This monograph analyzes MacArthur's brilliant landing at Inchon, Korea, on 15 September 1950, in the light of lessons which can be gleaned for students of the operational level of war. CHROMITE had several unique aspects: it was executed against...
Schmidt, Jim; Marshall, Michael; Girouard, Ted; McCabe, Bernie; Nazar, Steve; Collins, Gene; Fanning, Norm; Foux, Bob; McDuffie, Mike
The breakout from the Normandy beachhead and the subsequent pursuit of German forces which came to a temporary halt at the West Wall took place from 6 July - 12 September 1944. The operation was characterized by rapid, independent operations...
The contents of this paper begin during the pre-deployment phase for Operation DESERT SHIELD, when I was a Squad Leader in C/2/325 Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, located at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. As a part of the United...
During the months of August 1990 through March of 1991 I participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Iraq. This story tells of how my unit was trained, mobilized, and conducted combat operations.
I was born on 3 October 1967 in San Antonio, TX. At the age of six months my mother divorced my father and we moved to Bryan, TX where I spent the remainder of my childhood prior to joining the Army. My mother remarried, he adopted me and became my...
Operation Desert Storm was the first major conflict since the Vietnam. It employed Corps and Division force on force warfare that the US military had trained for at places like the National Training Center. I was a young buck sergeant serving in a...
In this personal experience paper, I will be talking about my participation in Operation Desert Shield/Storm as an Operation Sergeant and Section Chief while assigned to 551st Cargo Transfer Company, Ft. Eustis, Virginia. I will talk about events...
This paper takes a look at some of the experience and thoughts that I had prior to combat operations in Iraq. It looks at some of the contributions of Army Aviation during this operation and some of its weakness’. As an Army we heavily rely on...
This study examines the influence of ground forces on the conduct and outcome of the Desert Storm air operations. This influence took three distinct forms. First, Coalition ground forces were instrumental in fixing the Iraqis in static positions in...
The purpose for the research is to identify the Islamic Fanatical Impact during both Operations Desert Storm / Desert Shield. In addition, examine why Islam was viewed as a political threat. Indeed without any hesitation the Green Peril (Islam)...
This paper outlines the story of my venture as a young 18-year-old boy fresh out of Basic Training, who had to become a man over night. Shortly after my first assignment to Ft. Stewart Ga., I was deployed to Operation Desert Storm as an Armor...
In the summer of 2001 I was an Army Reserve Civil Affairs Team Sergeant serving in Bosnia-Herzegovina. I had gotten tired of all the “when I was in Bosnia…” stories I had heard around the drill hall and volunteered for what was then called...
Several key experiences have had a significant impact on my growth as an NCO and leader. First, I served in two 0-3 positions where I lead cadets as a ROTC instructor and NCOs as a Special Forces Detachment Commander. Second, a deployment during...
This paper is an account of my experiences as a Special Forces Team Sergeant during Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines. I will cover the permission training, forward staging, deployment, the obstacles we encountered as our missions...
This paper is to document my experience as a Company Sergeant Major during Operation Iraqi Freedom IV and my company's rotation. It will cover some of my experiences during mobilization, pre-mission training, deployment, redeployment, and...
My personal experience paper is a snap shot of my experiences while serving as a First Sergeant for Bravo Company Forward Support Battalion on the frontlines of the battlefield of Afghanistan. My theme for this paper is coveralls in combat; I have...
My personal experience paper is a snap shot of my experiences while serving as the First Sergeant of HQ & A Company Forward Support Battalion during Operation Enduring Freedom IV, Afghanistan. I have also served on other battle fronts such as...
In the early spring of 2007 our battalion, the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion (LING), was busily preparing for a two-week long brigade exercise that we were hosting. We had been hearing some rumblings of a possible deployment to Iraq and...
The achievements of Eagle Battery will forever go down in history for their outstanding actions in combat. Eagle Battery soldiers had more confirmed enemy KIAs than any other company in Task Force Geronimo. We redeployed all 126 paratroopers back...
The 173d Combat Support Company (CSC) was comprised of hard working, dedicated Soldiers, NCOs, and officers who accomplished all assigned missions with a high degree of efficiency. The Company stood proudly as the only airborne engineer asset in...