One of the bedrock responsibilities of a Noncommissioned Officer is accountability. We receive and submit status reports on our Soldiers on a daily basis to insure we know there whereabouts. Accountability is a discipline exercised in garrison as...
This is an after action report drawn up by Garrison Davidson upon his departure from CGSC addressing two potential problems with regard to the College mission that gave him concern. The first involves the College instructional mission, and the...
They are Senior Warriors forged from countless schools, educational systems, training missions, and combat deployments. They have taught, coached, and mentored hundreds even thousands of Soldiers. They have risen through the ranks for their ability...
This paper will examine two separate conflicts of United Sates Military insurgences outside the official state of an act of war. The first will be the Philippine insurrection of 1899-1901, and the second the Vietnam Operation at Cedar Falls on...
The federal volunteer regiments that fought in the Philippine insurgency from 1899 to 1901 were the product of intense political infighting, negotiation and compromise at the highest levels of the American government. Oddities among military units,...
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...
Private Karl D. White was a member of Company K of the 32nd. He served with the unit from its formation in 1899, until his discharge in 1901. He kept diaries of his service time in three small notebooks. The diaries begin in October 1899, when he...
An Army Outgunned: Physics Demands a New Basic Combat Weapon. Joseph P. Avery, Ph.D.; Army, Marine Corps, and special operations forces M16s fire NATO 5.56x45 millimeter rounds over a half-century old. The services should adopt a more robust...
This monograph discusses the development and role of operational vision as it applies to conventional warfare. The study reviews classical and modern military thinkers to produce a theoretical base for operational vision. An examination of current...
Since the dawn of reason, man has tried to gain the advantage during his forays into the unknown. The infantry is no different. During the initial invasion of Iraq, infantry commanders poured over every map to find a way around the enemy. They...
Fanelli, Michael P.; Haralson, Ricky L.; Mapes, Jim A.; Plzak, Robert; Speakman, Brian K.; Terry, Michael S.
The United States (U.S.) Army and military planning experts believe that the U.S. military will not have a peer or near peer competitor until at least 2020. The enemies of the U.S. will most likely use the current conflict as a template and use...
This is the combat history of the 79th Fighter Group during World War Two. The document details the following contents: group commanders; group combat narrative; campaigns; battle citations and commendations; claims- illustrated statistical...
"All wars illustrate the importance of the means of speedy communication." The author in a work of two volumes focuses on the importance and role of the telegraph in the course of the Civil War. A historical recounting of events is organized by...
The operations of General T. J. Jackson in the Valley of Virginia, during the first half of the year 1862, constitute one of the most brilliant and interesting episodes of the great Civil War. The theatre on which they took place afforded a quick...
As the war in Iraq and Afghanistan rages on, Soldiers are being asked to endure back to back rotations of unconventional warfare in a very inhospitable land. We tell them to respect the culture while the enemy spits in their face. We tell them to...
Studies the system of technician grades for enlisted specialists and makes recommendations for any changes deemed advisable in the best interests of the service.
Notes on Transcription:
The diaries were transcribed as they were written. No changes were made in the spelling or grammar. When words could not be deciphered, the best guess is given in red. Place names are generally misspelled. When the...