Throughout the history of the United States, the American military has integrated capabilities from diverse military units. From the regulars under Washington and the local militias in the American Revolution to the airborne Divisions of World War...
In this the first of four interviews concerning his multiple Global War on Terrorism deployments, Major Jack Noyes discusses his January through May 2002 service with Task Force K-Bar (South), located at Masirah Island, Oman, in support of...
A U.S. Army reservist and, at the time of 9/11, an assistant district attorney in Clarksville, Tennessee, Major Lance Baker deployed to Karshi-Kanabad, Uzbekistan, then later Bagram, Afghanistan, with the 10th Mountain Division from December 2001...
This study is a historical analysis of how encirclement operations have been and still are important offensive operations. These operations need to be given priority in planning and execution by the United States Military. Encirclement operations...
Since September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Special Operation Forces (SOF) and Conventional Forces (CF) have be increasingly working together throughout the world against numerous asymmetrical threats. However, operations in Iraq and...
Lieutenant Commander Michael Runkle, a US Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officer, commanded a detachment from Mobile Unit Two under the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) onboard the USS Bataan and around Kandahar, Afghanistan from...
On 9/11, Major David Short was the assistant operations officer for 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, based out of Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia. In this interview, he discusses his unit's activities in the...
The intelligence officer (S2) for 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Major David King deployed to Afghanistan in January 2002 in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. "I didn't go out into the hinterland. I didn't deal with...
Lieutenant Commander Philip Kapusta served on the joint strategic plans and policy staff of Special Operations Command, Central (SOCCENT) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from 2001 through 2003. An...