Major Tim Pearson, US Air Force, served in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from September until November 2001 and also in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January until May 2003. Prior to being notified of deployment, Pearson was...
In this interview, MAJ Dave Karsen, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as part of the Military Transition Team (MiTT) in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Karsen discusses his personal experience with pre-deployment training...
In this interview, MAJ Matthew McGrew, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ McGrew discusses a typical day during his deployment and the changes he...
An experienced emergency room physician who joined the Florida Army National Guard after 9/11 "to serve my country," Major (Dr.) Lisa DeWitt - by November 2004 - was in Iraq voluntarily serving as the surgeon for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry...
Major Lawrence Shepherd, battle captain and later battle major for the Third Army, served as a ground operations officer with Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) during his deployment in Kuwait (from October 2003 to April 2004) and Iraq...
Major Bill Galinger deployed again to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2004. This time as the commander of the 10th Special Forces Group's Group Support Detachment, Galinger was responsible for 91 soldiers and a broader scope of support...
As the United States transitions towards a national military strategy based on crisis response and forward presence, contingency forces and their capabilities will become increasingly more important. The airborne division, due to its unique forced...
This narrative recounts the operational history of XIXth Panzer Corps' advance from 10 to 15 May 1940. Its primary focus is directed at the breakthrough at Sedan. The political and military situations influencing the decision makers of the German...
This thesis examines recent American attitudes towards war; the role of construction in the theater of operations from World War I to the present; present trends effecting future base development planning and execution; base development planning...
This study explores the Future Tactical Truck System (FTTS) as it applies to the sustainment distribution system on the future battlefield. Objective Force logistics on the battlefield is required by the Objective Force Concept White Paper to be...
This study investigates doctrine, education, and training improvements necessary to produce effective psychological operations audio, visual, and audiovisual products in sophisticated media environments. Current ongoing operations such as that in...
This study examines the historical utility of the Ranger units since World War II. The research concept employs the study of three representative historical examples from World War II, Korea, and Ranger operations during Operation Just Cause....
This monograph addresses existing shortcomings in the principles for employment of scatterable and remotely delivered mines. Such mines, part of an overall revolution in the conduct of land mine warfare, are an integral component of the deep, close...
This monograph discusses the importance of understanding time and space factors that are essential to the maneuver task force's ability to synchronize offensive operations. This monograph argues that a focus on these factors that is clearly...
This document contains photographs of Quartermaster activities, the clock tower, the Clothing Sales outlet, the commissary, warehouses, salvage items, etc., on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in the 1950's.
Pamphlet furnishes information to Army food service personnel pertinent to Army rations, food packets, and supplements. The type of rations, food packets, and supplements are defined and discussed. Only those which have been officially adopted by...