The Supply Company commander for Combat Service Support Battalion 18 - part of Combat Service Support Group 15, 1st Force Service Support Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force - during the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major...
The end of the Cold War did not bring about the grand peace that was hoped for during four decades. Instead, the world has become more dangerous, with multiple complex problems. Military institutions worldwide must learn to adapt to the...
A.T. Mahan's 1890 book The Influence of Sea Power on History presented a theory of sea power that proclaimed the capital ship-centered battle fleet essential to any great maritime nation's long-term prosperity. Mahan also formulated a beguilingly...
Using military force against an enemy to punish, avenge a wrong, as retribution is a timeless cause of armed conflict. There are many examples throughout history of successful punitive operations. Analyzing historical punitive expeditions for the...
High profile cyber attacks against Estonia and Georgia have brought the subject of cyber security from the realm of internet magazines to main stream media outlets. The cyber attacks advanced the perceptions of animosity between the Russian...
Lieutenant Commander Brandon Sellers served as a pilot for an F-18 Hornet in Carrier Air Wing Five onboard USS Kitty Hawk from March through May 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about being part of the Navy's...
Sergeant First Class Brandon Knicely served as company master gunner for Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry during the battle for Fallujah in November 2004. In this capacity, Knicely also functioned as the company commander's gunner....
An operational detachment alpha (ODA) commander with 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Captain Brandon Griffin, in this interview, discusses in remarkable detail and from firsthand participatory knowledge the 7 August 2005 Battle of Mari...
This is a follow-up interview conducted with Captain Brandon Griffin, an operational detachment alpha (ODA) commander with 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, reference the 7 August 2005 Battle of Mari Ghar in Afghanistan.
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...
Captain Paul Toolan served as the assistant operations officer for 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group while deployed to Afghanistan in 2005. In this interview, he discusses at length four different battles fought by Special Forces (SF) in the...
This monograph analyzes the efficiency of the Army's doctrine regarding the management and distribution of repair parts and the impact it had on equipment readiness during Operations Iraq Freedom. The monograph argues that in order for the United...
Criticism and condemnation of al-Qaeda that originate from the worldwide Muslim community present the most formidable challenge to its existence and legitimacy as an organization and movement. There is ample literature that questions whether or not...
FM 3-0 Operations: the Army's blueprint. General William S. Wallace, U.S. Army; TRADOC's commander introduces the newest version of FM 3-0, Operations, the Army's guide to operating in the 21st century.
This monograph analyzes George Washington as the Intelligence Chief, Spy Master, and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. It investigates the critical role he played in shaping the American Revolution with the use of espionage, deception,...
La fuga del talento africano: Su impacto en la seguridad y estabilidad. Teniente Coronel Robert Feldman, Componente de la Reserva del Ejército de EUA; África se está desangrando. Mucha de su sangre vital, compuesta de personas muy capacitadas ...
The acts of terror on September 11 proved that the U.S. was more vulnerable than we realized and that maybe we needed to change our thoughts and ways of looking at terrorism. In America, we are use to hearing about acts of terrors and not...