This story happened when I was a corporal in my first squadron on Suqatra Island, Republic of Yemen. I learned how important NCOs not only for deployments but also for the mission itself. It was my obligation to let the process of elections keep...
The road to earn the Ranger Tab was a long and hard road to travel for me. After my high school graduation I wanted to follow my brother into the Army. He was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, so I wanted to better that by signing up for...
Most NCOs want the chance to become a First Sergeant, and I was no different. When I was promoted I discovered that advancement in recruiting is slightly different than in the rest of the Army. Not only did I deal with the challenges of leading,...
This paper gives the historical background of a Military Police Platoon during the preparation, deployment, sustainment, and redeployment operations during Operation Joint Endeavor in the countries of Hungary, Croatia, and the current countries of...
It was August 1990 and a young, newly promoted Sergeant had just volunteered for combat duty in Iraq. This was not an unusual thing to do at the time except he was in his first year of marriage. I was not looking to hurt his family or break his...
The 22d Mobile Public Affairs Detachment deployed to Iraq December 2004 to November 2005 to provide public affairs support to Task Force Liberty in north-central Iraq. The detachment conducted missions throughout its area of operations to collect...
My first assignment to Vicenza, Italy was one that I will never forget. Because of a year long deployment, I only spent 10 of the 22 months actually on ground there. The notification of my deployment to Afghanistan was quite unique. Several minutes...
The 95th Division (Institutional Training) mission changed drastically after the September 11th, 2001. The Reserve Component TASS Battalions no longer operate as they once did. The war has brought change to all processes in The Army School System...
My personal experience paper will give you a brief review about the German Army Liaison Organization in the United States. It will outline the changes I noted at the United States Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill from the perspective of a...
Transformation arrived for the aviation brigades in Korea on June 16, 2006 when the 17th Aviation Brigade cased its colors and the 6th Cavalry Regiment reflagged to become the 2d Multi-Functional Aviation Brigade (MFAB). A new era began for army...
I was assigned to a Division Cavalry Unit in the Army as a first sergeant. Rumors were flying about the closing of Camp Garry Owens. Even though troopers were receiving multiple tasks, they continued to accomplish their mission. The transformation...
The Bluespader’s most recent deployment was about to take place in
October of 1996, as elements of the 1st Infantry Division deployment to the
Balkans in support of a peacekeeping operations as part of Task Force Eagle.
Late one evening on...
The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the significant experiences and contributions unique to the Specialist and Warrant Officer Corps and ultimately, to serve as a reference to our future Warrant Officers and Specialists.
This
paper will detail the mobilization of 3rd Army Augmentation Company, Detachment 6, Fort McPherson, Georgia. The events that led up to the mobilization and the role that the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate performed will be the focus of this...
This paper relates to details of my experience in the military. The paper also touches on September 11, 2001 and how that day impacted retention in the Army. I enlisted in the United States Army 14 September 1984. I entered the Army 12 months after...
This is the story of a Special Forces Operations Sergeant that spent most of his adult life training and preparing for war, but the war in a sense never came. What came was a mission that at first sight was very unusual on its face value. After...
I was the First Sergeant for Charlie (Cougars) Company of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. This paper deals with Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from (about) March, 2003 to January, 2004. This includes the war...
Reactivation of E Company, 51st Infantry Regiment (Long Range Surveillance Company) Abstract: I will summarize three years of service in a Long Range Surveillance Company assigned to the 5th Corps, United States Army Europe (USAEUR). I will briefly...
As the Headquarters Service Company First Sergeant of 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), I was responsible for the out-processing, palletization, and departure of over 300 assigned and attached personnel. A thorough out-processing...
This paper examines a Special Forces Company’s daily operations in central Baghdad. The paper is written from the point of view of the Company Operations Sergeant. The Company’s goal was to conduct Targeting Operations with an end state of...