This pamphlet has been written by Professor William A. Reitzel, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, for use by the staff and students of the Naval War College in connection with the Naval War College curriculum. The pamphlet contains...
Sergeant James Henry joined the Army 1996 while still in high school. His first duty station was Fort Polk, Louisiana, where he did field artillery. Two re-enlistments later and after a stint in Vicenza, Italy, Henry went to Iraq with the 1st...
A veteran of two deployments to Afghanistan as part of 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) - the first from January to August 2004 as the 1st Battalion, Charlie Company operations sergeant, the second from June 2005 to February 2006 as an...
Colonel (Retired) Joseph Ostrowidzki was assigned as Commandant of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy from September 1979 – July 1983. He discusses his mission at the Academy during this historical period for Noncommissioned Officer...
An aircraft commander with VMGR-252, a Marine Corps KC-130 air refueler/air assault squadron - part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable and what became Task Force 58 in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM - Major Mitchell...
Unable to deploy with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment - part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division - due to an illness when the unit went to Iraq in early 2004, Major Doug Walter eventually rejoined his comrades in country in July and became...
This second of three interviews with Major Jason Warner reference his Global War on Terrorism experiences covers his May to August 2003 deployment to Afghanistan as the intelligence officer for 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry (part of 2nd Brigade,...
The War in Burma is all too frequently forgotten as a source of relevant military experience. Admittedly it did not have the strategic importance of other theatres such as the Pacific or North West Europe, but it did witness some of the hardest and...
Since World War II, the Soviet military has maintained a strong belief in the importance of air support for ground operations. The Soviets believe that tactical air operations possess extraordinary flexibility and maneuverability to add depth to...
This monograph examines the nature of Allied strategic bombing on The Netherlands in the Second World War. It discusses the endless controversy on strategic bombing and classifies its discourse into six different narratives. It adds the policy of...
The research revealed that current Army doctrine on operational reach is inadequate. One of the characteristics of sound doctrine found in TRADOC Regulation 25-36 is "Concise doctrine provides a comprehensive body of thought..." However, the...
This monograph examines the impact of future trends in warfare on operational art, the key concept in the U.S. Army's current fighting doctrine. Operational art, which translates the effects of battles and engagements into the attainment of...
In this first of two interviews, Major Bill Breeze, from the California National Guard (NG), talks about commanding D Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation in Bagram, Afghanistan from August 2003 through May 2004 in support of Operation Enduring...
As the Command Judge Advocate of 5th Special Forces Group, Major Mark Holzer reviewed rules of engagement and briefed and de-briefed SOF teams mostly in the Baghdad environs during his March to May 2003 deployment in support of Operation IRAQI...
A company commander in 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from May 2001 to December 2002, Major Matt Tolle was stationed at Fort Irwin, California, where he was part of the opposing force (OPFOR) for units getting ready to deploy in...
In this interview, MAJ Wade German, US Army, Field Artillery; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the executive officer (XO) on a Military Transition Team (MiTT) in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Germann...
The commander of Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry - part of 3rd Infantry Division - Major Jeff McCoy participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom from the opening of major hostilities in March 2003 through his redeployment approximately three...
Following his March to June 2002 deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - where he served as operations officer of 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, which had responsibility for external security and detainee transfers at Camps X-Ray and Delta -...
During the 101st Airborne Division fight from Kuwait to Baghdad in March and April 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. "Hank" Arnold served as officer in charge of the division's assault command post, responsible to the commanding general (CG) and...