United States Special Operations Command, History and Research Office; Partin, John W.; Rhoden, Rob
"After years of unrest and fighting, six warring factions in Liberia agreed to a cease fire and a peace accord in August 1995. Leaders of the six factions joined together and formed the council of state. The cease fire lasted only a short time,...
A combat engineer officer in the US Army Corps of Engineers, Major Ed Chamberlayne is a veteran of two Global War on Terrorism deployments, the first from June to December 2003 to Iraq where he was in charge of a forward engineer support team...
A reservist serving with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Lieutenant Colonel Antonio L. Morales was mobilized and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004 and 2005. Normally assigned as a schools officer with the...
A veteran of two deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism, Major Geoff Van Epps, in this two-part interview, discusses each of them, beginning with his July to December 2002 tour as part of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan,...
Airland Battle doctrine places extensive requirements on the corps command and control system. In order to adhere to doctrinal tenets (Initiative, Depth, Synchronization, Agility) the corps must be capable of rapidly analyzing a high volume of...
As an infantry officer in the 82nd Airborne Division from 2002-2006, Major Keller Durkin participated in three different deployments and describes them in three separate interviews. In the wake of the attack on the World Trade Center, he...
As the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division, during the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major Timothy Atkins was tasked with a wide range of administrative and logistical responsibilities...
Communicating official messages to soldiers within the United States Army is an endeavor that leaders at every level have conducted since the inception of the organization. Army doctrine links communication to leadership via the terminological...
During the initial ground invasion phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Will Johnson commanded the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) of 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, part of 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, until he...
Effective operational transitions are crucial for success, but recent interventions indicate that U.S. forces, and the Army in particular, struggle with planning and executing the transition to post-combat operations. By developing and applying a...
Having assumed command of 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division on D-Day, 6 June 2003, Colonel Joseph Buche initially deployed around the Tall Afar border region before his unit redeployed on short notice to the Al Qaim...
Carre, [?], 13th Infantry Regiment, French Army; Department of the Army, Office of the Quartermaster General
In every period of history all armies have been faced with the problem of supplying soldiers with clothing and equipment, when and where they are required. The table of contents includes information on the following: Roman Legion, French armies,...
In the summer of 1989, following the breakup of the Soviet Union and the ending of the Cold War, the Department of Defense announced plans to modify the structure and size of the armed forces based upon the changing security environment. Of...