1st Marine Regiment

principles. Colonel Puller, an example of one such leader, was the Commander for the 1st Marine Regiment during the invasion and battle of Peleliu. Throughout the 7 days of fighting, he successfully demonstrated the principles of mission command through his use of: building cohesive teams through mutual trust, providing a clear commander’s intent, exercising disciplined initiative, and accepting prudent risk. Even though sustaining over 50 percent casualties in his regiment and having to withdraw from Peleliu he was successful in implementing the principles of mission command. The invasion of Peleliu was determined to be of strategic…

Henry becomes wounded when he sees soldiers retreating, and tries to stop one to ask what’s going on. Because the soldier only wants to leave he hits Henry over the head with his rifle. Next he’s befriended by a cheery solider who will return him to his regiment. Of course Henry is worried about what his comrades will say when he returns. However, because of his injury they assume Henry was hurt in battle, and start taking care of him. Now that we’ve been given a brief summary of The Red Badge…

The critical leadership problems facing the 4th Armor Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) is compliance, commitment, and emotional intelligence. The components of the Application of Power and Influence in Organizational Leadership are compliance versus commitment and emotional intelligence, using of Dr. Gene Klann, Application of Power and Influence in Organizational Leadership process will provide assistance in improving the culture and climate of 4th ABCT and reestablished the unit to its historical…

Headquarters Special unit was comprised of three primary denial and deception elements; Visual Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Radio; Communications Intelligence (COMINT) Sonic, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) or the beginning of the Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT). Deception can be employed to mislead an opponent about the deceivers military, primary material, capabilities, deception in this particular context is also a convenient opportunity to demonstrate some of the potential…

of its kind in the Soviet Union. It was only seven days since the Germans invaded, and they had already made substantial territorial gains and were now advancing on Kiev. We were driving east to repel the German advance on the city after our platoon, the 6th Rifle Regiment as well as other regiments, were reassigned from being a part of a reserve army to the frontline 12th Army after the Germans began their advance on Kiev. I commanded the six squad members in the vehicle (Stanislav, Ivanov,…

The Royal 22e Regiment work adequately together. However, a few individuals catch the eye. Firstly, Corporal Joseph Kaeble, who showed heart, albeit nearly every other part of his body was crippled. Here is his story. He was born on May 4, 1892 in the French-Canadian village of St. Louise, Quebec. The Great War broke out in 1914, and Joseph Kaeble was the perfect man for the job. After months of training, he shipped overseas with the 22nd battalion (Van Doos). Serving for two whole years in…

Nelson College until the age of 17, and received relatively good grades. I was an enthusiastic but average sportsman. I also developed an interest in a military career, and applied to do officer training. My application was accepted. I enlisted on 3 Jan 85, and was posted to the Royal Military College in Australia where a small number of New Zealand officers are trained. I commenced an engineering degree, but soon enjoyed such an active social life that I failed the first year of study. I…

Over the last 1.5 years, the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) has undergone significant change. Following a nine month deployment to Afghanistan, the Brigade appears to be overcome by stress, fatigue, leadership, and ethics issues. While many might categorize these as normal post deployment occurrences, they appear to run much deeper. The events of the previous deployment coupled with the death of the Brigade Commander, Brigade Sergeant Major and a Battalion Commander appear to be the…

On Monday, May 22, 1865, a small band of soldiers from the 22nd and 28th Iowa regiments left their camp. The night before, there had been a heavy rainstorm. Their destination was a large peach orchard not far from the rows of white canvas. In previous visits to the orchard, soldiers had discovered a kennel of “bloodhounds,” ferocious animals trained for the pursuit of enslaved people and believed by the soldiers to have been used in the apprehension of Union soldiers who escaped from Confederate…

General Truong had a sense of unease as the Tet holiday began on 29 January. Although his intelligence staff did not think the enemy had the capability or the intention of launching a major attack against Hue, the general was painfully aware of the city’s vulnerabilities. His division was tough and battle tested but stretched uncomfortably thin throughout I Corps. Two battalions of the 3d Infantry Regiment were west of Hue, one on a routine sweep mission and the other undergoing training at…