Though the United States military has excelled in winning wars, it has not enjoyed the same success at "winning the peace". That requires a coordinated effort from several Departments and agencies of the United States government-- an Inter-Agency...
The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) have a strategic purpose in both Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF), but severely hamper the coalition’s tactical mission by being inadequately manned and under-trained. In this...
Even though Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) have been successful in OEF/OIF, inadequate training; poor staffing; divergent operating environments; lack of a strategic overview and poor guidelines for civil-military relations led to confusion...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the 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...
Within the context of the current US government endeavor to unify its actions and build partner-nation military capabilities in the Global War on Terror (GWOT), this monograph seeks to determine the potential value of utilizing expeditionary...
From May to July 2006 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines, Major Daniel Alan Leach served as group veterinarian for the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). In this interview, he discusses the conduct of veterinary civic assistance...
Colonel Dalton Diamond mobilized as a US Army Reserve soldier, deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and also serving as the command surgeon of US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) at Fort Bragg, North...
Counterinsurgency is the most common conflict that America engages in. From the Mexican-American War to the Philippine Insurrection and small wars of the early 1900s, the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) focused on sanitation, hygiene programs...
This monograph uses Kenya as a case study to analyze the US Security Cooperation role and process in building host-nation capacity to meet the needs of Kenya to counter transnational terrorists’ networks. US counterterrorism operations since 9/11...
The term Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) is often utilized as the sum total of the understanding of medical engagements conducted by the medical formations of the US military in the current environment. When utilized, the term MEDCAP quite...
Operational report covering the quarter ending October 31, 1968 detailing the involvement of the 4th Infantry in Operation MacArthur, the Refugee Resettlement Program, Revolutionary Development Program, Support of the Edap Enang Resettlement...
Report covers operations of the 4th infantry for the period ending April 30, 1968 including involvement in Operation Mac Arthur and counter offensive to the Tet Truce Offensive.
Details operations of the 4th infantry for the quarter ending July 31, 1968 including Operation Mac Arthur, the conducting of reconnaissance and surveillance of the Cambodian Border and the support of the Edap Enang Resettlement Program.
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) David P. Ferris deployed twice to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, in 2003 (for a year) and again in 2006 (for 15 months). Based out of Bagram, Ferris had come from the US Army Special Operations...
From September 2006 through November 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Alan Bal served as the deputy G9 / civil-military operations planner for the 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad. In this interview, he discusses first how, back in...
From August 2004 through March 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Major Steve Petzold served as a team leader with Echo Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion – his second deployment to Afghanistan. In this interview, he discusses his...
Upon relinquishing his three-year command of a Wisconsin National Guard field artillery battalion, Lieutenant Colonel John Schroeder was offered the opportunity to volunteer for embedded training team (ETT) duty in Afghanistan, which he took, was...