Department of the Army Historical Summary Fiscal Year 1979

Department of the Army Historical Summary - Fiscal Year 1979

Department of the Army
Historical Summary

Fiscal Year 1979

Compiled by

Karl E. Cocke	Terrence J. Gough
Ronald H. Cole	James E. Hewes, Jr.
Romana M. Danysh	Vincent C. Jones
Detmar H. Finke	Joel D. Meyerson
Billy C. Mossman

Edited by

Edith M. Boldan

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1982

The Library of Congress has cataloged
this serial publication as follows:

Library of Congress Catalog Card 75-647561

ISSN 0092-7880

Contents

Chapter	..	Page
1.	INTRODUCTION	3
2.	OPERATIONAL FORCES	5
	Organization and Mobilization	5
	Europe	7
	The Pacific	8
	The Third World	9
	Support for the Civil Authorities	9
	Chemical Warfare	10
3.	FORCE DEVELOPMENT, DOCTRINE, AND TRAINING	11
	Force Development	11
	Concepts and Doctrine	17
	Training and Schooling	23
	The Army Study Program	33
4.	INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS	34
	Intelligence	34
	Automation and Communications	39
5.	MANNING THE ARMY	48
	Enlisted Personnel	49
	Officer Personnel	57
	Women in the Army	65
	Military Manpower and Personnel Management	70
	Civilian Personnel	74
6.	HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT	81
	Leadership and Motivation	81
	Equal Opportunity	81
	Discipline, Law Enforcement, and Military Justice	85
	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	90
	Quality of Life	91
	Pay, Leave, and Travel	92
	Education	94
	Morale, Recreation, and Welfare	96
	Accident Prevention	100
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Chapter	...	Page
7.	SUPPORT SERVICES	102
	Health and Medical Care	102
	Religion	107
	Housing and Homeowners Assistance	107
	Food Services	108
	Commissary and Subsistence Supplies	110
	Clothing and Personnel Equipment	111
	Laundry and Dry Cleaning	112
	Casualty and Memorial Affairs	113
	Heraldic Activities	114
8.	RESERVE FORCES	115
	Force Structure	115
	Strength	116
	Personnel Management	121
	Equipment and Maintenance	124
	Facilities	126
	Training and Readiness	127
	Support to Civil Authorities	131
9.	ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT	132
	Organization	132
	Financial Management	136
	Micrographics	141
	Records Management	143
	Administrative Management	146
10.	LOGISTICS	149
	Support of Forward Deployed Forces	149
	Security Assistance	152
	Logistics Planning and Management	155
	Logistics Systems	157
	Materiel Maintenance	158
	Supply Management and Depot Operations	161
	Transportation	163
	Facilities, Construction, and Real Property	163
	Physical Security	168
11.	RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ACQUISITION	170
	Budget, Management, and Acquisition	170
	Science and Technology	175
	Ballistic Missile Defense	179
	Development	186
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Chapter		Page
	Rationalization, Standardization, and Interoperability	197
12.	SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	205
	Civil Works	205
	Environmental Protection and Preservation	208
	The Army Energy Program	210
	Army Litigation	213
	Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization	217
13.	CONCLUSION	93
...	APPENDIX A: Organization of the Department of the Army	(Back Cover)
	Tables
1.	Indiscipline Index--Worldwide	86
2.	Chronology of the Fiscal Year 1979 Budget	137
	Figure
1.	Stationing of 24 Divisions	16
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