This paper will cover how many political leaders perceive those accused of using terrorist tactics as harmful to their interests. This is quite an allegory, when most of these great nations were themselves, established through a form of terrorist...
This paper will cover key events and lessons I learned as 1SG during the deployment of a
Reserve unit, the 351st Ordnance Company (Ammo) during its 13 month deployment to Fort
Lewis, Washington in support of Operation Nobel Eagle and its...
This paper will cover my experience as a Telecommunication (Telecom) Specialist, which is my full time position in the Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG). I acquired this position on January 1, 2009. Being a Telecom Specialist comse with two...
This paper will cover my experience as First Sergeant for E Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry also known as the Brigade Reconnaissance Troop (BRT). This adventure started with a twist of faith, being at the right place at the right time. Who would have...
This paper will cover my experience as the United States Army Special Forces Command (USASFC(A)) G-3 Advisor to the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the rapid transformation of that unit in response to OEF and OIF mobilizations. The 20th...
This paper will cover my experience of the deployment as a career counselor in
Operation Enduring Freedom, I learned that trained officers and Soldiers make effective
decisions. My role as a command career counselor in Bagram Afghanistan became two...
This paper will cover my experiences during my tenure as a First Sergeant in B Company 2-6 Infantry, 1st Armored Division. I will discuss the Company’s actions during my arrival, pre-deployment training and deployment of the unit. I will cover,...
This paper will cover NCOs in action during the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, and World War I, including weapons, formations, duties, training, discipline and heroes.
This paper will cover significant contributions made by Black NCOs from the American Revolution to the Civil War, focusing on the First Rhode Island regiment, Blacks who participated on either side during the War of 1812, and the Buffalo Soldiers.
This paper will cover some changes that the military has made to transform into a better fighting force. Efforts by the U.S. military to transform occurred during a time of change as the need to adapt arose during the various conflicts that the...
This paper will cover some experiences during my time in the National Guard. During the summer of 1982, I was looking for a summer job. I saw the commercial talking about the National Guard, and thought that it would be a great way to make some...
This paper will cover some of my experiences serving in the National Guard.
Service to the nation can come in different ways and means. The National Guard
requires sacrifices in both family, and personal life. The one weekend a month and two...
This paper will cover some of the highlights and Iowlights in AI Anbar Province while HHC 2-1 36 was conducting combat operations. The first phase will cover the first 3 months: April, May, and June 2006. The second phase will cover the next 2...
This paper will cover the ethical behavior standards expected of Army service members as outlined in FM 1, The Army field manual, regulatory directive and guidance section pertaining to the Soldier’s Creed, Warrior Ethos, and Army Values in...
This paper will cover the integration into the LRSD and time served during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Entering as a specialist and departing as a corporal, the events documented will give an idea of what a soldier goes through while...
This paper will cover three important factors that have led to the Empowerment of the American Noncommissioned officers over time. The U.S. Army NCO Corps directs and guides by example, teaches and prepares soldiers from experience, sustains and...
This paper will deal with the challenges I had in deploying a Delta Company of an Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). It will deal specifically with the pre-deployment, deployment, preparation and execution phases of...
This paper will describe my experience as First Sergeant of Co B 834th ASB, the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Company during my deployment to Balad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 08-10 from June 3rd 2008 thru June 3rd 2009. I will...
This paper will describe my experiences as an advisor to the Iraqi Military Schools in Taji, Iraq. I hope to explain our efforts to assist the Iraqi cadre in their efforts to improve and create military MOS, NCOES and OES schools and courses.
This paper will describe my first deployment overseas with the Minnesota Army National Guard. It will discuss the preparation and the training as well as the actual deployment of the members of the 34th Military Police Company as we supported the...