Training Training or performance improvement? James B. Ellsworth Battle command: replicating the CTC experience. COL Ronald L. Bertha, US Army Training imperatives for reserve forces. BG Ronald S. Mangum, US Army From TFS to KALT:...
Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE), Combined Arms Center. Combined Arms Center
The Army Profession Campaign is an Army initiative to inspire and engage our Soldiers and Civilians in an introspective analysis and professional dialog to make our Profession stronger. The Campaign renews our collective commitment to the Army, its...
What unit conducted America's first combat parachute assault, was the first airborne unit awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, and contained the first American paratrooper awarded the Medal of Honor? It must have been some battalion from 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...
Williams, Garland H., Brennan, Jennifer A., Deitterick, Deanie, editors
In this era of constant engagement, the role of our Civilian workforce is increasingly vital to the accomplishment of the Army's mission. Army Civilians serve at the forefront of operations, provide direct and indirect support to our Soldiers, and...
Field Marshal William 'Bill' Slim ended World War II in command of Fourteenth Army. His understanding of what motivated men in the most trying of times is well publicized. Indeed, he is most well-known for his thoughts on morale and leadership....
Over the years, our society and military have changed. It has become more apparent that values and ethics represent a thin line between right and wrong with influence like materialism, achievement, wealth, and peer pressure. This paper presents my...
In the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), we have seven core values and six rules of conduct to guide the members of the organization in the same direction and to achieve a common goal. Ethics is one of our SAF core values. As senior leaders, we must...
Scholars all over the world proved that Military history is another piece of experience that must remain intact. Most of the past Military history dealt with leaders, individuals, wars, and life in the Military. Our present generation and future...
Sergeant Audie Murphy's heroic actions during World War II and contributions after the war make him immortal. It is difficult to imagine how an individual can accomplish so much in his life, without picturing him as a myth, rather than a real life...
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...
When the 98th Division (Institutional Training) deployed to Iraq in 2004-2005, Major General James R. Helmly was the chief of Army Reserve and commanding general of United States Army Reserve Command. In this interview, focusing on the 98th's...
SS Obersturmbannführer Jochen Peiper was one of Germany 's most colorful military leaders of World War II with an audacious reputation. The name Peiper will always be linked to the Malmédy Massacre, the death of Belgian civilians and more than...
The bitter lessons of history have taught West Africa that there are no longer respectable alternatives to democracy after the collapse of communism. Nonetheless, governance in West Africa in the 21st century remains the greatest problem because...
In order to facilitate U. S. national security strategy, the U. S. Military has a renewed focus on conducting Stability Operations. These complex operations often take place over long periods and involve various different, but interrelated tasks....
The Maoist Revolutionary model provides a template of a successful revolution. Both the Taliban and the Chinese underwent similar circumstances. Both movements formed as a result of failed states seeking ways to restore unity and order within their...
Singapore began universal conscription two years after independence. The government exempts first generation immigrants from National Service (NS). With the increasing number of New Citizens (NC), natives began to question the fairness of...