A discussion of the lack of foreign language capability as it affects the ability of the U.S. to fight in asymmetrical wars such as the War on Terrorism, especially in the area of military intelligence.
The Officer Personnel Management System was initiated within the office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel in response to guidance received from the Chief of Staff of the Army. The objectives of the system were to provide for the optimum...
United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
This is the Regional Force and Popular Force handbook for advisors which was used to provide pertinent data for the advisory effort at all levels, along with providing information which guided advisors to specific references concerning RF and PF...
This volume of papers begins with one of the central strategic issues facing the country--the lack of operational, deployable civilians. Many studies on ideal solutions to grow civilian capacity gather dust on credenzas. Until this utopian ideal is...
Department of the Army Officer Education and Training Review Board
The Department of the Army appointed the Department of the Army Board to review the System of Officer Education and Training. The Board was directed to determine the adequacy of the present system of education and training of Army officers to...
This study is about soldiers of the United States Army. Their dedication and selfless service not only puts them at physical risk but challenges their morality. Their willingness to participate and eagerness to learn gave energy to the class and...
This workshop was held by the IFPA to assist CENTCOM in devising a strategy to counter the arguments of radical Islamists and to discuss the appeal of these ideologies to Muslim audiences. They convened to review possible cultural trends, faith and...
Command Sergeant Major Philip Johndrow has served three rotations in Iraq beginning with Operation Iraqi Freedom I in 2003 as a squadron command sergeant major in the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (Light). His subsequent tours were also as command...
The assistant operations officer for 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Major D. Jones and his unit was tasked with conducting mainly unconventional warfare in northern Iraq during the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Fighting...
During Major John Gregor's January 2004 to January 2005 deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, he served as the signal officer for 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Black Jack Brigade). Initially, his brigade headquarters deployed under...
In this interview, MAJ Jade Hinman, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as part of the Military Training Team (MiTT) in 2007. MAJ Hinman discusses his reasoning for volunteering to deploy, how he was able to boost morale as leader and...
MAJ Eric Robinson served as a Quartermaster officer in the Central Command Joint Staff (CENTCOM J4) in Kabul, Afghanistan during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this July 2010 interview, MAJ Robinson discusses the...
MAJ John Auten served as Alpha Battery commander and police transition team (PTT) chief in Kirkuk, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2010 interview, MAJ Auten discusses the lead-up to this...
A veteran of two deployments to Afghanistan as part of 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) - the first from January to August 2004 as the 1st Battalion, Charlie Company operations sergeant, the second from June 2005 to February 2006 as an...
In this January 2013 interview, MAJ Sherri Sharpe, US Army, Aviation, discusses her deployment to Iraq as a flight leader and adjutant for Bravo 159th AVN Regiment in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Sharpe talks about her...
The signal officer for 159th Aviation Brigade, part of the 101st Airborne Division, from May 2003 through January 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Nancy Bodyk was tasked with ensuring the brigade's "communications were operational...
From May to September 2002, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Shenk (then a major) served as a battalion operations officer with the 101st Aviation Regiment, an assault helicopter unit of Blackhawks and Chinooks....
Ms. Stephanie Miley returned to Iraq to lead a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in April 2006. A Foreign Service officer, economic officer and volunteer for duty in Iraq, Miley had previously served in the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA),...
The U.S. Army has taken cues from those within and outside of the military profession to focus more effort toward understanding culture and its impacts on operations. The institutional Army has consequently committed resources toward incorporating...
The United States is a nation at war. It will be a long war. The terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 were the catalyst that brought the US to this war: the Global War on Terrorism. However, US and coalition responses to Islamic extremism since...