Department of the Army Historical Summary Fiscal Year 1980

Department of the Army Historical Summary - Fiscal Year 1980

Department of the Army
Historical Summary

Fiscal Year 1980

Compiled by

Karl E. Cocke	James E. Hewes, Jr.
Ronald H. Cole	Vincent C. Jones
Romana M. Danysh	Billy C. Mossman
Detmar H. Finke	Edgar F. Raines, Jr.
Terrence J. Gough	Ronald H. Spector

Edited by

Lenwood Y. Brown

CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
UNITED STATES ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C., 1983

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 Readiness	7
	Europe and the Middle East	11
	The Pacific and Far East	12
	Western Hemisphere	13
	Command and Control	13
	Chemical and Nuclear Matters	14
	Military Support to Civilian Authorities	16
	Iran Rescue Mission	17
3.	FORCE DEVELOPMENT, DOCTRINE, AND TRAINING	19
	Force Development	19
	International Agreements	26
	Concepts and Doctrine	29
	Training and Schooling	43
4.	INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS	58
	Intelligence	58
	Automation	64
	Communications	67
5.	MANNING THE ARMY	74
	Military Strength	75
	Enlisted Personnel	75
	Officer Personnel	84
	Medical Personnel	91
	Women in the Army	91
	Military Manpower and Personnel Management	97
	Civilian Personnel	100
6.	HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT	81
	Leadership and Motivation	81
	Quality of Life Program	81
iii
Chapter	...	Page
	Pay, Leave, and Travel	109
	Morale, Welfare, and Recreation	111
	Equal Opportunity	114
	Education	115
	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	118
	Accident Prevention	118
	Discipline, Law Enforcement, and Military Justice	119
7.	SUPPORT SERVICES	124
	Health and Medical Care	124
	Religion	131
	Casualty and Memorial Affairs	132
	Housing and Homeowners' Assistance	134
	Food Services	135
	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	152
	Equipment and Maintenance	155
	Facilities	156
	Training and Readiness	158
	Support to Civil Authorities	161
9.	ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT	163
	Organization	163
	Financial Management	167
	Records and Publications Management	178
	Administrative Management	182
10.	LOGISTICS	149
	Support of Forward Deployed Forces	149
	Security Assistance	152
	Logistics Planning and Management	155
	Logistics Systems	157
	Materiel Maintenance	158
	Supply Management and Depot Operations	161
	Transportation	163
	Facilities, Construction, and Real Property	163
iv
Chapter		Page
11.	RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ACQUISITION	210
	Planning and Budgeting	210
	Science and Technology	212
	Ballistic Missile Defense	222
	Development	228
	Rationalization, Standardization, and Interoperability (RSI)	241
12.	SPECIAL FUNCTIONS	246
	Civil Works	246
	Environmental Protection and Preservation	252
	The Army Energy Program	254
	Army Litigation	263
	Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization	269
13.	CONCLUSION	271
...	APPENDIX A: Organization of the Department of the Army	(Back Cover)
	GLOSSARY	273
	Figure
1.	Deployment and Composition of 24 Army Divisions	7
	Charts
1.	Distribution: Combat to Support of Army Force Structure	8
2.	Total Energy Consumption Versus Cost, Fiscal Years 73-85	256
3.	Army Synthetic Fuels Evaluation Process	261
	Tables
1.	Indiscipline Index--Worldwide	121
2.	Chronology of the Fiscal Year 1980 Budget	169
	vi

	Return to CMH Online
	Last updated 17 September 2004