In spite of a late entry into World War I, the United States found itself unprepared to adequately equip its expeditionary forces for combat operations in Europe. After the War, Congress passed the National Defense Act of 1920, which tasked the...
Major Leslie Steele deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom from Hawaii to Fort Hood, Texas, in January 2006. At Fort Hood, Steele and what became his team conducted two months of training. Training included range time with everything from individual...
Major Tim Kreuttner deployed to Iraq in March 2004 as the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division in support of stability operations during OIF II. He concentrated his unit's training on...