A search through American military antiquity for the birth of the American Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps led me to Valley Forge, 1777-78. Faced with demoralizing combat failures, severe shortages of food and supplies, woefully under trained...
The civil-military structure in which our military and its civilian authorities currently operate has grown and matured since the formation of the Army in 1775. George Washington went to great lengths to establish civilian control of the military...
Interagency coordinative arrangements and activities--called for in public laws, executive orders, and administrative directives--appear to be growing in number, prominence, and proposals throughout virtually all individual policy areas and...
With the birth of the United States Army the noncommissioned officer legacy began. From that day forward the American noncommissioned officer was like no other, he like the American Army itself, blended traditions of the French, British and...
In December 1995, the Dayton Peace Accords led to a US Army deployment to Bosnia for participation in a complex, multinational peace enforcement operation, Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Four heavy and one light divisions have served as the nucleus of...
As we have learned time and time again throughout history, it is crucial that we study the past in order to not repeat the same mistakes over and over. We must take the time to study history and learn from it, or we could place ourselves on a path...
Since 1492 when the pilgrims stepped on Plymouth Rock the noncommissioned officer has answered to the call of duty. They did not they were know they were to become the minutemen and the NCO that would lead the country to its freedom and forge the...
"The following brief history of the steps which have been taken, in this country, to organize a bridge equipage adapted to our service, will sufficiently explain the reasons that have induced the Board to recommend the system described in the...
There are many tools that are used to develop leaders in today’s modern Army. Whether we are training Officer’s or NCOs, the key is that we receive the best possible training that will enable us to train, develop, and lead Soldiers. This is...
This monograph examines the changes in the US training of the Afghan National Army (ANA) from 2001 to present. It looks at historical examples of Security Force Assistance from the late 1700s through the 1990s to establish four training concepts to...
Report on the Eighth Air Force's mission to target multiple defensive installations, concentrating their efforts against targets in Ruhland, Germany, Drohobez, Poland, Arad, Roumania and Beziers, France.
Combat Operations Research Group (CORG); Ney, Virgil
The modern military text, or field manual, has evolved over a period of several hundred years. Historically, military training literature traces its beginnings to the writings of the ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans. Until the invention of...
A description (including illustrations) of ordnance equipment as required for the headquarters company of a field artillery regiment of heavy, horse, mountain, or light artillery; and equipment pertaining to a battery only.
SGT Daniel Bissell: A Patriot and a Soldier during the Revolutionary War
During the Revolutionary War noncommissioned officers (NCO) played a vital role in the discipline and training of soldiers, but some NCOs went above and beyond; Sgt Daniel...