In a profession filled with deployments, Husaybah, Iraq was the most dangerous assignment of my military career. It required absolute focus and constant improvisation. The soldiers of Dragon Company responded to the challenges with courage and...
The current U.S. Army involvement in Afghanistan requires an expanded field artillery arsenal of weaponry and munitions. This expansion should include rockets, medium and light howitzers, and pack howitzers. These weapon systems offset the...
The United States Army continues to execute counterinsurgency operations in support of the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. However, inculcating a counterinsurgency ethos into the Army continues to be a challenge. The Army’s reward system,...
The lightning campaign that toppled the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq in the spring of 2003 seemed to herald the arrival of a new way of war, as Germany's blitzkrieg had done at the beginning of World War II. But the initial victory soon devolved...
In this paper I discus my opinions and views on whether women should be allowed to serve in combat arms military occupational specialties. I believe they should be. The Congress of the United States does not allow this at this time. The ethical...
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...
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 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...
The American primary tank in the Second World War was inferior to its German counterpart for all but the final months of the war. The U.S. tank evolved and demonstrated its superiority to the world in Operation DESERT STORM in 1991. This monograph...
With operations in Iraq complete and an ongoing transition in Afghanistan, what is the role of the heavy armor force in the Army of 2020? This thesis analyzes the capabilities of the current heavy force through the lens of the current strategic...
In October 1993 the leader of Somalia, Mohammed Farah Aidid, was still on the loose and
creating havoc in the Black Sea district of Mogadishu and Somalia. The United States has already been in this war stricken country since 1991. The U.S....
It was February 18, 1968. The Tet Offensive had begun almost three weeks before. The NV A were attacking the major cities in South Vietnam and were using Laos and Cambodia as their staging areas.
A decision was made to infiltrate five MAC-V SOG...
Major Justin Brown assumed command of Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment just before the unit's deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2003. In this interview, he recounts his experiences in Iraq, particularly those...
Major John Casper was the operations officer for Task Force 1-26 Infantry during the Easter Sunday Battle of Samarra in April 2004. Casper describes the background of the battle, including the challenges of supervising a Shi'a religious festival in...
The United States has been actively engaged in a strategy to eliminate the conditions that spawn an asymmetric threat since the attacks of September 11, 2001. An important part of this process is to assist with installing a stable legitimate...
Studying military history prepares Soldiers for future challenges. Since history can often repeat itself over time Soldiers who study past battles can apply lessons learned to current or future missions.
Provide information about Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith before he joined the military and the renowned day of April 4, 2003 and his receipt of the Medal of Honor.
SFC Paul Ray Smith was born September 24, 1969 in EI Paso, TX, and moved to...
The United States Army medical system is currently facing some of its biggest medical concerns it has ever faced in over forty years. The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are producing a high rate of injuries to our Soldiers. We will examine...