In 1994 the Australian Army purchased 347 Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMV) in a bid to develop a Motorized Infantry Capability. The IMV, a four wheeled armored vehicle, was designed and developed to provide organic protected mobility to...
This paper describes three of the key events that took place while assigned to the 101st Finance, 101st Soldier Support Battalion during Operation Iraqi Freedom I. The dates given to describe each of these events are approximate. I describe...
In 2003, the Army Field Support Command (AFSC) and the Joint Munitions Command (JMC), collocated at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, began a comprehensive oral history project aimed at chronicling a full-spectrum slice of the commands' role in...
This monograph discusses how well U. S. Army doctrine exploits the development of weapons. With the rapid ongoing modernization of our forces, it is imperative that the army make the most out of new technology. The premise is that current U. S....
In modern day combat, it is sometimes easy to see how everyday Soldiers doing their jobs are mistaken for heroes. I encountered one of these situations on 3 April 2003. What appeared in the eyes of many to be a heroic act was just a time in my life...
In today's conflicts, United States (U.S.) Soldiers are required to carry up to 80 pounds or more of combat gear into the fight, including an ammunition basic load of at least 210 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition. This ammunition weighs approximately...
Operational report covering the quarter ending January 31, 1969 including reconnaissance and surveillance of the Cambodian boarder, support of the Pacification and Resettlement Program and involvement in Operation Binh Tay - MacArthur in the Pleiku...
MAJ Brian Heverly served on the air defense coordination (ADACOOR) with the 82nd Airborne Division in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Heverly discusses the frustrations of...
The CSM Theodore L. Dobol Collection contains several biographical and miscellaneous materials related to CDM Dobol’s military career. The textual files include photographs, transcripts of oral history interviews; a short autobiography; the...
The purpose of this paper describes my personal experiences as a Noncommissioned Officer during combat operations while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. This paper will provide detailed accounts of my unit’s operational...
This documents Airmobile techniques developed by the 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division in Dinh Tuong Province from January 1969-July 1969. Airmobile operations conducted in the delta terrain differ significantly from those conducted in other...
Colonel Roberta A. Woods commanded the 24th Corps Support Group (CSG) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was deployed from 19 January 2003 until 5 July 2003. The 24th CSG was largely in support of the 3rd Infantry Division although, for a...
This monograph discusses the evolution of U.S. Army doctrine with respect to the organization of the Bradley-equipped mechanized infantry battalion. General William DePuy's powerful vision, as captured in the 1976 version of FM 100-5, Operations,...
Major Issac Gipson commanded Bravo Battery, 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery in Kuwait and Baghdad, Iraq, from January through June 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about his battery's ever-changing...
Major David Motes, in this second of three interviews, talks about being the commander of the 102nd Quartermaster Company, a general support petroleum company, in Iraq from March 2003 through February 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As...
Major Suzanne Self served as the task force signal officer for the 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment (AHR) and the operations officer for the 17th Signal Battalion in Kuwait and Iraq from February through August 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi...
This study attempts to develop appropriate missions for the divisional armored cavalry squadron that are based upon the needs of its parent division, and to identify an organization and equipment configuration that will enable the armored cavalry...
My first direct experience working as a part of a Joint-Force Team came during preparation for Iraqi Freedom. I was assigned to the 3D Corps Support Command (3rd COSCOM) in Wiesbaden, Germany. As an infantryman I didn’t know what the COSCOM’s...
The following paper is about the experience of replacing the 507th Maintenance Company’s First Sergeant after the ambush at An Nasiriyah. The story takes you from my deployment to Iraq to the redeployment of 507th to Fort Bliss, Texas. In April...