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integrated. Eventually white segregationists hit their mark when they infiltrated school grounds in search of the black students, and by doing so, they made President Eisenhower choose to send the 101st Airborne Division Guards to protect the kids. The choice had angered many, so the 101st Airborne Division Guards were sent away to be replaced by the lousy National Guards, and for many months Melba and the others endured the same ugly treatment everyday with no true protection.

with Colonel Ewell, who is the first to be committed to his instructions and all mission orders (CMH Online 2005). Units from the American side included the 9th Armored Division, several artillery battalions, and many infantrymen. On the 18th of December the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion arrived, and on the 19th the 101st Airborne joined the battle. Additional support arrived in the form of M4 Sherman tanks led by Lieutenant Charles P. Boggess as he fought his way from the south.

mortar platoon. Bad weather also delayed their advancement. This foiled the German Army’s plan of entering the city within a day even though they eventually broke through the frontlines in two days. The 101st Airborne led by General A. McAuliffe along with, CCB of the 10th Armored Division led by Colonel William L. Roberts, troops from the 110th Infantry and other supporting elements were ordered to hold the city until reinforcements could arrive. The U.S Forces spread in a large defensive formation

Describing the Action of Battle of Hamburger Hill Without a doubt the Battle of Hamburger Hill is a heard of and will never be forgotten battle that took place in a war lost by politicians. Then Major General Melvin Zais, commander of 101st Airborne Division utilize his prior leadership skills to meet requirements to seize key terrain and bring the fight to the enemy. From containment mission to attrition mission, it meant to find, fix, and destroy the enemy and their installations. Hamburger Hill

through the US 106th Division. The 5th army had forced 7,000 allied men to surrender the following day after breaking through. Down south, the 58th and 47th Panzer Corps each made great progress to their goals of Hoffalize and Bastogne. The US First Army HQ needed to be moved because the 6th Panzerarmee was only a few miles away. The 47th Panzer Corps reached Bastogne on December 19, however, so did the Allied forces, the 101st Airborne Division. Back north, the 30th Division was sent to reinforce

up a way to the Ruhr Valley by seizing a bridgehead north of the Rhine, at Arnhem. On September 17, Operation Market, the largest airborne and glider operation in history (five thousand aircraft) was carried out by three Allied airborne divisions. Operation Garden was the ground side in which the Thirtieth (British) Corps was to link up with the British First Airborne

The Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle on the Western Front of World War Two. At the largest point of the battle it involved over 1.1 million men. The battle was started when the Germans launched Operation Watch on the Rhine. The main objective of this operation was to capture the American held harbor of Antwerp which is Belgium. Ever since the invasion of Normandy the allies had had problems bringing supplies up to the front. Every time the Germans left a city with a harbor in it they sabotaged

The Describe Activity of Mission Command in Post War Iraq Taking the field in 2003, the U.S Army, the most dominate fighting force in the world seized the initiative in Iraq. This paper outlines the staging of one command, the 101st Airborne Division, their commander Major General Petraeus, and the challenges of shifting rolls from combat to nation building and the effective transfer of power. Additionally, this paper will detail the Mission Command philosophy, specifically the describe action

The anarchic nature the international system and the uncertainty of political leaders’ intentions within it leads states and sub-state groups to approach their interactions with mistrust, insecurity, and sense of fear. These perceptions held by state leaders are the causes of threats to security. This is seen in the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, the formation of NATO against the threat of the Soviet Union, and the American counterinsurgency operations in Iraq between 2003 and 2004. Although

A Reconstruction Effort While under Major General David Petraeus, the 101st Airborne Division initially deployed, ready to engage insurgent forces. However, after arriving in Mosul, Iraq the division became heavily involved in a vital reconstruction effort. General Petraeus understood through his previous experiences that in war, reconstruction efforts are inevitable. His critical thinking and problem solving led to a three-pronged strategy to provide a secure environment, to restore basic life