The current U.S. Army involvement in Afghanistan requires an expanded field artillery arsenal of weaponry and munitions. This expansion should include rockets, medium and light howitzers, and pack howitzers. These weapon systems offset the...
Johnson, Ray B.; Campbell, Scott; Moore, Mark E.; Marrero, Frankie; Parnell-Smith, Sue
Thesis: The Light Infantry Division is a more viable force than the Mechanized Infantry Division on the battlefield due to its deployability, sustainability, firepower, and tactical mobility.
America's recent experience in Afghanistan and Iraq proved that it is easier to get into war than it is to get out of it. These two conflicts bleed America, in terms of not only blood, but also its financial treasures. In an attempt to avoid these...
Multi-national force-iraq commander's counterinsurgency guidance. General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army; General Petraeus outlines the essential tasks necessary for successful counterinsurgency operations in Iraq.
There are times when the U.S. military has repeatedly been unprepared to execute its primary mission at the outbreak of hostilities. The factors affecting the U.S. military’s readiness can range from hastily entering into war, poor planning and...
The organizational history of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) is comparatively short compared to other Army units. Although the unit's history is short, a mere 25 years, as of 2005 it has compiled a long list of...
After 9/11, America sent in its first combat Soldiers after the regime that was responsible for an attack on America that will forever shape history. TF Rakkasan was some of the first Soldiers called to strike back at the Taliban and Al Qaeda...
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...
A U.S. Army reservist and, at the time of 9/11, an assistant district attorney in Clarksville, Tennessee, Major Lance Baker deployed to Karshi-Kanabad, Uzbekistan, then later Bagram, Afghanistan, with the 10th Mountain Division from December 2001...
The commander of Charlie Company, 326th Engineer Battalion - part of 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Task Force Rakkasan) - Major Mark Quander deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from January to July 2002 and notably...
In this first of three interviews reference his Global War on Terrorism deployments, Major Greg Ford relates his experiences serving as the intelligence officer of 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry in Jacobabad, Pakistan, and Paktia Province,...
Since September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Special Operation Forces (SOF) and Conventional Forces (CF) have be increasingly working together throughout the world against numerous asymmetrical threats. However, operations in Iraq and...
Major Stuart Farris deployed to Afghanistan for the second time in May 2004 as commander of ODA 341 in 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group. Once in Afghanistan, he moved his detachment to the village of Zormat in the Paktia Province. Based on...