Dix D. Drew was born December 14, 1944 in West point New York; he entered service at Denver, Colorado. Staff Sergeant Drew was assigned to the fifth Special Forces Group and assumed duties with the US Army, Senior Advisor Group, IV Corps Military...
The importance of the Noncommissioned Officer's role in Special Forces is directly related to the success. The duties and responsibilities of the SF NCO are numerous. Knowing the culture and establishing rapport are critical steps in much that SF...
This monograph explores the concept of the Army as a storage vessel for national values, and the government's periodic use of this vessel as a tool in the peacetime protection of the Constitution. Most of the social mechanisms which shape the...
In 2007-2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Brad Burns of the Kansas Army National Guard served as commander of the 731st Truck Company, based at Camp Adder, Talil Airbase, in Iraq. In this interview, he discusses his company’s...
A senior enlisted leader is expected to accomplish his mission and take care of his soldiers. This is the primary responsibility of the Non-commissioned Officer. While discharging these duties we are also expected to carry out these duties in an...
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 purpose of this paper is to investigate the militant Islamist threat within the United States, to determine whether the current United States National Counter-Terrorism Structure can prevent the next significant terror attack in the homeland,...
This study is a historical analysis of Union joint operations that occurred during the American Civil War in northeastern North Carolina. The study begins with a historical overview of joint operations then transitions into the events that occurred...
While assigned to the 319th Movement Control Team, our mission was to stage all equipment arriving through Port Shuaiba. Their equipment was staged in the marshalling yards until the owner units arrived to convoy to their base camps. Our purpose...
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...
This study is an analysis of Union joint operations in the James River Basin from 1862-1865. Specifically the contributions made by the Union Navy during the battles of this period. It begins with an analysis of the Peninsula Campaign conducted...
The bus ride from New York in July 30, 1986 in route to Fort Dix Jersey it felt to be the longest of my life. When we got to Fort Dix, a specialist named Joe in-processed us in about five days and informed us that we would meet the man I heard...
The following pages describe my personal experience as a New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier called to Active Duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism under Operation Iraqi Freedom III between 24 May 2004 and 01 Nov 2005.
The purposes of US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941 are threefold. The first is to fill a void in the published record of US Army units documented by Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War published by the Center of...
The purposes of US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 are threefold. The first is to fill a void in the published record of US Army units documented by Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War published by the Center of...
The US Global War on Terror is actually a Global Counterinsurgency as defined by FM 3-24 and Al Qaida is the global insurgent currently opposing the US. Al Qaida is held up as the global insurgent through the use of their own declarations in...
In deciding the topic for this paper I found it a difficult decision to pick just one experience from my 26 year career. So, I decided to write about events that led to my eventual current assignment and promotion to Sergeant Major. Most of these...