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...
Are Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (HBCTs) effective in counterinsurgency (COIN) operations with the capabilities to clear, hold, build, and sustain success? This research examined the modular HBCT's capabilities to execute the clear-hold-build COIN...
In August 2010, the U.S. Army published The United States Army Operating Concept 2016-2028 (AOC). The AOC attempts to forecast the Army's future capability requirements based on analysis of possible threats. In past and current deployments, the...
The lightning campaign that toppled the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq in the spring of 2003 seemed to herald the arrival of a new way of war, as Germany's blitzkrieg had done at the beginning of World War II. But the initial victory soon devolved...
In October 1993, the Quick Reaction Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia observed, "convoys are more vulnerable to attack than ground maneuver forces and should be planned and executed as a combat operation." During the period from 1993 to...
Counter Insurgency Operations conducted in Kosovo by Special Forces ODA 086 in conjunction with the Polish-Ukrainian Battalion underscores how quickly a Peacekeeping mission can turn into a COIN mission. Insurgent forces along the Macedonian border...
The 289th Quartermaster Company deployed to Iraq from 25 Sept. 04 thru 18 August 05.
It was a year long deployment that went really well for the organization. There where
some lessons learned that will make 289th QM CO better the next time they are...
During the first six months of his December 2004 through December 2005 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Mark Coble served as executive officer of the 224th Engineer Battalion, Iowa National Guard, and then, for the remainder...
The United States (US) has used light armored vehicles (LAV) since its inception. As technology and warfare changes, so have their LAVs. These vehicles have many roles on the battlefield. They are not the perfect combat vehicle but they do provide...
Dooley, Scott R.; Humphrey, Mark; Jindrich, Edward S.; Williams, Edward J.
Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) places a greater emphasis on joint war fighting than at any other time in its history. Fighting together as a joint force is not new concept as the United States Army and Marine Corps share battle space, and...
It is important for military professionals to take time out of their busy schedules for several reasons. History provides us of rich examples of what works and what doesn’t work. It is a popular saying in our culture that if you don’t know your...
World War I and the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) have a lot of similarities. In both wars the United States had to grow their fighting force to meet the wars requirements. The United States had to modernize their equipment to provide additional...
Military transformation is necessary to keep pace with the ever-changing world and operational environment. To ensure decisive victory in combat, the United States must keep pace with what is happening in the world and be ready to meet both 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...
McGrath, John J., 1956-; Matthews, Matt, 1959-; Bruscino, Thomas A.
This work is the continuation and revision of a project started in 2006 with the publication of In Contact! by the Combat Studies Institute. The original concept was to present a series of military vignettes in a style similar to the widely used...
COL (Ret.) Russell Thaden served as the senior US officer and chief of intelligence for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany prior to his deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan during 2003 and 2004 in support...
In this interview MAJ Mack McCarthy, Infantry, discusses his 15-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003. MAJ McCarthy brings up his pre-deployment training, issues the organization faced in leaving so quickly,...
The Year 2012: South Korea's Resumption of Wartime Operational Control. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Minnich, U.S. Army; The United States must unencumber its forces from a peninsula-centric mission in Korea and transform the ROK-U.S. relationship...
Tactical leader lessons learned in Afghanistan: operation enduring freedom VIII. Colonel William B. Ostlund, U.S. Army; During its 15 months in Afghanistan, the 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, spent 90 percent of its time training...
Looking back over my 22 years of military experience never would I think a Field Artillery, Multiple Launch Rocket System Battery would be converted to a Transportation Unit. Who would be able to conceive the concept that the “King of Battle”...