Department of the Army, Historical Summary, Fiscal Year 1970

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Department of the Army
Historical Summary

Fiscal Year 1970

Compiled and Edited

William Gardner Bell

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1973

Foreword

This fiscal year 1970 summary of Army expenditures, work, and accomplishments is the second annual edition to be published separately by the Army following cancellation in May 1972 of the Annual Report of the Department of Defense—a document which for two decades had incorporated the annual reports of all of the service secretaries. Continuation of the Army report sustains a document published annually since 1822, one whose earlier editions dating from 1792 were brought into print in 1832 in the military affairs volumes of American State Papers.

Those seeking the broad context of the military establishment that was formerly available in the consolidated Annual Report of the Department of Defense are referred to the annual posture statements of the Secretary of Defense. As those reports deal with future requirements rather than past accomplishments, annual editions of the Department of the Army Historical Summary should be consulted for the details of expenditures, work, and accomplishments that pertain to the Army.

Washington, D.C.
15 January 1973

JAMES L. COLLINS, JR.
Brigadier General, USA
Chief of Military History

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Contents

Chapter		Page
I.	INTRODUCTION	3
II.	OPERATIONAL FORCES	7
	The Pacific and the Far East	7
	Europe	9
	Alaska and Latin America	10
	Army Readiness	11
	Army Operations Center and System	12
	Civil Disturbance and Emergency Operations	13
	Civil Affairs and Civic Action	16
	Military Assistance	17
	Communications-Electronics	18
	Civil Defense	21
III.	THE WAR IN VIETNAM	26
	Operations	26
	Logistics	30
	Engineer Operations	35
IV.	FORCE DEVELOPMENT	38
	Plans	39
	Organization	40
	Training and Schooling	40
	Weapons Systems	44
	Army Aviation	50
	Chemical Warfare and Biological Research Programs	52
V.	PERSONNEL	54
	Military Personnel	54
	Military Justice, Discipline, and Legal Affairs	60
	Health and Medical Care	63
	Civilian Personnel	65
VI.	RESERVE FORCES	70
	Readiness	70
	Personnel	71
	Materiel and Supply	74
	Installations and Facilities	76
	Training	78
	Management	79
	Military Support to Civil Authorities	80
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Chapter		Page
VII.	MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND FUNDS	82
	Organizational Developments	82
	Management Programs and Systems	83
	Budget and Funds	89
	Cost Reduction Program	94
VIII.	LOGISTICS	96
	Materiel Acquisition	96
	Materiel Maintenance	99
	Aviation Logistics	100
	Supply and Depot Management	102
	Transportation	104
	Logistic Improvements in Supply, Maintenance, and Transportation Operations	107
	Logistic Doctrine and Systems	111
	Facilities and Construction	113
	Support Services	117
	Military Assistance	118
IX.	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	122
	Research Programs	123
	Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense Program	126
	Research and Development and Vietnamization	127
	STANO Systems	128
	Firepower	129
X.	CIVIL WORKS AND MILITARY ENGINEERING	132
	Water Resources Development	132
	Public Works and the Environment	132
	Construction and Management	133
	Emergency Assistance	136
	Planning	136
	Research and Development	138
	Military Activities and the Environment	139
	Military Engineering Research and Development	141
	Mapping and Geodesy	144
XI.	SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	146
	Administration of the Ryukyu Islands	146
	Administration of the Panama Canal	149
	Interoceanic Canal Studies	149
	Promotion of Rifle Practice	150
XII.	SUMMARY	152
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