The Lewis and Clark staff ride presented in this booklet, focuses on a US Army mission to explore the unknown during a time of peace. By studying the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806, traveling the route, and visiting the places where key...
"Ask a doughboy or an officer about 'over there' these days, and nine times out of ten his answer will be, 'Oh, what's the use of talking about it? Folks are tired of hearing about the war."
This is a transcript from a 1994 interview with Sergeant major of the Army Glen E. Morrell (USA-Ret.) for the US Army museum of the noncommissioned officer sergeants major of the ARMY book project.
MAJ E. Keith Rowsey served with a military transition team (MiTT) that was part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2009 interview,...
From author: "There has been placed into my hands certain facts and information concerning the planning, training, operations and social actions of Co. "A", 2nd Ranger Battalion. Armed with these, plus my own personal observations and memories, I...
From November 2001 through July 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, Major Kevin Lovell commanded Bravo Company, 92nd Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy), a position from which he planned, prepared and supervised construction of...
This Personal Experience Paper covers MSG Sieglinde K. Kirchner’s entire military career, from his enlistment to present-day assignment (2010), in two different Military Occupational Specialties, in two different components.
MAJ David Jaillite served as the assistant operations officer (S3) for the 181st Transportation Battalion in Balad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004; as the support operations officer (SPO) with the 16th Corps Support Group (CSG) in Tallil, Iraq during...
Major Jon-Paul Maddaloni deployed as a part of a border transition team (BTT) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2006 to February 2007. In this interview, Maddaloni discusses the transition team's predeployment training and...
In this March 2011 interview MAJ Donald Sapp, Infantry, recounts his deployment to Iraq in 2005 and 2006 as the company commander for Alpha Company, 2-6 Infantry. MAJ Sapp describes his pre-deployment training and how well his company was prepared...
Lieutenant Colonel Shane Lee served as the executive officer of 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment - part of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division - in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from April to July 2003. In this interview, he...
In the spring of 1995 a small detachment from the 82nd Medical Company (AA) comprised of 4 aircraft and 23 personnel deployed from Fort Riley Kansas to Port-Au-Prince Haiti in support of the United Nations Mission in Haiti. The mission was to...
I learned an enormous amount about leadership during my four-year tour as the Company First Sergeant for the Iowa City Recruiting Company. I learned something from every person I encountered. I observed both effective and ineffective leadership....