Special Activities Division

The shortfall of Operation Anaconda was due to Organizational Management nevertheless CENTCOM Commander was designated the Commander and coalition/joint force commander for Operation Enduring Freedom and the headquarters was located at MacDill AFB, FL. (Fleri, 2003) The Organizational concept of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan was very unclear and caused major confusion. (Fleri, 2003) The Operation Anaconda planning phase constructed poorly from the start and almost failed due to…

southeast of Zormat in Afghanistan. Units that participated in the operation consisted of members from the 10th Mountain Division, 75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta, CIA Special Operations Unit, British Royal Marines, Canadian Light Infantry, Afghan Commandos, Norwegian Special Forces, Australian Special Air Service Regiment, and New Zealand Special Air Service. Operation Anaconda was originally a three day engagement of light fighting however, it ended up…

Introduction Operation Anaconda took place in March 2002 in Afghanistan. The operation consisted of many elements from different branches of service including local national armed forces being leveraged by American Special Operations Forces (SOF) for support. Coordination with these elements and lack of clearly defined leadership lead to the operation not going as planned and elements of mission control which caused delays in reaction time and forced U.S. commanders to adapt. The old…

The Outcomes of Some Actions or events that occur in a person’s life can dramatically shape their outlook on life, whether positively or negatively. To illustrate, on the television show , Revenge, the plot surrounds a young woman seeking revenge on those who wronged her father; which caused her to have an extremely troubled childhood. This narrative is not only for Hollywood, it can happen with everyday people. In Tim O’Brien’s, “The Things they Carried,” he has two short stories that detail…

The Ugly American depicts the difficulties the United States experienced in trying to defeat communism in Southeast Asia. It highlighted methods that the U.S. should have adopted to be successful and the ones that led to failure. The book demonstrated how the political and social climates were affected by individuals’ lack of consideration and awareness of the Sarkhanese culture. The characters in this book are fictional, however some share similar qualities of American diplomats serving abroad…

I did my math practicum in a sixth grade classroom over at Emerson Elementary. I had been doing some service learning hours at the beginning of the semester and observed quite a few math lessons. I then worked with a few students but focused specifically on just one for this practicum. He was a student that Mr. Craner said did well in math at times but has a hard time understand why. During my initial interview before I would teach the lessons, I had asked him if he could remember what they…

The 28th Infantry Division, what there was of it, was in full tactical retreat, heading south towards Washington D.C., they hoped to hook up with any leading elements of the 3rd Infantry Regiment. Assuming of course they knew Colonel Magnus and his hoard was heading their way. They were being led by Major General Walter Boney, he was a combat veteran of Iraq, leading the Division while in Ramadi. He had also commanded various Brigades and other units all over Europe finally landing the job…

history took a turn for the worse with its recent deployment and redeployment issues from Afghanistan. An organizational change within 4ABCT is paramount in order to return to its storied heritage of excellence by being a contributing member of the division. In order to complete the change from its current state to a well-respected unit, I would execute a blended version of the seven-step vision process with John Kotter’s eight-stage model to create successful and lasting change. First, I…

the battle Smith’s division had camped northwest of Kennesaw Mountain, in order to get to their position on time they had to march many miles in the night. That evening Willis told his men to be ready for the assault the following day. It was not until one hour before the assault on the 27 that…

logic model is crucial. They were able to follow the W.K. Kellogg Foundation guide for a logic model development. (W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 2004, p.3). The TB Support Program was able to provide a defined logic model and they included the inputs, Activities, Outputs, Impact and Outcome, which is what they needed to include according to Measurement and Evaluation for Health Educators, (Sharma and Petosa, 2014,…