The unit was part of the Medical Battalion. Located in Ermelo,the Netherlands, part of the logistic brigade. We were one of the three hospital units. In the preface my position in the unit was Company Sergeant Major. Our unit originally contained...
The purpose of this paper is to serve as a historical document pertaining to the events leading up to; during the execution of operations and after operations ceased for the 82nd Airborne Division in the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and...
It was my second year to serve as platoon sergeant, it take place when we finished the battalion exercised. The Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of...
On 1 March 2004, I was assigned to the Corps Distribution Command (CDC) as the S3 Operations Sergeant Major and later while deployed to IRAQ I assumed duties as the HHC, Corps Distribution Command First Sergeant. The Corps Distribution Command...
The experience you are about to read is not that of combat. This experience does not have the glamour of jumping out of planes, nor does it have me receiving the Purple Heart. The combat and airborne experiences only connect some. I think this...
The U.S. plays a major role in Humanitarian Demining Operations around the world. The program is a response to international focus on restoring unusable land to economically and agriculturally viable areas in former war torn regions of the world....
Still inside the wire at Abu Ghraib Prison, after the reported maltreatment of detainees approximately 18 months later. My personal experience with the 96th Military Police Battalion as we continued detainee operation providing a safe, secure and...
Guide for the Royal Army of Field Artillery regulations for the soldier and commanding officers. Every soldier of the Royal Army was required to have a copy of this manual.
My role as the Finance Operations NCO was to perform several functions and provide Military Pay, Travel Pay, Commercial Vendor Pay, Disbursing, and Accounting support to Kuwait, Qatar, and Iraq. I also served as the Senior Enlisted Financial...
This publication is designed primarily for the cannon battery. It is a how-to-train manual intended to provide general guidance to the commander and his principal subordinates. It is designed for battery leaders and should be used in conjunction...
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...
MAJ Jonathan Holland served as the brigade personnel officer (S1) with the 45th Sustainment Brigade at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Qayyarah West during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ...
MAJ Keven Kercher served with the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps with the 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (ID) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Kercher...
A NCOs perspective on disaster relief in Pakistan. The unheard of mission change during the deployment to OEF-VI to humanitarian support on this scale was truly a great accomplishment for the United States Army. This mission was a classic...
When a Reserve Component Soldier spends years training and preparing for a mission, the real world situation may not resemble what he had envisioned. This does not mean in any way, however that the mission is any less important than what Army...
I enlisted in the United States Army April (1984) attended Basic and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Benning Georgia. My first duty assignment was at Fort Ord with BCO 1/9 INF REGT (Manchu) as a Rifleman. I served six years in the 9th INF...
Life is full of many challenges from child birth to adulthood. No one person can began to understand how his life will ever begin or end; life is full of surprises and disappointments. You can only map out in your mind on how you expect to live...
This is a true story about First Sergeant Steven Stout who went almost his whole career
without ever facing any combat, but with the events that followed after 11 September
2001, that all changed. As a young kid growing up in Memphis, TN., I had...