During Operation Iraqi Freedom II, I was the First Sergeant of Co. A 1I150th AR BN. Our unit conducted Stability and Support Operations from FOB Roughrider. Mission requirements did not require the traditional First Sergeant duties such as casualty...
This paper will describe the key events of my 15 month deployment to COB Speicher, Iraq. The 1st AD STB received the mission to support MND-N Headquarters for OIF 07-09, with the supporting task of Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC). My duties...
As a First Sergeant we come across every type of Soldier. We also should pay attention to signs that our Soldiers send us, be they intentionally or not. This paper describes an event and lessons learned of what happens to when you do not listen and...
The battalion received the brief to deploy to Afghanistan September 19, 2008. Our mission was to train, mentor, and support the Afghan national people. Due to the brigade moving into theater at different locations and time lines, we trained at...
The decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan is widely disputed among scholars. Advocates called for an end to the War with minimum U.S. casualties. Opposition to the use of the atomic bomb argues Japan was on the brink of surrender and that a...
Captain Charles Butler McVay III was the commanding officer of the USS Indianapolis when he delivered components for the atomic bomb at Tinian Island. After Tinian, he was transiting to Leyte Island to participate in the invasion of the mainland of...
This paper compares and contrasts the actions of the United States Army in two separate conflicts. It identifies the lessons learned during the Apache Wars of the Western Frontier and the constabulary duties of the Western Hemisphere. These...
A failure to achieve cultural understanding during military operations in Vietnam and Iraq led to escalated combat engagement and weak native governments. A misrepresentation of the enemy, a misunderstanding and lack of respect for the local mores...
Thesis: Modern technology has increase the survivability and lethality on today’s modern battlefield. Abstract: Advancements in technology have had a dramatic impact on today’s modern battlefield. Since the early wars that American Soldiers...
Thesis statement: To enjoy a peaceful American lifestyle we must maintain a well disciplined and trained force of professional male and female patriots.
History provides durable blueprints: “what to do,” and sometimes, more importantly,
“what not to do.” In the end, each lesson can be summed in one word: preparation. As long as
warfare exists, its principles, leadership, strategy, and...
What are the fundamental causes and consequences of this shift in responsibilities down the chain of command that has seen the NCO Corps evolved into the ranks of today? To answer this question, you would have to look at several factors. Those...
Thesis: The empowerment of the NCO Corps overtime has increasingly led to specific positive actions undertaken by NCOs that directly impacted outcomes and contributed to the many operational successes of the U.S. Army and the trend should continue....
Lean Six Sigma and Uniformed Army Scientists and Engineers (UAS&E) are engaged in the transformation efforts for the United States military. Lean Six Sigma is leading the way in the transformation efforts. Transformation is prominent in all aspects...
Just prior to the Global War on terrorism, contingency operations in the United States Army were limited to the rapid deployment units of the XVIIIth Airborne Corps and the Special Operations Command headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The...
This paper shall explore the factors behind the failure to train and prepare the US military prior to hostilities in Operation Just Cause in the country of Panama, and Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait and Southern Iraq. In particular, this analysis...
This is an in depth study into Operation Restore Hope and Operations Joint Endeavor. In 1992, President Bush sent more than 24,000 troops to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope. This was a major commitment of US power, which was solely intended to...
Thesis: History, theory and doctrine has always had an impact on the evolution of military tactics on the battlefield. Two shining examples of this were the Mexican Punitive Expedition and the Banana Wars, and the impact on future conflicts....
Thesis: President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan was correct politically and wrong tactically. Abstract: This paper will determine that President Truman’s decision to drop the bomb was correct politically and incorrect...
The actions of Russia in July 1914 led to the beginning of World War I. Tension between the Serbs and Austria-Hungry due to the assignation of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand led Russia, who supported the Serbs, to mobilize it’s forces. Russia’s...