This paper will cover experience training the Iraqi Army. Teaching the Iraqis how to self sustain was the most rewarding of any mission in my military career. Knowing that I was a part of history in the making is satisfying in every sense of the...
This is a report of the Leyte operation, World War II. Constituted on 22 January 1943, Headquarters Sixth Army was activated on 25 January 1943 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The Leyte Operation was the initial phase of the Allied thrust into the...
This is a history of the 85th Infantry Division. It gives a brief overview of the early years, details training for the Second World War, the Gustav Line, the second phase, the drive on Rome and to the north, between attacks, the Gothic Line, and...
This is a history of the 850th Engineer Aviation Battalion. It includes a roster, dedication page, memoriam, men in the Battalion Headquarters who shared responsibility for successes and failures, the battalion in the United States (England,...
This history of the Rainbow is a record of the accomplishments of every man who served in the Division. It is the story of his contribution to the safety and security of the people of his country and of the world. This is a history of the combat...
The years between 1926 and 1941 saw the steady development of the 40th Infantry Division as the California National Guard. Devoted to the order and stability of the State, and to the defense of the Nation, thousands of its members gave themselves...
The following topics are discussed in this document on World War Two: completion of training in the U.S., Camp Forrest to Ft. Slocum, Transatlantic, England (Camp Bewdley, Birmingham, and Braemore), prelude to operations, the campaign in France,...
The Backbone of the Army: what is the meaning and comparison, between two nations, the Dutch and the American? In this personal experience paper, I will compare the role of the noncommissioned officer (NCO) in chronological order, the...
In this interview, MAJ Jeffrey Nordin, US Army, Engineer, discusses his deployment to Iraq as an assistant MiTT team chief in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Nordin discusses how the pre-deployment training he did at Fort...
In this interview, MAJ Jeffrey May, US Army, Adjutant General (AG), discusses his deployment to Iraq with a division command group as the secretary to the general staff (SGS) and assistant human resources (HR) officer (G2) in 2005 in support of...
In this interview, MAJ Jarrod Moreland, US Army, Military Intelligence (MI), discusses his deployment to Iraq as a military transition team (MiTT) division intelligence officer (G2) in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Moreland...
In this interview, MAJ Irvin Jackson, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Jackson discusses a typical day, some difficult challenges he faced, and...
In this interview, MAJ Chad Vaughn, US Army, Adjutant General (AG) Corps, discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as an embedded training team (ETT) mentor in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Vaughn discusses a typical day and...
In this interview, MAJ Bridgette Simmons, US Army, Signal Corps, discusses her deployment to Iraq as the liaison officer (LNO) of the joint operation center (JOC) in 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Simmons describes what a...