This monograph posits that military operations in high mountains or intense cold require forces with specialized organization, training and equipment. The author compares characteristics of military operations in mountains and cold weather, and...
This paper will discuss how Non-Commissioned Officers have gained more power over the course of military history. This will help show how certain factors will continue to influence the amount of power wielded by Non-Commissioned Officers.
Increases in operation tempo since September 11, 2001 have resulted in elevated rates of post traumatic stress (PTS) and reduced levels of physical fitness across the U.S. Army. This thesis sought to identify a relationship between the elevated PTS...
This study focuses on the need for specialist training for mountain warfare. It analyzes the special characteristics of mountain and high altitude terrain which affect conduct of military operations. It identifies the differences between low and...
This monograph examines the U.S. Army's need for a centrally-managed, detailed doctrine for combat in cold regions. It is important for the U.S. Army to maintain adequate doctrine for combat in cold regions. The Soviets are prepared to fight in the...
The death of a soldier at Fort Campbell, Kentucky in the summer of 1999 was the impetus for the Army to further define its policy towards homosexual service members. This tragic event suggests that command emphasis and training can profoundly...
How far, as leaders, must we place ourselves in the middle of Soldier matters extending into off duty hours? Many times more over, some senior leaders take an extra step toward the gray side of instructional guidance that calls into question the...
This Personnel Experience Paper will key on events, information and situations as
they aroused and lessons learned during my mobilization process and deployment to
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF) 3. I...
The instructional lead in for the Military history program (H100) at United States Army Sergeants Major Course states the following; “a thorough understanding of history can serve as a combat multiplier to light what is often a dark path ahead....
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...
How things can change, I was settled into my duties as the operations sergeant at the local university ROTC unit. The only thing on the horizon was the holiday break, where I would spend quality time with my wife and son. Then as the military docs,...
Deployment is difficult for many reasons. The things that concern us seem different, yet in many ways they are the same. Regardless of how long you've been in the military, how much training you've received throughout your career, or how many...
The story that follows is just a little bit from my experience as a NCO at Amazon, working as a Team Leader in one of the best platoons that a NCO would works: A Jungle’s Special Platoon.
I tried pass to the paper an experience about one of the...
Combine Forces Land Componte Commander (CFLCC) identified an operational requirement to develop and operate a fully instrument recovery airfield using the AN-TSQ-31 ATNAVICS ATC Radar.
This paper consists of detailed accounts of me tasked out to performed duty as a Recruit Trainer. I was tasked away from my regular duties of an Engineer Sergeant. The task involved a 21 week deployment to train recruits. The task was challenging...
I Sergeant Major Freddie L. Whitehead Jr. served as a first sergeant (1SG) from September 2001 to September 2004. I am writing about my personal experience as Rifle Company 1SG in which I served for twenty-four months before assuming duties as the...
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...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...