In this second of two interviews, Major Clint Cox discusses his service as the commander of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry in the drive towards Baghdad, and later in the Rabiah area along the Syrian border, through 2003 in support of...
The al Ikhwan al Muslimim, the Society of Muslim Brothers or Muslim Brotherhood, (MB) is an international Islamist organization with over fifty national branches. Its motto reflects its Salafi jihadist motives and methods: "Allah is our objective....
Now that the Department of Defense has permitted the use of social media for both private and official purposes, the question becomes, can the military, the Army in particular, obtain the benefits sought from social media use without seriously...
From March through September 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major James Swift commanded the 426th Forward Support Battalion's supply company - part of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. In this comprehensive interview,...
Staff Group 19 A; Liddell, Robert J.; Babiker, Mohamed Elamin; Collins, William P.; Couch, Timothy H.; Donnelly, Michael E.; Edwards, Joseph R.; Franzello, Arty J.; Harrell, William S.; Morrison, Charles M.; Nickisch, Ward B.; Nitta, Alan S.;...
On 21 March 1945, the Fifth Infantry Division was alerted to prepare to launch a surprise night crossing of the Rhine River at Oppenheim, Germany. Despite the haste involved in the assault timing, engineers made elaborate preparations for...
In preparing this document, I have tried to focus my effort on three areas that I think readers will benefit from regardless of the branch or career management field. The Veterinary Corps is an extremely small organization when compared to the...
Staff Group 19 A; Liddell, Robert J.; Babiker, Mohamed Elamin; Collins, William P.; Couch, Timothy H.; Donnelly, Michael E.; Edwards, Joseph R.; Franzello, Arty J.; Harrell, William S.; Morrison, Charles M.; Nickisch, Ward B.; Nitta, Alan S.;...
On 21 March 1945, the Fifth Infantry Division was alerted to prepare to launch a surprise night crossing of the Rhine River at Oppenheim, Germany. Despite the haste involved in the assault timing, engineers made elaborate preparations for...
Major Bobby Haskin served as the battle major for 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and as the chief of operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from November 2005 to November 2006. Haskin was in an ROTC assignment teaching at Western...
In this interview, MAJ James Kemter, US Army, Engineer, discusses his deployment to Iraq as an Area Engineer for four provinces in 2006 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Kemter discusses leading 55 construction projects and the...
In this interview MAJ Leif Hansen discusses his 2006 deployment to Iraq with the 25th ID from Hawaii. MAJ Hansen had just taken command of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry prior to going to NTC and just before their deployment to Iraq. ...
In this interview Mr. Graves relates his experiences arriving in theater as an individual deployer due to his attendance at his Warrant Officer's Basic Course (WOBC). Mr. Graves describes learning the United States Forces-Iraq (USF-I) transition...
In this interview, MAJ Victor Herbin III, US Army, Adjutant General; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the personnel officer (S1) for the 15th Sustainment Brigade in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Herbin...
After serving as executive officer of 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment in Operation Iraqi Freedom I where his unit reduced captured enemy ammunition and trained the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yingling returned to...
A reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Colonel Doug Shipman was an advisor to two separate Iraqi divisions and to the Nineveh provincial police chief in 2004-2005. In this interview, he voices frustration at the information...
This thesis examines characteristics of Islamic extremism in Nigeria. Specifically, the thesis examines the strategic indicators for an Islamic extremist safe haven and the presence of those indicators in Nigeria. The thesis includes four chapters...
Usama Bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, declared war on the United States in a statement issued in August 1996. With the words, "It is a duty now on every tribe in the Arab Peninsula to fight in the cause of Allah and to cleanse the land from...
An effective financial system is essential to economic development. US Army doctrine acknowledges that military forces play an important role in supporting economic stabilization and infrastructure development. A specific task is to support the...
A View from the FA49 Foxhole: Operational Research and Systems Analysis. Lieutenant General David F. Melcher, U.S. Army, and Lieutenant Colonel John G. Ferrari, U.S. Army; Functional Area 49, the Operations Research Systems Analyst career field, is...
In this second of two interviews, Major Jeff Keating talks about serving as the executive officer (XO) for the 395th Finance Battalion at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, from September 2006 through September 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He...
MAJ David Conner served as a liaison officer (LNO) and in current operations with Task Force Olympia in Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq and Forward Operating Base (FOB) Freedom, Mosul, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom...