One of the greatest days in an enlisted member's naval service is the day they advance from first class petty officer to chief petty officer. Their uniform changes from utilities to khaki and they are then accepted into the Chief Petty Officer's...
The purpose of this document is to provide the Commander, First Air Force a collection of photographs concerning Joint Task Force-Katrina. Although focused on the widely varying operational activities, these photographs also capture some...
Manual of organization and functions. This regulation prescribes the missions and basic organizational structure of the U. S. Army Field Artillery School and the organization and major functional assignments of the offices and departments of the...
These are a collection of prisoner of war documents with languages and translations in English, German, Italian, French, and Japanese. Topics include the convention between the U.S.A. and other powers- amelioration of the condition of the wounded...
This text attempts to give a comprehensive description of the administration and operation of the OT German government agency, considered a construction arm of the Wehrmacht and founded by Fritz Todt.
The U.S. Navy is building Virginia class submarines, and recently completed the conversion of four Ohio class submarines from Trident Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN's) to Guided Missile Submarines (SSGN's). The Virginia class is the first...
This study focused on testing a portion of Kelley and Thibaut's trust-building model. This model asserted that an individual could earn an attribution of dependability by: behaving cooperatively, sharing similar interests, and sharing...
The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide to assist commanders in developing the firing and the assembly and transport elements of Honest John units whenever equipped with the lightweight XM33 launcher into efficient teams capable of...
The life and career of Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear is an interesting study in determination, moral courage and perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Master Chief Brashear is one of only seven enlisted Navy...
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 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...
Threats to peace, violations of security and challenges to world order, which led to the creation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945 will continue. States and state-like entities will continue to approach the UN with their grievances. The...
"The following brief history of the steps which have been taken, in this country, to organize a bridge equipage adapted to our service, will sufficiently explain the reasons that have induced the Board to recommend the system described in the...
This regulation prescribes the missions' and basic organizational structure of the us army field artillery school and the organization and major functional assignments of the offices and departments of the school as established by the commandant,...
Having served eighteen years in the Army prior to the start of Operation Enduring Freedom,
I had concluded, that I would retire after twenty years of service, without participating in a
real world combat operation. I did not deploy in support of...