This Personal Experience Paper covers MSG Sieglinde K. Kirchner’s entire military career, from his enlistment to present-day assignment (2010), in two different Military Occupational Specialties, in two different components.
Major John H. Stubbs signed this General Order while the Acting Adjutant General. Provides a description of the shoulder sleeve insignia for the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in 1956.
The Army Reserve has made great transformations in its ranks as we have transitioned from a strategic force to an operational force over the past nine years. The Army Reserve has been known as an undisciplined and under-trained force that would...
Introduction: Senior noncommissioned officers must read, write, and speak effectively. If they cannot, and overwhelming experience tells us that too many cannot, they will not function effectively on the battlefield. At the very foundation of war...
Afghanistan once had a well-developed and productive agricultural sector. As late as 1978, the country was self-sufficient in cereal grains and had a strong export market for horticultural products. It also produced industrial crops such as cotton...
One of the first accounts of the Mexican-American war (1846-1848), written by an English soldier who served during the conflict which arose over the annexation of Texas in 1845.
Headquarters, European Command, Historical Division
Looks to provide a record of both the action taken and the experience gained by the European Command in the Berlin air lift. The Berlin air lift of 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949 had two purposes. Initially it was intended to maintain American,...
.30 caliber Browning water cooled machine gun, barrel length 24". Front sight, blade type with cover mounted near muzzle. Rear sight, adjustable leaf sight with apertures and open "U" sights.
Browning belt fed, air cooled, recoil operated light machine gun complete with bipod, flash hider, shoulder stock and carrying handle. Perforated metal barrel jacket. Charging handle on right side of receiver. Checkered metal pistol grip at rear to...
This is one of a series published by the U.S. Army Center of Military History. They were written by officers who held responsible positions in the Cambodian, Laotian, and South Vietnamese armed forces during the war in Indochina. The document...
Oval lithograph of Cantonment Stevens looking westward. Image of a group of teepees on right side with an enclosed settlement of buildings on the left side. Tall trees and mountains rise behind the settlement. Two men are practicing with bow and...
Coach lamp, Ohio model. Made of tin, printed black. Body 4" x 4" square lined inside with brass plates with reflectors on door and back. Two remaining glass sides of 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" beveled glass. The candle cap is also brass. The stem is a...
Coach lamp; Ohio model. Made of tin, painted black. Body 4" x 4" square lined inside with brass plates and reflector on door & back. Front panel on left side are beveled glass, 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" with cut design. Collar, stem and tip measure 7 1/4"...
Ohio patterned lamps with nickel plated interiors, green glass side and rear lights and rear entry. Candles, coils and caps are on them. The coils are covered with unbleached muslin and the entry is at the rear.