During his 2003-2004 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Eric Puls served initially as commander of the aviation aircraft maintenance troop in 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment (4th Infantry Division) and, later, as commander...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This monograph explores the need to identify humanitarian assistance response ready groups. The increasing number of humanitarian assistance missions performed by the US military indicates the need to identify response ready groups. Response ready...
This monograph examines a concept for the employment of the Stinger Air Defense Artillery weapon system known as "Stinger Under Armor." It traces the evolution of the concept from its genesis during the SGT York Division Air Defense Gun testing...
Commanders and other leaders in the Army must constantly consider how their organization is changing and how it must change to remain relevant and effective in its combat roles. When planning and conducting an organizational change, these...
Extending from the Cold War through the current Era of Persistent Conflict, the Army implemented a number of force structure changes in response to the existing and predicted strategic environment. Similar to the architectural standard phrase that...
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Tetu was with the 4th Infantry Division in Iraq from March 2003 to March 2004, serving first as 1-10 Cavalry executive officer and later as 4th Brigade Combat Team S3. Deployment went smoothly from Fort Hood to the...
It is known by many that Washington and the politicians within believe that they are more inept at running successful wars than the men and women of the U.S. Military, those who have came up through the ranks in combat. This popular misconception...
Major Eric Puls deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003-2004, as first the aviation aircraft maintenance troop commander in 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, part of the 4th Infantry Division, and then as commander of Delta Troop - an...
In this interview with Colonel Michael Moody, conducted by fellow aviator and one of his former company commanders, Major James Tenpenny, the colonel discusses his Operation Iraqi Freedom experiences as commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th...
In this interview with Colonel Michael Moody, conducted by fellow aviator and one of his former company commanders, Major James Tenpenny, the colonel discusses his Operation Iraqi Freedom experiences as commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th...
An engineer by branch, Major Marc Hoffmeister served one year starting in September 2003 with the C35 future operations section of Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC), based in Camp Doha, Kuwait. "Our main effort" in support of Operation...
This study chronicles and evaluates the evolution of military-media relations to determine whether the Persian Gulf War public affairs policies were a compromise between Vietnam and Grenada policy experiences. It provides new insights into the...
One goal of the United States (US) is a capabilities-based joint force designed to quickly achieve success along the continuum of conflict ranging from peace operations to war.' In support of this goal, US Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) authors...
As of Spring 1999, the United States Army continues discussing the design of the Army After Next and the need to create an operationally significant force capable of deploying rapidly, conducting distributed operations using maneuver and firepower,...
Army after next. Army after next technology: forging possibilities into reality. Brigadier General Edward T. Buckley Jr., US Army; Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Franke III, US Army; and A. Fenner Milton Strategic...
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Croft served as the transportation officer of the 4th Infantry Division in Kuwait and Iraq in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, Croft talks about coordinating the deployment of units with...
The major purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the military and the media, as viewed by middle grade Army officers. This study also examined what the military view of the relationship would be during combat and the middle...