This paper describes key essential communications support that was provided while stationed in Turkey supporting strategic communications backhaul during the beginning of Operation Desert Shield. The story presents the lessons learned with the...
The 1-140th Aviation Battalion made California Army National Guard history and learned important deployment lessons. SGM Cabrera, then a 1SG, and his company, Bravo Co, mobilized in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. His story shares some of...
Sergeant Major Michael Clemens was right in the middle of the Army transformation process when he was told his unit would be going to Iraq. His unit was converting from an Infantry unit into a Cavalry unit. He deployed to Iraq in August 2006 as...
In this interview, Sergeant Major Michael Clemens gives a riveting story of Operations Turki Bowl II and Minotaur in Iraq's Diyala Province during his 2006-07 deployment as first sergeant for Bravo Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry. Both operations...
From March to October 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Scott Gould served as commander of the 44th Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, based at Taji, and was concerned principally with chemical, biological, radiological and...
From April to October 2007 in support of the Global War on Terrorism, Major Scott Gould served as the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) officer with the Qatar-based CENTCOM Joint Security Office and was tasked with traveling all...
This study explores the experiences of the Army's only World War II era divisional unit designed specifically for employment in mountainous terrain, the 10th Mountain Division. It examines the reasons for its activation, its organization, training,...
Since 1975 there have been considerable changes in Malaysia. Among these are the internal issues of fundamentalism and political bipolarism and external security problems associated with the emergence of a belligerent Vietnam supported by the...
This study identifies stress-coping techniques which the individual soldier can use to control his responses to battlefield stress, in order to maximize his performance. This is achieved through an examination of past warfare examples, U.S. Army...
This study is an historical analysis of the procedures and doctrine used by the III Corps Artillery during the First US Army's crossing of the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany. This study examines the actions of III Corps Artillery in the...
This study is a historical comparison and analysis of individual infantry training program development of the United States Army during World War I and World War II. Each period is examined using available historical records and by focusing on...
This study analyzes the possibility of using Iowa Class battleships in an economy of force role as commerce raiders. It used the historical example of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee as a basis for the study. It analyzed the German...
This study focuses on the Soviet perceptions and decision making processes which influence Soviet reaction to US initiatives in modernizing or developing theater nuclear systems. Beginning with a discussion about the consequences of previous U.S....
This thesis is an historical analysis of deliberate river crossings performed by four U.S. Army divisions in February 1945: the Sixth Armored Division, the Eighth Infantry Division, the Eightieth Infantry Division, and the Eighty-Fourth Infantry...
Both the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies have placed a great emphasis on Armored and Mechanized formations as the key to winning a major conflict on a modern battlefield. It is a well recognized fact that the Soviet...
This study assesses the ability of the United States Army's Signal Corps to respond organizationally technologically, and doctrinally to the changing tactical communication requirements dictated by the character of warfare existing in Europe both...