Social media has become an additional element within the operational environment within which nearly anyone with an Internet connection can participate. The speed at which participants can add content, truthful or not, to that battle space has...
From January 2005 through January 2006, the 2nd Battalion 299 Infantry’s primary mission was to conduct base defense operations of Camp Victory, Iraq. The mission required manning of four entry control points, 12 perimeter towers, and to manage...
I believe that the circumstances we are put in or that we put ourselves in is the best learning experiences there are and often times these experiences are the very thing that develops our leadership abilities. The difference between leaders are...
During the early months of Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha (SFODA) 193's tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom IV, the Detachment planned, organized, and resourced a Medical Civil-Military Operation (MEDCMO) to develop intelligence on...
This paper will describe the key events of my 15 month deployment to COB Speicher, Iraq. The 1st AD STB received the mission to support MND-N Headquarters for OIF 07-09, with the supporting task of Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC). My duties...
During the period of I May 2004 to 15 April 2005, I SGM Mark Daniel was charged by the recruiting and Retention Battalion Commander to stand up five Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) for the Georgia Army National Guard. The goal of the RSP was...
This paper describes the process of Red Teaming and how it was used in the Iraq Theater of War in support of I Corps' deployment overseas. It also discusses the staff processes and outcomes and how to successfully "Red Team" as part of a corps...
Just like a newborn baby, the first few years of an enlisted Soldier's career is very important. It is a time when impressions are made and patterns are developed. Just as a baby learns by watching and mimicking the behavior of others, young...
Since September 2001, the Maine Army National has been called upon many Times to deploy her troops in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation enduring Freedom. Having deployed twice myself, most recently in January of 2006 through April...
Enlisting in the Army in the late 1980's, I was just learning the ropes. Soon I would be faced with many new challenges. While being deployed to Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM I was being transformed into a non-commissioned officer (NCO), and future...
This paper will describe my first deployment overseas with the Minnesota Army National Guard. It will discuss the preparation and the training as well as the actual deployment of the members of the 34th Military Police Company as we supported the...
Between February 2003 and May 2004, the 2632nd Transportation Company deployed in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom (DIF 1). This paper describes some of the missions the soldiers of the 3rd Platoon conducted during this operation. It also...
Understanding Counterinsurgency Operations from the past will enhance leaders’ ability to achieve strategic goals in a military conflict in the future. The conflicts in the Philippines, Cuba and Iraq provide great insight on the advantages and...
The experiences and lessons learned during my deployment as a Camp Commandant for a Combined Joint Task Force in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom are not new concepts. My experiences reinforced much of what I had learned throughout my career...
I will try to relay the experience of the mobilization of 16 soldiers who made up the 2nd BDE Embedded Team Trainers (ANA). The timeline will begin one month prior to the mobilization and end with our departure to Afghanistan. I will include issues...
The 1st BCT, 101st ABN DIV (AA) assumed the mission to eliminate the insurgency and establish security operations in the Sal-a-Din Province in October, 2007. The 2nd BN, 327th IN, occupied FOB Brassfield-Mora west of Samarra. To secure the...
It is very important to set up a proper airfield, which would be beneficial to Army Aviation and all entities of the Armed Forces. Knowing the procedures for setting up an airfield will provide aircrafts proper landing strips to take off and land....
In keeping with the Global War on Terrorism and Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) President George Bush ordered the mobilization of National Guard Soldiers to be placed on the US/Mexico border in May of2006. As the mobilizations NCOIC; I conducted the...