As I reflect over my career, I truly experienced many joys. The time that I spent as a First Sergeant clearly defines my most memorable moment in the military. I was selected for E-8 on the 2001 list while stationed at West Point, New York....
Christian A. Fleetwood was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 21, 1840. His mother and fathers name was Charles and Anna Maria Fleetwood. His parents were not slaves at this time during the 1840's. Fleetwood received most of his early education in...
After 10 years of battle between Greece and Troy, Greece succeeded to win the war in a single night through the use of deception. This was the first recorded use of deception in warfare. The Greeks use of the Trojan horse and the spy, Sinon, opened...
Deception is an attempt to purposefully manipulate an adversary’s perceptions in order to gain a competitive edge (Handel, 1989). History has shown that numerically inferior forces have gained both tactical and strategic advantage through the...
The United States military primary focus is to fight and win the nation’s wars. During the times of peace, the military has been dramatically reduced to save money from the cost of war. The Army has found itself in difficult situations at times...
Living by the Army Ethics can some time be very trying. As a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) I have had my Army and personal ethics challenged many times. I once had a company commander that challenged these ethics on numerous occasions. His...
SGM Christian A. Fleetwood was born during a time when African Americans were only looked at as property not an equal. Because there was a disruption of trade with Liberia SGM Christian A. Fleetwood enlisted in the Union Army. After enlisting, his...
SGM Christian A. Fleetwood was born during a time when African Americans were only looked at as property not an equal. Because there was a disruption of trade with Liberia SGM Christian A. Fleetwood enlisted in the Union Army. After enlisting, his...
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) officially began in March 2003, but for me the for OIF started in October 2002. The Operation was named Task Force Warrior, and it took place in Taszar, Hungary. I will discuss the three phases of the operation...
It’s January 2005 and Iraq is preparing for its first free election. Cobra Company is preparing their sector for what the Insurgents promised to be the bloodiest day in Iraq’s history. With ten months in country Cobra Company fought in two...
A history of the American Revolution documented from letters written to and by George Washington and other general officers, ministers of Congress, and others in public stations.
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...
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...
In a constantly changing world threatened by ever increasing terrorist acts, American interests, both at home and abroad, require protection provided by great military leaders. In order to produce military leaders who can successfully meet the...
This monograph seeks to determine what implications for crisis action planning and operational art in combined environments can be derived from the German experience in the invasion of Yugoslavia (April 1941). This study has two collateral...
FM 100-5 cites the theoretical concept of the culminating point as one of the essential considerations in campaign design. In his work On War, Clausewitz introduced this concept to the lexicon of operational theory. In doing so he advised that even...
In 1979 the age old struggle for the control of Islam between the Shiite and Sunni sects re-emerged in the Middle East. Four events occurred in 1979 that defined the context of contemporary Middle Eastern politics: the Islamic revolution in Iran,...
The preponderance of literature and scholarly debate on counterinsurgency (COIN) focuses on the strategic or operational approach: leader-focused; large group-focused; special operations; conventional operations; enemy centric; and the latest,...