Major General Melvin Zais, a second generation Russian American, orchestrated the battle between the 29th Regiment of the People's Army of Vietnam and the 101st Airborne Division around Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill), Vietnam. General Zais, focused...
The Global War on Terror and the Department of Defense have thrust change upon the Marine Corps and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Because the Secretary of Defense mandated that the Marine Corps would create a component in...
Historically a distinct cultural and operational rift has evolved between Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Conventional Forces (CF) that devalued the need for SOF-CF integration and for developing common operating procedures and doctrine. This...
In this essay I will compare and contrast two counter-insurgency operations,
Hamburger Hill and the battle of Mogadishu, Somali. To elaborate on my previous
assertion, I will discuss operation Hamburger Hill and the failure of that particular war...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
As America's collective memory of the Second World War fades, popular history books and the entertainment industry have filled the knowledge gap with accounts from the European Theater. A resurgence in works focusing on the war in the Pacific has...
The Way Ahead. Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter J. Schoomaker and Major Anthony W. Vassalo, U.S. Army; Our Army is serving a Nation at war, so the way we approach our duties must reflect the seriousness of an Army at war. American soldiers...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
In this August 2009 interview MAJ James Brady, Infantry, discusses his 2003 deployment to Iraq as a company commander, first of Delta Company, and then as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) commander in 3-327th INF. MAJ Brady...
MAJ Robert Newell served as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) coordinator for a brigade combat team (BCT) in Mahmudiyah Qada, Iraq and as liaison at the Presidential Palace during 2002 and 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this...
MAJ Adam Lackey served as company commander of Alpha Company, 1-187 Infantry in Baiji, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this May 2011 interview, MAJ Lackey discusses taking company command more than a year...
From April through November 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, Major Thomas Gravlee commanded the 763rd Ordnance Company (EOD). In this interview, he discusses the diverse range of explosive ordnance disposal missions his...
Empirically Based Leadership: Integrating the Science of Psychology in Building a Better Leadership Model. Major Sean P. McDonald, U.S. Army; Leadership doctrine has not fully incorporated critical empirical data into its leadership...
My military personal experience started on 9 November 1982, that’s when I swore in again at the Richmond Virginia, Military Entrance Processing Station. Over the next few years, I will experience being a Private and finally a Senior...
The history of 1 17th Calvary is long and distinguished, fighting in all conflicts dating back to 1866. On 1 September 1963 the 1st Battle Group 7th Cavalry was redesigned 1st battalion 7th Calvary 1st Calvary Division. On July 1, 1965, at Fort...
This is a trascript of a 1993 interview with Sergeant Major of the Army George W Dunway (USA-ret) for the US Army museum of the noncommissioned officer sergeants major of the ARMY history book project.
The purpose of my research is to explain the evolution of the NCO from World War II to present day. By identifying the major changes in the roles and responsibilities of the NCO Corps and how those changes reflect today's NCO. The role of the NCO...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...