A US Army Reserve quartermaster officer assigned to 3rd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment - an institutional training unit headquartered in Culpeper, Virginia - First Lieutenant Mitchell Wander was mobilized in May 2005, assigned to the 80th...
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...
Since man’s initial contact with space in 1957, the U.S. and Russia have flirted with putting weapons in space. Today, two camps exist in the space weapons debate: sanctuary and weaponization. The sanctuary camp argues that space should remain...
In this interview, MAJ Michael Delborrell, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Delborrell discusses how his prior deployments prepared him for his...
During her March 2003 to March 2004 deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM as part of Combined Joint Task Force-76, Major Deitra Korando - an intelligence officer with the 25th Infantry Division - served initially as a battle major in...
An Active Guard Reserve soldier assigned to the 4-80th Chemical Training Battalion when he received orders sending him with the 80th Division (Institutional Training) on a military transition team (MiTT) to Sinjar, Iraq in 2005-2006, Sergeant First...
The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether the Sapper Lane Assault Marking System (SLAMS) will enhance light infantry and the light combat engineer’s capability to standardize minefield marking. It was hypothesized that SLAMS is a...
Searchlights may be classified broadly as Coast Defense Searchlights (used normally against naval targets) and Antiaircraft Searchlights (used normally against aircraft).
This manual is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. The following books, pamphlets, and paper have
been freely used:
British army publications
drill regulations, 6" Newton,
notes on aerial photography,
artillery notes no.6,...
My call to duty experience was with 18 Special Operations Forces (SOF), further known as Civil Affairs Team A. We deployed into Kabul, Afghanistan. I was the Class A Agent better known as the Money Man. I was also appointed the Coalition Joint Task...
As members of a professional military which is currently involved in a war which spans over two theaters with multiple cultures and some of the most challenging terrain and climates the planet has to offer, it is necessary to embrace the events of...
“A theme of the book, America’s First Battles 1776-1965, expands on how – and -
why - the U.S. military has repeatedly been unprepared to execute its primary mission at
the outbreak of hostilities” (USASMA), (p 3). Since its’ beginning...
Now today as the world has begun to accept homosexuals into society the United States becomes one of the last country to accept the homosexuals in their armed forces. The world must look at the United States and wonder what the issue is, but as...
As leaders we must know and teach the Army’s ethics. We must set the example and account for our actions as well as the actions of our subordinates. Our feelings of right and wrong in dealing with daily life situations are our ethical beliefs....
Is the study of military history important? The history of the United States of America is rich with military examples of both successes and failures. One may argue that studying mistakes is futile while others will argue that we learn from our...
This paper is to serve as a brief synopsis of my experience while deployed with Tiger Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) III. I discuss events as they occurred chronologically from just prior...
I will discuss my unique experiences, challenges, and frustrations of my Active Component to Reserve Component (AC/RC) assignment while stationed with 6th battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment headquartered at Los Alamitos, California. The explanations...
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...