On March 23, 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdez departed from the Valdez oil terminal in Valdez, Alaska, heading south through Prince William Sound, with over fifty million gallons of oil on board. The captain that evening was Joseph Hazelwood a name...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
The Battle of Ayacuho took place 9 December 1824 and the incident took place on the highest regions of the Andes in Peru. This battle demonstrated the manner in which an army of inferior strength, arms and equipment was able to defeat a superior...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
Cordova, Silvia; Engel, Carl W.; Leeworthy, Jason F.; Leimer, Robert F.; Martell, Osvaldo
Americans are living longer and healthier lives today than in any other period in our country’s history. Since 1980, the life expectancy of the average American has risen from 73.7 to 78.2 years, a notable increase. Americans, on average, live 10...
Thesis Statement. Soldiers are required to adhere to standards of physical fitness for the purpose to achieve and maintain combat readiness. Soldiers over forty have to do more to stay fit due to the slow down of their metabolism as they get older....
Throughout history the United States Military has displayed the inability to
properly prepare for future conflicts, mentally if not physically. From the Continental
Army to the Military Forces fighting in the Middle East, the United States has...
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...
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...
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...
In July 1979, the Sandinista-led revolutionary junta pledged to the people of Nicaragua and the Organization of American States that it would fully respect human rights. The Sandinistas have systematically violated this pledge, trampling on the...
On Good Friday, 27 March, 1964 an earthquake hit the Pacific area with a magnitude of 8.2 to 8.7 on the Richter scale. In Alaska, few masonry structures if any were left standing. Bridges were destroyed and broad fissures opened up in the ground....
All Soldiers are faced with ethical decisions on a daily basis, whether is getting on time to formation or not correcting Soldiers when we perfectly know that what they are doing is wrong. Integrity reflects the value system, which guide our daily...
LTC Smith a veteran of the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and now commander of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division was on his way to another war, a war he had not expected and one for which his unit was...
Some may argue that working and training in a joint organization is harder than in a reserve organization or vice versa, try working in both at the same time. Organizing, training, developing personnel, and completing a combat tour in Iraq with a...
Coast Guard personnel are often in positions where contact with persons with infectious and communicable disease is unavoidable. When boarding a vessel of alien migrants; transporting ill or injured persons; or cleaning up human waste, blood, or...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...