Second Battle of Fallujah Mission Command Analysis Introduction The 'City of Mosques,' more commonly known as Fallujah, is located about 30 miles east of Bagdad. During the Invasion of Iraq, in 2003, Fallujah was bypassed on the way to Bagdad. Fallujah garnered a reputation of being a rough city and was left mostly unaffected until 2004. Hostile actions inside the city mandated a Coalition response which resulted the First and Second Battle of Fallujah. Success wasn't achieved until after the Second
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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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The life of Lewis Burwell Puller Jr, is one that had begun with admiration and honor but ended for a war Hero that was both physically and emotionally broken . Lewis Burwell Puller Jr. had been born at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on August 18, 1945 to 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
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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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Phillip Padgett 2/20/15 Mrs. Sehorn/Mr.Hills SS/LA Battle of Iwo Jima Picture it, explosions everywhere, men dying at every corner, the smell of gunpowder in the air, screaming mortars flying through the air that blew up numerous Americans.I just gave you ingredients to The Battle of Iwo Jima, in 1945, a battle in which the Americans attacked the Japanese for claiming Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is actually an island around 570 miles away from mainland Japan, Iwo Jima in Japanese translates to “Sulfur Island”
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Fitness In the Marine Crops. As Marines we are held to the highest standards compared to civilians and to the other branches of our Military. Our conducted on and off duty is testimony to this fact. That includes our fitness standards. As a United States Marine we have to show that we are in good shape every year. We do that by running out Combat Fitness test (CFT) and our Physical Fitness Train (PFT) every year to show where we are at in our fitness, and to show we got what it takes to be Marines
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The navy is a naval water based branch in the army, it is used to protect america from an attack from the water. Although we have not had a naval battle in years, that is because we are feared by our power. The Navy does more than launch ships and aircraft. It can make careers. Even if you are going to do Active Duty or join the Reserve, you will earn a sense of purpose that few normal careers can have. You will also be part of something cooler than a desk job, with a true opportunity like this
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shared among corpsmen and women. To be politically correct, I should say there is a sisterhood as well. One way or the other a common bond exists between corps from all over the country and the world. We share the love of the Corps. As do many groups the Patriots Drum Corp has one particular, friendly rivalry with the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corp of Casper,Wyoming. The Patriots are in an Eastern Division for preliminary competitions, but as we move through the events and take our place at the top
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The Marine Corps’ command philosophy of mission command and maneuver warfare are rested in several tenants one of which being the single-battle concept. The foundational constructs and very nature of the MAGTF ranging from task organization, capabilities, assets, and employment models across the spectrums of warfare, warfighting functions, and domains characterize and achieve this concept of single-battle. This inter-connectivity of assets and capabilities all couched within a Commander’s Design
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