Behavior Although mostly terrestrial, Didelphis virginiana also uses arboreal and aquatic locomotion. On the ground, its gait resembles that of primitive mammals [6], which is unsurprising given that opossum-like mammals first appeared over 65 million years ago around the time when the dinosaurs were going extinct [12]. Though the opossum’s arboreal locomotion is aided by the adaptations mentioned earlier, it is still relatively slow and clumsy. However, it is a strong – if slow – swimmer, and…
The Santa Gertrudis is a composite breed of cattle, consisting of 5/8 Shorthorn and 3/8 Brahman, which was developed on the King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas. The breed is characterized by their deep red cherry color, sometimes displaying white or cream colors on their underline. Their coats are short and slick. They have moderate to long ears and bulls display a slight hump at the shoulders. This breed can be horned or polled. Santa Gertrudis are considered a Bos Indicus breed, or more commonly,…
“James, go chop that wood outside.” “James, don’t put your elbows on the table.” “James, put that phone of yours away.” Obedience has been a common theme in many households spanning hundreds of generations. This topic is one of the main ideas in the movie, A Few Good Men. In the movie, two Marines stationed at Guantanamo Marine Base in Cuba, are accused of killing a fellow Marine William Santiago. Daniel Kaffee, Jo Galloway, and Sam Weinberg all try to convince the courts that these men did not…
Task Force 420 It was like any other normal day for Task Force 420. The task force would get a call and bust parties with drugs and drug dealings. It was 2:30 and a call came in from an intel that there was an abandoned house being used to grow pot on West Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming.Team task force 420 gathered in the meeting room. There stood Bill, the team captain;Jethro, the team leader Kelly, the team medic, and Jasper, the team weaponry and arsonal and explosive expert. It was time to…
Unified land operation is the Army operating concept which is executed through decisive actions and guided by mission command. The Army’s framework for exercising mission command is operations process (plan, prepare, execute, and assess). Embedded by the philosophy and principles of mission command, the commander, supported by his staff, drives the operation process to execute conceptual planning or detailed planning necessary for him to understand, visualize, describe, direct, lead, and…
ADP 6-0 (2012) defines the art of command as “the method by which commanders exert their authority originating from their rank and position”. As a command sergeant major, I see this as one of my major responsibilities because I am the pulse keeper for the organization and ensuring that information is conveyed appropriately to the commander. I will also assist the commander…
When Chief Mangan first became the Chief for Spokane, Washington, he did not have a plan in place that would spell out how the department would move to community policing. (2016). Chief Mangan noticed that the department was understaffed. Furthermore, he recognized that the current police officers were in a building that resembled something from a world war. One of the first things that Chief Mangan wanted to implement or boost was the morale of his department. By doing so know he began to…
With the evolving role of the aviation warrant officer, future development and mentorship is required for success beginning at the company level. As intermediate level technical and tactical experts, Warrant Officers perform the primary duties of technical leader, trainer, operator, manager, maintainer, sustainer, and advisor utilizing staff procedures to provide information to the appropriate level of command. Warrant Officers must discontinue any thoughts of inflexibility to perform outside…
Building a Team The most effective commanders build cohesive teams through their leadership. Mutual trust, shared understanding, and accepting prudent risk serve as principles for mission command. Mutual trust is the foundation of any successful professional relationship that a commander shares with his staff and subordinates. Shared understanding of the operational environment serves as the basis for the commander to effectively accomplish the mission. I can facilitate this understanding,…
Based on student responses from the questionnaire, students are spending significant amounts of time participating in extracurricular activities. Students are spending more time participating in arts, which includes band, orchestra, and fine arts and sports offered at middle school level like football, basketball, track and field, and swim. A substantial amount of students spent zero hours participating in extracurricular activities, seen in Figures 3 and 4. Figures 3 and 4 also demonstrate…