This is a transcript of an oral history interview with Mr. John G. Oechsner. It is dated: January 19, 1982. The audio version of this interview is also available through this archive. The interview was conducted by Sergeant Major Erwin H. Koehler,...
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...
First Lieutenant Jeremy Burke, a reservist from the 80th Division (Institutional Training), served on a military transition team (MiTT) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Normally a company executive officer acting as a company commander, he...
As the Headquarters Service Company First Sergeant of 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), I was responsible for the out-processing, palletization, and departure of over 300 assigned and attached personnel. A thorough out-processing...
This paper will describe the events while I was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 06-08. In order for me to remember some of these events, I had already written down notes to keep abreast of where I had to be and what was the...
Troutman, Johnny
Williams, Lloyd
Caudill, Wayne
Ramey, Michael
Thesis Statement:
The Austrian-Hungarian Empire fell because its military commanders made a series of miscalculations. These miscalculations occurred in planning and executing plans during the Battle of Lemberg (September 1914).
Discussion:
The...
This discussion concerns C2 adequacy for land warfare in the 21st century. Doctrine, organization, and equipment for present C2 systems are based on U. S. history through World War II. However, in the ensuing fifty years technology has changed with...
Sullivan, Gordon R., 1937-; Ellis, David; Dabrowski, John R. (John Raymond); US Army Military History Institute. Oral History Branch.; Army War College (U.S.)
Publication date verified by R. Mages, Chief of MHI Oral History Branch 01/20/2009.
"This oral history transcript has been produced from a tape-recorded interview with Gen. Sullivan and was conducted by numerous interviewers, mainly...
In this interview, MAJ Michael Busby, US Army, Engineer, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Busby describes some leadership challenges he faced while being stuck at the...
In this interview, MAJ Eddie Sedlock, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployments to Iraq as a company commander in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Sedlock discusses his role as a company commander and leading his unit on...
This 1942 plan organizes the information contained in numerous texts as well as that gained from experience, into a usable form, so that it may be utilized as a practical guide by Battery Commanders in preparing for and conducting the tactical...
"This 1962 manual is a guide to assist commanders in training the personnel of a Sergeant missile battery into efficient, smooth working, disciplined teams that will operate effectively in combat."
"Ask a doughboy or an officer about 'over there' these days, and nine times out of ten his answer will be, 'Oh, what's the use of talking about it? Folks are tired of hearing about the war."
This paper seeks to give a short background of my unit at that time, leading up to
It’s being alerted and moved into isolation in preparation for combat operations. All our training would be called upon for the removal of a violent dictator. The...
The Army needs to better educate our Soldiers on certain basic ethic rules to prevent Soldiers from unknowingly making unethical mistakes. Soldiers make the wrong decision everyday regarding official travel, use of government vehicles, gift giving,...
The purpose of the Enlisted Evaluation Review (EER) system is to allow supervisors to evaluate subordinates by using it as a counseling tool and to help subordinates improve their performance. When supervisors decide to alter the intended purpose,...
This paper describes some of the key events and scenarios that took place during my deployment to Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) VII.
In the middle of my tour I was attached to the 325th Finance Detachment as the NCOIC...
This paper will discuss what I, as first Sergeant, experienced while Assassin Company was deployed to Kuwait. I will describe the company when I first assumed responsibility. Then I will describe how, with the aid of the commander, we improved the...
Military Transition Teams (MiTT) are responsible for assisting the Iraqi Army in transitioning to an all-volunteer force. My forty Soldier team was formed at Ft. Hood prior to deployment to Iraq for initial training. Our team’s Task Organization...