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...
The changing strategic environment has necessitated a shift in Army training from traditional maneuver warfare to full-spectrum operations to defeat irregular, catastrophic, and disruptive challenges more effectively. The problem is that...
The 21st Century has been dubbed an “era of persistent conflict” by U.S. military leaders. As a result, United States’ defense forces will have to operate in environments requiring a variety of “full spectrum operations” for the near...
This thesis aims to identify lessons learned for future Security Force Assistance efforts by studying America's advisory mission in South Korea. After the invasion of South Korea by North Korea on 25 June 1950, the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) Army...
Joint Doctrine, explicitly, and Army Doctrine, implicitly, recommend that military commanders and staffs exercise systems thinking in operational planning and execution. However, current Military Doctrine fails to fully explicate and apply a...
Army senior leaders suggest that to face the challenges of the Contemporary Operating Environment, the US Army requires a new type of officer. This multi-skilled leader, dubbed the 'pentathlete', will meet the challenges of the modern battlefield...
Warrant Officers are the Army's technical experts, and provide commanders with detailed information in their area of expertise. The traditional Warrant Officer path is very narrow and focused, however the Army has recently begun offering broadening...
During Operation Iraqi Freedom II, I was the First Sergeant for HHT 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, based at Samarra East Airfield, Iraq. I was responsible for the largest troop in Task Force Sabre, with over 450 assigned...
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...
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...
From March 2004 through February 2005 with 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment - part of 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division - Sergeant Major Ron Pruyt served as the operations sergeant major (and at times simultaneously as the battalion command...
From January 2005 through January 2006, Command Sergeant Major Gabriel Berhane served as the CSM for Colonel Joseph DiSalvo's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division whose roughly 4.5 million inhabitant-strong area of operations consisted of...
An Iowa National Guard (and former active duty) chemical officer who got herself branch qualified in transportation in order to take command and deploy to Iraq with the 2168th Transportation Company, Captain Jennifer Mlocek took over the unit a...
Called up in May 2005 and given a June report date for predeployment training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Maryland-based US Army reservist Captain Christopher Isgrig became cross-leveled into the 80th Division (Institutional Training) and joined...
An individual augmentee on a two-month rotation between February and May 2005 with the Office of Military Cooperation-Afghanistan, Major Brent Novak - at the time the chief of West Point's Leader Development Branch - was tasked with helping to...
In this second of two interviews dealing with his Operation Iraqi Freedom experiences, Major Michael Scarpulla discusses his January 2005 through January 2006 deployment as initially the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1st...
From March 2004 through February 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Alan Boyer commanded Fox Troop, 9th Cavalry (F-9 CAV), which operated as the brigade reconnaissance troop for 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. In this interview,...
My personal experience paper will demonstrate how leaders who have touched my life during different military assignments and deployments have shaped my military career. It will also show how I utilized what I learned from those leaders when I...
Headline in the local paper reads, "Enlisted Soldiers have a change of heart, just prior to deployment!" Is this a conscientious objector (CO) or just a way out? Is it an ethical dilemma? Let’s take a look into this touchy subject, and learn...