Albright, John; Cash, John A.; Sandstrum, Allan W.
These accounts of fighting in Vietnam are based on official U.S. Army records- daily journals, journal files, after action reports, interviews conducted soon after the events by historical officers in Vietnam, and upon interviews and correspondence...
This study is a resource Soldiers can use to help prepare for a deployment to Afghanistan by creating a self-development plan using technology supported tools. First, the study identifies some types of knowledge technology supported tools can...
Abstract: My paper will focus on the need for troop reduction to increase military and family readiness in our armed forces. I will discuss the current psychological issues (PTSD) that our Warriors are facing and the emotional strain on our...
During 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines' march from Kuwait to Baghdad in the first weeks of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major Stephen Van Riper served as both Weapons Company commander and as the battalion's fire support coordinator. Part of the 1st Marine...
Having assumed command of 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division on D-Day, 6 June 2003, Colonel Joseph Buche initially deployed around the Tall Afar border region before his unit redeployed on short notice to the Al Qaim...
At the time of the interview a facilitator at Fort Leavenworth's School of Command Preparation, "where we prepare newly selected battalion and brigade commanders for commands," Lieutenant Colonel Ross Brown himself previously commanded 3rd...
Beginning in the Korea War, through Vietnam and continuing with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, US forces have been involved in combat typified by close, sharp actions - often without the doctrinally prescribed firepower to support the...
The United States Army has spent substantial resources and effort developing a cohesive plan for adapting to the changing world environment of the twenty-first century, commonly called ‘transformation.’ The Army has experimented and fielded new...
The China-Burma-India Theater was the least decisive major arena of World War II. General Joseph Stilwell was tasked to perform concurrent diplomatic and military miracles in pursuit of Allied victory. His mission of keeping a reluctant China in...
SFC Ashley, Jr. was assigned to Company C, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 15t Special Forces. Near Lang Vei, republic of Vietnam, 6th and 7th February 1968. He distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with...
This document showcases the American Soldier in both "lethal" and "nonlethal" operations in the war on terrorism. The first seven case studies are drawn from events in both Iraq and Afghanistan, two of the principal fronts in the war. Six of the...
The US Army has used Civil War and other battlefields as ""outdoor classrooms"" to educate and train its officers. Since 1983 the Combat Studies Institute has produced a series of staff ride guides to assist units and classes in this training. The...
In this third of three interviews, Major J.T. Eldridge talks about commanding Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment in Mosul, Iraq from December 2004 through March 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses...
Captain Chad Roehrman deployed with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment to Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of their S3 shop, later taking command of Dragon Company in June 2003. This interview deals primarily with his experiences immediately before...
Lieutenant Colonel Daryle Hernandez served as the executive officer for 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry in the Al-Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, from March 2004 to March 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). When the squadron arrived in...
This monograph attempts to recapture the tactics, techniques, and procedures for "search and attack" operations which Americans learned in past conf1icts. Since the reintroduction of light infantry into the U.S. Army's force structure in the...
This monograph attempts to answer the following question: Should field artillery be used as a counterinsurgency weapon? The monograph first defines the terms insurgency, counterinsurgency, and artillery fire support, and explains the three phases...
Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, and his Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Mrs. Victoria Clarke, initiated the embedded news media program. The intent was for the public to see directly through the media what happened at the...
Operation Gothic Serpent in Oct 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia has been labeled one of the bloodiest firefights for United States troops. It has also arguably been remembered as one of the
U.S. military’s blunders. Although the majority of Americans...
Wright, Donald P., 1964-; Afghan Study Team, [et al.]
Forward from David H. Petraeus: Since 2001, the US Army in Afghanistan has been conducting complex operations in a difficult, often dangerous environment. Living in isolated outposts and working under austere conditions, US Soldiers have carried...