Matthew Ridgway’s tactics in Korea emphasized certain military principles. Which combination best reflects his approach?

• A. Revised officer structure, strong belief in combined arms, and maneuvers with massed offensive action.
• B. Reliance on infantry alone without armor or artillery.
• C. Static defense with minimal initiative and no combined arms.
• D. Complete reliance on air power to dictate battles.

Answer: (A)

Ridgway’s approach in Korea is built on using coordinated, flexible, mobile force actions rather than static defense or single-arm dominance. He stressed leading troops with a clear chain of command, empowered by a revised officer structure that trusted capable leaders to make decisions at the right level. This setup enabled true combined-arms operations where infantry, armor, artillery, and air support worked together in synchronized maneuvers. The emphasis was on aggressive, massed offensive actions to seize the initiative and break enemy cohesion, not on relying solely on one branch or on holding ground through static defense. That integrated, offense-focused, leadership-driven method best matches Ridgway’s tactics.