The United States and Japan had a very contentious relationship between 1939 and 1941. During this time, Japan’s strategic objectives focused on the desire for a policy of national self-sufficiency and of non-reliance on Western imports or...
Just like a newborn baby, the first few years of an enlisted Soldier's career is very important. It is a time when impressions are made and patterns are developed. Just as a baby learns by watching and mimicking the behavior of others, young...
MAJ Shane Vesely served as a C-130 pilot and squadron commander with the 16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron (ESOS) in 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this September 2011 interview, MAJ Vesely discusses...
The purpose of this research was to identify how important direct service benefits are to mid-career U.S. Army officer decisions to continue serving in the Army on active duty. The problem this research effort focused on was understanding how...
Lieutenant Colonel Shane Lee served as the executive officer of 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment - part of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division - in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from April to July 2003. In this interview, he...
This monograph analyzes corps aviation brigade doctrine, and its supporting organization, equipment, and control arrangements, to determine if it enables the aviation brigade to conduct successful deep operations. Doctrine is the centerpiece of...
Major Shane Celeen, Armor Branch, deployed his company - Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor (2-70), part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas - after a six-month trainup in March 2003. New to the company, his unit had...
Major Tarrant was a member of the 7th SFG which primarily handles South America but his team was pulled to do a specific mission with the ICTF in Iraq for seven months. In this February 2010 interview, Major Shane Tarrant, US Army Special Forces,...
MAJ Shane Abell served as the communications officer (S6) and headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander with the 364th Civil Affairs (CA) Brigade in Baghdad, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In...
The military medical community is using a new drug called Recombinant Activated Factor VII on Soldiers in Iraq. This drug is made for a rare form of hemophilia, not to stop the bleeding of trauma patients, and may cause blood clotting, strokes,...
With the fight to win the global war on terrorism, the Army must be willing to adapt the fight to win. The transformation to Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) will enhance the Army to become more agile and give them the ability to deploy and move more...
In 1989, SPC Shane A. Flint and 2nd PLT B CO 2/751h Ranger Regiment conducted training and rehearsals that culminated with a combat jump into Rio Hato Airfield, Panama as part of Operation Just Cause. This paper covers the story of how SGM Flint...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under 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 and...
The unplanned significance of Iraq's relocateable ballistic missiles (the Al-Abbas and Al-Hussain) disrupted the campaign tempo of Desert Storm. Consuming 40 percent of air sorties and many of the special operating forces, there is a definite need...
Planning is an important part of a comprehensive approach to national preparedness. After the September 11 attack on America, President George W. Bush directed the creation of a standardized federal approach to preparedness planning. Congress...
Throughout its military history, the United States has demonstrated poor institutional memory resulting in a tendency to reinvent the wheel. The development of counterinsurgency doctrine in Vietnam, for instance, yielded valuable knowledge about...
Cole, Ronald H.; Historical Division Joint Secretariat Joint Staff
This study traces the involvement of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff in the planning, direction, and execution of JUST CAUSE, the combat operations in Panama in December 1989. The study begins with development of...
This thesis examines the physical requirements of armor crewmen and provides a method for training them to meet those requirements based on current Army doctrine and emerging fitness doctrine using the components of fitness listed in FM21-20. It...