{"id":1487,"date":"2015-07-22T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2016-10-28T22:16:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T22:16:14","slug":"project-agile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/project-agile\/","title":{"rendered":"Project AGILE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/h3>\n

According to Wikipedia:<\/p>\n

“Project AGILE was an ARPA project in the 1960s that investigated means for engaging in remote, limited warfare of an asymmetric type. The research was intended for use in providing U.S. support to countries engaged in fighting Communist insurgents, particularly in Vietnam and Thailand.\u00a0Project AGILE was directed by the United States Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration, or ARPA, and ran from mid 1961 through 1974, when it was canceled. The project was charged with developing methods to use in the looming Vietnam War, and also provided information for use by Thailand in counterinsurgency action against Communist rebels.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The following are documents and reports released under the Freedom of Information Act:<\/p>\n

The Military Research and Development Center, Thailand<\/h3>\n

The Military Research and Development Center, Thailand\u00a0(MRDC) is a Joint Thai-U.S. organization\u00a0established to undertake\u00a0research, development, test and evaluation activities\u00a0in support\u00a0of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, with special emphasis\u00a0on\u00a0strengthening Thai counterinsurgency capabilities.<\/p>\n

MRDC is established within the Thai Ministry\u00a0of Defense\u00a0Supreme Command Headquarters under the leadership of Major\u00a0General Singchai Menasuta, Director, and Mr. Thomas W.\u00a0Brundage, Deputy Director. It\u00a0is stalled jointly and its work\u00a0is\u00a0conducted jointly, by officers of the Royal Thai Armed Forces\u00a0and officers and civilians assigned\u00a0from the U.S. Department\u00a0of Defense. Representation From the United Kingdom Ministry\u00a0of Defence has also\u00a0been provided. Scientific, technical and\u00a0military operations experience are represented on the\u00a0staff. \u00a0The U.S.\u00a0component of the MRDC, called the Research and\u00a0Development Field Unit (RDFU), and requisite financial\u00a0and\u00a0materiel support, are provided through the Advanced Research\u00a0Projects Agency. Office of the Secretary of Defense\u00a0as part of
\nARPA’s program of research in Remote Area Conflict (Project AGILE).<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0The Military Research and Development Center<\/a>\u00a0[243\u00a0Pages, 44MB ]<\/p>\n

Project AGILE Reports<\/h3>\n

\"\"\u00a0Project AGILE, Quarterly rept., 1 Oct-31 Dec 1962, 15 January 1963<\/a>\u00a0[ 157\u00a0Pages, 44MB ]<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0The Use of a Marking Agent for Identification by Dogs, 11 March 1966<\/a> [ 119 Pages, 3.1MB ] –\u00a0This research was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency\u00a0of the Department of Defense and was monitored by ARPA\/AGILE under Contract\u00a0No. SD-171. \u00a0One of the most provoking problems of remote area conflict is the detection and identification of enemy personnel. This problem is exemplified by the\u00a0present conflict in the Republic of’ Vietnam, where the opposing forces are usually\u00a0not distinguishable by any characteristic ethnic or racial features, identifying\u00a0clothing or uniforms, language, or other appearances or actions. Obviously, the\u00a0inability to identity the opposition makes almost impossible the task of controlling\u00a0or countering this foe. One approach to resolving this problem lies in the development of methods for marking or labeling the enemy so that friendly forces can\u00a0be distinguished from the foe. Such a concept was evolved and placed into laboratory investigation in the early 1960’s. \u00a0The concept hinges around the use of a marking chemical or other material having a characteristic physical property, such as odor; which can be detected by trained dogs but will be unnoticed by human beings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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