In any given war. What branch of the military goes in first? Can I have some websites to use as refernce?

Question

Please give me websites!

Answer 1

Anybody that says Marines are reading into the hype too much.

I've studied a lot of military history of the later half of the 20th Century and Army Special Forces always beats the Corp to a conflict by months or years. From Vietnam, to Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm and OIF to name a few. Army Special Forces were there long before the Corp.

The only reason it's not common knowledge is because Special Forces don't advertise.

Answer 2

The United States Air Force is the first and always will be first. Prior to any military ground invasion, the Air Force will soften up all military targets to make it easier for the ground forces to roll into the fight. The Air Force will first create air superiority, destroy enemy early warning networks, destory supply chains to troops int he fields, then destory those ground forces. After that, then we send in the infantry to mop up the rest.

Look at the Persian Gulf War. While the Army and the Marines were conducting Operation Desert Shield, the Air Force was bombing all military targets in Kuwait and Iraq.

While the Marines maybe have a 24 hour stand to for deployment, it only takes the Air Force a few hours to have an Aircraft off the runway, bombing the target, and back home before the Marines board the ship or step onto the plane (Air Force no doubt) to fly into the war zone.

Though, depending on deployments, the Navy could be their first too. Since the Navy has various ships and fleets scattered throughout the world. It is possible that a Task Force is already in the area to establish a US presence in the area.

Answer 3

It depends on the conflict and what the various objectives are in the nation we are invading. So, there is no "pecking order" of who goes in first. If we are projecting power from the sea onto shore, then the first ones in might be underwater demolition personnel of the Navy sent in to clear the sea approaches of mines and underwater explosives. Then the Marines would land in a coordinated operation involving Naval and aerial bombardment. Finally, if needed, army troops would then land as follow-on forces, pass through the Marines' lines and establish a more permanent presence ashore. They would be supported by close air support from the Air Force.
But, this war is not a conventional type of war like those in the past. In many cases it involves small units going in somewhere to kick in doors and shoot people in the head without establishing any command ashore or any lasting presence in the objective area. They could be Navy SEALS, Special Operations-Capable Marines, Army Rangers, Army Special Forces or Air Force Special Operations personnel.
I don't know of any web sites you can use to figure this one out. There should be some books at the library on amphibious warfare and the like.

Answer 4

There is no first in military branch.

Every conflict is different.

Grenada - Seals and AF combat controllers went in first
Lebanon - Seals and Marines
Panama - everyone was already there
Iraq Gulf War - Air Force deployed first
Somolia - Seals went in first
Afghanistan - Army Special Forces and AF CCT's
Iraq - everyone was already there.

For emergencies, like embassay evaluations, the Marines deploy from a MEU.

There are no web pages that have who went in first.

Generally special forces from one branch or the other, allways go in first, and they don't publise that information.

Answer 5

It really depends on the strategy involved. Currently the favored strategy is to use the Navy and Air Force first depending on accessibility to provide air strikes. Then the Army and Marines are sent in to conduct a ground assault. Also, you have to factor in potential special forces attacks usually conducted prior to official strikes. These could be carried out by the Navy SEALs division, the Army's Delta Force, or another band of special assault group maybe under the direction of the CIA.

Answer 6

Actually it's the navy SEALs and army green berets. They work for recon information so the air force knows where to bomb and the army and marines know where to go. Read Lone Survivor by Marcus Lutrell

Answer 7

It depends on the mission and the theater. There were no soldiers who landed on the beaches at Iwo Jima and there were no Marines who landed on the beaches of Normandy.
In Somalia, the Marines landed on the beaches and made their way to the Airport compound, then stayed there. The Army moved in and began the mission of escorting the food shipments to the starving in the desert.

Answer 8

Actually goes in, usually the Marines, they are the "tip of the spear". Usually though, before there are any ground troops at all in theater, the air force and navy begin an air campaign to soften targets up, and the navy secures the water around the target so the troops can get in safely.

Answer 9

Marine Corps.Thats why we such sayings as first to fight and the ever popular first to go last to know.

Answer 10

In most wars, the State Department goes in first, before it even starts, and in trying to persuade someone not to start trouble, instead convinces them that we are too weak-willed to respond to them if they do.