Second Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class 2010-01. In a recent letter to the editor of Stars and Stripes, an Army Lieutenant General called on service members, veterans and civilians who...
First Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the 2010 CGSC Class. Lessons learned from manually tracking friendly and enemy forces during Operations Desert Storm (ODS) in Iraq and Restore Hope in Somalia, resulted...
3rd Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class of 1988. The purpose of this essay is not to propose yet another theory of leadership. Rather, in keeping with my own humble credentials, I will offer some...
First Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC Class of 2006-001. Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey challenged our CGSOC class to "continually make your units better". To be able to lead change well, the...
SFC Webster Anderson earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on October 15, 1967 in Tam Ky, Republic of Vietnam. SFC Anderson was a career Soldier. He had already served 17 years when President Richard Nixon presented him the...
Dix D. Drew was born December 14, 1944 in West point New York; he entered service at Denver, Colorado. Staff Sergeant Drew was assigned to the fifth Special Forces Group and assumed duties with the US Army, Senior Advisor Group, IV Corps Military...
Throughout the history of the Army we can credit the NCO as being the one, or in many cases the smart Soldier that had all the answers. While researching and writing this paper many thoughts came to mind, but one topic would keep presenting itself....
American military failures during the first battles of World War II led to the need for rapid transformation of how the U.S. would fight for the remainder of the war. Significant deficiencies in strategy, leadership, training, and equipment were...
Christians and Muslims have been in conflict since Muslims established themselves 610 years after the death of Jesus Christ. The conflict came to a head during the events leading to the Crusades and the Crusades themselves. Both sides committed...
This article, reporting on the early retirement of General Haines, appeared in the New York Times on September 22, 1972. At issue is whether or not General Haines was put on an early retirement list by the Pentagon for his outspoken religious views.
Oil portrait of Harriet Lovejoy Leavenworth (April 4, 1796-185_). The portrait is unsigned. Colors are subdued, black, red, brown. Portrait depicts a young woman, seated, wearing a black dress with high ruffled ecru collar. She is partially draped...
Phaeton with four wheels 39 1/2 inches by 49 1/4 inches; one inch iron tires; track 61 inches, 62 inches; 52 inch full auto-top with four bows. Four elliptic springs, 1/2 inch-5th wheel 27 3/4 inches. Wooden hubs. Gear 19 inches high, 59 3/4 inches...
Accurate assessment and usable measures of effectiveness are essential to success in stability operations. Improving the ability of a host nation (HN) government to deliver services expected by its populace is necessary to enhance the stability of...
This newsletter focuses on a comprehensive approach to integrated civilian-military command and control (C2) and staff integration in complex operations. Interagency operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and several other locations have revealed the...
Natural and man-made disasters in the United States cause pain and heartbreak to our fellow citizens. Picking up the pieces of shattered lives and homes is devastating, even to the stoutest among us. While the military cannot repair the emotional...
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is combating an insurgency and simultaneously rebuilding its infrastructure to become a strong sovereign state no longer requiring assistance from the U.S. government (USG) or other nations. Key...
In this edition of the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) Special Operations newsletter, we will examine the special operations forces (SOF) perspective of irregular warfare (IW) at the operational and tactical levels through a selection of...
Last fall, the Army Reconnaissance Course (ARC) successfully moved from Fort Knox, Kentucky, to its new home in the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia. Since its establishment at Fort Benning, the ARC cadre reflected on its...