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Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 01-01-2010. ; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 01-01-2010. ; Washington, D.C: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 01-01-2010., 2010
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- Nachgewiesen in: Digital Library of the Caribbean
- Sprachen: English
- Collection: Digital Library of the Caribbean
- Document Type: text
- Language: English
- Rights: This item is a work of the U.S. federal government and not subject to copyright pursuant to 17 U.S.C. §105.
- Notes: (Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-606) and index. ; 1: Behind The Scenes -- On the island -- Grenadian Armed Forces and Cuban workers -- Eastern Caribbean neighbors -- U S policy shifts -- Chain of command complexities -- Caribbean concept plan -- XVIII Airborne Corps -- Corps logistic system -- Contingency forces -- 82d Airborne Division -- 2: Policy And Initial Planning, 13-24 October 1983 -- Washington and Norfolk, 13-19 October -- Death by revolution, 19-20 October -- Reaction in the United States, 19-20 October -- Washington, Norfolk, and the Caribbean, 21-22 October -- XVIII Airborne Corps and 82d Airborne Division, 19-20 October -- 75-percent decision -- Atlantic command and army planning, 22 October -- Presidential party, afternoon/evening, 22 October -- Concept of operations -- Special operations forces and ranger planning, 21-24 October -- Ranger logistical plans and preparations, 22 October -- Washington and the Caribbean, 23 October -- 3: Final Planning, 22-25 October 1983 -- Mackmull and the Corps weigh in, 23-24 October -- Atlantic command final preparations, 23-24 October -- Division support command, 23-24 October -- Engineers, 22-24 October -- Division artillery, 22-25 October -- Division Aviation, 22-24 October -- Communications, 22-24 October -- Medical, 22-24 October -- Service support annex -- Corps support command, 23-25 October -- President Reagan decides, 24 October -- Intelligence problem -- Cuba and Grenada, 23-25 October -- 4: Loading The Force, N-Hour to N+3:30 -- Ranger battalions -- 82d Airborne Division, N-hour to N+2 -- N + 2 briefing and concerns -- Brigade/battalion staffs, N + 2:30 to N + 3:30 -- 82d Airborne division, N + 2:30 to 3:30 -- 5: Force Sorties, N + 3:30 To Liftoff -- 82d Airborne Division, N + 3:30 to N + 8 -- Aviation task force -- Communications preparations -- Medical planning -- Decision to airdrop -- Corps liaison -- Green ramp operations -- 6: Area Of Operations, 25-26 October 1983 -- Initial assaults -- Point Salines airhead -- Division arrives -- General Trobaugh take charge -- Intermediate staging base on Barbados -- Point Salines Airfield operations -- Evacuees, detainees, and refugees -- Medical reinforcements -- 7: Division-Rear Support -- Division control and security -- Managing the airflow -- Green ramp congestion -- Yellow ramp activities -- 3d Brigade deploys -- Green ramp solutions -- Hunter Army Airfield -- 8: Area Of Operations, 26-27 October 1983 -- General Trobaugh's plan -- Point Salines Combat and support, 26 October -- Intermediate staging base on Barbados -- Processing Americans and third-country nationals -- Processing detainees and refugees -- Processing casualties -- Engineer operations -- Point Salines Airhead, 26 October -- Division G-4 oversight, 26-27 October -- 9: Corps Support -- Managing the airflow -- Augmenting the division -- Augmenting Army Communications -- Airflow requirements shift -- Sea line of communications -- Medical dilemmas -- Supply system management -- Green ramp hand-off -- 10: Area Of Operations, 27 October 1983 -- Intermediate staging base on Barbados -- Point Salines Airhead, morning -- Combat and support -- Point Salines Airhead, afternoon/evening -- Processing casualties -- Processing Americans and third-country nationals -- Processing detainees and refugees -- Maintenance issues -- 11: Period Of Transition -- Intermediate staging base on Barbados -- Point Salines Airfield and Pearls Airport -- Final operations and departures -- New phase -- Evolving policies in Washington -- Soviet and Cuban Embassy personnel -- Refugees and detainees -- Graves registration -- Transition to Corps control -- Medical support -- Removing captured equipment -- General Farris takes command -- Shift to peacekeeping -- Nation building and peacekeeping -- 12: Grenada In Perspective -- Military and policy consequences -- Historical overview -- Institutional refinements -- Operational logistics -- Military success, logistical excess -- Bibliography -- Guide to abbreviations -- Map symbols -- Index. ; (Statement of Responsibility) by Edgar F. Raines Jr.
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