Office, U.S. Secretary, Office of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
NCO’s have been around since army’s have formed. All nations and countries have them. I will discuss NCO’s in the American Army, 1945 to present.
The Continental Army, in 1775, showed the birth of the noncommissioned officer. The American...
Refighting the Last War: Afghanistan and the Vietnam Template. Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason, America lost in Vietnam because of a failure to establish legitimacy and the inability to protect the people from insurgents. The same failures...
My personal experience in the deployment to OIF II re enforced the importance of perishable skill refreshment. Specifically we worked on how to adapt techniques, tactics and procedures to the situation and fit the training with operational needs;...
On 3-4 October 1993, a battle took place in the east African city of Mogadishu, Somalia that will long be remembered by Americans and definitely by the many Soldiers that took part in this historic event. On this day American ground forces would...
The noncommissioned officer in today’s army has a colorful and distinguished history. Whether it be our own United States Army or any of the numerous Armies of the world, stories of heroism and unchallenged courage in face of peril are numerous....
The defeat of the Axis forces around the world ushered in a new dilemma for the NCO Corps in Post-World War II era. The NCO Corps began a new course. The technical ratings were removed and service-wide standards for NCO selection and training were...
The History of the United States Army's Ranger NCOs is a long and colorful one. From pre-revolutionary to modern day, the Army’s Ranger NCOs have responded to their country's call to arms. The Army's Ranger NCOs continue to respond when the...
MSG Gary I. Gordon, a native of Lincoln, Maine, and an Army Ranger distinguished himself as a great American Hero in Mogadishu, Somalia. He was an individual, and a soldier turned hero. This paper will explore the events that lead to MSG Gordon...
The purpose of this research paper is to give a briefing on Master Sergeant Gordon. MSG Gordon distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on October 3, 1993, while serving as Sniper Team Leader, United States Army Special...
Oftentimes, when we hear the word "hero" our minds may drift back in time to previous land and air battles. Thoughts of the great World Wars, Korean War, and Vietnam produced many great heroes from which we draw strength, courage, and warrior...
MSG Gary Ivan Gordon was born on August 30, 1960 at Lincoln, Maine. Before being assigned to the United States Army Special Operations Command, MSG Gordon served with the 2d Battalion, 10thSFG(A) at Fort Devens, MA. He was killed on 3 OCT 1993...
If you were to ask most Americans about the United Nations mission “Operation Restore Hope,” they probably would not be able to recall this mission. However, if you were to ask that same group of people about a small battle that took place in...
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...
Crane Brinton's analysis of popular revolutions offers the strategic and operational planner a valid model for checking the consistency of ends, ways and means, for campaign plans. As a planning tool, Brinton's model fills a gap in FM 100-20, which...
This study compares the Air Force and Army logistics constructs in an effort to gain insights that might help improve upon the Air Force's fledgling multifunctional logistics effort. While logistics means many things to many people, this study...
The United States Army has predicated its ability to dominate the full spectrum of military operations on the ability to "See First, Understand First, Act First and Finish Decisively. " During recent conventional operations, including Operation...
During the course of this paper I wiII talk about and provide public and private information on Medal of Honor Recipient Paul Ray Smith. I will discuss his childhood and life prior to the military briefly. J will cover his early life in the Army...