Fort Sumter was built between 1829 and1860 at the entrance to the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, and named for General Thomas Sumter, an American Revolutionary officer. The events at Fort Sumter marked the opening engagement of the Civil...
The life and career of Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear is an interesting study in determination, moral courage and perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Master Chief Brashear is one of only seven enlisted Navy...
The way we have to think and act on the battlefield of today has changed dramatically since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Our own press or the enemy in their Information Operations uses everything we say...
From February to June 2004, U.S. Air Force Major Patrick Kennerly was based in Kirkuk, Iraq, and served as the 506th Air Expeditionary Group's Logistics Readiness Squadron commander. In this capacity, he was responsible for Air Force logistics at...
The commander of Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, Major Thomas Robinson deployed with his unit to Afghanistan as part of 10th Mountain Division, arriving in the summer of 2003 and then personally redeploying (after...
As part of the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, Major Jeffrey Allen served as senior advisor to the 18th Battalion, New Iraqi Army, and leader of the advisor support team during roughly half of his August to December 2004 deployment in...