One of the biggest areas that SFC Hinds has helped with is the NTV fleet, and the reporting to FAST. Because of his work we now…
What channel was used to send the message? One of the channel’s was a copy of a section of an Air Force Instruction (AFI). The other was the manager, he didn’t really know what the job was or entailed. He only had the copy of the AFI.…
Building a movement always challenges the status quo. Leaders must act, they must willingly risk the things they love and unfortunately, many leaders are frozen by the lethargy of indecision i. Union General George B. McClellan, who was meticulous in his planning and preparations, was also known for not aggressively challenging his opponents on a fast-moving battlefield environment. He chronically overestimated the strength of the enemy and was reluctant to apply principles of mass, frequently leaving large portions of his army unengaged at decisive points ii. At no time was this more evident during the only battle of the Civil War in which McClellan led his troops from start to finish. His performance during the bloody Battle of Antietam blunted General Robert E. Lee’s invasion of Maryland, but also allowed him to eke out a precarious tactical draw and avoid destruction despite being grossly outnumbered on the battlefield iii. His missteps challenged the principles of building cohesive teams thru mutual trust, creating shared understanding, and above all, accepting prudent risks.…
The deployment of the division reserve is a positive manifestation of shared understanding. Honeycutt synthesizes the reports of the FAC (forward air controller), Cobra gunships, and his soldiers to determine that he will require B Co. He effectively communicates this understanding to the BDE commander, COL Conmy, who approves their release (Zaffiri, p. 67-68). Honeycutt’s use of a light observation helicopter during the final two assaults (18 and 20 May) highlights the flow of information during the battle. This perspective affords him better understanding that he uses to employ fires and maneuver units on the ground. He also pulls information from his subordinate with questions such as, “Can you take the sonofabitch?” or “How’s it going? ... Can you make it?” (Zaffiri, p. 223).This technique drives his use of mission orders and commander’s…
Alpha company, 1st Ranger Battalion; The principles of mission command will be used to analyze…
Photography is not just used to show an event; photography is used to capture the details, feelings, and thoughts of something – it provides a compelling representation of the author’s view. All this is done by Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives, where the reader is informed about the hideous conditions that the poor had to face in New York City. Riis uses detailed images, facts with statistics, and examples to create an image to the reader of what these people go through in their everyday lives. Using this process, Riis is able to create an important image, which allows the reader to imagine the conditions of these people, make a change to help these poor people, and to promote and inform the public of these conditions, which allows for…
SSG Steele managed over 500 pieces of property book equipment worth over $20 million in OEF 14-15. She exceeded the commander's expectations while performing supply operations that supported over 100 Soldiers at 5 different locations. SSG Steele supervised over 150 major end item turn-ins valued over $15 million in support of retrograde operations on FOB Shank.…
“Every platoon also has a headquarters element composed of a medic, a forward observer, a radio operator, a platoon sergeant, and a lieutenant who had graduated from officer candidate school.”(Junger P. 20,21) This actual platoon ended up having three different lieutenants. The final one being Steve Gillespie. Although it was necessary to have the lieutenant’s knowledge while in combat, they didn’t have much experience. So to balance this out a sergeant was designated as well. Many of the sergeants have been in the Army for several years, so that’s where the experience came from.…
They way Sergeant welsh should go about determining the basic need drives of each officer is. That he needs to take some time to talk to them and see how the Sergeant Welsh can help with their basic need drives for the officer.…
In late June 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia passed through western Maryland and invaded Pennsylvania. General Lee believed that by invading the North, he could draw the Union Army of the Potomac away from their defenses and force them to come after him. He also assumed the people of the North would be so demoralized if the Union were to lose another major battle, especially if it was fought on Northern soil, that President Abraham Lincoln would be forced to negotiate a settlement of the Civil War. On 01 July 1863, then Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, and his 20th Maine received word to begin movement to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where the Union Army had already engaged the Confederates. After marching more than 100 miles in five days with only two hours of sleep, COL Chamberlain and his men arrived on 02 July 1863 and immediately began preparing to establish a defensive position on top of Little Round Top, the extreme left of the Union line. The hill, which dominated the Union position, was previously left unprotected do to a failure in communications. Using the six steps of the operations process, this study will demonstrate COL Joshua Chamberlains’ ability to properly use mission command which ultimately led to the Union’s victory at Little Round Top.…
Men and woman have different ways when it comes to help someone. “Men are more impulsive and physically active, while women are more nurturing and supportive.” Four situational factors and examples that increases one's likelihood to offer help to others.…
by the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army, X__________, and his Deputy Chief of staff is responsible for setting a standard operating proceedure for the leave and passes,…
1. a) When hydrogen peroxide was added to manganese, tiny bubbles formed in the solution- intensity of (1).…
What is OPSEC? It’s a process of protecting little pieces of information that might grouped together to give the bigger picture. It is also protecting critical information deemed mission essential for military commanders. It is simply denying your adversary the information that they might need to harm you or the mission. The AR that covers OPSEC is AR 530-1 and goes over purposes, responsibilities, policy, procedures, training requirements, OPSEC review, assessment, survey, contract and subcontract requirements and special access programs. The reasons why we have OPSEC is because any vital information that the enemy can get their hands on can give them an advantage on the battle field or operations. Those little pieces of information could show the enemy the full picture of what it is that we plan to execute. Most don’t know what is considered vital information. Think about it, what would you like to know about your enemy and how to infiltrate, interfere or stop their objective. How about where you are going, when you are going, how are you moving, what equipment that you will be using and even what paths have you taken before. Even your unit’s job association can be a part of the information they can gather on. Certain identifying marks such as your unit patch, or any other unit/ battalion identifiers can even give information. For instance the enemy is looking at the patch and can look up through Google and find out what unit you are with and keep open eyes and ears to see if they can get any information on what your purpose is and where you will be. Even taking pictures in certain places can give the enemy a layout of an area. It’s not wise to take pictures of equipment, it would not be hard with the information highway to find out all they need to know about certain functions of our equipment and their weak spots as well. In this day in age we have the social media network that can also help the enemy track and get…
All services of the United States military are arranged organizationally to follow this single chain of command concept. This concept provides a clear structure for orders to flow from the highest levels of the military to the most junior ranking soldier, sailor, airman, and marine. Just as important, this same concept allows information,…