This monograph examines the most effective theater positioning of a US Forces operational commander in a conflict conducted in 2O1O. The monograph first defines who it is who practices operational command (differentiating between operational level...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the 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...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the 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...
Major John Giop served as fire support officer from May 2003 to July 2003 and as a howitzer battery commander from July 2003 to July 2004 with 1st Squadron, 2nd ACR in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, Giop talks about the...
Following his March to June 2002 deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - where he served as operations officer of 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, which had responsibility for external security and detainee transfers at Camps X-Ray and Delta -...
The 143rd Signal Battalion was my first unit, and also the unit I deployed in support of
Operation Desert Storm/Shield with. I went from a new private to a combat veteran with
this unit. I started out learning how to do the job I enlisted for. Then...
So there I was a high speed SFC with goals as high as the sky, dedicated to my soldiers and the mission of my unit. I enjoyed my job as a soldier and was happy each day to drive on one of the largest installations in the world with the most troops...
Yates, Robert S.; Flores-Acevedo, Miguel; Jenkins, John; Kegler, Terry; Maslowski, Michal
The Battle of Midway, considered the decisive battle of WWII, was fought in the Pacific, near the Central Pacific island of Midway. From 4-7 June 1942, U.S. forces fought off a major Japanese offensive. Japanese forces had been capturing territory...
Robert Lewis Howard entered the Army from Montgomery, Alabama July 20 1956, at the age of 17. He is a native of Opelika, Alabama. Robert Howard grew up hearing stories of his Father's and uncle’s experiences as Paratroopers in the 101 sl Airborne...
The primary reason the Allies were so successful at Normandy was their deception plan they had focused on months before the invasion of France. The Germans planed on using the “Atlantic Wall” to defend any invasion of France. The Germans lack...
Kelley, Martin; Simpao, Phillip; Lopezramos, Edwin; Martinez-McNamara, Norma A.
Thesis Statement. The Allied invasion of Normandy, through detailed coordination and planning amongst allies, fortuitous German preparations and response, and critical actions of tactical unit leaders, established an Allied foothold in Western...
1SG Melissa Jaimes was involuntarily transferred to a new unit for mobilization and deployment to Iraq in 2003. The beginning of the mobilization and deployment was filled with obstacles; throughout this time NCOs provided leadership.
The role of the Non Commissioned Officer during the period of 1925 to 1945 was nothing short of magnificent. The army of the 1920s and 1930s scarcely recognized the role of the NCO. The massive mobilization of the Pre World War II American military...
This paper will address the deployment of the 3-13th Field Artillery Battalion during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. The unit had many non-artillery missions including Force Protection and Combat Patrols. The use of crater analysis became a great...
After 911, I went to Operation Bright Star and learned the unit would need much training before deploying. With a new commander and First Sergeant, and a Battalion S-3 dictating training, preparing for war would not be easy. After reenlisting, I...
Sergeant Major Benjamin Moore Jr., served as an Infantry First Sergeant during Operations Iraqi Freedom. I am writing about my personal experience during combat operations from Al-Khidr, Iraq to Objective Raider. I will explain how one mechanized...
This paper is to serve as a brief synopsis of my experience while deployed with Tiger Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) III. I discuss events as they occurred chronologically from just prior...
No matter how positive or negative a personal experience, we can all learn valuable lessons from them. It is important that we take these lessons and share them with others. During my first real-world deployment with a rapid deployment force in...
This paper describes the necessity to train Afghan infantrymen, designated as company machine gunners, on the basic fundamentals of crew-served weaponry. It addresses the learning curve U.S. embedded trainers will go through, and the conclusions I...