Air Commando Award Paper One of the most well known Air Force pararescuemen was the late Chief Master Sergeant Duane D. Hackney. He is known as the most decorated USAF airman in history by having a total of twenty-eight decorations for valor and a combined total of over seventy awards and decorations. Along with the myriad of awards he had, he was awarded eighteen Air Medals, most of which were for single acts of valor. However, his greatest accomplishment would be as the first living enlisted man
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I would like you to consider me for the position of Battalion Commander. I will be the change that the Clipper Battalion needs. Please allow a few moments of your time to read the information below, which will assure you that I am the right candidate for the position. As a sophomore, I was the S5 of JROTC. My job consisted of: taking pictures for JROTC, organizing pictures by events, decorating the JROTC trophy case, and informing Clayton Announcements and Harry Chambers of upcoming events. Currently
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In an article written in the Wall Street Journal, Dion Nissenbaum delivers a thorough explanation of the constant disloyalty caused by an Afghanistan trucking company. Nissenbaum exhibits the relationship between John Sopko; Special Inspector General for Afghanistan’s Reconstruction, and Hikmatullah Shadman; an Afghan contractor in the trucking business, who is currently the prime suspect in defrauding the United States of $77 million. John Sopko accused Hikmatullah Shadman of setting up counterfeit
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How Video Games and Virtual Simulators Affect Tactical Skills of Military Members in Battle Michael Genthner National University Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 List of Tables 3 Abstract 4 Introduction 5 Background and History 5 Definition of Terms 6 Purpose and Objectives 6 Research Hypothesis 7 Method 8 Military Based Video Games 8 Shooting Simulators 10 Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer 10 Long Range Precision Shooting Simulator 10 Driving Simulators 11 Flight
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In the first major engagement of the war between regular U.S. and North Vietnamese forces, elements of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) fight a pitched battle with Communist main-force units in the Ia Drang Valley of the Central Highlands. On this morning, Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore's 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry conducted a heliborne assault into Landing Zone X-Ray near the Chu Pong hills. Around noon, the North Vietnamese 33rd Regiment attacked the U.S. troopers. The fight continued
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lodging and that I request a single room due to the amount of work required during the course. So I applied and received funding for lodging and daily per diem for food. Early last week I was sent an email from the Marine Corps liaison here aboard Lackland Air Force Base, a Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, regarding the rules and regulation for the Traffic Management and Collision Investigation School. The letter stated that Sergeants and below MUST stay in the barracks, where lodging is free, due to lack
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state, and in fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required under conditions provided by law, to render personal military or civil service" (italics supplied). This is the same principle that created and sustained the Reserve Officers Training Corps. The primary objective of the NSTP law is to promote the role of the youth in nation-building. As such, it aims to encourage the youth to become civic and/or military leaders and volunteers whom could be called upon by the nation in cases their services
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OF THE NAVY HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 2 NAVY ANNEX WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775 MCO 1500.54A C 469 16 Dec 02 MARINE CORPS ORDER 1500.54A From: To: Subj: Ref: Commandant of the Marine Corps Distribution List MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM (Short Title: MCMAP) (a) MCO 3500.27, Operational Risk Management (b) Martial Arts Center of Excellence (MACE) website, https://WWW.TBS.USMC.MIL/PAGES/MARTIAL_ARTS (c) MCO P1020.34F, Marine Corps Uniform Regulations (d) MCO 1510.122A, Individual
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d “With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa” by E Sledge [Name of Student] [Name of Institution] “With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa” by E Sledge Introduction This book, With the Old Breed, primarily focuses on the warfare experiences of the author E. B. Sledge. The author has become almost a legend after the publication of this book. The reason behind this book’s publication is the fact that, when the author E. Sledge came back from the World War II, he had begun to experience
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MBA 623 United States Marine Corps The organization we chose for our project is the United States Marine Corps. We believe this branch of service can benefit greatly with the help of organizational behavior concepts. We will mainly be focusing on the relationship between the recruiter and the poolee (person soon to be enlisting). The process of enlisting can be long and tedious and there are a lot of details that should not be overlooked. When a civilian enters the recruiter’s office and
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