Operational Aspects of Desert Shield and Desert Storm

Abstract

The author served as battalion commander of the 533d Military Intelligence Battalion, 3d Armored Division from June 1989 through July 1991. He concisely reviews doctrine, training, leadership and a variety 1991. of other experiences that affected his command, and its role in the Gulf War. Sometimes brutally forthright, he shares his views and opinions concerning his own shortcomings, the welfare Army, inadequate equipment, stress, women in war and a few anecdotal examples of each. There is considerable mention of the 3d Armored Division Commander , Major General Paul Funk, who is a soldier's soldier. The writer points out with a number of examples of General Funk's execution of training which the author believes Was the key to success in battle. The author clearly takes responsibility for the content of the Paper recognizing his opinions are not popular nor representative of the intelligence community or Army leadership.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 12, 1992
Accession Number
ADA250007

Entities

People

  • Henry C. Shirah

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Combat Readiness
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Intelligence Community
  • Language
  • Military Intelligence
  • Personnel Management
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Signals Intelligence
  • Surveillance
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation