The Secretary of Defense charged the United States Atlantic Command (USACOM) on 1 October 1998 to conduct Joint Experimentation (JE) in support of the Defense of Department (DoD) Joint Vision 2010 concept. Since a common definition of joint...
From December 2001 through June 2003, Major Christopher Carter commanded Alpha Company, 3-7 Infantry. During this time, he deployed to Kuwait with his company, participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom beginning in March 2003 and, in this interview,...
For most of his January to November 2005 deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Major Christopher Plummer served as the training and fielding officer for the entire Afghan National Army (ANA), focusing on marksmanship, small unit...
In this third of three interviews, Major J.T. Eldridge talks about commanding Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment in Mosul, Iraq from December 2004 through March 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses...
The leader of 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, Task Force 2-2 Infantry during Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), Captain Jeff Emery was in charge of four Bradleys, two tanks and two dismounted squads during this decisive November 2004 urban fight to...
In this interview MAJ James Edwards discusses his 14-month deployment to Iraq and Balad Air Base. Initially serving as the brigade chemical officer at the 12th Aviation Brigade, MAJ Edwards was given the opportunity to command the Headquarters and...
In this second of three interviews, Major J.T. Eldridge talks about commanding Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment in Baghdad, Iraq from November 2003 through February 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He...
MAJ Jason Enyart served as an infantry officer in command of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment during 2003 in Khowst, Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In...
In this first of three interviews, Major J.T. Eldridge talks about serving as the assistant operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment throughout Iraq from March through November 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi...
In this second of two interviews, Major Joseph Edwards talks about commanding Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery in Ba’qubah, Iraq, from January 2005 through January 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He...
The work achieved by Marshal Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854-1934) in Morocco between 1912 and 1925, while he served as the résident général, occupies a special place in French military history. Lyautey's work still applies today, and is...
This paper determined the public image of the U.S. military as reflected in leading magazines and compared the results with the public image of the military determined in a 1971 study. The 1982 and 1983 issues of twenty-one leading magazines were...
Major Joe Escandon served initially as the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment supply officer and then commander of Charlie Company in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 2003 through January 2004. In this two-part interview,...
In this first of two interviews, Major Joseph Edwards talks about serving as the assistant operations officer for 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery and as a liaison officer for the 3rd Infantry Division to the 101st Airborne Division from Kuwait...
Major Joe Escandon served initially as the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment supply officer and then commander of Charlie Company in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 2003 through January 2004. In this two-part interview,...