In the early months of 1996 while assigned to Operational Detachment Alpha 316, Staff Sergeant
Richard Dunstan gives his story of the different situations he and his team encountered while conducting counter-drug missions along the South Western...
On 9/11, Major David Short was the assistant operations officer for 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, based out of Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia. In this interview, he discusses his unit's activities in the...
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...
From July 2002 through July 2003, Major Theresa Masengale served as chief of operations in the 7th Transportation Group's S3 shop, during which time she deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and on the group staff...
In an attempt to protect the U.S. following the horrific events of September 11th and to conduct the Global War on Terrorism, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base was established. Yet the continued operation of the facility,...
The preparation phase to motivate Soldiers into combat operations is a very critical step. Soldiers must have a sense of duty and they must feel confident that the leadership has prepared them for combat. The training phase for preparing Soldiers...
This monograph focuses on the use of analysis in combat operations and concentrates in the utilization of techniques in situations which the authors were personally familiar. It primarily covers the systematic blending of military judgment, data...
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...
MAJ Kenny Kuniyuki served as the assistant brigade intelligence officer (S2) with the 1st Brigade, 1st CAV during 2004 and 2005 in Sadr City in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In the first of two January 2009 interviews, MAJ Kuniyuki...
MAJ Paul Voelke served as the brigade plans officer (S3) with the 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division in Kabul, Afghanistan during 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and as commander of Alpha Company, 4-31 Infantry in Taji and...
During Operation Phantom Fury in November 2004, Staff Sergeant Jimmy Amyett was the second-highest-ranking noncommissioned officer in 2nd Platoon, 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop - a 20-man, four-Humvee unit attached to Task Force 2-2 Infantry for...
The leader of 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, Task Force 2-2 Infantry in Fallujah during Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), Staff Sergeant David Bellavia was recommended for the Medal of Honor, nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross...
Preparing for his role as V Corps chaplain for what became Operation Iraqi Freedom, Chaplain (Brigadier General) Douglas Carver concerned himself with stress management training, placement of ministry teams at forward hospitals, working with family...
During 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines' march from Kuwait to Baghdad in the first weeks of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major Stephen Van Riper served as both Weapons Company commander and as the battalion's fire support coordinator. Part of the 1st Marine...
I would like to share my experience as a senior Noncommissioned Officer. My personal experience paper will cover my background of 21 years of service. I will share a brief lead in of my duty assignments, schooling, missed military engagements and...
I will attempt to capture the significant lessons learned during the New Horizons 2005 exercise conducted in Panama, Central America. The exercises intent is to run a Reserve Component unit through all the rigors of a deployment. The mission will...
Transformation arrived for the aviation brigades in Korea on June 16, 2006 when the 17th Aviation Brigade cased its colors and the 6th Cavalry Regiment reflagged to become the 2d Multi-Functional Aviation Brigade (MFAB). A new era began for army...
The following personal experience paper is a reflection on how preparing, participating in and winning selection boards played major roles in the careers of SGM Eric Roberts. SGM Roberts is a United States Army Reserve Soldier, who was selected as...
In this paper, I will target the challenges, successes, and lessons learned in my deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom II, OIF-11, as a First Sergeant. Areas of emphasis discussed are security patrols and route improvements on the main supply...
During the summer of 2005 the Wyoming state mobilization officer asked if I would be interested in being part of an Embedded Training Team (ETT) to be deployed to Afghanistan. The job would involve training the Afghan National Army. I didn’t know...