Humans have used traditional tracking "skills" to follow a quarry (human or animal) since the beginning of existence. "Visual Tracking, at its very basic level is the natural predatory hunting instinct of man." Even with this history, the...
Knowledge of the principles of camouflage is as important to the vehicle driver as proper vehicle maintenance. A badly concealed vehicle can draw a bombing or strafing attack, which is even more crippling than a poor maintenance job. In either...
The 75th Division has a long proud history. The United States Army created the 75 th Division during World War II. The Division has undergone numerous changes through today but the pride of the unit has not changed. During this essay, I will...
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...
Parts of this FM include helmet camouflage, skin tonedown, canvas equipment, blending with one's background, shadows, movement, foxholes, machine guns, mortars, antitank guns, etc.
Planning is perhaps the most difficult human activity. It is even more problematic when that future is uncertain and the implications of today’s decisions endure for years. For the military, planning is particularly consequential, since poor...
This manual covers general camouflage principles. Camouflage of individuals, infantry weapons, vehicles, bivouacs, command posts, supply points, medical installations, field artillery, aircraft on the ground, airdromes, antiaircraft artillery, rear...
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...
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...
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...
Studying the military history of foreign forces can often shine valuable insight into the battles
and operations of our modern forces. Mistakes made in particular geographic areas are easy to
repeat because oftentimes the situation is the same and...
This manual deals with the camouflage of bivouacs, command posts, supply points, and medical installations. Although these installations are treated in separate sections, their camouflage problems are much alike. Each is an activity in which...
"The Manual for the Meteorological Observer is an elementary text, which has been prepared for the purpose of training men asigned to the meteorological sections of the Signal Corps to become proficient observers of the elements of the weather."
This is a transcript of a 1993 interview with SMA Silas L. Copeland, Sergeant Major of the ARMY, conducted for the Sergeant major of the ARMY history project.
I have not deployed in support of our missions in Iraq or Afghanistan. Therefore, my paper will present my views and observations concerning deployments of soldiers from the view of those who supported units from the rear and the repercussions of...
On October 1, 1951, at Chipo-ri, Korea, the last of the six original Colored Regulars, created after the Civil War, was retired from the Army rolls. For many that was an historic day in Korea for many reasons. First, it was saddening especially for...