The Center for Military History maintains a huge inventory of Department of the Army historical artifacts. Some of the artifacts are maintained at the National Museum of the United States Army; some are on display and others in storage. Other artifacts are at Army storage locations. The US Army Training and Doctrine Command released a copy of its inventory in a set of five large Excel files. One file has not yet been released. The image above is a fictional representation of the Army’s holdings. Below, you can download the Excel Spreadsheet files of about 500,000 items in the Army’s…
Author: John Greenewald
This book is intended to be a general overview of U.S. government cryptology since the end of World War II. It is projected to be a four-book study carrying the story to the end of the Cold War, symbolized by the fall of the Berlin Wall. Document Archive Book I: The Struggle for Centralization 1945-1960 American Cryptology During the Cold War 1945-1989, Book I [299 Pages, 14.87MB] Book II: Centralization Wins, 1960-1972 American Cryptology During the Cold War 1945-1989, Book II [371 Pages, 73MB] – This version was after an MDR case filed in November 2021 and released in January 2023.…
In November of 2018, The Black Vault began pursuing records relating to the company United Nuclear, owned by Bob Lazar of “flying saucers at Area 51” fame. Whether his story behind seeing alien craft within Area 51 is true or not, his company United Nuclear does have an FBI file. According to United Nuclear’s website: “The purpose of United Nuclear Scientific (United Nuclear Scientific Supplies, LLC) is to once again make scientific equipment & supplies available to everyone. Currently, both private and public schools (as well as other learning institutions) have removed chemicals & glassware from their chemistry labs and…
The follow It is written as a Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) publication, authored by Lieutenant Colonel Karl E. Nell, explores the complex history and strategic development of the “hearts-and-minds” concept in counterinsurgency (COIN) warfare. Initially conceptualized by British Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer during the 1952 Malayan Emergency to address a communist guerrilla insurgency, this approach has evolved to become a pivotal aspect of modern COIN doctrine, notably influenced by General David Petraeus’s application during the 2007 Iraq surge. The study thoroughly examines the concept’s colonial origins, its transformation during the Cold War, its misinterpretations in Vietnam, and…
PURPOSE: To forward to the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, via the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight (ATSD(IO)), NSA’s quarterly report on its intelligence activities. Document Archive NSA Report to the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) for 4QT 2001 [9 Pages, 2MB]