BG Ellis Brigadier General Richard T. Ellis

My legacy leader is COL Michael J. Mahoney, USA, Ret. because he demonstrated and continues to demonstrate the Army Values in every facet of his military career and life. COL Mahoney has positively inspired many people through his lead-by-example attitude. He is a great mentor to me and I hope to give you a glimpse of what I see in this American patriarch.

As an officer in the United States Army, it has been imperative for me to understand every facet of leadership and why it remains important to be an effective leader. During this course, I have learned some valuable lessons about myself as a leader and how I can improve on my leadership ability in the future. The journal entries along with the understanding of available leadership theories have been an integral part of my learning during this course. For all of the journals and assessments that I completed, I feel it has given me a good understanding of my current leadership status and my future potential as a leader. All of the specific assessments looked at several areas in regards to leadership; these assessments covered several

Benjamin Tallmadge was an officer in the Continental Army that rose to the rank Colonel (COL) by the end of the Revolutionary War. He served as Chief Intelligence Officer to General (GEN) George Washington during the war and was a close advisor to the Commander-in-Chief He distinguished himself as a leader in battle while assigned to the 2nd Regiment of the Light Dragoons and solidified his place as a Legacy Leader. COL Tallmadge displayed all of the Attributes and Competencies of an effective Army Leader that are found in Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 6-22. His legacy as a distinguished leader had a great influence on me personally, both as a leader and a Military Intelligence Professional.

The purpose of this paper is to address how I, SSG Schumacher, have identified Major Robert Rogers as a legacy leader and a leader of influence in my military career as a non-commissioned officer and member of the military intelligence community. This paper will cover three main topics in which I will first discuss a brief history of the life of Major Rogers. Then, his impact on the evolution of warfare and leadership attributes on the United States Army. Finally, I will discuss how his leadership attributes led to him making an impact on the military today and Soldiers such as myself.

He was always a person with an easy smile, a good heart, and willingness to want to help someone in need. He was loved by everyone; family, friends, and fellow troops. His dedication for the troops was shown by his compassionate work style and caring approach in regards to his work for he spent endless hours trying to find ways to improve service members, veterans and their loved ones lives.

The topic of my paper are the behaviors, decisions and characteristics that made Retired Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore the man he is today. Some people call him a savior while others call him a gift from God. Mr. Honore has lived through a rough life and has witnessed many events that has affected the United States to what it is today. “United States Army Lieutenant General (Retired) Russel L. Honore was born in 1947 to Udell and Lloyd Honore in Lakeland, Louisiana. Honore was the eight of twelve children. Raised on a subsistence farm in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Honore was taught to value hard work.” The word hard work should come to no surprise to Mr. Honore wherever he travel to and from here on out. There are many skills and attributes that many people are not born with or do not possess the natural gift of being a selfless leader. Mr. Honore is a good example of one and continues to spread his words of wisdom and knowledge to young leaders of America to include myself. He was a big advocate of never forgetting where you came from and was constantly reminded of tragic events that effected the Gulf Coast suffered throughout the years.

The United States Air Force is an aerial warfare military service that I served in for 5 years. I couldn’t have asked for better mentors, leaders, and supervisors while I was in. The Air Force was established on September 18th, 1947 and is still going strong today. It first started out as the United States Army Air Corp but broke off into their out branch of service back in September of 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. I am still honored to be a veteran of the largest branch of service and the most technically advanced military that’s ever been around.

He cared greatly about his country and was extremely loyal to it. He was also very courageous and brave for serving in the military for 10 long years.

Counterintelligence (CI) is a unique and challenging field in the United States government and within the United States Army. Thinking of what we see in the movies or what we read in spy books, we all want to think that a federal agent is portrayed as a James Bond or Jason Bourne. We imagine someone who jumps from rooftop to rooftop or out of helicopters to catch the bad guy. It may not be what we see in theaters, but we can paint a picture of who may be an individual within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), or any other federal agency. These entities are tasked to protect the country with utmost importance to national security. What characterizes someone

Critical thinking is a self-guided and self-directed mental process, which enables us to develop an in-depth analysis. The purpose of this paper is to use the concept of critical thinking, and explain how the Counterintelligence (CI) field could benefit from using a different approach to newly graduated agents from the Counterintelligence Special Agent Course (CISAC) when it comes to the probationary period, training, and assignments. I am using information based on research and personal experience as a CI Special Agent. I will also discuss contributing factors to this issue as well as actions required to encourage a positive change that will help the CI field and new agents. Ultimately, the current probationary period program for new CI agents needs to change in order for proper and effective development.

The research paper enclosed is one that focuses on a great military leader, Douglas MacArthur. This leader was a household name in the United States during World War I, World War II, the Cold War and the Korean War. His name was synonymous with “Power” and “influence,” during the 40’s. He became known for his great strategic battles that ultimately won World War II for the United States and its allies. However, MacArthur became just as popular for his sometimes off the wall theories and beliefs on political topics.

?The Evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community-An Historical Overview.? U.S. Government Printing Office. 1 Mar. 1996. ?Preparing for the 21st Century: An Appraisal of U.S. Intelligence; Appendix A.? http://www.access.gpo.gov/intelligence/int/int022.html, accessed 6 Mar.

The extraordinary passion and determination they gave to their nations, their organizations, and those they led are remarkable. Based on what I have learned about these two leaders, I believe both struggled at times with the difficulty faced in accepting responsibly for the lives of their agents, whom they sent into the heart of enemy territory with no certainty of return. Furthermore, they did so in secret and with no guarantee of success.

When the un-indoctrinated person pictures a Counterintelligence Agent, many times images of James Bond or “The Americans” television show may enter their head. Individuals in the intelligence community know this is a misconception brought on by movies, television and adventure novels. A better example of a proper Counterintelligence Agent might be Fred Rogers (also known as Mister Rogers). An unassuming/nonthreatening person, whose friendly, curious nature puts others, many times a stranger, at ease. This perceived demeanor allows a Counterintelligence Agent to elicit information undetected, or makes a potential source of information comfortable enough to trust them with

Alexander the Great once said, “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion” (Alexander the Great, n.d.). William “Billy” Mitchell would prove to be a lion as he guided the fledgling use of airpower from a novelty to war altering in a very short time. This essay will justify the author’s assertion that Billy Mitchell was a visionary and ethical leader by giving examples from his life that directly correlate to lessons found in the Air Force Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (AFSNCOA) course material. These examples will include facts about how Billy Mitchell used the Full Range Leadership Development (FRLD) transformational leadership trait of Inspired Motivation (Department of the Air Force [DAF], 2014c) to coerce the United States government into becoming the first country to fly around the world in an aircraft. Another example will show how Billy Mitchell embodied the creator role found in the Team Building lesson (DAF, 2014d) to undertake a congressional mandate to sink an old German battleship from the air in order to prove an assertion he had made. In order to highlight what made Billy Mitchell an ethical leader, the essay will explore a time when then 2nd Lt. Billy Mitchell used the critical thinking characteristic of high motivation (DAF, 2014a) and the ethical leadership principle of Prudence First, Justice Second (DAF, 2014b) to carry out a mission. This