During Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) VII and VIII, Able Troop 3-71 Cavalry operated as the brigade rapid mounted reaction force throughout Regional Command East (RC-E) and South in Afghanistan. This paper tells of how our unit moved in-between...
In 1994 a policy change in the Department of Defense forever changed the way that gays and lesbians would be treated while serving in the military. The new policy essentially lifted the ban on homosexuals but kept the ban on homosexual activity....
Even though the Uniform Code of Military Justice is a code members of the military voluntarily live by; Article 125 UCMJ (Sodomy), is no longer relevant in the military or in civilian society in general. Should we still be pursuing those members...
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...
This paper explains the different experiences and the similarities I experienced as a First Sergeant in Crusher & Hatchet Company, 1-187TH Infantry Regiment. Both companies presented completely different experiences but they were equally...
Multinational operations have been the norm in warfare and information management between multinational forces has long been an issue within alliances and in coalition warfare. The ongoing Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) in information...
Senior NCOs have a duty to be loyal and follow the orders of those with whom they serve. However, Senior NCOs must recognize that they are never expected to have blind obedience and unquestioning loyalty. As senior NCOs, we must always put the...
Success of any war, conflict, or operations Soldiers must meet the enemy, defeat the enemy on the battlefield, and return home safely. Defending our nation during the Gulf War was the high point of my career. This accomplishment serves as a key to...
Black metal ammunition links with 50 brass .30 caliber dummy rounds. Most of the cartridges have black painted tips. Every fifth round has an orange tip (tracer).
Wooden box with hinged lift-up lid. Lid has cut out on top around leather carrying strap. Push-snap metal latch secures lid to box. Bottom of one end cut at angle. Slots cut in sides at same end.
Steel ammunition box with detachable hinged lid. Collapsible handle on outside lid, red rubber gasket on inside of lid. Opposite hinged side of lid is rectangular loop which fits over hinged hasps and secures lid. Included in box is a packing list...
.44 Caliber extra long, 44 shot cartridge. Does not have any stamp on the base, but has small dimple near the center, showing that it was fired. Two crimp marks on the sides of cartridge, each .125" from base and .44 wide. Puncture in the side of...
.54 caliber flintlock pistol with 8 1/2" round smooth bore barrel held to stock by single branch-band. Three quarters length walnut stock 11 1/8" long. All mountings are iron. The barrel has a brass knife blade front sight. Rear sight is on the...
.56-50 caliber Spencer cartridge case with letters "J.G." stamped on the base. Rim fire cartridge having five sets of crimp marks around upper end in double dot pattern, typical of the manufacturer Jacob Gold mark. Rim has dent .18" long.
.56-50 caliber Spencer cartridge case stamped on the base with two dashes each .18" long. Three long crimps stamped .25" from top. Small tear at the top. Dent on base indicates it was fired.
.56-50 Spencer cartridge case stamped on base with the letter "C" which is .37" high and .31" wide. Three crimp marks located .25" from the top edge. Several tears in top edge. Dent on base of rim indicates it had been fired.
ABSTRACT-This is a paper concerning the federal activation of the 2-162 IN battalion out of Oregon, their mobilization experience, deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, the redeployment back to Conus and Oregon, and the...
This paper will provide a historical view of the events of 1st Squad, 1st Platoon of Bravo Company, 2/187th Infantry BN, 101st ABN Division, Fort Campbell, KY. I will provide insight of the operation from the squad level noncommissioned officer...
Committee 8 Officers Advanced Course, The Armored School; Himes, Cecil; Krampitz, Charles T.; Heffelfinger, Hugo W.; Falls, Carroll M., Jr.; Stout, Morris C.; Boehmer, William J.; Plume, Stephen K.; Styer, George D.; Huddleston, James M.
This study covers the drive for, capture of, and withdrawal from Crailsheim by the 10th Armored Division during the period 4-10 April 1945. The main purpose in studying this particular action was to increase the knowledge of armored operations in...