While reading the case study about the problems during the structure of the Panama Canal, I identified two principles of warfare that can be applied to our own “Scorges” in the Marine Corps. Executing “Training”, and “Orienting on the enemy”, are two important warfighting principles that were not properly executed during the initial phase of the construction. The “standing water” that we see today in the Marine Corps can be tied back to these two principle of warfighting which i will be explaining. MCDP 1 states the following about training, “The purpose of all training is to develop forces that can win in combat.” The leadership and workers engaged in this battle against malaria and yellow fever, were not properly trained to face this enemy. When Gorgas arrived at Colon in June 1904, he discovered …show more content…
This is why training is a strong principle in warfighting. When the Marine Corps faces a problem that they want to fix, they start their process of identifying what it is they do not like about the certain outcome or situation, then orient their solution to produce their desired outcome. The principle “Orienting on the enemy”, is a combative way of saying that you need to be orienting your solution to the exact cause of the problem, so you can achieve your desired outcome. The problem during the Panama Canal construction was the spread of Malaria and Yellow fever. The way the leadership in the case study initially oriented themselves, was to attack sanitation problems. That’s how they oriented their solution, and that's why they initially failed. The enemies were the illnesses, but the exact cause of the problem was not sanitation. If they had properly oriented their prevention plan to stopping the breeding of mosquitoes, they would have seen positive results sooner. Throughout the Marine Corps there are still problems trying to be solved with the wrong solutions. GCSS-MC is one of those issue in the Marine Corps that needs to be oriented towards
The author points out various examples of the Corps short-comings throughout history. With the Marine Corps already struggling to stay atop its game, it didn’t shed positive light on the situations. With that said, it’s hard to point out the flaws of the Corps without also showing its achievements and how we can overcome any obstacle we are faced with.
The subject of this book has affect my life by serving as a reality check of what my Marine predecessors went through in order for me to be able to obtain the deep-rooted fighting tactics today. I will never have to deal with and survive the adversities that the Marines of Fox Company did. It also affected me by teaching me that as a Marine, no matter what struggles may present themselves, I will always thrive and keep fighting.
Through this brief conflict the American Military was able, again to find weakness in its mobilization and preparedness in the army. Finding these types of weaknesses in these conflicts is essential for the
In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt called his first chief engineer for the Panama Canal Project into his office and ordered him to “make the dirt fly!” However, the enormous task of planning, designing, and engineering a path to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans would prove to be one of the most expensive and challenging projects ever attempted in the history of the world. Panama’s natural obstacles, climate, soil type, and various deadly diseases called for a chief engineer with strong leadership skills, strategic planning knowledge, and a solid construction and engineering background. Through a series of failures and lessons learned, the United States successfully completed the Panama Canal in 1914. Of the three chief engineers appointed to lead the construction efforts of the Panama Canal, George
The panama canal is a avantes thing for the time it was built.The first thing that make it work is that is the lock system . The lock system can raze ship up and bowe.The next thing is the rale rod system it was a big help.The rale rod system help move the dirt and rooke away from where they were building sight. They also need a lot for workers to help the make the panama canal.
As the United States Marines Corps continues to push forward for new and innovative ways to continue to improve our amphibious capabilities, Expeditionary Force 21 (EF 21) takes a progressive look at our forces and what is required to successfully conduct amphibious operations as we move forward in an ever evolving environment with our littoral. This paper will compare the Expeditionary Force 21 vision against the future of the Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the next 10 years, and how the MEU needs to evolve to meet the EF 21 concept. This will include adjusting the forward posture, with an emphasis on naval integration and conducting security cooperation exercises. Further, it will cover enhancing the littoral maneuver capacity of the
To be effective, they must tailor their training plans to their Marines and the specific environment they will be operating in. Elements of war will always remain the same, what will change will be the environment and the tactics used by enemy forces. What sense does it make to be training IED corridors in the desert when you will be operating in the jungle against enemy forces that use entirely different weapon systems. Specific, realistic training scenarios and plans will better prepare Marines for the irregular battlefield. A unit will always have to improvise in combat, that is a given, but the more realistic and specific a small unit leader can make a training plan, the less their Marines will have to guess during real world
In the incident of MV Sagittarius in 2012, which was under investigation for suspicious deaths at sea, is a further example of problems with flags of convenience. The vessel flew the Panama flag and had the crew from Indonesia, were shipping coal from Australia to Japan. Within a six week period two crew members died by suspicious deaths upon the ship, with repeated reports of harassment, bullying, criminal activity and poor labour conditions, due to lack of screening and oversight of operations.
Have you ever wondered about the Panama Canal' difficulties, How it was made, and the effects? Well if you did you came to the right place.First this is how the Panama Canal was built. First the U.S. used lots of dynamite to blow up ground or hard rock. Next the U.S. used lots of railways so they could carry lots of material over by train and for transportation. Next an advanced system used was called locks. These helped raise bots over the mountains and were made bye shooting up water and slowly rising or lowery into the ocean(s). Next many miners just used old fashion shovels or would use pickaxes. Another thing the U.S. did was making a massive dam so that that way the camps would not get flooded and for water storage. Last
The United States decided to continue the Panama Canal construction. The United States made up the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901 which repealed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and allowed the United States to build and manage a canal. Following a very heated debate over the location of the canal, the U.S. Senate decided to vote in favor of building it through Panama (Office Of The Historians, n.d.). After six months, Secretary of State John Hay signed a treaty with Tomas Herran, the Colombian Foreign Minister, to build the canal through Panama. Colombia’s Congress did not accept the financial terms of the U.S. and rejected the offer to build the canal. America and Colombia could not agree on certain terms which caused a delay in the construction
The world of today is strikingly different from the world of years past. Today, in the glorified “Digital Age”, it may seem that the general level of knowledge is decreasing. The children in this generation may not know the answers to how the United States acquired the Panama Canal or even the geography of the United States (Source 5). However, this generation has scored higher on IQ tests than previous generations, indicating a rise in the “pure thinking capacity” of this generation (Source 2). It is not that the new generation is “dumb”, but rather this generation prioritizes different information. While the knowledge of the acquisition of the Panama Canal and the geography of the United States are useful to know, this generation has been influenced towards a growing focus on specialized learning, namely: science, technology, engineering,
First to Fight by Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak is where the history, reputation, and truth about the United States Marine Corps meet. Within this 252-page book you will find a combination of historical fact, interesting background, and personal recollection from one of the men who helped shape what the Marines are today. The book is organized in seven different sections, each explaining a different facet of the Marine Corps. The first section explains in detail the struggle of the Marine Corps to survive as an entity over its long history. General Krulak explains how the Marine Corps had to fight for its current status as an equal organization with the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Even a series of Presidents were among those who tried
The Canal is planned to be an artificial waterway that’s going to be about 48-miles. The canal is going to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, it will travel across the Isthmus of Panama. The Canal is supposed to make trading and marketing much more easier and faster.
Malaria education for GIs did not stop after 1943; in fact, many new efforts started to sprout. Shortly after 1943, the Private Snafu series, made by the United States War Department, created three short films about malaria. In general, the entire Private Snafu series was used to educate soldiers on a variety of issues and they all aimed to “replace these reckless G.I. behaviors with knowledge, common sense, frugality and a strong work ethic” (Salla, 2014). Private Snafu was supposed to portray your average soldier and had hints of “traditional” representations of white, straight males at the time (Salla, 2014). However, the fact that Private Snafu was so relatable helped the U.S. military in its efforts. The three malaria films were effective because the GIs could relate. As seen with the Ann cartoons, “Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike” directly targeted the soldiers.
In this script, the author argues that President Roosevelt neither denied, nor confirmed any wrongdoing in the way that the Panama Canal was attained. As the Europeans attempted to go back to South America to collect various debts, he (President Roosevelt) wanted to use this platform to take a paternal role in the continent. This is a main area of focus due to the United States’ previously diminished role in the western hemisphere which Roosevelt took the matters into his own hands and emerged as the gatekeeper for the west. According to his ‘Big Stick’ policy, Roosevelt was demonstrating to the world that the United States is always willing to negotiate. But if all fails, he would not back down from using the appropriate amount of force he deems necessary to push his agendas or keep the Western hemisphere secure from outside threats both economically and physically.