This paper describes the infrastructure and development of a bare base environment to be implemented in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Due to the sensitivity of operations, I will only discuss concept of support to operations and how...
This story involves a U.S. Army Special Forces, Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) deploying to southern Mindanao immediately following the 9/11tragady. Upon arrival to Zamboanga, intelligence personnel informed the detachment that the Abu-Shielf...
After 9/11, America sent in its first combat Soldiers after the regime that was responsible for an attack on America that will forever shape history. TF Rakkasan was some of the first Soldiers called to strike back at the Taliban and Al Qaeda...
Major Jackie Jones, a signal officer, served in an intelligence billet on the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF) staff at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, beginning in early 2002. As the J2, then deputy J2, Jones helped build the...
A veteran of two deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism, Major Geoff Van Epps, in this two-part interview, discusses each of them, beginning with his July to December 2002 tour as part of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan,...
From May 2003 to June 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Timothy Connelly served initially (and briefly) as the 317th Military Police Battalion signal officer and then for the remainder of his tour commanded the 351st MP Company,...
My section and I were chosen to be the first Howitzer Section to deploy from the First Armored
Division in support of IFOR. We encountered few problems prior to deploying, but were not
initially allowed to bring howitzer ammunition on the aircraft....
Afghanistan’s story is tragic. The war-torn and besieged country has been invaded countless times in its long history. Past conquerors include Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and the British Empire twice in the 19th century. It is a country...
The Soviet Union was once an opposing superpower in the world arena. They sought to expand and secure their dominance in the region by invading Afghanistan. Though the world reacted harshly to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, should...
While serving as the US National Command Element for Regional Command -South, the Soldiers of the 45th Sustainment Brigade were charged with sending all US killed-in-action Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors and Civilians home with dignity and...
Major Bill Galinger deployed again to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2004. This time as the commander of the 10th Special Forces Group's Group Support Detachment, Galinger was responsible for 91 soldiers and a broader scope of support...
Major Ryan Samuelson served as the pilot of a KC-135R in the 407th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flying out of Thumrait Airbase, Oman, from January through May 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Flying...
This monograph looks at the complexity, dynamic nature, and challenges associated with Command and Control ( C2) in Stability and Support Operations (SASO). Since its inception, the Army has been conducting SASO in both foreign and domestic...
This monograph examines the legacy that has been passed down from the personal recollections made by the Commanders-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command regarding planning and/or execution of full spectrum operations in Panama. The focus of this paper...
This monograph investigates the role of command relationships in delineating authority, responsibility, and accountability for force protection during the execution of joint force operations. It assesses the effectiveness of these relationships in...
The contemporary operating environment poses distinctly different challenges for military commanders and planners than traditional conflicts. Non-contiguous battlespace exposes lines of communication to enemy action, unlike the linear battlespace...
The 1st Battalion 133rd Infantry regiment, Iowa National Guard was activated as part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry division. The brigade was assigned to the 3rd Corps Support Command, with primary responsibility for security...
Charlie Company 1_214th Air Ambulance (AA) Company, comprised of 12 aircraft UH-60 and 135 personnel, deployed from Landstuhl, Germany on 15 Aug 2007 in support of OIF 07-09. At the time I had 14 flight medics assigned, including myself. I am a...
The following has been written to record the operations that constitute the Communist "general offensive" of 1968. They are recounted and collected into book from the lessons of history that are of concern to the members of the Vietnamese Armed...