The 1498th Transportation Company (Combat HET), a unit of the California Army National
Guard, received orders to mobilize in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) beginning 20
July 2008. This was the unit's second deployment in support of...
The United States Military is the most powerful and professional force in the world and can operate in any environment for short duration conflicts. For the military to be able to engage the enemy in a longer conflict, forward operating bases must...
This paper describes some key events and lessons learned not only as a soldier, but by a country. I will discuss why I believe we need to stay in Iraq till the job is finished and not withdraw too soon. I will also discuss some of the good we have...
The evolution of war fighting capabilities and the increasing responsibilities of the American Noncommissioned Officer is one of the most important factors in studying the capabilities and limitations of our Soldiers and the enemies we face today...
Thesis: While no two battles are the same, the actions taken by the French military and FLN insurgents during the Battle of Algiers parallel those taken during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Abstract: As in Iraq, a foreign, largely non-Arab military...
The purpose of this paper is to describe how military planners failed to account for the proper amount of funding, training, and mobilization time necessary for the deployment of Army National Guard brigades to Operation Desert Storm. When three...
Throughout the years the noncommissioned officer corps has taken an important role in the history of the Army. From once having a limited role to presently having the first senior enlisted advisor to the Chairmen of the Joint Chief of Staff. The US...
This paper will discuss the comparison between the insurgencies of Vietnam and the Indian Wars. Insurgencies wars have been waged throughout history and the United States is no stranger to having been involved in insurgency campaigns. It also...
Along the span of time and history, there are several reasons why certain people or countries would commence a war against one another. Scholars would often state it as an “alter ego principle”, which is possessed naturally by any form of...
Thesis Sentence: Over time, intelligence-gathering techniques have proven to be valuable and questionable methods of the ability to obtain intelligence information about the enemy. ABSTRACT:
The question of interrogation techniques used by the...
Since the dawning of the military, the creation of ranks formed and military tactics surfaced. Roles between the Officer and the Non-Commissioned Officer developed; the Officer Corps assumed that it became the business of the military, leaving the...
The evolution of military training and readiness during the Civil War was lacking in many aspects at best. One could argue that the Federal and Confederate Armies each had brilliant officer leadership, many of which were graduates of the United...
This essay will analyze the correlation between history, theory, and the doctrine of military tactics during the Civil and Mexican War. Then it will further argue what the Army would have been like if the changes hadn’t occurred.
Today, at the beginning of the Twenty-first Century, technology is changing at a remarkable pace. In the military, we continue to make technological strides with each war we fight. I will attempt to describe this evolution, using two specific, yet...
Thesis: Although in past conflicts, all disciplines of the United States Army intelligence collection system worked effectively, on today’s non-conventional battlefield gaining actionable intelligence using the Human Intelligence discipline is...
Past and Present conflicts have an underlying similarity that when studied, can mean the difference between failure and success on the battlefields of the future. It is imperative for military professionals to take time out of their busy schedule...
The United States employed forces to conduct counter-insurgency operations domestically and internationally. The country learned many valuable lessons throughout its short history. Several notable case studies include the Civil War and the...
Background Information: Some feel studying military history is a waste of time because history is written from personal viewpoints which may be skewed from reality. Others feel studying military history is essential because understanding the...
Military history comprises the events in the history of humanity, which is under the category of conflict. It may range from conflicts between proper militaries to world war or from two tribes that affects the majority of the human population....
In 1964, United States Army Green Berets were heavily engaged in combat in South Vietnam. They were also involved in the training and employment of Montagnard forces in combat. One of the groups was the Montagnard people. The Montagnards are a...