SFC Young arrived a short time ago to the 2-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment but has already solidified himself as a structural pillar within the battalion. Since his arrival, he has been charged with conducting one javelin range, one M4 known distance range, one M320 range, one Carl Gustaf range, and was selected above his peers to be the Company 1SG during the 2nd Brigade Falcon Strike FTX. SFC Young’s tactical experience and expertise is only outshined by his physical fitness, being frequently
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In 1942, a man named Philip Johnston met with the commander of the Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet, Major General Clayton B. Vogel. He proposed a secret communication system that will be nearly impossible to decipher. Philip Johnston was a civil engineer who was also a veteran in WWI. Johnston’s complexion was that of white man, although he also spoke Navajo. This is due to the fact that he was raised on a Navajo reservation because he was the son of the Christian priest who lived and worked with
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The Army Crew Team Introduction: This case is about a frustrating situation that Colonel Stas Preczewski also known as Coach P., the coach of the Army Crew team for the United States Military Academy at West Point, who faced with total twist between his two teams. The Junior Varsity (JV) crew boat - consisting of the bottom eight rowers beat the Varsity (V) – top eight rowers, during practice and in some races. This was not supposed to happen, because of the speed, strength and coordination of
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CPT Bates influenced the 201st Afghan National Army (ANA) Corps G4 and G4 Tech Sections, the Corps Support Battalion (CSB), and the Forward Support Depot (FSD) in every aspect of property accountability. She performed 15 expeditionary advising missions to Bagram Air Field in order to conduct Estimated Cost Of Damage (ECOD) vehicle turn-ins with the 201st Corps through the Defense Logistics Agency demilitarization facility; she was able to turn in over 200
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there on the front lines along with all the other marines. E.B. Sledge did a perfect job re-creating every single moment that was placed in the book. I also thought that the pictures in the book definitely added on to the dramatic feel of the book. I thought that it was interesting reading this book because of the fact that Sledge was a self-selected solider. He chose the Marines; he chose to be in the 1st Marine Division 3d battalion 5th Marines. I liked the way that Sledge broke the book up into
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commands until 24 March, 2004 when it was transferred to 1st Marine Division (Lira, 2009.) The city has a population of approximately 300,000 (Bremer, 2006, p. 313) and is around two thousand blocks of courtyard walls
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Cole Imagine yourself in a situation where you’re given a mission to lead a large group of soldiers and you get ambushed by the enemy forces. How would you then lead your soldiers to safely complete the given mission? After researching Lieutenant Robert G. Cole and his actions that lead him to a Medal of Honor, I came to an ideal of how I would handle an occurrence like this. Therefor I will summarize the situation and action performed by Lieutenant Cole, next, discuss
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Lewis and Virginia Puller. In fact, Puller's father was one of the most decorated and honored soldiers in the Marines. Having grown up in the military life with all its influences it brought, it was no surprise that Puller longed to follow in his father's footsteps. Puller's Military Career Upon his graduating William and Mary's College in 1967, Puller eagerly joined the United States Marines. By July 1968 Puller had become a Second Lieutenant, and in the following month, he and Linda Ford Todd married
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tried to join the Army, however, he was unsuccessful. Shortly after he applied to the Marine Corps, only this time he was successful because he lied about his age saying he was 18. He worked as the Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps for 20 years as field campaigner against insurrectionists, revolutionists, and other irregular native forces in the Orient, Central America and the Caribbean. Within the Marine Corps, he was not assigned to combat command on the Western Front during World War I. At age
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1. This memorandum details the top five personnel shortages of the 4-42 Field Artillery (FA). The 4-42 FA is currently short 13B4O, 13R4O, 13R3O, 25U2O, and 13D1O. The following guidance details the impact on mission accomplishment. 2. 13B4O: Our current strength is five assigned out of nine authorized (55%). Sergeant First Class assists platoon leader in the planning, preparation, and execution of collective training activities of the platoon. Currently Howitzer Section Chief and Ammunition
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