Lieutenant Colonel John Kolasheski served as the deputy G3 for the 1st Infantry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) I and, in this capacity, deployed as part of Army Forces Turkey (ARFOR-T) in preparation for what was believed to be the...
From October 2005 through March 2006, Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Reed served as the deputy senior advisor for a military transition team (MiTT) assigned to form the 3rd Brigade of the 7th Iraqi Army Division, starting at cadre training and...
Lieutenant Colonel Shane Lee served as the executive officer of 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment - part of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division - in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from April to July 2003. In this interview, he...
A veteran of two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, US Marine Corps Major Dave Banning commanded Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion, attached initially to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment and later to 1st Marines, in theater from...
In this first of two interviews, Major Royal Ripley talks about his deployment to Camp Doha, Kuwait, as a member of the communications staff for Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) from November 2001 through May 2002, and from November...
In this second of two interviews regarding his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Major Dan Williamson discusses his June 2006 through June 2007 deployment to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, during which he served as executive officer for the 24th...
Major Nicole Stanford served as the assistant operations officer for the 311th Military Intelligence Battalion and commander of that battalion's Alpha Company in Kuwait and Iraq from February 2003 through January 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi...
It is the purpose of this paper to deal principally with the use of psychological methods in the rapid classification, selection and placement of individuals which may be brought into the army in various military specialties in a time of national...
This paper expounds on the existence of the Communist movement in the United States, and its objective and influence on National Defense. Furthermore, it elaborates on how, after the creation of the Communist International at Moscow in March 1919,...
This study presents information on the need for anti-aircraft artillery, activities of hostile aircraft, and anti-aircraft weapons used in ground defense (types, guns, characteristics and effectiveness, and mission). Also included is the employment...
In a post-Cold war environment, U.S. military deployments to promote stability, foster democratic reform, and encourage peace id an increasingly volatile world have risen dramatically. Never have so many of these ""operations other than war"" been...
The changing strategic environment has necessitated a shift in Army training from traditional maneuver warfare to full-spectrum operations to defeat irregular, catastrophic, and disruptive challenges more effectively. The problem is that...
This study of the 'Battle of the Rosebud' shows parallels between the army of 1876 and our army today. It briefly investigates the linkage of National Policy, political objectives, National Military Strategy, and the operational level of war. The...
This study investigates whether it is feasible for national service projects to dovetail with military peacetime contingency missions so that the All-Volunteer Force can enhance its capabilities by supporting national service. Although peacetime...
This thesis studies the logistical support of United States forces in China during the Boxer Rebellion. The thesis examines the crucial logistical aspects of the operations of Army, Navy and Marie forces during the Boxer Rebellion. When the Boxer...
With the recent claimed phased withdrawal of the Vietnamese occupation forces from Cambodia in September 1989, it may appear that ASEAN has at last attained what it had sought for at the UN for the last decade since the Vietnamese invasion in...
This study is a historical analysis of Dwight Eisenhower's experience as a student at the 1925-26 Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The study develops several themes of Eisenhower's life -competitiveness, individualism,...