The events described throughout this paper cover my experience serving as the Battalion Motor Sergeant for, HQ’s 2BN-130TH IN (L), during deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, (OIF III). I will cover some of the operational...
September 11th 2001 I was overseas on a Joint Readiness Exercise. Not being in country I was a spectator to the events. As the news broke I was keenly aware of the NCOs around me who “got it” and the ones that did not. There were a few NCOs...
I have not deployed in support of our missions in Iraq or Afghanistan. Therefore, my paper will present my views and observations concerning deployments of soldiers from the view of those who supported units from the rear and the repercussions of...
Military leaders fighting in the Global War on Terrorism can look at a similar history of counterinsurgency operations and learn many valuable lessons that are extremely relevant to ongoing operations today. It is imperative that leaders in the...
The rumbling of an impending deployment to Kosovo started somewhere in the vicinity of two years before the date we were actually scheduled to deploy. Having served in the Army National Guard for over twenty years I was not overly concerned. There...
During my year tour in Iraq, my role as the Company Operations NCO was to perform the functions of advisor to the Commander on daily TOC Operations, Custodian of secret documents, Site inspector of engineering operations, Air movement controller of...
This paper examines my early career in light of the different leadership styles I was exposed to, and how these influenced my development as a leader and my decision to remain in the military. It follows my career from Basic Training at Ft. Leonard...
This paper gives a brief overview of the accomplishments of the 1103d Combat Sustainment Support Battalion from Eufaula, Al. while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09. I will cover the timeline leading up to the deployment,...
This topic of management in a military organization will focus on the unique challenges that face NCO’s when preparing their units to perform their wartime mission, especially in times of deployment. It will be a multi-faceted approach that will...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned during my deployment to England in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. I will discuss the events leading up to, during and after my deployment. I give...
It was December 1990 and I was waiting for my hook to the war. I had volunteered to go
Over to be attached to the 82nd Air Borne, and I had a plan I was in the air defense
Artillery, and wanted to shoot something out of the sky….
In order for the U.S. Military to ensure the greatest chance for mission success in foreign
outbreaks of hostility, the creation, implementation and adherence of a risk analysis plan at all
levels of command must be achieved. The plan must account...
This paper describes my maintenance events with the HHD 210th Military Police Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard that responded to Hurricane Katrina Relief Disaster on August 28, 2005. Assigned to the S-4 section as the Senior Maintenance...
From the first battle with sticks and stones, war has evolved. As leaders we must
understand how to improve the process of comprehending warfare to prepare soldiers to continue to dominate the battlefield. Soldiers have focused on their combat...
This paper describes how my career has affected and been affected by some of the excellent soldiers I have been associated with. The exceptional career advancement of these soldiers as well as their positions within the Wyoming Army National Guard...
This paper contains several biographies of African American soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for fighting bravely and displaying extraordinary courage during the Civil War.
There are many variables that are involved in transforming the military to include
personnel, equipment, training and funding. Leadership plays an important role because
the decision makers have choices, limited timing, and congressional oversight...
For almost a century, the U.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Regiment, established by Congress shortly after the Civil War in honor of the sacrifices of nearly a quarter of a million black soldiers who fought for the Union, was a segregated but integral...
This paper will show the origins of the NCO corps duties and roles throughout history and analyze three specific time periods that have led to the increased empowerment of the Noncommissioned Officer. When looking at the duties and roles of the...
NCO History Papers: In 2003 the Sergeants Major course introduced a new NCO history lesson. The lesson requires each student to pick a topic relating to NCO history and develop it during the course. Each student delivers a number of short briefings...