Cover, Department of the Army Historical Summary, Fiscal Year 1973


Department of the Army
Historical Summary

 

Fiscal Year 1973

Compiled and Edited

by

Willian Gardner Bell

and

Karl E. Cocke

 

 

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1977

i


Contents

Chapter

 

Page

I.

INTRODUCTION

3

II.

OPERATIONAL FORCES

8

 

The Pacific and the Far East

8

Europe

12

Alaska and Panama

14

Continental United States

14

Readiness

15

Command and Control

16

Exercises

16

Tactical Nuclear Weapons Policy

17

Special Forces and Special Assistance Forces

18

Civil Affairs and Psychological Warfare

19

Military Support to Civil Authorities

19

Military Engineering

23

Security Assistance

25

International Humanitarian Law

28

III.

FORCE DEVELOPMENT

29

 

Training and Schooling

31

Systems

35

Chemical and Biological Matters

42

IV.

ORGANIZATION

44

 

Restructuring the Major Commands

45

Department of the Army

47

Training

48

Field Organization

49

Other Reorganization Actions

50

V.

INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS

51

 

Intelligence

51

Communications

55

VI.

PERSONNEL

59

 

Military Personnel

59

Operation Homecoming

59

Readiness and Trained Strength

60

The Modern Volunteer Army

61

Leadership, Motivation, and Recruitment

62

Enlisted Personnel

64

Officer Personnel

66

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Chapter

 

Page

 

Special Remuneration Programs

68

Personnel Management

70

Race Relations and Equal Opportunity

73

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

75

Military Justice, Discipline, and Legal Affairs

76

Civilian Personnel

87

VII.

RESERVE FORCES

94

 

Force Structure and Organization

94

Personnel

95

Equipment and Maintenance

96

Facilities

97

Training and Readiness

98

Support to Civil Authorities

100

VIII.

MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND FUNDS

101

 

Management Programs, Systems, and Techniques

101

Budget and Funds

105

Budget and Financial Management

105

IX.

LOGISTICS

110

 

Logistics Systems Development

110

Materiel Acquisition

114

Ammunition Procurement

115

Other Procurement

115

Materiel Maintenance

116

Aviation Logistics

117

Supply and Depot Operations and Management

119

Transportation

123

Facilities and Construction

125

Support of Operations in Europe

127

Support of Operations in the Far East

128

Military Aid (International Logistics)

132

X.

SUPPORT SERVICES

135

 

Health and Medical Affairs

135

Religion

138

Housing and Homeowners Assistance

142

Food Service

144

Commissaries

145

Laundry and Dry Cleaning

145

Clothing and Personal Equipment

146

Decorations

147

Heraldic Activities

147

Morale and Recreation

148

Education

151

Community Service and Voting Assistance

153

Memorial Affairs

154

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Chapter

 

Page

XI.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

157

 

Program and Budget

157

R&D Management and Organization

158

Research Activities

161

Development

165

Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense

171

International Research and Development

172

XII.

CIVIL WORKS AND SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

173

 

Civil Works

173

Environmental Protection and Preservation

175

Emergency Operations

179

Promotion of Rifle Practice

183

XIII.

SUMMARY

184

 

APPENDIX A. ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Inside back cover

Tables

No.

 

Page

1.

Training Support Under the Foreign Assistance Act

27

2.

Chronology of the Fiscal Year 1973 Budget

107

Chart

No.

 

Page

1.

Army Budget, Fiscal Years 1964-1973

106

Illustrations

 

Page

General Bruce Palmer, Jr

6

Honorable Howard H. Callaway

6

General Creighton W. Abrams

7

Honorable Robert F. Froehlke

7

Illustrations are from Department of Defense files.

 

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