With the introduction of new capstone doctrine, the U.S. Army should invest more time in the formal education of future leaders. This study demonstrates the importance of operational art, the theory used to develop campaigns and major operations in...
UPON NOTIFICATION OF DEPLOYMENT TO THE IRAQI THEATER OF OPERATION IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, THE 1ST BATTALION, 6TH FIELD ARTILLERY BEGAN ITS DYNAMIC TRANSFORMATION FROM A FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION TO A MANEUVER TASK FORCE. TASK...
The concept to utilize small-embedded teams of military advisors to assist foreign security forces is not new. The transition team mission of advising, coaching, mentoring, teaching, and training the Iraqi Army is supportive in the success of...
In 2006, Hezbollah employed a new type of warfare that it had been perfecting for 24 years. Systematically, Hezbollah adapted its tactics, techniques, and procedures for conducting its operations. This included continued emphasis on Information...
My field artillery unit was mobilized to perform a non-standard military police mission during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. The unit was part of the largest National Guard mobilization from our state since the Vietnam era. The challenges of...
In this interview, Major Phillip Kiniery, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in August 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Kiniery discusses his experience with the pre-deployment training and also...
In November 2006, A Troop 5/73 Cavalry, 3rd BCT, 82nd ABN Division reunited with the rest of the Squadron at FOB Caldwell (Kirkush Military Training Base, KMTB) after being detached to the 3rd BCT, 4th IN Division for a period of four months in...
MAJ Jon Casey served as the battalion operations officer (S4) and company commander with 3/67 Armor Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in Baqubah, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2011...
In January 2007, President of the United States George W. Bush announced a strategy called the New Way Forward in Iraq, a departure from the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq announced only thirteen months previous. Additionally, President Bush...
My name is MSG Ruth A.R. Bryner, MOS 15P, Aviation Operations Specialist. I served as First Sergeant for the 54th Medical Company (AA), 62nd Medical Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington from 21 May 04 through 30 Apr 2006. During my tenure as First...
I believe one of the greatest ethical dilemmas we face today in the Army has to deal with what I call armchair quarterbacking. We see this type of armchair quarterbacking everywhere; from the battlefield to the classroom. Who are the people that...
I had been a member of the North Dakota Army National Guard for 25 years and
possibility of getting mobilized was getting greater every month. The Battalion had assisted
another Engineer (Heavy) in their mobilization for Operation Iraq Freedom I...
This paper describes key events and circumstances of the first deployment to combat of the Land Warrior Stryker Interoperable battle command system. After many years of development and testing, the system was deemed advanced enough to be given the...
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...
Após Fidel: qual será o futuro das relações entre os Estados Unidos e Cuba? Dra. Waltraud Queiser Morales; Apesar do fim da Guerra Fria duas décadas atrás e dos obstinados desafios em busca da segurança pós-11 de Setembro, quando os...
As melhores práticas de contra-insurreição. Doutor Kalev I. Sepp; Pode-se diferenciar "as melhores práticas" comuns nas contra-insurreições bem-sucedidas ao estudar as guerras insurretas do último século. A análise histórica nos ajuda a...
TRANSCRIPT: General Petraeus on the way ahead in Iraq. General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army; "Hard but not hopeless": The new commander of Multi-National Forces-Iraq assesses the war and previews the way ahead.
Cause for hope: economic revitalization in Iraq. Paul Brinkley, Deputy under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation; An interagency initiative, the Task Force for Business and Stabilization Operations is helping to quell insurgent...
Current and Future Warfighting Network-Enabled Battle Command. Lieutenant General William S. Wallace, U.S. Army; Technological innovations play a paradoxical role in military transformation. While they help resolve existing battlefield...