This paper will cover key events and lessons I learned as 1SG during the deployment of a
Reserve unit, the 351st Ordnance Company (Ammo) during its 13 month deployment to Fort
Lewis, Washington in support of Operation Nobel Eagle and its...
The events and stories documented in this book occurred during World War Two, all over the world, and were personally narrated by the veterans who lived them. The stories are divided by theater of operation- European and Pacific; all others went...
With United States involvement in Afghanistan, knowledge of the country is imperative. This "handbook explains a number of basic issues that should be in the knowledge" toolbox of a Marine working with Afghanis or deployed to the country.
With the end of the Cold War, the threat of imminent conflict diminished greatly. The United States, no longer immediately threatened by any nation, significantly decreased defense spending and reduced its military forces. However, the number of...
The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 was a cataclysmic international event. Because of the devastation suffered during the genocide, a focused effort at repairing the social fabric of the nation had to take place. The case shows how Rwanda overcame the...
This paper illustrates how attack upon cities is certain to affect to a greater or less extent the morale of the population. An educated public would be least likely to become panic stricken and should be able to withstand, with some degree of...
This study investigates the aspects and nature of unconventional warfare operations from pre-Cold War, Cold War, and post-Cold War environments. The case studies examined are: unconventional warfare operations in the Philippines (World War II),...
Historically, the army that concentrates adequate deception effort against specific enemy vulnerabilities to deception has usually been successful in this operation. The army that neglects its potential for vulnerability to deception is often not...
This study investigates the interwar periods following World War I, World War II, and Vietnam. During each period the Army message to Congress is explored. The study also examines downsizing effects on training, morale, and readiness. Post-Cold...
At the onset of Operation Enduring Freedom, the 108TH Training Division Reserve Component mobilized my battalion to help support the Active Component at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. I am describing some of my experiences in the role as a Senior...
Office of the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, War Department
The objective of this plan is to insure that the missions of the Control Division, Army Service Forces, are carried out in effecting redeployment, readjustment, and demobilization during period I. Sections include: Control Division plan; plans and...
Miranda, Billie; Latham, Robert W., Jr.; Cramer, Peter; Riley, Raymond; Canterbury, Robert
Every war brings unforeseen challenges to military organizations, mandating adaptation to current and emerging realities. Failure to transform appropriately results in defeat, whether immediately or during the next cycle of conflict. The current...
The Army's Enhanced Brigades were created in the early 1990s to correct readiness deficiencies discovered in the unsuccessful mobilization of Army National Guard combat units for the Persian Gulf War. According to national leaders, the US military...
Gen. Helmuth von Moltke, the Chief of the Prussian General Staff during the Franco-Prussian War, defined Auftragstaktik as the actions a subordinate took in the absence of orders that supported the senior commander's intent. The use of mission...
This paper explains that in order for a fractured society to forge a lasting, stable peace, it requires not only a holistic approach to amnesty, reintegration, and reconciliation (AR2) but also a balance of three critical dimensions within its...
In November 1914, British Indian Expeditionary Force "B" conducted an amphibious assault on the Port of Tanga in German East Africa. The British possessed all the tools required for success; they outnumbered the defenders almost eight to one, they...
This paper clearly shows the immediate relevancy of historical study to current events. One of the most common criticisms of the U.S. plan to invade Iraq in 2003 is that too few troops were used. The argument often fails to satisfy anyone for there...
A description of the U.S. Army divisions that participated in World War I including information on where the division was originated, the brigades and battalions contained in the division, a short history of the combat overseas, and a chronology of...