Introduction: On April 6, 1917, the United States entered the global conflict in Europe, but it’s Regular Army was not trained to conduct synchronized combined arms operations on the level of their Allies. The first display of large-scale, combined arms operations by the United States was the Battle of Cantigny on May 28th, 1918. Cantigny marked an important transition in the strategic organization of the American Military and set the stage for the United States to become active participants…
CPT Williams has attained 24 years of meritorious service from May 1993 through October 2017. He enlisted into the Army as a 63B, Light Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic and commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 2009, branched into the Ordnance Corps. Throughout his extensive career, he served 23 months cumulative months abroad in Bosnia, Hungary and Iraq. CPT Williams is a force multiplier and he has left a lasting imprint of 'excellence' by improving the Command Supply Discipline Program…
and adaptability allowed him to be a great asset to Alpha Company, 86th Signal Battalion. He took part in over 50 plus missions as Driver and T/C to transport soldiers from site to site. This job required he conduct RECON for 5 sites as well as learn the routes to all sites. He was required to track important information in order to transport soldiers in and out of theatre. This helped Alpha Company, 86th Signal Battalion maintain their war fighting capabilities. SGT Shorts, as a…
by regular US Army officers. On July 20th, 1846 the Mormon Battalion took their track 2000 miles from Council Bluffs Iowa to San Diego California. Members stayed in their military assignment for one to three years and some were nearly a decade. president Brigham Young said that not a single battalion member would be lost. Only 20 members died due to privations that they had suffered. There wasn't a single shot fired by the Mormon Battalion only toward or heard of bulls coming toward them. they…
Loop, Suite 2520, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473 FOR Drill Sergeants Course 9574 Marion Ave, Fort Jackson, SC 29207 SUBJECT: Recommendation for Drill Sergeant 1. Sergeant (SGT) Hamtig, Jose is part of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion. He works as part of the Battalion operations shop (S3). Since his arrival training and Overall Unit Readiness has drastically increased. His tremendous interest and motivation in leading, training and mentoring soldiers is unparalleled. 2. Leading is a…
The direct level of leadership may influence a few hundred soldiers, and the organizational level indirectly impacts thousands of soldiers. This area of influence may range from a battalion size formation to the corps level and beyond. Unlike the previous level of leadership, leaders within the operational domain might find themselves contending with more intricate and complex issues that require a greater degree of critical thinking…
police, the public prosecutor, by the time she got home. Paulo Henrique's choice to manage the public security of the municipality was announced less than a week of cable Sérgio Costa Júnior, the first defendant to be tried. "Paulo Henrique was the battalion commander of Niterói in the time of the murder. I was there, at the scene, when he was almost beaten. The family members were trying to pierce the insulation to say that he was also responsible for the death of Patricia. He had to get out…
dead suffered by the Sheffield pals Battalion. Immediately, it is evident that a large number of people died in the Sheffield pals battalion during the First World War, this is due to the fact that the list that already shows a large number of deaths is only a small excerpt of the official death list and is only by people with surnames beginning with the letter B. As well as this on the list shown, you can see that the majority of the Sheffield pals battalion died on the 1st of July 1916 as this…
In the book Black Hearts: One Platoon’s Descent into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death, author Jim Frederick explores the events during the deployment of the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and more specifically the actions of 1st Platoon, Bravo Company. Bravo Company, along with the rest of 1st Battalion faced grueling circumstances of inadequate supplies and personnel, poor living quarters, and a near constant barrage of enemy attacks during their 2005-2006…
Power, in the international arena, is used to protect a nation’s interests by influencing potential competitors or partners. The most important instrument of power available to a nation-state is military power. The role of the armed forces is to protect and defend the country from the threats and enemies. Armed forces’ missions and tasks are written or derived from the Constitution and can slightly differ from country to country. For example, in the Preamble to the Constitution of the United…