The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is a high casualty producing weapon. During 2004 through 2005 the IED really came into existent and it was determined by the US Armed Forces, to be the Insurgents most lethal weapon on the battlefield. After...
This personal experience paper provides a history of Army Reserve retention programs during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. It covers the genesis of the program through October 2005. It will deal with policy, implementation,...
Negotiation has become for many military leaders a daily task in their role of stabilizing, securing, transitioning, and reconstructing. Negotiation is a means of providing commanders with an alternative to solutions involving the use of force....
HHC (Warhorse), 2nd Battalion, 8th (U.S.) Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, prepared for its wartime mission during the conduct of Operation Iraqi Freedom I. Upon receipt of deployment orders, we continued to train and prepare our Soldiers, families,...
NCO history is important and should be a part of the NCO training. History of lost battles
and failed military leaders will show how the NCO Corp evolved from theory, policy and
doctrine. The lack of historical knowledge about the failure, success,...
McGrath, John J., 1956-; Matthews, Matt, 1959-; Bruscino, Thomas A.
This work is the continuation and revision of a project started in 2006 with the publication of In Contact! by the Combat Studies Institute. The original concept was to present a series of military vignettes in a style similar to the widely used...
It is evident that women are increasingly playing a role in terrorism. The war on terror has restricted freedom of action within the security environment for terrorist organizations, making it more advantageous for terrorist organizations to use...
By examining four historical contexts featuring corps headquarters performing their doctrinal roles, this study indentified three signposts that assist practitioners with anticipating the future role of a corps headquarters at onset and throughout...
China has invested in military modernization efforts to transform its defense and logistic systems to protect its economic interests abroad. In order for China to execute expeditionary operations effectively, it needs significant expeditionary...
This personal experience paper follows my military career over the last 40 years. I recorded my progression through the ranks. I also discussed my deployment as a First Sergeant of the 1450th Transportation Company, their mission and...
The contributions of the Medical noncommissioned officer (NCO) are numerable. Soldiers in the Medical Corps have served their country for years with little or no recognition. Doctors and medics receive recognition but what about the X-Ray and...
Operation Iraqi Freedom has been a serious challenge for the United States military and the citizens that we protect. The military has seen many changes that affect our Soldiers during day to day operations. One of these changes has been a simply...
The Global War on Terrorism has negatively impacted the National Guard’s ability to perform its primary state mission of disaster relief. With on-going multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving equipment in-theater for follow on...
Abstract: Despite the on-going Global War on Terrorism and numerous state disasters, the National Guard continues to perform both its combat and state disaster relief missions with success. Congress and the Department of Defense have realized the...
The Global War on Terrorism has negatively impacted the National Guard’s ability to perform its primary state mission of disaster relief. With on-going multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving equipment in-theater for follow on...
In 1992, while serving in the Massachusetts Army National Guard as a Staff Sergeant and since first joining the Military in September of 1983 I was approached by my Platoon Sergeant who at the time advised me of some career counseling and long term...
The 1-140th Aviation Battalion made California Army National Guard history and learned important deployment lessons. SGM Cabrera, then a 1SG, and his company, Bravo Co, mobilized in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. His story shares some of...
Black-Americans had fought and died for this country for centuries. Some claimed they began to fight for this country during the colonial times, years before the American flag existed. Our country's early historical records aren't specific enough...
The NCO Corps are the “Gate Keepers of Army Standards”. I don’t mean to emphasize the need for on the spot corrections, we all know the importance of situation awareness. I mean to emphasize the need to express to Soldiers and Senior NCOs the...
History provides a perspective on current events and an understanding on how the military force
structure continues to change and develop based on the past and future. While technology and
equipment continues to develop, there are many factors from...