Combat Engineers, Mobility, History, AirLand Battle

Abstract

This essay reviews the historical trends in the employment of combat engineer support to tactical mobility operations. Historical perspectives from US Army operations since the Revolutionary War formulate trends in the relative priority given to tactical mobility versus other traditional engineer roles. The insights gained from the historical review are presented as a set of questions designed to help the AirLand Battle commander more clearly focus on the critical issues associated with modern mobility operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180416

Entities

People

  • John W. Morris

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Battlefields
  • Bridges
  • Civil War
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Forces
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Military Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • Rear Areas
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.