The fundamental nature of warfare, adequately addressed by the current nine principles of war, has changed little over the centuries. However, a series of monumental changes in the international security environment over the past ten years have...
The purpose of this monograph is to examine whether the Principles of War, as defined within the U.S. military's Joint Publication 3-0, Joint Operations, can be applied to cyber war. Since 2005, the U.S. military recognized cyber conflict as a new...
This soldier's handbook addresses the following topics: rights as citizens forfeited by desertion; unauthorized absence; extracts from Army regulations of 1895; examination for promotion; extracts from Articles of War; Army code- the Myer system...
Different people in many countries rise against military occupation using different kinds of fighting techniques. One technique is called guerilla warfare. Leadership, terrain, and strategies are vital to the effectiveness of guerilla warfare;...
The following paper is a history of the experiences as a First Sergeant from the date assigned through the notification, deployment and invasion of Iraq. I address the issues of one of the most undisciplined Companies in the Brigade through the...
One of the greatest generals and practitioners of military craft fought successfully over two thousand years ago. Between 335 and 325 B.C., Alexander the Great campaigned into Persia and India with the aim of conquering the known world. His...
The history of the noncommissioned officer (NCO) dates back to the beginning of the Continental Army in 1775. During this period there was little or no standardization that outlined the duties and responsibilities of the NCO. It was not until 1779...
The four factors of leadership are the foundation for a leader to build upon; these are; the led, the leader, the situation and communication. Failure to adhere to these four factors caused the death of Corporal Pat Tillman and its cover-up. The...
The encroachment of state borders in the name of conflict intervention in the post-cold war era is becoming increasingly common as first world nations’ seek to cease the suffering imposed because of war. Arguably, any such intrusion under a...
The continued demonstration of abilities to handle greater responsibilities has led to the empowerment of the American Noncommissioned Officer (NCO). Today, the position of NCOs as professionals is very obvious to everyone in the military. Their...
Sergeant Major (RET) Joe Garner, a twenty seven year veteran with twenty-one-years as a member of the Green Berets. Joe Garner was born in a rural part of Tennessee on 6 May 1934, the fifth child out of a family of six children. Garner enjoyed and...
“The backbone of the Army is the noncommissioned man!”1 This quote by Rudyard Kipling in 1896 from the poem “The ‘eathen” is a sentiment shared by U.S. military members and American citizens alike. What it means is that while officers...
Homosexuals disrupt the long standing traditional values of the Army; the Army should ban homosexual service. The first part of the sentence has been discussed and proven, from a military stand point, to be true. The second part of the sentence has...
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...
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...