Monograph examines the use of security barriers and delves into circumstances leading to the removal of security barriers. The purpose was to explore whether there existed specific conditions or criteria for removal of security barriers. Specific...
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...
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...
Kahn, E. J. (Ely Jacques), 1916-, McLemore, Henry.
No soldier's patch is worn with greater pride than that displayed on the shoulder of a man who has belonged to a combat division. In World War II, as in every past war, the major share of our fighting has been done by our ground troops,...
Everyone in the Army has an image of what a Sergeants Major is. Some feel that the Sergeants Major (SGM) should be very approachable, and friendly. I believe that a SGM should be the meanest man in the Battalion. The most competent individual the...
MSG Roy P. Benavidez was a great American hero. He was born in 1935. He overcame bigotry of his South Texas hometown and became a legend. During his second tour in Vietnam as a Special Forces Soldier eventually earned him the Congressional Medal of...
This is a transcript of a 1994 interview with William A. Connelly, Sergeant Major of the ARMY, conducted for the Sergeant major of the ARMY history project.
It was a cold winter morning in January and the wind was blowing extremely hard. I was a drill sergeant serving my tour of duty at Fort Lee, Virginia. This was my first year as a drill sergeant. My fellow drill sergeants and I begin this particular...
When we were given this assignment of writing our Personal Experiences I was very doubtful as to what to write and pondered quite a while what to write about. I have not been deployed during Operation Iraq Freedom so I thought about writing about...
As leaders we are entrusted with the development and lives of our subordinates. Leaders have to make ethical decisions every day. Problems arrive when they can't distinguish between personal and professional issues. I witness several leaders during...
Throughout his career Chaplain Struecker attended many professional military schools and received many awards and commendations. Chief among these include the Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Master Parachutists Wings,...
Thesis: Jeff Strueker epitomizes the Army values. He started life in a humble setting, but in the intensity of combat, learned the importance of spiritual fitness and vowed to make it his number one priority. Throughout his career, his military...
I deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraq Freedom I. I will talk about my experiences
deploying as part of the United States Army Europe, Immediate Ready Force (USAREUR IRF). My unit was A Company, 1st battalion 63rd Armor Regiment (Assassins). I...
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...
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...
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...
Over the years, there has been debate within the services about whether Clausewitz's theories should be used as a basis for modern warfighting doctrine. The majority of debate has focused on the specific issue of whether Clausewitz's most well...
On October 3rd 1993, US efforts in Somalia culminated as the result of an overnight battle that cost eighteen American lives and effectively silenced all optimism that Somalia could be externally resurrected as a functioning state. What began as a...
This monograph argues that an interventionary operation in South or Central America involving a joint task force consisting of at least a U.S. Army brigade is likely to occur by 2005. It describes the nature of the military organization necessary...