In the internal defense of South Vietnam where the Vietnamese and their allies are waging war against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces, another war of equal or perhaps greater importance is being waged concurrently. This second war...
This narrative describes the evacuation of more than 1,400 American soldiers, Marines, and airmen, and Vietnamese men, women, and children from the Kham Duc Special Forces camp in southern I Corps on 12 May 1968. It treats the geographical and...
MAJ Karst Brandsma served as commander of the 258th Military Police (MP) Company in Baghdad, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this November 2010 interview, MAJ Brandsma discusses the role of military police...
MAJ Daniel Grieve served as fire support officer (FSO) with the 3-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) in Kandahar, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Salerno, FOB Orgun-E and FOB Khost, Afghanistan during 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom...
MAJ Tony Alvarado served as an air battle manager with the US Air Force (USAF) in Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this November 2010 interview, MAJ Alvarado discusses some of the differences between the way the US...
When thumbing through this work, I suspect many people would wonder what prompted somebody to put together a reference work that details the history of the US Army in peacetime, especially during a period that seems relatively uneventful. To...
When thumbing through this work, I suspect many people would wonder what prompted somebody to put together a reference work that details the history of the US Army in peacetime, especially during a period that seems relatively uneventful. To...
United States Army, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
"Battlefield leadership at all levels is an element of combat power. It is difficult to measure, but nonetheless is present and a decisive contributor to victory in battle. This pamphlet is dedicated to that dimension of combat power." This TRADOC...
United States Army, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
This is the second in a series of five pamphlets intended to capture the battle command successes of Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm. The first pamphlet focused on commonalities and trends of successful battlefield commanders at brigade,...
United States Army, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
This pamphlet is the fourth in a series undertaken in an effort to capture the battle command successes of Just Cause and Desert Storm. The first pamphlet focused on commonalities and trends of successful battlefield commanders at brigade,...
United States Army, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
This pamphlet is written for the Army's future Family Support Group members and leaders in the hope that the trials, tribulations, and challenges met and overcome by past leaders will assist them. It represents a historical perspective of family...