EVOLUTION OF A THEATER OF OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 1941-1967

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Abstract:

United States Army Field Service Regulations, as early as 1941, contained the doctrine providing for the establishment and conduct of a theater of operations. The basic doctrine that the theater be divided into two formal parts, that is, the combat zone and the communications zone, has stood the test of time and combat. The case studies selected show the operations of the Theater Army, or its analogous counterpart, in World War II and the Korean War, and are cited in an attempt to answer the question Did Theater Army Headquarters ever have a combat mission. This study seeks to answer the above question by emphasizing certain changes in operational format and organizational concepts that occurred during the periods under consideration. It is demonstrated that at theater level, administration and supply were usually separated from the tactical combat mission.

Author(s):
Ney, Virgil
Author Organization(s):
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS INC ALEXANDRIA VA COMBAT OPERATIONS RESEARCH GROUP
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/AD0675414
Pagination:
0134

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CORG-M-318
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DAAG05-67-C-0547
Project Number(s):
CORG-13428
Monitor Series:
USACDC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_3.1.2_Maneuver to Insert; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_5.3_Planning
Modernization Areas:
Space; Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*OPERATIONS RESEARCH, WARFARE, MILITARY STRATEGY, COMBAT READINESS, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, TACTICAL WARFARE, MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS, STRATEGIC WARFARE, STATE OF THE ART, REPORTS, LOGISTICS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Keyword(s):
*THEATER OF OPERATIONS
Report Date:
1967 Dec 01