Artillery

It was only a matter of time until two growing nations would collide and fight over continental dominance. Land would cause a war that would determine the future and amount of power one nation would have over the other. Both the United States and Mexico sought to expand, grow, and develop into a prosperous country. But destiny only had plans of success for one. Those plans were meant for the United States of America. The United States had all the resources and individuals to carry out the task…

Scarlet and Gold represent the prestigious Air Defense Artillery Branch, which is a geopolitical asset known throughout the world and without it our defense design would suffer significantly. As Air Defense Artillery (ADA), we protect the skies and also aid many countries with their air defense. The military has given ADA an enormous responsibility to protect the troops on ground from threats in the air. With that, ADA takes great pride with all they have accomplished and will accomplish. In…

world, he had the most advanced and successful tactics which the Romans feared for all they had was brawn, but no brain. (Bradford, 95) Hannibal’s army was the viciousness on the battlefield because they knew they would never have the most men or artillery, so they would have to work 2x as hard to even have a chance at being victorious on the battlefield, which was a major threat to the Roman army. Hannibal began to move towards Cannae in the spring of 216 B.C. (Bradford, 108) Hannibal advanced…

disobeyed an order not to attack the Confederate right flank artillery. But upon arriving at the scene discovered the Confederate’s were preparing for an attack and there artillery as aimed at the weak point of Union Lines. In defiance and full view of his superiors, Custer led his 800 man cavalry unit through the Confederate positions capturing 22 piece of artillery. When the confederates attacked they were caught in the open without artillery support in what is now known as Pickett’s…

and decided on a plan that would include large artillery barrages that would intend to dismantle enormous sections of fixed defenses and destroy enemy barbed wire. For example in the Somme these new tactics came to fruition. The movement called “The Creeping Barrage” was used and a creeping barrage involved artillery fire moving forward in stages just ahead of the advancing infantry. This enabled the enemy to move 50m per minute (with accurate artillery fire) whilst in the hope of capturing…

the front lines supplied and supported. During the first three days, the U.S. Army and Navy moved 66,285 personnel, 17,766 deadweight tons of cargo, and 7,396 vehicles over Sicily's southern shores. By the end of the first day, the Seventh Army had established a beachhead two to four miles deep and fifty miles wide. In the process, it had captured over 4,000 prisoners at the cost of 58 killed, 199 wounded, and 700 missing. But the situation was still perilous. Axis counterattacks had created…

The Mexican-American War was a struggle between Mexico and the United States. On April 25, 1864 the war began and it ended on February 2, 1848. President Polk played a huge role with the United States government’s relations with the Mexican-American War. Polk was strictly a democrat and elected President in 1844 as the dark horse candidate. Before Polk was elected president he served in the Tennessee legislature and the U.S. Congress. Not all American’s were supportive of the Mexican-American…

1. I strongly recommend Jennifer E Sipe of HHB, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade be awarded the Commanders Award for Public Servive. 2. Jennifer E Sipe significantly contributed to the Soldiers, Spouses, and children's quality of life for the HHB since October 2014. Her commitment to both the Joint Base Lewis McCord military community and the 1st BN 94th FAR has had a positive impact on morale. She has served as an active member of the group since…

Throughout WWI and WWII there was rapid advancement in machinery, knowledge, and weaponry. This led to a change in people’s lifestyles, style of war, and way of thinking. To what extent did the advancement of technology affect the style of warfare during WWII? During WWI tanks were developed as a means of crossing “No Man’s Land” "These tanks first appeared in battle on Sep. 15, 1915, but it was not a successful debut. All 20 were put out of commission by mechanical problems and a muddy,…

Harbor was a devastating two hour air strike that shocked the Americans and people across the globe. On Sunday, Dec.7, 1941, morning, Japanese fighter planes shelled bombs on Pearl Harbor, blowing up United States’ naval vessels, fighter planes, and artillery. This heartbreaking incident occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, also took the lives of thousands of civilians and soldiers. The primary reason behind this incident is that Japan wants to prevent the U.S. from entering the World War II by…