The reason for this paper is to discuss the continuing issues of National Guard Equipment Readiness throughout the United States and its territories. Home front requirements and GAO reports along with senate briefings and congressional reports...
Since the end of the cold war the Army National Guard’s organization was as a strategic reserve used primarily in the later stages of a conflict after receiving additional personnel, equipment and training. However, with the current operational...
The Global War on Terrorism has negatively impacted the National Guard’s ability to perform its primary state mission of disaster relief. With on-going multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving equipment in-theater for follow on...
Abstract: Despite the on-going Global War on Terrorism and numerous state disasters, the National Guard continues to perform both its combat and state disaster relief missions with success. Congress and the Department of Defense have realized the...
The Global War on Terrorism has negatively impacted the National Guard’s ability to perform its primary state mission of disaster relief. With on-going multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving equipment in-theater for follow on...
President Richard Nixon once said, “No event in American history is more
misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered
now. Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much. Never have the...
Throughout American History, the military has relied heavily on the NCO. The Continental Army consisted of colonial-sponsored militias. These militias were entirely independent of one another; each operating according to its own rules and...
Throughout the history of our nation’s military there have been many American soldiers whom have deemed the title of hero. Unfortunately, this title typically goes to the commissioned officer rather than the noncommissioned officer, better known...
The majorities of soldiers in the Mississippi Army National Guard have spent their entire career as a guard member and has never been overseas or in any type of military war conflicts. The events that took place at the Pentagon and the World Trade...
ABSTRACT-This is a paper concerning the federal activation of the 2-162 IN battalion out of Oregon, their mobilization experience, deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, the redeployment back to Conus and Oregon, and the...
This Personal Experience Paper will discuss 12Sth MP Bn missions during Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Operation Joint Guardian, and Operation Enduring Freedom. I will discuss the numerous roles each unit conducted...
The mission of the 33rd Military Police Battalion is the command and control of all defense forces protecting Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Bucca, Iraq, located in MND-SE between Urn Qasar and Safwan. The FOB' s defense forces consist of both...
During the summer of 2005 the Wyoming state mobilization officer asked if I would be interested in being part of an Embedded Training Team (ETT) to be deployed to Afghanistan. The job would involve training the Afghan National Army. I didn’t know...
Every time you were able to go "out-of-the-wire" and comeback with all your soldiers alive you had a good day. This is what I will remember most about Iraq and the Military Iraq Transition Team (MiTT) that I was a part of during OIF 5-6. Every MiTT...
Master Sergeant Ricky L. Grant is currently assigned to Headquarters 1st Battalion 117th Field Artillery (FA) Andalusia, Alabama, as the Operations NCO. I started my military service with the Alabama Army National Guard in February 1972. My Basic...
United States Army Reserve 98th Division (IT) deployed to Iraq September 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pre-deployment training took place at Camp Atterbury, Indiana lasting 42 days. Central Command had command and control over the 600...
I remember this one particular beautiful fall day on 11 September 2001 like it was yesterday. I was in my office listening to the radio around 0903. I was reviewing some forms from some of my units. Suddenly the radio host was interrupted by one of...
Although this is thirty-nine years ago, the lessons learned apply today in today’s War on Terror. The real differences from the Vietnam War to today’s War, is we are fighting with an All Volunteer Force. In 1968, most of the 550,000 force, in...
During Operation Iraqi Freedom many units were mobilized outside of their basic Mission Essential Task List (METL) to conduct various needed functions to fight the War on Terror. The 115th Engineer (EN) Battalion (BN) was such a unit that deployed...
Operation Iraqi Freedom was a first on several out of the norm decisions. I had encountered one of those tough decisions. The 68th Chemical Company out of Fort Hood had both, males and females in the smoke platoon, which is a first in combat. My...