Ambush! Ambush! The commander yelled as he grabbed for the hand mike to tell higher that we were being hit and hit hard. I’m hit, I’m hit screamed our driver! God it hurts! We’ll worry about that later, just drive fast. I was shooting from my...
War is the event which really wakes up all bad and all good in human being. This story, I hope, will present you the events, my role in these events, and my point of view of all good and the bad things which I attend at that time. My personal...
The noncommissioned officer has undergone many Changes since becoming a vital part of this great fraternity known as the United States Army. Once thought of as only a disciplinarian and trainer, the NCOs’ role has expanded to include rank and...
In late 2002, the Army was preparing for war in Iraq. The Army National Guard was being called on in a way it had not been for quite a while. The California Army National Guard had recently stood up several brand new units based on the Army...
My field artillery unit was mobilized to perform a non-standard military police mission during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. The unit was part of the largest National Guard mobilization from our state since the Vietnam era. The challenges of...
This monograph develops an alternative approach to counterinsurgency, and explains how the current narratives in the field of counterinsurgency are not completely accurate. Counterinsurgents only need to properly understand the environment and then...
In discussing the general question of military intelligence in time of war, the author starts from the undisputed premise that information of the enemy is absolutely essential and must be available in time for use. In any situation there are three...