First Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2009-02. True leaders create meaning out of difficult events or relationships, while others may be devastated or even defeated by them. Leaders come out...
I redeployed from OIF I Mar of 2004 as the 1SG of Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment with the satisfaction of a job well done and we were coming home. We were expecting some down time prior to our next deployment, however,...
From October 2004 through April 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Kevin Golinghorst commanded the 73rd Engineer Company, part of 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq. In this interview, he discusses the...
The Unites States Army is an institution that competes in a complex, dynamic environment. Although the core competencies of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) organizations have not dramatically changed over the past forty years, the demands placed...
During the 224th Combat Engineer Battalion's January through December 2005 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Colonel Todd Jacobus served as this Iowa National Guard unit's commander. In this interview, he begins by...
I am writing this paper based on my personal experiences from Korea to Iraq. I arrived in Korea on February 24, 2005. I arrived in the Brigade about 10 days later; I was assigned as the First Sergeant off HHC 1-9 IN located at Camp Hovey, Republic...
Units are going to suffer casualties in combat. It is important how the unit reacts and overcomes these traumatic events. In Iraq, Crazy Horse Troop suffered its first two causalities at the same time; this was a traumatic event for everyone in the...
This monograph examines the evolution and practice of operational art. The campaign for the reconquest of Burma in 1943-1945 as conducted by LTG William J. Slim while in command of Fourteenth Army is analyzed. The intent of the monograph is to...
شكرا ايها الجندي الاميركي
Thank You, American Soldier
علاء خالد غزالة
Alaa Ghazala
ذكرت وسائل اعلام غربية ان السياسيين العراقيين لم يستطيعوا الاتفاق على...
Major Jackson Kurtzman has made numerous deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism. In this interview, he discusses his early training and positions within the Army. He then recounts where he was on September 11, 2001, and his initial...
Dooley, Scott R.; Humphrey, Mark; Jindrich, Edward S.; Williams, Edward J.
Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) places a greater emphasis on joint war fighting than at any other time in its history. Fighting together as a joint force is not new concept as the United States Army and Marine Corps share battle space, and...
When Soldiers fight against an enemy who is not clearly recognizable, by lack of uniforms and unit organization, trying to identify the enemy becomes extremely difficult. Enemy combatants, and disgruntled local civilians, can easily blend in with...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been and...
In this third of three interviews, Major John Martin talks about commanding Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from March 2005 through February 2006 in support of Operation Enduring...
This monograph examines the planning and preparations for the cross-channel invasion of France by joint and combined forces. It illustrates the dependence of operational maneuver upon operational logistics considerations in a campaign of...
The United States Army must be able to adapt to challenges it faces on the battlefield. This adaptation commonly referred to as agility, can be expressed in personnel and material decisions. While most military decisions are based on historical...
This Personal Experience Paper will discuss 1-9 FA’s non-standard mission for an Artillery battalion during OIF III. I will discuss the numerous roles each battery performed in support of the Brigade. These missions include EOD escort, IED...
In this Personnel Experience Paper (PEP) I will discuss my tour in Iraq as the First Sergeant for A Company, 25th Base Support Battalion (BSB), 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and my company’s primary mission. Preparing a company for convoy...
This FM prescribes EOD doctrine for conducting EOD operations during war and OOTW. It develops and defines the EOD perspective on the Army's keystone warfighting doctrine described in FM 100-5. This manual identifies the EOD mission, organization,...
It is important for Soldiers to study military history because the act of studying it leads to learning. Some events of value gained from history that this paper will demonstrate will be from the current era of persistent conflict as well as events...