Barren, Cynthia; Butler, Jimmie; Thompson, David; Thomas J.B.; Webb, Donnie
Interest in missile defense systems, originally called "anti-ballistic missile (ABM)" systems, began even before Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) were deployed. The German V-2 short-range ballistic missile, launched against London and...
Merrill's Marauders, a Ranger type outfit, came into existence as a result of the Quebec Conference of August 1943. During this conference, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of England, and other allied leaders...
Doss, Janis A.; Amedeo, Di Marzio; Foreman, James; Diaz, Jose F.; Lonergan, Robert
Thesis: War tribunals and international law do not deter war criminals. War crimes tribunals are courts of law established to try individuals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Despite the often heinous nature of the crimes that...
The United States Army Special Forces (SF) is a unique combat organization that no other American branch of service can duplicate. The Special Forces are known within the force as the “Quiet Professionals” due to the unwritten code of, get in...
Some of the strategies and tactics used to fight insurgencies in the past are still appropriate to use today, but many must change. In the Philippine Insurrection, a counterinsurgent war fought at the turn of the twentieth century, the United...
My military career began in 04 January 1993. I attended Basic training at Fort McClelland, Alabama, Annistan as a 31B. My first deployment came when I was assigned to Fort Shafter, Hawaii, where I served as a Platoon Sergeant for 24 months. In...
The 3rd Infantry Division while training Intrinsic Action in 2002 received the mission to move to the border of Iraq and wait. While the 101st Airborne Division drove into our camp and we left to sit in the desert with three combat loads of ammo on...
Conducting an effective counterinsurgency operation in the country of Afghanistan is paramount to the success of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). Until recently, military operations have been led and conducted mainly...
In late October 1999 the 30th Heavy Separate Brigade received a mission to provide one Armor and one Infantry Company to be attached to the 3rd Infantry Division Task Force to support the Stabilization Force 8 (SFOR 8) rotation in...
This is a transcript of a lecture given by Sergeant Major Dennis Thompson, former Vietnam War POW, to USASMA Class of 1983. He talks about his imprisonment and what he learned from it, including how he survived, advice on how to prepare for the...
Everything we do depends on the information we have. This can be applied in all situations of everyday life. Insufficient information, inaccurate or obtained too late, can make people lose opportunities, money or even the friendship of others....
The United State Army has been fighting the nation’s wars for over 260 years. Throughout history, the Army has been confronted with the barriers that are put in place when two cultures are thrust together through combat. Repeatedly the Army has...