Rear Battle Doctrine: a Time for Change

Abstract

A review of current Rear Battle Doctrine which discusses the Soviet - Warsaw Pact threat to the rear areas of the U.S. forces in Europe. Discussion of the TAACOM Rear Area Operations Center and the need to reorganize into a Joint organization to effectively conduct rear battle operations. Some new initiatives are being studied to revise current rear battle operations and doctrine which will enhance protection and defense of critical facilities normally located in rear areas. The lack of joint rear area operations and the absence of a dedicated planning for all services with assets in the rear area.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Mar 01, 1989
• Accession Number: ADA217538

Entities

People

• Wilmer D. Snell

Organizations

• Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Counter WMD
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Air Force Facilities
• Aircrafts
• Anti-Tank Missiles
• Artillery
• Attack Helicopters
• Combat Areas
• Combat Forces
• Combat Operations
• Combat Support
• Contingency Operations (Military)
• Employment
• Helicopters
• Military Organizations
• Rear Areas
• War Colleges
• Warfare

Readers

• International Relations and European Studies
• Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.