.44 Caliber extra long, 44 shot cartridge. Does not have any stamp on the base, but has small dimple near the center, showing that it was fired. Two crimp marks on the sides of cartridge, each .125" from base and .44 wide. Puncture in the side of...
My personal experience paper will be about my assignment as the New Jersey Army National Guard Emergency Operations (EOC) NCOIC at Fort Dix on 11 September 2001. I have many experiences in the field of state emergencies that range from floods to...
The Korean War is a distant memory in our lives, and the lives of the American people to follow. For many veterans that fought, struggled, and tasted their blood and the blood of a fallen comrade, it lives on forever. Today they live among us as...
In this paper I will discuss some of the training events during our mobilization and preparing for our deployment to Baghdad, Iraq. I will cover some of the training that was presented to a Command and Control (C-2) medical unit and the lessons...
At some point in their military careers, most officers and senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are tasked to evaluate a Soldier’s military performance record and make critical recommendations or decisions that will advance, impair or possibly...
This paper describes some key events and lessons learned from my deployment on an Embedded Training Team (ETT) in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF IV). This was from the period of 1 September 2005 to 1 September 2006. I have...
America’s AF has adopted a strategy that reduces and then modernizes its remaining legacy fleet of combat aircraft. The strategy attempts to free up the necessary funding required to procure a modernized AF with all stealth bombers and fighters....
Allied Forces in Central Europe is an overview from World War I until present day. It describes some of the causes of past wars and the principle alliances and treaties used between different countries to preserve peace within Central Europe. Key...
Based on my reading of the America’s First Battles, 1776-1965, the United States government neglected to concern themselves with the welfare of the United States Army. The government was unsuccessful in preparing the U.S. Army to act upon combat...
Based on my reading of the America’s First Battles, 1776-1965, the United States government neglected to concern themselves with the welfare of the United States Army. The government was unsuccessful in preparing the U.S. Army to act upon combat...
The United States Army and the people of this country pride themselves on how we wage war. We use and have used the traditional form of waging war for numerous years and for many different reasons. Even when we have waged war against ourselves,...
During the American Revolution, the British view of the assembly was passing acts and vote funds, which the executive would put into operation and dispute (Robson, 1966). King George III of England signed the Proclamation of 1763. The act...
This report evaluates whether or not the antiarmor companies of M-2 equipped mechanized infantry battalions should be given to armor battalions that fight pure. Without attached mechanized infantry, the pure armor battalion has no long range direct...
Army Transformation is the adaptation of the services to encompass a Joint perspective in the war fight. Army lethality and effectiveness is increased and allows the military to react to issues across the globe. As the world continues to change, so...
Artillery Noncommissioned Officers (NCO) were key to the success of Civil War artillery. After the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, southern states begin to secede from the Union. The Civil War began in April 1861 with the Confederates firing...
This study investigates the concept of the Artillery Strike Force as a means of accomplishing tactical tasks assigned to the field artillery. Currently the field artillery is assigned a tactical mission (direct support, reinforcing, general support...
Since the earliest days of America, people from all cultures have traveled to our Nation seeking the promise of freedom, opportunity, and justice. Many Asian/Pacific immigrants came to America to discover the promise of our Nation and to realize...
This monograph examines the effect on the division command and control system of developing automation. As twentieth century war has gained in complexity, the U.S. Army has attempted to improve the means available for tactical command and control....
Special Forces Soldiers conduct missions in isolated areas while immersed in the cultures of indigenous people who may not have the same values and ethics. This often presents unique and challenging ethical situations. Special Forces Soldiers must...