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  Theater (warfare) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In warfare, a theater or theatre is normally used to define a specific geographic area within which armed conflict occurs.
This war had at least three separate theaters: European, Pacific, and African, though the last is considered by some military historians to be an adjunct of the European Theater.
The term "theater of operations" was defined in the [American] field manuals as the land and sea areas to be invaded or defended, including areas necessary for administrative activities incident to the military operations (chart 12).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theater_(warfare)   (354 words)

  
 European Theater of Operations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European Theater of Operations, or ETO, is the term used in the United States to refer to US operations north of the Mediterranean coast, in the European Theatre of World War II.
The European Theater of Operations, or ETO, was the term used by the United States in World War II to refer to all US military activity in Europe which fell under the administrative command of "European Theater of Operations, United States Army" (ETOUSA).
Operation Torch, the landings in North Africa, were referred to as occurring in the North African Theater of Operations and then later (December 10, 1944)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Theater_of_Operations   (902 words)

  
 The Mediterranean Theater of Operations
The chief functions of the Medical Department in a theater of operations were broadly conceived of as evacuation, hospitalization, and sanitation and other measures for the prevention of disease; the procurement, storage, and issue of medical supplies and equipment; and the preparation of medical records and reports.
The term "theater of operations" was defined in the field manuals as the land and sea areas to be invaded or defended, including areas necessary for administrative activities incident to the military operations (chart 12).
In theaters where a long buildup period was possible before the field forces went into combat, a fairly elaborate system of communications zone sections or bases would develop well in advance of the rest of the theater elements.
history.amedd.army.mil /booksdocs/wwii/orgadmin/org_admin_wwii_chpt7.htm   (18045 words)

  
 CHAPTER 4 - THEATER SUPPORT OPERATIONS
For force projection operations the Army must be capable of executing any combinations of strategic deployments including movement from CONUS to a theater of operation, movement from one unified command to another unified command, intertheater deployments between theaters of operation within the same AOR, and movements within CONUS.
The makeup and operation of the PSA are tailored to the type, size, and mode of transportation of units passing through the port.
Synchronization between the theater staging bases and the ports of debarkation is essential for the efficient flow and reassembly of troops and equipment and facilitates the management of life support functions.
www.transchool.eustis.army.mil /dto/dto-chp4.htm   (17558 words)

  
 USAAF Chronology:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): The Luftwaffe launches an attack of 700-800 aircraft against Ninth AF and Allied airfields, mainly in the Brussels, Belgium and Eindhoven, the Netherlands areas, and to a lesser degree in the Metz, France area; 127 operational Allied aircraft are destroyed; Allied fighters claim 160 air victories while AA claims 300.
TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY 1945 AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ALASKA (Eleventh Air Force): In the Kurile Islands, 1 B-24 flies a reconnaissance sortie along Onnekotan Island-Matsuwa Island E coasts; 4 B-24s strike the Kakumabetsu cannery and targets on Paramushiru Island; 8 to 10 fighters intercept and the B-24s claim 2 victories; 1 B-24 is lost.
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): Mission 813: 291 B-24s, 112 B-17s and 186 P-51s are recalled from a mission against targets in Germany because of expected bad weather at UK bases and heavy clouds; 1 B-17 and 3 B-24s are damaged beyond repair; 6 airmen are KIA and 8 WIA.
paul.rutgers.edu /~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/Jan.45.html   (15746 words)

  
 The European Theater of Operations
Centralized control over the operations and training of personnel and over the coordination of the stages in evacuation was necessary, he argued, because evacuation and medical care of the sick and wounded was a continuous operation.
According to theater policy the air and ground forces were to operate only temporary hospitalization facilities capable of treating cases requiring a hospital stay of not more than 96 hours, but in July 1942 the Eighth Air Force made a request for authority to operate rest homes to treat cases of flying fatigue.
As theater Chief Surgeon his directives, over the signature of the theater Adjutant General, went to the Services of Supply as well as to the armies and air forces, and so were received by General Hawley in his capacity as SOS surgeon.
history.amedd.army.mil /booksdocs/wwii/orgadmin/org_admin_wwii_chpt8.htm   (19127 words)

  
 FM 55-80 Chapter 2 Theater Container Operations
Shown in the figure is the in-theater movement of containers to hubs, SSAs, by exception to division DSSA, and to users throughout the COMMZ, corps, and division areas.
In combined operations being conducted from friendly soil, the HN may choose to exercise its territorial responsibilities and continue to operate ports in the theater.
Operations in the division area usually do not include rail movement as highway remains the normal mode used to transport containers.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/policy/army/fm/55-80/ch2.htm   (4908 words)

  
 theater of operations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
(DOD) A subarea within a theater of war defined by the geographic combatant commander required to conduct or support specific combat operations.
Different theaters of operations within the same theater of war will normally be geographically separate and focused on different enemy forces.
Theaters of operations are usually of significant size, allowing for operations over extended periods of time.
www.dtic.mil /doctrine/jel/doddict/data/t/05406.html   (59 words)

  
 The Other Theater of Operations
Afghanistan is frequently touted as the "un-Iraq," in the sense that the U.S. invasion of the country clearly was linked to fighting al Qaeda, and the United States has fought as part of a coalition.
It is an inhospitable area for combat operations by conventional, mechanized forces.
The Soviets, with hundreds of thousands of troops, were unable to subdue insurgents in Afghanistan; the United States -- with perhaps a tenth of the number of forces that the Soviets had there -- doesn't have a chance.
www.informationclearinghouse.info /article13170.htm   (769 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Pacific Theater of Operations
The Pacific Theater of Operations, or PTO, was the term used by the United States in World War II to refer to all military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it.
Because of the nearly equal roles of the Army and the Navy in conducting war in the Pacific, there was never a single commander comparable to Eisenhower in the ETO.
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www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Pacific_Theatre_of_Operations   (459 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Us Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941-43: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941-43 is the first of three volumes in Osprey's new Battle Orders series, which seeks to describe "command, deployment, organization and evolution of forces in battle...including doctrine, training, tactics and equipment." Rottman's first volume covers the period from Pearl Harbor to the landing on Bougainville in November 1943.
Despite the stylistic problems, US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941-43 gets off to a good start with sections that clearly define the four combat missions of the US Marine Corps, its doctrine and training, and unit organization.
The final section of the book is a 31-page summary of Marine combat operations in the Pacific in the first two years of the war (Corregidor, Guadalcanal, Russells and New Georgia, and Bougainville).
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/184176518X   (658 words)

  
 theater level operations - Storming Media
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Theater Nuclear Weapons in Europe: The Contemporary Debate Date: SEP 2004
Supporting and Integrating Theater Security Cooperation Plans Date: 03 MAY 2004
www.stormingmedia.us /keywords/theater_level_operations.html   (1441 words)

  
 GameSpy: P.T.O. IV: Pacific Theater of Operations Review
One such KOEI franchise is P.T.O. Pacific Theater of Operations), the first iteration of which was released for the Sega Genesis and SNES in 1993, and the second and third iterations of which were never brought to the U.S., most likely because KOEI wasn't exactly a high-profile publisher for most of the '90s.
Playing as England or America is the game's "easy" difficulty level; as the former, you have a formidable fleet and an American alliance, and as the latter, you have the raw resources of the world's richest nation at your disposal.
Playing as Japan or Germany (especially Germany) is the "hard" difficulty level; you have to pick and choose your battles, slowly expanding your dominion over the world's seas without stretching your initially limited resources too thin or provoking America's wrath too soon.
ps2.gamespy.com /playstation-2/pto-iv-pacific-theater-of-operations/497855p1.html   (752 words)

  
 Amazon.com: US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941-43 (Battle Orders): Books: Gordon Rottman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The outbreak of World War II set in motion a massive expansion of the United States Marine Corps, leading to a 24-fold increase in size by August 1945.
This book is the first of several volumes to examine the Corps's meteoric wartime expansion and the evolution of its units.
It covers the immediate pre-war period, the rush to deploy defense forces in the war's early months, and the Marines' first combat operations on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, and Bougainville.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/184176518X?v=glance   (1687 words)

  
 IGN: P.T.O. IV: Pacific Theater of Operations
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 HyperWar: European Theater of Operations--Contents
The War in North Africa, Part 1 (Operations in Egypt and Libya)
United States Army in World War II--European Theater of Operations:
Plans and Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/ETO   (266 words)

  
 HyperWar: "East Wind, Rain"--Contents
CNO War Warning Messages of Nov. 24 and Nov. 27, 1941
97--Pearl Harbor Operations: General Outline of Orders and Plans This monograph is a collection of Japanese orders and directives concerning the Pearl Harbor operation.
HISTORY OF UNITED STATES NAVAL OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II Vol.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/PTO/EastWind/index.html   (520 words)

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