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Instructions for the training of the Tank Corps in France: 1918: 28: manual/tanks 827: Aerial Observation for Artillery-A.E.F.(American Expeditionary Forces No. 80 (based on the French edition of Dec.29, 1917: 1918: 52: field manual/signal corps 828: Trench line construction: 1918: 33: manual/signal corps 830: Liaison for All Arms: 837: Compass ...
Arkansas Army National Guard soldiers detonate an M58 mine-clearing line charge (MICLIC) at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California, 16 August 2015. The M58 mine-clearing line charge (MICLIC) is a rocket -projected mine-clearing line charge used to provide a "close-in" demining capability for maneuver forces of the United ...
Land navigation is the discipline of following a route through unfamiliar terrain on foot or by vehicle, using maps with reference to terrain, a compass, and other navigational tools. [1] It is distinguished from travel by traditional groups, such as the Tuareg [ 2 ] across the Sahara and the Inuit [ 3 ] across the Arctic , who use subtle cues ...
Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 tasks both the Army and Marine Corps with expeditionary and amphibious operations. [204] With most of the 2000s spent in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates voiced concerns that the Marine Corps are becoming a "second Army". [32]
PÅhakuloa Training Area lies in a high plateau between lower slopes of Mauna Kea to approximately 6,800 feet (2,100 m) in elevation and to about 9,000 feet (2,700 m) on Mauna Loa. The training area is about midway between Hilo, on the east coast and the Army landing site at Kawaihae Harbor. [5] It is used by both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center, as a major subordinate element of Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, and with support from Marine Corps Installations West, conducts unit and individual training courses to prepare USMC, Joint, and Allied Forces for operations in mountainous, high altitude, and cold weather environments in support of the Regional Combatant Commanders.
The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Marine Corps so that it is ready for operation under the command of the unified combatant commanders.
The training center was named after LAFD firefighter Frank Hotchkin (July 17, 1956 – Sept. 27, 1980), who died during a fire on September 27, 1980, after falling through a roof of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center. Frank Hotchkin and other firefighters were on the roof cutting vent holes the building to reduce smoke and spread of the ...