Foreword........................................................................................................... 5
Teaching Instructions....................................................................................... 8
Symbols and Abbreviations............................................................................ 11
Chapter 1. Fundamentals of National, Regional and World Security ................. 12
Lesson 1. Basic Concept of Security and Defense......................................... 13
Lesson 2. The Nature of War and Warfare..................................................... 22
Lesson 3. National Security............................................................................ 33
Lesson 4. Collective Security......................................................................... 42
Lesson 5. Preserving Peace and Security....................................................... 533
Lesson 6. Peace operations............................................................................. 63
Chapter 2. Armed Forces Structure ............................................................ 73
Lesson 7. Organization of the US Armed Forces........................................... 74
Lesson 8. US DOD Organization................................................................... 85
Lesson 9. US Strategic Forces........................................................................ 98
Lesson 10. Branches, Services and Units of the US Armed Forces............ 111
Chapter 3. Personnel ..................................................................................... 125
Lesson 11. Maintaining the Force................................................................. 126
Lesson 12. Military Ranks............................................................................. 134
Lesson 13. Military Uniform.......................................................................... 146
Lesson 14. Daily Routine................................................................................ 157
Chapter 4. Military Education and Training .............................................. 167
Lesson 15. Officer Training System............................................................... 168
Lesson 16. Officer Promotion System........................................................... 181
Lesson 17. Basic Military Training................................................................ 191
Chapter 5. Special Military Training ........................................................... 201
Lesson 18. Drill and Ceremonies................................................................... 202
Lesson 19. Physical Training.......................................................................... 219
Lesson 20. Radiotelephone Procedure........................................................... 231
Lesson 21. Weapons of Mass Destruction...................................................... 250
Lesson 22. Military Topography................................................................... 264
Lesson 23. Staffs and Staff Papers................................................................. 278
Chapter 6. Weapons and Equipment ........................................................... 292
Lesson 24. Small Arms.................................................................................... 293
Lesson 25. Artillery Materiel and Missiles.................................................... 307
Lesson 26. Armor Materiel............................................................................. 320
Lesson 27. Aircraft Armament and Materiel................................................. 334
Lesson 28. Naval Armament........................................................................... 349
Lesson 29. Air Defense Materiel and Communications............................... 361
Chapter 7. Combat Employment of Forces ............................................... 376
Lesson 30. Types of Combat........................................................................... 377
Lesson 31. Combat Support........................................................................... 390
Lesson 32. Combat Service Support.............................................................. 404
Apendices ......................................................................................................... 418
A. Concise English-Ukrainian Military Dictionary ...................................... 419
B. English-Ukrainian Glossary of Typical Military Translation Structures ............ 536
Sources ............................................................................................................. 58281
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