The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
Leadership is an art and many leadership attributes remain timeless; this study of a successful leader is significant because it provides an insight to a leader that has led and commanded before us and identifies how he mastered the art of...
This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Oscar Martinez, Vietnam Vet. It is dated: August 8, 1984. The audio version of this interview is also available through this archive. bThe interview was conducted by Master Sergeant Floyd...
The purpose of this research paper is to give an accurate and in-depth account of the history of the Second Battalion which by large the history of the Singapore Armed Forces. This paper will provide detail events and operations of the unit.
When...
This monograph is attempted provocation an intellectual dare from the author to the reader to think about how the Army views risk taking by its tactical leaders. More specifically, this monograph attempts to answer whether the Army's capstone...
Since the end of the Cold War the British Army has been involved in crowd control operations outside the national boundaries of the United Kingdom. The recent deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan have caused the traditional British approach of...
Staff Sergeant Steven Jackson was a Reserve Component soldier who reenlisted on his fiftieth birthday in 2003 after a sixteen-year break in service. After a valuable predeployment train-up at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, he mobilized at Fort Bragg, North...
The United States Army's study of counterinsurgency operations is limited, with few notable exceptions, to those that occurred in the Third World from 1950 to the present day. Few American officers, NCOs or soldiers are familiar with other...
A collection of directives for the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Ocean Area and the Supreme Commander in the Southwest Pacific Area. Includes numerous planning and logistical documents and joint Army and Navy conference reports.
During 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines' march from Kuwait to Baghdad in the first weeks of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major Stephen Van Riper served as both Weapons Company commander and as the battalion's fire support coordinator. Part of the 1st Marine...
The purpose of this manual is to provide doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for intelligence and electronic warfare (IEW) in support to low-intensity conflict (LIC) missions. It further provides doctrine and TTP for the...
The attached lessons learned in the tactics of jungle warfare were obtained from the United States Marines and Infantry on Guadalcanal and are a result of interviews which are attached in the document. There is an attachment to this document (a...
The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
Chief Warrant Officer John Groseclose served as the officer in charge of the tactical human intelligence (HUMINT) team section for Charlie Company, 501st Military Intelligence Battalion in Baghdad, Iraq, through 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi...
Just as many football players have failed to become great coaches, so too have many governmental leaders, leaders of industry and military officers failed to succeed when placed at higher levels of responsibility. Understanding how to solve...
Lieutenant Colonel Larry Wilson served as the intelligence officer for 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Iraq from August 2003 through August 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about the different units which...
Improvements in technology worldwide have amplified the impact strategic lieutenants and strategic corporals have on strategic matters. These Strategic Soldiers and their respective leaders must not only be aware of their potential influence in a...
In this interview with Colonel Michael Moody, conducted by fellow aviator and one of his former company commanders, Major James Tenpenny, the colonel discusses his Operation Iraqi Freedom experiences as commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th...