Combatant commander

SOPs regarding their job and their mission. Be it call for fire, CASEVAC 9-lines, fire and maneuver, etc. the infantryman will know how to do it. Intelligence Marines train to satisfy intelligence requirements to reduce uncertainty for the commander. They know how to leverage assets to satisfy those requirements, and reduce the commander’s uncertainty. In short, mission tactics provide a foundation for junior Marines to become leaders. After enough repetitions, these responses become…

Eisenhower was the Allied Commander in Chief for HUSKY. His principle deputies were all British. Admiral Cunningham commanded naval forces. Air Marshal Tedder commanded air forces. General Alexander was dual-hatted as Eisenhower’s deputy and the ground forces commander. Montgomery and Patton each commanded a joint task force under Alexander. The geographic separation of the key decision makers…

“‘At our age, it’s more complicated for the rebels. So they use stronger stuff, like drugs or money, to bait us and to make us march…I remember the attack on Njola-Kombouya village, in the south of Sierra Leone. They made us wake up at 1 in the morning and we marched until 7. A doctor came. He had a small bowl of cold water, and, every two injections, he rinsed his needle in the water. It was always a small vial with red liquid. At first, I constantly felt weak and then after, I had a sense of…

from 1500 to 1745 hours at building Berlin conference room clay Kaserne. The BDE Commander, COL Waters and his BN Commanders and staff briefed the USAREUR Deputy Commander, MG McGuire and USAREUR Staff on the BDE training Management Review for the 3rd and 1st QTR FY17 and the planned training Priorities & Challenges. Also the BDE Commander presented the BDE training plans for the next 12 months. The BDE Commander discuss that the 12thCAB HQ is…

The United States has always been proud to broadcast the legal innovations the country creates in terms of fair and equal treatment to citizens in the sovereign nation, but a glaring mark on their record will forever change their legal history. Guantanamo Bay detention facility has been a controversial topic ever since its creation in 2001 by President Bush. It was a symbol for success against the War on Terror as the US filled it’s cells. After the initial year, people began to question who…

those countries and secure our interests. According to (JP 3-0), " An operational environment is a composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander whereas, Commanders at all levels have their own operational environments for their particular operations” “The social variable describes the cultural, religious, and ethnic makeup within an operational environment. Culture is the lens through which…

actions against Department of Defense personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information"(JP-02. pg-90). Command and Control (C2) is defined as: "The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission"(JP-02. pg-40). Intelligence is defined as: "The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available…

soldier will experience a form of trauma is almost guaranteed. It was no different for Lieutenant Commander Heidi Kraft. In her book, Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital, she discusses the trauma that she experienced in her seven months in Iraq, along with effects it had on her when she first returned back to the states. Dr. Heidi Kraft was a psychologist Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. She…

showing that an estimate of at least 1.3 million people have been killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan from direct and indirect consequences of the U.S. “war on terrorism.” (Carasik, 2015). Although no estimate on casualties and deaths among enemy combatants and civilians. Not only has it cost the U.S. blood but also…

Though she is considered the most powerful nation in the world, the United States is not at the elevated level it once was, especially in the area of military supremacy. It is understood by competing political parties that America’s military needs reform. This, however, is not a single definition idea. The source of protection and power of the United States is smaller than ever in comparison of percentage. When the armed services are again needed in larger quantities, it is possible that…