I was about to graduate high school and had plans to attend college, but did not have the means to pay for it. The National Guard offered me a means of paying for college and seemed like an honorable thing to do. I joined March 26, 1986 before I...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned from deploying to Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Enduring Mission deployed to Camp Eagle Base as part of Task Force Orion in 2005. I describe the sequence of events...
The purpose of the History of Delta Base Section contained in the ensuing pages is the making of a brief record to prompt the memories of officers and men who made the history. The presentation plan undertakes first to place Delta Base Section in...
In July 1979, the Sandinista-led revolutionary junta pledged to the people of Nicaragua and the Organization of American States that it would fully respect human rights. The Sandinistas have systematically violated this pledge, trampling on the...
Brannigan, Francis L.; Miles, George S.; United States Atomic Energy Commission
Part II of "Living with Radiation" extends the discussion of the fundamentals covered in Part I into the area of fires and other emergency situations. It should be of interest not only to professional firefighters but also to those charged with the...
The first of eight SFOR procedural guides. Intended to assist SFOR-designated units in understanding the requirements, to help establish pre-deployment training plans pertinent to the mission, and to provide the TTP used by the 1st Cavalry Division...
Discusses the area of San Carlos, Arizona. Covers the change of hands of the land from Mexico to the United States and the taking over of the task of "handling Indian Affairs" by the Indian Affairs Department and later "Bureau of Indian Affairs."...
In this interview MAJ James Edwards discusses his 14-month deployment to Iraq and Balad Air Base. Initially serving as the brigade chemical officer at the 12th Aviation Brigade, MAJ Edwards was given the opportunity to command the Headquarters and...
In this interview MAJ Roy Saravia discusses his 15-month deployment to Iraq in 2007 as a company commander for Echo Company, 307th Brigade Support battalion (BSB) attached to the 1-504th Infantry. His company served as the logistics element for...
In this interview MAJ Eddie Mills discusses his deployment to Afghanistan in November 2001 as the mortar platoon leader for 1-87th Infantry out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Soon after 9/11 1-87 was put back on division ready force (DRF) 1 at Fort...
In this interview CPT Mike Blankenship discusses his deployment to Iraq in October 2008 as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) commander for 1-63 Armor. CPT Blankenship had a difficult challenge in that his battalion was switching...