Word: combative
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fight two limited wars simultaneously in such distant corners of the world as Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Each of these wars would be fought by a corps of two or three divisions. Even now, the U.S. can drop a battle group (1,800 men) of the combat-ready, U.S.-based xoist Airborne Division into action some 8,500 miles away in 80 hours, put the rest of the division on the line in two weeks. Under present plans, reinforcing divisions would travel by sea; the standard infantry division has far too much heavy equipment to be airlifted...
...eased out of the Pentagon. General Taylor, Ridgway's successor, waged a behind-the-scenes battle-and resigned in 1959 in frustration. Next came two men who have been criticized for their lack of drive. General Lyman ("Lem") Lemnitzer, 62, a brilliant staff officer with little combat experience, served as Army Chief of Staff from 1959 to 1960, then moved up to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and President Kennedy have made little secret of the fact that they feel Lemnitzer does not have the forceful personality to fit the job. Lemnitzer...
...ranks. A startling 83% of the enlisted men are in the Army for a career. Roughly one-third of all active-duty first lieutenants have had either ranger or paratrooper training. In the Seventh Army, nearly 75% of the officers above the rank of first lieutenant have had combat experience. "The Russian soldier is not nine feet tall to us," says General Bruce Clarke, commander in chief of the U.S. Army in Europe (USAREUR) and NATO's Central Army Group (CENTAG). Says Davidson: "The Soviet and Czech soldiers may have more rural ruggedness than our kids, but there...
...elite of the Stateside divisions are the 4th Infantry and the all-volunteer 82nd and 101st Airborne, which make up the Strategic Army Corps, the combat-ready reserve that would be thrown into battle wherever it might break out around the world...
...John rocket, which can be fitted with a nuclear warhead. One company (300 men) is always ready to move out within an hour; an entire battle group (1,800 men) can be on its way in four. Every morning, every man on alert assumes he will be headed for combat before nightfall. He gets his bedding ready to be turned in. Private cars are parked in a special lot. A folder containing each man's personal papers-including his will-is kept up to date...