The commonwealth of Virginia holds a prominent and distinguished place in American Civil War history. Home to the Confederacy's capital city of Richmond, more major battles were fought in Virginia than in any other state. The commonwealth also produced some of the war's most legendary and iconic figures, including Robert E. Lee, Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, and J. E. B. Stuart. Images of America: Remembering Virginia's Confederates explores the Confederate military and government service of a wide array of Virginia residents, ranging from the most prominent generals, politicians, and spies to little-known enlisted men. It also acknowledges their dedication and sacrifice to a cause in which they strongly believed.

PREPAREDNESS TIPS

- Store survival kits in a convenient place known to all family members.

- Keep a smaller version of your supplies kit in the trunk of your car, at work, and at school.

- Keep them in airtight plastic bags, if possible.

- Change your stored water supply every six months so it stays fresh.

- Replace your stored food every six months.

- Ask your physician or pharmacist about storing prescription medications.

- Rethink your kit and family needs at least once a year.

New, fully revised 2010 edition of the official issue United States Army Ranger Handbook. The chapters are structured as follows (subjects in brackets are just examples of some of the many issues and lessons covered in the chapters): Leadership; Operations; Fire Support (including risk estimate distances, close air support, close combat attack aviation etc.); Communications (military radios, antennas etc.); Demolitions (explosives, detonations, safe distances etc.); Movement (formations, fundamentals, tactical marches, movement during limited visibility, danger areas etc.); Patrols (reconnaissance, security, ambushes, debriefs etc.); Battle Drills (react to visual, IED, or direct contact; how to enter and clear a room, entering trenches, reacting to indirect fire etc.); Mountain Engineering (training, organization, rescue equipment, anchors, knots, belays, climbing commands etc.); Machine Gun Employment (specifications, classes, offensive and defensive use, control, ammunition planning etc.); Convoy Operations (planning, truck movements); Urban Operations (perspectives, organization, principles, rehearsals, close quarters combat etc.); Waterborne Operations (rope bridge, poncho watercraft etc.); Evasion / Survival (escape, camouflage, survival kits, navigation, traps and snares, shelters, fires etc.); Aviation (pickup and landing zones, air assault formations, attack helicopters, utility helicopters etc.); First Aid (lifesaving measures, care under fire, breathing, bleeding, shock, abdominal injuries, burns, poisonous plant identification, foot care, litter, hydration, medevac etc.). Appendices detail resources and quick reference cards. Extensive glossary and index included. Illustrated throughout.

In March 2004, Capt. Jason Whiteley was appointed the governance officer for Al Dora, one of Baghdad’s most violent districts. His job was to establish and oversee a council structure for Iraqis that would allow them to begin governing themselves.The nature of persuading Iraqis to support the coalition quickly progressed from simply granting them privileges to ignore curfews to a more complex relationship defined by illicit dealing, preferential treatment, and a vicious cycle of assassination attempts. In these streets of Al Dora,Whiteley was feared and loved as the man they called Abu Floos—or “Father of Money.” Father of Money is the story of Captain Whiteley’s journey into a moral morass, where bribes and blood money, not principle, governed the dissemination of power and possibility of survival. The Iraqi people did not have the patience to withstand daily violence while they waited for the American ideals to crystallize. Captain Whiteley acted to fill this void by allying himself with the leaders who had the best chance of consolidating power, even if they were former insurgents. Eventually, because of these efforts,Captain Whiteley was himself targeted for assassination, signaling an end to his period of extensive influence. Although Captain Whiteley viewed this as a failure, he knew that he needed to reveal a part of Iraqi society that few Americans would ever witness. By delving into the Iraqi culture,Captain Whiteley had dispensed justice, divined futures, and bestowed fortunes in a way the Iraqi people understood and appreciated.This is the story of how change actually occurs in a society devoid of order.

Soldier physical readiness is acquired through the challenge of a precise, progressive, and integrated physical training program. A well-conceived plan of military physical readiness training must be an integral part of every unit training program. This field manual prescribes doctrine for the execution of the Army Physical Readiness Training System. Illustrated throughout.

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projections from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined arms task forces. The US Marine Corps Electronic Library is the official collection of US Marine Corps documents. The USMC uses each of these documents in order to facilitate carrying out its mission. These publications include manuals, historical publications, journals, legal documents and more. Titles in this collection include: Al-Anbar Awakening: American Perspectives, Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa, and A History of Women Marines, 1946-1977. This publication is one in this collection.

This Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (ATTP) is intended to help company-level leaders understand the principles and techniques of camouflage, concealment, and decoys (CCD). To remain viable, all units must apply CCD to personnel and equipment. Ignoring a threat's ability to detect friendly operations on the battlefield is shortsighted and dangerous. Friendly units enhance their survivability capabilities if they are well versed in CCD principles and techniques. CCD is equal in importance to marksmanship, maneuver, and mission. It is an integral part of a soldier's duty. CCD encompasses individual and unit efforts such as movement, light, and noise discipline; letter control; dispersal; and deception operations. Each soldier's actions must contribute to the unit's overall CCD posture to maximize effectiveness.

Designated as a light truck, the Jeep was the primary four-wheel drive vehicle for the U.S. Army during WWII. The Jeep's design owed a great deal to Karl Probst, a freelance designer employed by the American Bantam Car Co. Probst's prototype "Blitz Buggy" was built in a mere 49 days. It clearly impressed the Army in head-to-head competition against a design submitted by Willys-Overland. However the Buggy's engine failed to meet requirements, and the Army determined that Bantam could not produce the vehicle in quantity. As a result, the Army bought the Bantam design and asked both Willys and Ford to improve it. The Willys model MB, equipped with a L134 straight-4 "Go Devil" engine, was eventually accepted as the standard. Ford models built to Willys specifications were designated GPW ("G" for government vehicle, "P" designating the 80" wheelbase, and "W" indicating the Willys engine design). (Notably, the "GP" part of the designation is often misinterpreted to mean "General Purpose," and some have suggested this is the reason the vehicle was nick-named the "Jeep." In reality it was probably named after a character in the Popeye cartoons). Roughly 640,000 Jeeps were built during WWII by Ford and Willys, and used on every front. Utilitarian, rugged, and easy to maintain, Jeeps saw service as scout cars, ambulances, firefighting vehicles, as tractors for artillery, and more. The vehicle so impressed war correspondent Ernie Pyle that he called it one of the "two most important pieces of non-combat equipment ever developed" - the other being the pocket stove. Jeeps remained in service for the U.S. military in Korea and in the Vietnam War. Created in 1944, this technical manual reveals a great deal about the Jeep's design and capabilities. Intended as a manual for those charged with operation and maintenance, this manual shows many aspects of its engine, cooling, power, drive train and other systems. Originally labeled restricted, this manual was declassified long ago and is here reprinted in book form. Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has long been one of the federal government's key agencies in planning the uses of the nation's waterways and water resources. Though responsible for a range of water-related programs, the Corps's two traditional programs have been flood damage reduction and navigation enhancement. The water resource needs of the nation, however, have for decades been shifting away from engineered control of watersheds toward restoration of ecosystem services and natural hydrologic variability. In response to these shifting needs, legislation was enacted in 1990 which initiated the Corps's involvement in ecological restoration, which is now on par with the Corps's traditional flood damage reduction and navigation roles. This book provides an analysis of the Corps's efforts in ecological restoration, and provides broader recommendations on how the corps might streamline their planning process. It also assesses the impacts of federal legislation on the Corps planning and projects, and provides recommendations on how relevant federal policies might be altered in order to improve Corps planning. Another important shift affecting the Corps has been federal cost-sharing arrangements (enacted in 1986), mandating greater financial participation in Corps water projects by local co-sponsors. The book describes how this has affected the Corps-sponsor relationship, and comments upon how each group must adjust to new planning and political realities.

Hurricane- and coastal-storm-related losses have increased substantially during the past century, largely due to increases in population and development in the most susceptible coastal areas. Climate change poses additional threats to coastal communities from sea level rise and possible increases in strength of the largest hurricanes. Several large cities in the United States have extensive assets at risk to coastal storms, along with countless smaller cities and developed areas. The devastation from Superstorm Sandy has heightened the nation's awareness of these vulnerabilities. What can we do to better prepare for and respond to the increasing risks of loss? Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts reviews the coastal risk-reduction strategies and levels of protection that have been used along the United States East and Gulf Coasts to reduce the impacts of coastal flooding associated with storm surges. This report evaluates their effectiveness in terms of economic return, protection of life safety, and minimization of environmental effects. According to this report, the vast majority of the funding for coastal risk-related issues is provided only after a disaster occurs. This report calls for the development of a national vision for coastal risk management that includes a long-term view, regional solutions, and recognition of the full array of economic, social, environmental, and life-safety benefits that come from risk reduction efforts. To support this vision, Reducing Coastal Risk states that a national coastal risk assessment is needed to identify those areas with the greatest risks that are high priorities for risk reduction efforts. The report discusses the implications of expanding the extent and levels of coastal storm surge protection in terms of operation and maintenance costs and the availability of resources. Reducing Coastal Risk recommends that benefit-cost analysis, constrained by acceptable risk criteria and other important environmental and social factors, be used as a framework for evaluating national investments in coastal risk reduction. The recommendations of this report will assist engineers, planners and policy makers at national, regional, state, and local levels to move from a nation that is primarily reactive to coastal disasters to one that invests wisely in coastal risk reduction and builds resilience among coastal communities. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Institutional Landscape for Coastal Risk Management 3 Performance of Coastal Risk Reduction Strategies 4 Principles for Guiding the Nation's Future Investments in Coastal Risk Reduction 5 A Vision for Coastal Risk Reduction References Appendix A: Major U.S. Coastal Storms Since 1900 Appendix B: USACE Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Projects Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

At the request of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology, Powering the U.S. Army of the Future examines the U.S. Army's future power requirements for sustaining a multi-domain operational conflict and considers to what extent emerging power generation and transmission technologies can achieve the Army's operational power requirements in 2035. The study was based on one operational usage case identified by the Army as part of its ongoing efforts in multi-domain operations. The recommendations contained in this report are meant to help inform the Army's investment priorities in technologies to help ensure that the power requirements of the Army's future capability needs are achieved. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary Introduction 1 The Multi-Domain Operations and the 2035 Operational and Technology Environment 2 The Power and Energy Technology Assessment Criteria 3 Energy Sources, Conversion Devices, and Storage 4 System-Wide Communication Issues in Support of Multi-Domain Operations 5 Dismounted Soldier Power and Light Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Unmanned Ground Vehicles 6 Vehicle Power and Large Weapon Systems 7 Forward Operating Base Power 8 Fuel Conversion Efficiency and Other Material Driven Opportunities 9 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B: Biographies Appendix C: Call for White Papers Appendix D: List of Data-Gathering Sessions Appendix E: Abstracts of Selected White Papers Appendix F: Data-Gathering Session Agendas Appendix G: Aluminum Fuel Appendix H: 5G Networks Appendix I: Soldier Silent Power Challenges Appendix J: High Performance ICE Engines Roadmap Appendix K: Hybrid Fuel Efficiency Appendix L: Power Electronics Appendix M: Nuclear Power Safety/Regulatory Considerations Appendix N: Acronyms List

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is responsible for construction, operations, and maintenance of much of the nation's water resources infrastructure. This infrastructure includes flood control levees, multi-purpose dams, locks, navigation channels, port and harbor facilities, and beach protection infrastructure. The Corps of Engineers also regulates the dredging and filling of wetlands subject to federal jurisdictions. Along with its programs for flood damage reduction and support of commercial navigation, ecosystem restoration was added as a primary Corps mission area in 1996. The National Research Council (NRC) Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning was convened by the NRC at the request of the Corps of Engineers to provide independent advice to the Corps on an array of strategic and planning issues. National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers surveys the key water resources challenges facing the Corps, the limits of what might be expected today from the Corps, and future prospects for the agency. This report presents several findings, but no recommendations, to the Corps of Engineers based on initial investigations and discussions with Corps leadership. National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can serve as a foundational resource for the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Congress, federal agencies, and Corps project co-sponsors, among others. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers References Appendix A: Guest Speakers at Committee Meetings Appendix B: Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program Statistics Appendix C: Biographical Information: Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Science, Engineering, and Planning