Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the imperative for Department of Defense (DOD) to integrate with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, and local authorities in order to provide an effective disaster response for the...
This monograph analyzes the combined effects of changes in engineer training curriculum, adjustments to priorities in vehicle replacement programs, shortages of equipment, and disproportional combat engineer versus integral combat service support...
La visión del ejército: la 4ª División del Ejército durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Dr. Robert S. Cameron; El Ejército diseñó a la 4ª AD para combatir en un campo de batalla europeo en contra de un poderoso enemigo en un conflicto...
This research discusses the challenges of providing timely distribution of supplies during hurricane relief operations due to the lack of a designated national in-transit visibility (ITV) system. Historical lessons learned from the hurricane that...
During the spring of 2004, SFC Mike Herbes and Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 931 work with Afghan Security Forces in Kunar Province Afghanistan. His story tells of how the unit was selected, trained, and operated to counter Taliban...
In the years following the invasion of Iraq, the United States military did not fully realize or understand the complexity of the situation faced by soldiers operating at the tactical and operational level. Coupled with the presence of multiple...
Force Projection Reach: Leveraging Time and Distance. Brigadier General John M. Custer, U.S. Army Putting Knowledge Reachback into Practice. Scott W. Lackey, Ph.D., 2003 Winning War a World Away. Colonel Jerry Johnson, U.S. Army, and...
Major David Wakefield served as an assistant S3 with 10th Special Forces Group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from April until July 2005. The battalion had deployed in January 2005 and Wakefield was deploying to replace another staff officer...
The U.S. Navy riverine squadrons are currently operating in Iraq. They were formed in response to a requirement for a riverine capability and Navy need for greater relevance in the Global War on Terror. Historically, riverine forces have an...
Major Lee Williams volunteered to go to Iraq and reported into Fort Riley in June 2006. After two years as an intern to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then attending graduate school at Georgetown, he figured it would be good to get back to the...
Narcotics trade is a major funding source for the insurgency in Afghanistan. Afghan law enforcement (LE) units target traffickers, processing labs, and drug caches to minimize this supply chain. These LE units are mentored by US Drug Enforcement...
MAJ Michael Gomez served as the night Joint Operations Center (JOC) chief with the 7th Special Forces Group(Airborne) (SFG) in Bagram, Afghanistan during 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this April 2010 interview, MAJ Gomez...
In November 2004, ODA-166 deployed to Zormat, Afghanistan. The detachment operated in the Zormat area for six months. The detachment’s primary mission was to maintain stability in the Paktia Province. In conjunction with the Afghan National Army,...
The development, establishment and execution to begin the mission of training the future Afghanistan National Army was monumental to say the least. The Soldiers in the unit conducted themselves in such a professional and mission focused attitude...
I believe one of the greatest ethical dilemmas we face today in the Army has to deal with what I call armchair quarterbacking. We see this type of armchair quarterbacking everywhere; from the battlefield to the classroom. Who are the people that...
My name is MSG Carl Richards. I joined the military in December of 1980 and entered service in February 1980 to attend Basic Training. My enlistment was an 11 B and contract was for Special Forces, Fort Bragg, NC.
I attend OSUT basic training...
This paper describes the development, validation, integration, and execution of detailed Battle Drills into a focused training plan and training assessment during the entire training and pre-deployment cycle. Battle Drills included general system...
On the 4th of December 1992 at Moi International Airport, Mombassa, Kenya, seven members of Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA)-565, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), personally received the Rules of Engagement (ROE)...
I have deployed four times in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF), the third rotation is the subject for this paper. The battle space where we operated contained an enemy force that was and is engaged in a full scale guerrilla war that...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...