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Missile Intelligence Agency, Us Army Missile Command, Robert Bolin , Depositor Aug 1970

Missile Intelligence Agency, Us Army Missile Command, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

Historical Data Cards were used to record the organizational history of units within the Army. This card was provided to Robert Bolin by the US Army Institute of Heraldry in 1985.

The Missile Intelligence Agency (MIA) was organized on 1 December 1967 as the Missile Intelligence Directorate of the US Army Missile Command in Huntsville, AL. On 14 August 1970, the Missile Intelligence Directory was redesignated the Missile Intelligence Agency, a special purpose-military organization assigned to the US Army Materiel Command.

Many of the entries on the card were made when a new Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) were …


Field Manual Fm 55-8, Transportation Intelligence, 12 March 1970, Robert Bolin , Depositor Mar 1970

Field Manual Fm 55-8, Transportation Intelligence, 12 March 1970, Robert Bolin , Depositor

Department of Defense Military Intelligence

Obviously, reliable information about potential enemy transportation equipment, facilities, systems, capabilities is vital, since our forces may need to prevent an enemy from using them and we may need to use them. Transportation or mobility intelligence is such reliable information. This is a very thorough document describing the collection, production, and dissemination of transportation intelligence. The emphasis of this manual is collection of relevant information in the field.

The manual describes organizations and personnel in the army responsible for collecting transportation related information. It identifies the national-level military intelligence production agencies as:

(a) The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) which was …


Evaluation Of The Netherland's Financial Assistance For Humanitarian Demining Activities In 1996-2006 Bosnia Herzegovina, Russell Gasser, Jacqueline Dees, Ferko Ory Jan 1970

Evaluation Of The Netherland's Financial Assistance For Humanitarian Demining Activities In 1996-2006 Bosnia Herzegovina, Russell Gasser, Jacqueline Dees, Ferko Ory

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This report presents the findings of the evaluation mission conducted from 14-29 June 2007. Meetings were held with key stakeholders and field visits were made throughout the territory of BiH. Because the bulk of the Dutch money went to capacity-building, the evaluation team visitied six of the regional offices of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre (BHMAC) and meetings were held with the local staff. Additionally the team visited 5 sites cleared with Dutch money because, although clearance was only a minor part in the total funding of Humanitarian Mine Action in BiH.


Linking Mine Action To Development Programming, Handicap International Canada Jan 1970

Linking Mine Action To Development Programming, Handicap International Canada

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Summary Report of the Handicap International Canada Symposium on Linking Mine Action to Development Programming


Evaluation Of The Scope, Organization, Effectiveness And Approach Of The Work Of The United Nations In Mine Action, Enrique Roman-Morey, M. Mounir Zahran Jan 1970

Evaluation Of The Scope, Organization, Effectiveness And Approach Of The Work Of The United Nations In Mine Action, Enrique Roman-Morey, M. Mounir Zahran

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The objectives of the present evaluation are: to provide member States with an independent perspective on the performance of the United Nations in this area, and to inform the development of a new United Nations Inter-Agency Mine Action Strategy for the period 2011-2015. In carrying out the evaluation, the Inspectors looked into the approach, efficiency, effectiveness and coherence of the work of the United Nations in mine action, as set out in the United Nations Inter-Agency Mine Action Strategy for the period 2006-2010 (the Strategy), identified best practices and lessons learned and formulated recommendations with a view to strengthening the …


Evaluation Of The Unicef Mine Risk Education Programme In Bosnia Herzegovina 2007, Russell Gasser, Almedina Music Jan 1970

Evaluation Of The Unicef Mine Risk Education Programme In Bosnia Herzegovina 2007, Russell Gasser, Almedina Music

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is heavily contaminated with landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). There are also significant problems with small arms and light weapons (SALW), both in terms of vast unused stockpiles of weapons, ammunition and explosives - some of which is in very poor condition - and also illegal weapons ownership by an estimated 16% of the total population. A Landmine Impact Survey (LIS) in 2002-2003 revealed that about 4% of the land area and over 1300 communities were affected by mines and UXO. Clearance has been coordinated by the BiH Mine Action Centre (BHMAC) and …