This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned from deploying to Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Enduring Mission deployed to Camp Eagle Base as part of Task Force Orion in 2005. I describe the sequence of events...
In the summer of 1995, SGM Scott Germain, a then 28-year-old SSG, was working for 3rd Special Forces Group, 3rd Battalion Bravo Company, Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 385 in Rwanda. His story tells of how his team organized, trained, and built...
The 501st Military Police Company would be faced with a lot of unknowns in their deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 to include the train up leading to the deployment. When your role is unclear and you are not sure of...
Since 2003 the Pennsylvania National Guard has deployed over 10,000 troops in support of the war on terrorism. The 112th IN sent approximately 160 of those Soldiers. Everyone in the unit expected to be deployed as a whole by late 2005. In late 2004...
A synopsis of the experience of SGM Susan K. Hunter as a Works Project Supervisor (E6, 95B30) assigned to the 403d MP PW Camp during Operation Desert Storm. Her experience identifies the operation and successful mission of the 403d MP PW Camp. A...
An assignment to the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) as a first sergeant (1 SG) is unlike any other Army position you may experience throughout your entire military career. As a ISO/recruiter, you could be positioned throughout the...
This paper will present the highlights of my career that led to my mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from Decemberof2002 to the Decemberof2003. With consideration for operational security, I will recall my view of the early stages...
This paper covers some aspects of SGM Harold J. Pafford’s career experience in the Wyoming Army National Guard, including his deployment experience in Afghanistan.
This paper covers the mobilization process that took place to get Charlie Company, 365th Engineer Battalion ready for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III.
This personal experience paper follows my military career over the last 40 years. I recorded my progression through the ranks. I also discussed my deployment as a First Sergeant of the 1450th Transportation Company, their mission and...
During the battle for the "Dam", a Ranger company (light infantry), with supporting Battalion heavy mortars and a slice of the Battalion TOC, were surrounded, far from any reinforcements, by a numerically superior enemy force. This battle raged for...
This is a personal military history of MSG Rodger A. Harder. It contains his military assignments, his different MOS’s, his different day to day duties. From when he joined the Wyoming Army National Guard to being on Active Duty for 10 years, a...
During the months of August through October of 1994, SGM William F. Soukup and 2nd PLT, B
co 1/75 participated in an aircraft carrier invasion task force in support of Uphold Democracy, Haiti. His story tells of how the unit was trained,...
Soldiers are valuable in any capacity in which they serve. It takes Soldiers of all different Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), backgrounds, and experiences, to include those that have deployed and those who support the war fighter in order...
During the years of 2004 through 2006, SGM Taber worked as the Task Force J6 SGM. This story tells how the J6 SGM interacts with various elements of a Task Force, and all other elements within the Theater. The responsibilities and missions required...
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...
My field artillery unit was mobilized to perform a non-standard military police mission during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. The unit was part of the largest National Guard mobilization from our state since the Vietnam era. The challenges of...
The Korean People's Army claims that on 25 May 1962 military personnel from the United Nations Command side on two occasions came into the vicinity of the Military Demarcation Line, with several crossing over into North Korean territory. United...
The Korean People's Army claims that the United Nations Command violated North Korean waters on several occasions. The United Nations Command states that it will conduct an investigation into the matter. Digitized by the Military History Institute.