Theaters of Operations

Another extremely important military requirement that is not usually associated with civilian requirements is stability in prolonged storage under adverse conditions. For example, the first lots of fly spray that were shipped to North Africa, in 1942, contained pyrethrum as the principal active ingredient. It was not possible to store this material under cover and much of it remained under constant exposure to the intense tropical sun, undoubtedly deteriorating very rapidly. Covered storage facilities are the exception rather than the rule in a combat theater of operations, and all insecticide compounds furnished to the military forces should withstand this type of storage. 

Farben could promise the increase was possible only because she had already grown fat from masticating Austrian, Czechoslovakian, and Polish chemical industries. For four years, the Wehrmacht had never been far from Farben s theaters of operation. 

CZ.Abbr for Combat Zone. A region in a theater of operations where fighting takes place, or where space is designated for the operations of friendly combat forces, extending from the front line to a line or boundary designated by the theater commas der. Also a combat area Ref OrdTechTerm (1962), pp 77 90... 

Wash, DC (1944) 748-78 lO)M.M.Kostevitch, Methods for the Safe Burning-out of Lyddite and Other Shells , Talleres Graficos, Buenos Aires (1944) ll)R.D.Leitch P.R.Moyer, US Bur Mines Info Circ IC 7335 (1945)> 6 pp (Destruction of damaged, deteriorated, or unwanted commercial expls) 12)Anon, Destruction of Unexploded Ammunition in Theaters of Operation , US War Dept Tech Bull TB ORD 249,... 

The relationship between NDRC on the one hand and the Army and Navy on the other constitutes one of the most important phases on the history of the scientific effort of the United States from 1940 to 1946. Many mistakes were made and at times there was much bitterness. . . Many NDRC representatives were irked by the long lapse of time between the inception of an idea and use of a developed item in Theaters of Operations. [Noyes, page 141]. 

In order to coordinate all the various means for disseminating ehemi-rals and to insure that each is used to supplement the others in the most efficient manner, the Theater of Operations is divided into zones progressively increasing in depth from the battle front. Diagnim I (page 55). shows in schematic form such a zoning of the Theater of Operations. 

The future role of lewiate is uncertain. Under favorable conditions it is undoubtedly superior to any of the other World War gases. The fpicstion as to whether or not it would be used in a future war would seem, ilicrofore, to depend primarily upon the meterological condition. to be rucovu ter< d in the Theater of Operations. In cold countries and in hot... 

In considering the chemical technique and tactics of the several arms, we shall follow the organization of the Theater of Operations for chemical warfare, as presented in Chap. Ill, Diagram 1, and discuss the chemical technique and tactics of each arm in the order of its proximity to the battle front of an army. 

C. Conservation of limited supplies requires efficient stock control procedures. Modem automatic data processing systems can achieve the necessary degree of control when properly used. However, when automatic data processing equipment is employed, consideration must be given to the establishment of protected sites, alternate facilities, and hardening to reduce vulnerability. Only a limited number of computer facilities will be available, and their protection is essential. Their practicability in theaters of operation has not been demonstrated. 

FM 8-10. Health Service Support in a Theater of Operations. 1 March 1991. 

FM 8-10-6. Medical Evacuation in a Theater of Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. 31 October 1990. 

The first U.S. troops arrived in the southwest Asia theater of operations in August 1990 during the preparatory period referred to as Operation Desert Shield, the period immediately... 

T]he term echelon is used to describe the phased system of health care delivery in the Theater of Operations (such as far forward care is provided at Echelon I). The term level is used to describe the level of command (such as division, regiment, or corps).1(pl 1)... 

Records of U.S. Commands in the European, Mediterranean, and Africa-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations (Record Group 492) Records of Allied and U.S. Army Commands, China-Burma-India Theater of Operations (World War II) (Record Group 493)... 

Air mass and weather front terminology were developed in Norway during World War I. Norwegian meteorologists were unable to get weather reports from the Atlantic theater of operations consequently, they developed a dense network of weather stations that led to impressive advances in atmospheric modeling that are still being used. 

Chart 2—Suggested Organization of Offices of Chemical Officers Theater of Operations... 

War came the Chief of Staff or the ranking War Department officer designated by the President was to assume command of GHQ, assemble and train troops, and move them into a theater of operations for combat. The GHQ commander would then convert his headquarters into a theater headquarters, or he would designate a theater commander who would organize a theater headquarters. Representatives of the War Department administrative and supply services were to form a special staff for the GHQ and theater commander, and the senior representative of each service was to be the theater chief of his service. ... 

The operational focus of overseas supply was the port of embarkation. Each major port was responsible for a theater or theaters of operations, processing theater requisitions, or its automatic supply, requesting materiel from the technical services, and actually shipping approved allowances. The responsibilities of the continental technical services ended at the port the port of embarkation was in charge until cargo cleared the harbor. Technically, the theater became accountable for shipments at sea, but the physical responsibilities of the theater organi-... 

WD Memo W-700-8-42, 10 Oct 42, sub Sup of Overseas Depts, Theatres, and Separate Bases. Stockages in the United States were likewise extremely limited. For example, the total mask stockage, including that in the continental United States, in late 19411 was 2,85j.foo. an amount almost a million less than the war-end stockage of the lightweight service mask in the European Theater of Operations alone. 

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