Sergeant Major Benjamin Moore Jr., served as an Infantry First Sergeant during Operations Iraqi Freedom. I am writing about my personal experience during combat operations from Al-Khidr, Iraq to Objective Raider. I will explain how one mechanized...
Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, and his Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Mrs. Victoria Clarke, initiated the embedded news media program. The intent was for the public to see directly through the media what happened at the...
The media influence ongoing and future military operations by functioning as a sort of filter (or "ether ") within the Clausewitzian Trinity, which coalesces the military, the people (public), and the government (policy makers). The relationship...
This monograph analyzes the events that led to South Carolinas' uncommon democratic unification following the bitter partisan fighting of the American Revolution. From the study, the author identified common threads in events, or ideals that...
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...
Daniel J. Kessinger Jr.; Henry T. Williams III; Miroslav Jelcha; Angelia Brody; Maurice Thorpe
Although some people see the battle of Dunkirk as a type of victory, more men would have been saved with proper planning and communication. The operation was one of the biggest surprises of World War II and for Hitler it proved to be one of his...
This study examines the premise that “sports build character.” Educational institutions in the United States have used sports participation to build character for over 100 years, but verification of whether sport is an effective tool to...
Since Mexican President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels in December 2006, more than 35,000 Mexicans have died due to narco-violence. This monograph examines whether the various Mexican drug trafficking organizations are insurgents...
During past contingency operations and against a backdrop of competing geopolitical and economic goals, the US military, its allies, and coalition partners found it necessary to integrate combat and conventional airspaces to support military...
This monograph examines the usefulness of defensive culmination to the operational level planner. A working definition of the theoretical concept is advanced and then examined against the backdrops of historical campaigns, current doctrine, and...
This paper examines theater evacuations conducted over significant bodies of water. Extricating any defeated force is difficult; withdrawing the force across a major water body is the special challenge of maritime powers with distant commitments,...
The process of amnesty, reconciliation, and reintegration (AR2) is typically regarded as a post-conflict process. In South Africa AR2 occurred before hostilities between government security forces and opposition groups developed into a civil war....
Airspace command and control in the combat zone is becoming more complex due to the proliferation of unmanned aircraft, and the introduction of host nation and civilian aircraft. The ability to deconflict and integrate multiple airspace users...
The purpose of this monograph is to attempt to determine who is responsible for establishment and enforcement of standards that the civilian members of PRTs must accomplish in training before they deploy overseas. The Provincial Reconstruction...
Ever since the Army introduced its current primary operational ration, the Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MRE), in the early 1980's it has committed itself to continuously improving them. This has resulted in a far greater variety of menu items, and a taste...
Desde el año 2001 hasta el presente se han asignado los artículos en nuestro índice anual a la materia o materias más adecuadas sin vincularlos con la materia o materias de los años anteriores. Debido al hecho de que aun no hemos actualizado...
As I was being trained to deploy with HHC, 1-10ih Armor Bn I was promoted to First Sergeant and transferred to HHC, 16th Engineer Bde. My first assignment as a First Sergeant was with a Brigade Headquarters and Headquarter Company. I was more than...
The embedded reporter program in Operation Iraqi Freedom was a huge undertaking, requiring extensive planning and coordination to organize and implement. The Department of Defense (DOD) invested much time and resources to help give the media...