The purpose of this briefing is to provide information on two black Calvary regiments and their contributions in the Southwest. On August 3, 1866, Gen. Phillip Sheridan, commander of the Military Division of the Gulf, was authorized to raise on...
This monograph analyzes the campaign in the Aleutians of 1943 in which Japanese and U.S. forces struggled violently for strategic control of austere ground in what has been aptly called the "forgotten war". Several theoretical concepts are tested...
The personal history of MSG James E. Smetana being attached to the 998th QM Co. as a platoon sergeant of the Petroleum Oils and Lubricants (POL) Platoon, during Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. This history covers the time period...
During a fifteen month deployment, SGM Camacho, Chris assigned as an Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA) for an Airborne Brigade Combat Team at Jalalabad Army Airfield in Afghanistan conducted informal interviews and observed how leadership changed...
Within the context of the current US government endeavor to unify its actions and build partner-nation military capabilities in the Global War on Terror (GWOT), this monograph seeks to determine the potential value of utilizing expeditionary...
Contains a description of the Serbian Army's retreat from the banks of the Danube and the Timok towards the Adriatic Coast during the fall of 1914. The author is a veteran of English journalism, and personally followed the principle phases of the...
Few Americans today, black or white, know about the incredible life of Cathy Williams. To date, Cathy Williams is the only documented African American woman who served in the U.S. Army prior to the official introduction of women. Cathy's duty as a...
This work examines the US Army's efforts in tracking down Victorio, the infamous Apache chief who raided large tracts of New Mexico and Texas at will, terrorizing the entire region. The key point made in this work is that it demonstrates the...
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...
This narrative picks up the history of the Fifth Army in Italy on October 7, 1943 on the banks of the Volturno River and continues through their halt at the German Winter Line November 15, 1943.
Bravo Battery 3-7 FA was a six-howitzer firing battery with approximately 85 Soldiers assigned to the unit. We received orders for a combat deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom-V (OEF-V). Initially, the Battery’s mission was to separate into...
My World Tour shares the challenges and experiences I had while assigned to Charlie Company, 2D Forward Support Battalion, 2D Brigade Combat Team, 2D Infantry Division. We were stationed at Camp Hovey, Korea. On 18 May 2004, we received...
William Fitzgerald; Augustine Flores; Mark Sinnard; Shandia Terry-Hughes; Paulette Moore
Analysis of recent world events (9-11) and an emerging global threat posed against the
United States clearly show that we, as a nation, are currently under the greatest threat we have
ever faced. Our subsequent declaration of the Global War on...
In 1914, the British Army entered into World War I against the German Empire. Advancements in weapons technology and the assumption of a primarily defensive posture by the Germans lead to five years of stalemated trench warfare. The deplorable...
In order to understand the origin of the Buffalo Soldier NCO, it is necessary to first understand how the NCO Corps was formed. The origin of the NCO Corps began with the birth of the nation in 1775 as part of the Continental Army (Fisch and Wright...
Although numerous scholars and journalists have focused on the 'religious question' in Israel and the 'modernization of Islam' in the Arab countries, only rarely have they compared these similar struggles over the political role of religion in the...
Stanley, Jason L.; Stojanovik, Boban; Mitchell, Michael; Spicer, Donald L.
The US and Israel’s relationship, dating back to 1948, is often criticized by the majority of the Arab world as well as some the international community. The US remains a strong political ally with Israel and is committed to her policies of...
This paper discusses the National Strategy for Homeland Security which has categorized homeland security activities into six critical mission areas. The six critical mission areas are Intelligence and Warning, Border and Transportation Security,...