What unit conducted America's first combat parachute assault, was the first airborne unit awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, and contained the first American paratrooper awarded the Medal of Honor? It must have been some battalion from the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under 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 and...
Major Marc Cloutier deployed to Iraq in February 2003 as commander of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His unit followed behind the 3rd Infantry Division and its objectives were to secure FARP...
In this two-part interview regarding his Global War on Terrorism deployment experiences, Major Jay Miseli discusses his service as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander for 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor - part of 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry...
Major Lanny Mihelich, Transportation Corps, deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom as a military transition team (MiTT) member in mid-2006. Predeployment training at Fort Riley, Kansas, took place as the 1st Infantry Division returned from OCONUS,...
Major Larry Burris commanded Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division during the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Commanding for 22 months, Burris deployed his company to Kuwait attached to 1st...
In this first of two interviews, Major Gerd Schroeder discusses commanding Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, and later the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), in Baghdad and Iskandariyah from April 2003 though July 2004 in...
Major Gerd Schroeder served as chief of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center's live-fire team in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in November 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. With a wealth of knowledge from running the live-fire program at...
Major Leslie Steele deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom from Hawaii to Fort Hood, Texas, in January 2006. At Fort Hood, Steele and what became his team conducted two months of training. Training included range time with everything from individual...
While it appears that the role of the U.S. Army is changing from exclusively fighting and winning the nation’s wars to becoming the force provider for numerous support and stability operations, the potential to become entangled in low intensity...