From January through August 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Steve Wood served as the logistics officer for 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, part of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. In this two-part interview, he discusses his...
Major John Cole served as the commander of Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery - part of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division - during the initial offensive of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003. In this interview,...
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...
On 16 May 1862, 904 soldiers formed ranks for the first time and unfurled the virgin colors of the 42nd Alabama Infantry Regiment. These 904 soldiers were a mixture of veterans, volunteers, conscripts, and substitutes. The regiment participated in...
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has become a vital component to both the military and civilian infrastructures. U.S. military forces have evolved from using its signal for routine navigation to depending on it for nearly every facet of combat...
Effective United States military support of counterinsurgency efforts in developing nations almost always takes the form of indirect support--training, advisory assistance, logistics support, and supply of essential military equipment. The...
In this first of three interviews, Major Shawn Kahler talks about serving as the transportation officer for the 24th Corps Support Group in Kuwait up to Baghdad, Iraq from January through September 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He...
Major Joseph Halloran served as the assistant operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery (2-5 FA) and later as the battery commander for Charlie Battery, 2-5 FA in the Fallujah and Ramadi areas in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi...
From March 2004 through March 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Chris Baer commanded the 369th Transportation Company, US Army Reserve - a palletized load system (PLS) unit based in Wichita, Kansas, that ended up being cross-leveled...
This is the combat history of the 79th Fighter Group during World War Two. The document details the following contents: group commanders; group combat narrative; campaigns; battle citations and commendations; claims- illustrated statistical...