Between 1942 and 1944, at the height of World War II, more than a thousand women left homes and jobs for the opportunity of a lifetime--to become the first in history to fly for the U.S. military. They volunteered as civilian pilots in an...
The emergence of non-state actors and sub-national entities on the world stage has presented the established international system with challenges for which it is ill equipped to handle. The historical inclination to resort to military force when...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provide crucial intelligence collection, and lethal targeting capabilities for United States, and other armed forces around the world. In Iraq and Afghanistan, they continue to demonstrate their value to commanders...
Details the history of the senior institution in the Army educational system. The history of the college has a close relationship to the development of the modern US Army.
The purpose of this paper is to show that Russia was in the forefront of those countries using large mechanized forces and that its every effort and resource was being directed toward leading the world in both the means and methods of waging...
Mississippi State University's Ulysses S. Grant Digital Collection contains a wide variety of information including The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, cartoons about Grant, sheet music and information from his childhood, military career, Civil War...
Providing a narrative analysis of US Army reconnaissance, scout, and cavalry evolution from the post-World War I era through the Iraqi conflict, this book outlines key developments in the concepts governing reconnaissance units from the armored...
In this interview Major Eric Fourroux of the Army Nurse Corps discusses his experienced during his deployment to OIF in 2007 in support of the 610 BSB out of Fort Riley, Kansas. Major Fourroux was the only RN located on FOB Falcon during his tour...
In this interview Major Rauch discusses his deployment to Iraq as the company commander for Alpha Company 47th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), which served at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Diamondback in Mosul from October 2005 until October 2006. ...
In this interview MAJ Walker discusses her deployment as the brigade automation officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) out of Fort Stewart, Georgia in 2005. MAJ Walker had a challenge because with a very limited staff of soldiers she had to...
In this interview MAJ Schreiber discusses his experiences as part of a military transition team (MiTT) training and advising the Iraqi Army from 2005 until 2006. MAJ Schreiber describes daily life working with the Iraqis and the unique challenges...
MAJ Jason Glemser served as headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander with the 172nd Stryker Brigade in Mosul and Baghdad Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Glemser...
In this interview, MAJ Gary Hoffman, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Battalion Executive Officer in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Hoffman discusses a typical day in country and how he dealt with a...
In this interview, MAJ Brian O'Leary, US Army, Medical Service, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Brigade Psychologist in 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ O'Leary describes his immediate reaction upon finding out about...
In this interview, MAJ Michael Smith, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Multinational Corps-Iraq in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Smith discusses his reaction upon getting deployment news, his...
In this interview, MAJ Robert Craig, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Rifle Company Commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Craig describes his role with being a leader, a soldier's injury within...
In this interview CPT Arola discusses his experience as a platoon leader in an AT company from Korea deployed to Iraq in support of OIF in 2004 and 2005. CPT Arola takes us through his daily operations working on MSR Michigan and the difficulties...
In this interview MAJ Lovett discusses his experiences as a member of an embedded training team (ETT) in Afghanistan in 2005. He went as part of the Tennessee Army National Guard who sent 96 soldiers to fill slots for the ETTs. MAJ Lovett...