Chief Superintendent

Spartan Rabbit moved back behind the boulder and swore under her breath. With a shake of her head, she informed her team that there was trouble ahead. The rest of Blue Team was hidden in the forest about 50 meters from the female Spartan. The Master Chief was crouched behind a large bush and noted Kellys' gesture. He signaled the rest of Blue to spread out and keep their eyes peeled. John slowly moved from the cover of the bush and sprinted to Kellys' Position. The pair pushed their backs…

The treaty of 1863 reduced this territory and it was implied pressure by the United States to sell the reservation land. The Nez Perce entered into a war with the United States in 1877. This was known as the Nez Perce or Chief Josephs War. This war involved those within the Nez Perce who refused to be removed to the reservation land and the United States who wanted them to move there. The U.S gave the Nez Perce 30 days to move or they would attack. The Nez Perce were originally…

The following is from Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, Winnemucca wrote her book Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims in 1882. Winnemucca wrote this book to help highlight stories of her people and the interactions they had with white European and American settlers. Winnemucca hoped her writings would have the desired outcome of forcing change and getting public opinion and government officials on the sides of Native American tribes. Winnemucca portrayed cross-cultural interaction as…

The second vignette discusses Father John Finian’s operations with the Burmese. Father Finian’s interactions with the Burmese are an example of the SOF imperative, "Operate with and Through.” He arrived in Burma in 1952 to oversee the Catholic Mission. He viewed communism as evil and vowed to do his part to defeat it. Father Finian conducted unconventional warfare (UW) activities against the Communist party by working with and through local Burmese. He recruited like-minded locals with an…

Many people who been deployed will say they had traumatic experiences while in the armed forces. To cope with these experiences when in America, many look for a hobby to be around people they can relate to. One of these hobbies are joining motorcycle clubs (MC). More members of the military than you may think have joined a motorcycle club. The idea of a long lasting brotherhood becomes appealing after being in war. According to the members, they are not a part of a “gang” but a club of brothers.…

be analyzing is, Kopet: A Documentary Narrative of Chief Joseph’s Last Year’s by M. Gidley. It was published in 1981 in Seattle, Washington, United States of America. This book is split up into three different sections: 1. Starting Out from the Meany Papers An introduction 2. Chief Joseph of the Nez Peres A chronology 3. White Witnesses to Chief Joseph’s End A Narrative This book discusses the last few years of Chief Joseph’s life, the white people who he knew at…

“War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” First it must be clarified, what military strategy means. Weighley presents the following definition which is also officially recognized in the US military: Military strategy … is the art and science of employing the armed forces of a nation to secure the objectives of national policy by the application of force, or the threat of force.” At the highest level, the National Security Strategy (NSS) outlines enduring US…

Over the decade, our country has assumed widespread operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to bring balance to 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…

Joint Publication defines Force Protection (FP) as: "Preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile 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…

Pocahontas is the daughter of Powhatan who became an intermediary between the English colonist and her father, who the chief of their tribe. In 1616, Simon van de Passe did the first portrait of Pocahontas in England. The engraving is the only visual depiction of Pocahontas during her lifetime, other portraits of her were created after she had passed away (Robertson 554). Pocahontas ended up in England when she was captured by the English and converted to Christianity. Soon after she meet her…