This paper will compare and contrast the U.S. counterinsurgency operations in the following two wars: the Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-?). The challenges of unconventional warfare were not new to the U.S....
Throughout history wars have been fought and sometimes won based on doctrine from past wars. There are those who believe that knowing past doctrine, strategies, and tactics can help us win our next wars. This paper proposes that studying military...
My intent is to show the pros and cons of studying military history by the military professional. Without a doubt, the military professional of the 21st century is a better educated individual than his predecessor of years past. Therefore it is...
In the last 50 years, the US military has been engaged in two large scale counterinsurgency campaigns. One campaign took place over 40 years ago and one is presently ongoing. In both of these counterinsurgency campaigns, the US Military’s...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned during my deployment to Baghdad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) III. I give significant discussion to: EOD security operations, patrol operations, and traffic control...
During my year tour in Iraq, my role as the Company Operations NCO was to perform the functions of advisor to the Commander on daily TOC Operations, Custodian of secret documents, Site inspector of engineering operations, Air movement controller of...
By outlining my personal experiences in the military I will capture what I believe are the defining moments in my career. I will do this by sharing with you the reader my unit assignments and significant leaders along the way. Leaders that have had...
The United States Army Reserve transformed from a strategic resource to an operational resource after the attacks on the World Trade Center. The 91st Division (Training Support) was affected by the transformation as was most reserve units. Not only...