Combatant commander

of success for the action that they wish to carry out. While the CJCS is the highest in the military system, my position only accounts for the preparation and training of force to ensure that the military is able to execute its mission under the combatant…

leaders of the 1-46th Infantry Battalion. There were success and failures by leaders at all echelons. The United States’ slight victory in the defense of FSB Mary Ann was the result of tenacious fighting on behalf of the US Soldiers. However, the US commanders’ failures to understand, visualize, assess, and lead allowed such a daring attack to occur. To understand how things devolved at FSB Mary Ann covered below is the brief history of the events leading up…

The starting point of the Catholic teaching can be seen as protecting and promoting one’s personal dignity. Human dignity is something that cannot be taken away from or forfeited by an individual in any manner (30). Human dignity states that every person is worthy and must be free from slavery and other acts that are appropriate to human nature (Webster Dictionary). Humans have dignity not because of what they have accomplished in their past, but because God created the person in his image with…

response to the order? Explain in detail. My first response towards the operation order is to question the necessity of forcefully removing local evacuee from their homes and destroying their property if they refuse to evacuate. Then explain to the commander that this type of action is prohibited and in clear violation of the Law of War. My second response will be to advice that the operation order be revised before the execution of the order because the destruction of civilian property…

Nowadays the military of the country is the face of its independence, patriotism, national security and power. Army, especially its triviality, courageous soldiers and wise commanders, is widely glorified in our culture, history and mass media. The twentieth century, with its wars and numerous conflicts changed a lot in perception of the Army and now our people take the army as an important and essential part of our life. The main army values can be described by the acronym “LDRSHIP” that stands…

following a coup, with many of them being under 18 years of age. A current situation of this occurring is the civil war in South Sudan that has been an ongoing conflict since 2013, in which the country has been gathering as many children to fight under commanders from both the government and opposition forces.…

As the newly designated Commander of the “Rakkasans” 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, I am aware that I am entering into a challenging position. Assuming command of a unit whose most recent combat deployment tarnished by the unjustified deaths of eight Iraqi civilians, the pending conviction of several United States Soldiers, and the pending relief of a Commander, Colonel Michael D. Steele. It is my duty to prepare this unit for its next deployment, only 12 months away. Prior to assuming…

"Mathias, come over here!" shouted my commander, a stern man and one of the largest native-born Israelis I've ever encountered. As Mathis ran over to our group of instructors my commander asked if any of us knew who he was. We looked amongst ourselves and did not know what to make of his inquiry. He was the class clown of the group. His mannerisms were jovial and light-hearted; he would lead the trainees in cadence and song to start each morning. Physically, Mathis couldn't be further from…

The idea of child soldiers is illegal, but, in a span of ten years, 19 million children have been scarred by a war they were in (Child Soldiers: Invisible Children 1). This dates back to WWII, when the Nazi’s got desperate, then in Iran in the 1980’s, boys were made to clear minefields, and even right now, the Tailban uses them as suicide bombers (Gettleman 2). If most children play on soccer fields, then why should some of them have to clear minefields? One side feels they’re victims of war,…

Task Force X-Ray, under the command of Brigadier General Foster “Frosty” C. LaHue did not assume responsibility for the Phu Bai area, including Hue City until 15 January. LaHue, who had been serving as the 1st Marine Division assistant division commander in Da Nang, had barely enough time to become acquainted with his new tactical area of responsibility (TAOR), let alone come up to speed on the fast-developing Tet situation. General LaHue’s Task Force X-Ray controlled two Marine…