Department of the Army Historical Summary Fiscal Year 1981

Department of the Army Historical Summary - Fiscal Year 1981

Department of the Army
Historical Summary

Fiscal Year 1981

Compiled by

Karl E. Cocke	James S. Nanney
Detmar H. Finke	Edgar F. Raines, Jr.
James E. Hewes, Jr.	Paul J. Scheips
Billy C. Mossman

Edited by

Christine O. Hardyman

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1988

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	7
..	Organization and Deployment	7
	Europe and the Middle East	11
	The Pacific and Far East	15
	Western Hemisphere	17
	Chemical and Nuclear Matters	19
	Military Support to Civil Authorities	23
3.	FORCE DEVELOPMENT, DOCTRINE, AND TRAINING	25
..	Force Development	25
	Concepts and Doctrine	34
	Training and Schooling	45
4.	INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS	52
..	Intelligence	52
	Automation	64
	Communications	70
5.	MANNING THE ARMY	77
..	Enlisted Personnel	78
	Officers	88
	Women in the Army	95
	Military Manpower and Personnel Management	99
	Civilian Personnel	101
6.	HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT	107
...	Leadership and Motivation	107
	Quality of Life	108
	Pay, Leave, and Travel	110
	Morale, Welfare, and Recreation	111
	Equal Opportunity	115
	Education	117
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Chapter	...	Page
	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	119
	Accident Prevention	120
	Discipline, Law Enforcement, and Military Justice	120
7.	SUPPORT SERVICES	125
...	Health and Medical Care	125
	Religion	130
	Casualty and Memorial Affairs	132
	Housing and Homeowners' Assistance	133
	Food Services	136
	Commissary and Subsistence Supplies	138
	Laundry and Dry Cleaning	140
	Clothing and Personal Equipment	140
	Heraldic Activities	141
8.	RESERVE FORCES	143
...	Force Structure	143
	Strength	145
	Personnel Management	150
	Equipment	153
	Facilities and Construction	155
	Training and Readiness	156
	Support to Civil Authorities	160
9.	ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT	162
	Organization	162
	Financial Management	167
	Records and Publications Management	171
	Administrative Management	178
10.	LOGISTICS	181
	Support of Forward Deployed Forces	181
	Logistics Planning and Management	189
	Computer Applications	197
	Materiel Maintenance	213
	Supply Management and Depot Operations	217
	Transportation	220
	Facilities, Construction, and Real Property	229
	Physical Security	236
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Chapter	...	Page
11.	RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION	239
	Planning and Budgeting	239
	Science and Technology	242
	Ballistic Missile Defense	244
	Development	251
	Rationalization, Standardization, and Interoperability	259
12.	SECURITY ASSISTANCE	262
	Administration and Management	264
	Policy	267
	Foreign Military Training	268
	NATO and Europe	269
	The Middle East and Africa	271
	Pacific Region and Asia	275
	Western Hemisphere	277
	Security Assistance Affiliated Program	278
13.	SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	280
	Civil Works	280
	Environmental Protection and Preservation	287
	The Army Energy Program	289
	Army Litigation	293
	Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization	303
...
...	APPENDIX A: Organization of the Department of the Army	(inside back cover)
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