The objective of this monograph is to evaluate the performance of U.S. Army intelligence in Desert Shield/Storm. Several limitations or constraints apply. First, the paper is unclassified and, hence, specific details of several important points had...
In my 22 years of service to my country, I have in six combat tours, my first with the great 82nd ABN DIV, B co 1/505 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, four with 5th Special Forces Group, located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky...
The advanced technology and modern firepower of a Superior Army will be tested to the limits by a lightly armed, innovative, stealthy and formidable enemy. Although the U.S. entered each war as the best trained and equipped, the Army’s easy...
This is a paper on the events that happened in two separate conflicts but the outcomes were totally different. The conflicts were Task Force Smith and Desert Shield/Storm. Task Force Smith was a police action that was ill-equipped and undermanned....
May of 1990 was one of many milestones in what has been nearly a 30 year career as a Army Reserve soldier. That month I received a promotion to Sergeant First Class and after just eleven short years would soon be challenged to lead in the roll of...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned during my deployment to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait, during operation Desert Shield/Storm. When possible, I listed the operation in chronological order. This paper will cover some...
The intent of this paper is to give an historical perspective of events that transpired during MSG Hopkins’ operational experiences during Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Areas...
In this personal experience paper, I will be talking about my participation in Operation Desert Shield/Storm as an Operation Sergeant and Section Chief while assigned to 551st Cargo Transfer Company, Ft. Eustis, Virginia. I will talk about events...
Fifteen years has passed since the United States Armed Forces along with the United Nations Coalition Forces defeated the Iraqi Army and liberated Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm. Only 100 hours of ground combat was needed by the United States...
The thesis asserts the Navy has improved its public affairs programs because of coordinated changes in maritime strategy and a concurrent program of information which uses this new strategy as a theme. Other changes improving Navy public affairs...
This study investigates the contributions made by the U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) during the Persian Gulf conflict. Particular emphasis is placed on each mission performed by the SF during operations DESERT SHIELD/ DESERT STORM. Emphasis is...
Wars, as well as conflicts, bring about many changes in a Soldier’s life, especially young Soldiers. It is an accelerated crash course into manhood. The road to manhood is a road of trials and endurance, which proves to be challenging at times....
It is important for all leaders, officers, non-commissioned officers to analyze the cause and effects of the actions of the NCO Corps from the Vietnam War to Desert Shield/Storm and to include all current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. I will...
When Islamic Jihadists conducted terrorist operations against the United States at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001, it shook this nation to its very core. These terrorist actions...
With every operational deployment, such as Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom and Operation Desert Shield/Storm before that, units experienced problems with individual Soldier readiness. It is apparent that something must be done about the steady...
Operations Desert Storm/Shield commonly referred to as the Gulf War had a little if any significant positive impact on the United States Economy when compared to the current Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). At first start to the build up for the...
The Iraqi culture is so different from the culture of the United States it is easy to lay blame for a lack of progress on those differences. Combat operations during Desert Shield/Storm lacked any focus on the cultural aspects of war. Current...
Since its founding in 1775, the Army has transformed to meet ongoing threats to America’s national security and world stability. Most of these transformations occurred at the end of a major conflict. In our generation’s time, we have seen two...
In 1991, as a member of the 3rd Armor Division, I was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Prior to our deployment, we had spent 150 days in the field at Hohenfels Germany honing our combat skills. This was a time of...
I was born on 3 October 1967 in San Antonio, TX. At the age of six months my mother divorced my father and we moved to Bryan, TX where I spent the remainder of my childhood prior to joining the Army. My mother remarried, he adopted me and became my...