of General Walter Short's Alert Number One, airfield sabotage defense postures, and the failure of Army ammunition security on December 7,...

Article: Marine Rail Patrols and the 1946 Lutai Salt Marsh Ambush

Marine Rail Patrols and the 1946 Lutai Salt Marsh Ambush

By USMilitaryArchive

An operational history of 1st Marine Division coal escort patrols and the August 4, 1946 railway ambush by Eighth Route Army guerrillas near Lutai, Ch...

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