A big problem in the army is the Soldier deserters, because they affect the normal development of the Institution and troop morals. U.S. military records show that between 8,000 and 10,000 Soldiers are currently unaccounted for. It is not known how...
Major Jose Martinez, a quartermaster officer, deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2003 as the commander of the 202nd Quartermaster Detachment (Water Purification) of the 559thQuartermaster Battalion-the only active duty water purification...
Major Jose Martinez, a quartermaster officer, deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2003 as the commander of the 202nd Quartermaster Detachment (Water Purification) of the 559thQuartermaster Battalion-the only active duty water purification...
This study examines the Allied evacuation of 130,000 men, nearly 10,000 animals, and huge quantities of weapons and equipment from the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. A synopsis of the eight months preceding the evacuation illustrates the myriad...
During the World War II campaign to seize the island of Okinawa, Operation Iceberg, U.S. Tenth Army employed a significant U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps military police structure. However, the challenges posed to these units by military traffic,...
Vera Cruz was the first Amphibious Operation in American history. It completed the ~
Mission with not many casualties on either side; that was sue because the Mexian Army did not really resist the assault on the beach. Mexican casualties were...
In 1803 Thomas Jefferson forewarned the nation of the strategic importance that New Orleans would play in the security of American when he said, According to (Carter III) Jefferson is quoted as saying, "There is on the globe one single spot, the...
Homosexuality in the military remains an ongoing focus although there has been an increase in acceptance by society and homosexual men and women continue to serve in the armed forces. In 1993, a new policy, “don’t ask, don’t tell,” (DADT)...
The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina that we see today was established after bloody war which finished in December 1995. At that time we had about 400,000 soldiers on three sides. All sides in Bosnia and Herzegovina accepted creation of one...
The 642nd Engineer Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division participated in
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 (OIF) from March 2003 to March 2004. The 642nd Engineer
Company’s wartime mission was seizure, clearance and repair of selected...
Since 2003 the Pennsylvania National Guard has deployed over 10,000 troops in support of the war on terrorism. The 112th IN sent approximately 160 of those Soldiers. Everyone in the unit expected to be deployed as a whole by late 2005. In late 2004...
Cleaver, Frederick W.; Fitzpatrick, George; Ponturo, John; Rossiter, William; Stolzenbach, C. Darwin
This Technical Memorandum ORO-T-64 AFFE is a study that analyzes and evaluates the UN partisan campaign in Korea with the objective of determining ways to improve the conduct of guerilla warfare in the future. The episode of the Korean partisan...
Sergeant First Class Dennis Ewing, a reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), served as an advisor support team member in Numaniyah, Iraq, in 2004-2005. In this interview, he states that the predeployment training they received at...
A member of the 550th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), a training unit based out of Kirtland Air Force Base, Major David Diehl deployed to Incirlik, Turkey, from November to December 2001 as part of a crew of instructors tasked with flying...
From March to September 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major John Polidoro, US Marine Corps, served as executive officer of the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and was based at Camp Korean Village...
The last 10 years of conflict have seen a dramatic increase of airspace users above the battlefield providing both opportunities and challenges to maneuver commanders. Assets operating overhead assist the commander in mission command; however, the...
This study examines the impact adding a fourth rifle company would have on the light infantry battalion's ability to meet conflicting demands across the conflict spectrum. Since its activation, there has been considerable debate concerning the...