Firefight

Unity of Command Introduction Operation Anaconda took place in the Shahikot Valley of eastern Afghanistan. The mission began on March 2, 2001 and ended on March 16, 2001. A “hammer and anvil” attack, with 600 American and 400 Afghan troops, would rout, capture, or kill enemy forces. The operational timeline for a three-day battle projecting light combat took fourteen days to complete. During Operation Anaconda, Unity of Command planning did not fully anticipate the need for additional forces

was a war of ambushes between the United States military and the elusive Vietcong. Moving into the early 2000’s and Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. was fighting the war on all fronts. Not only were they using bombs and airstrikes and engaging in firefights, they were also being attacked by roadside bombs, vehicle bombs, and suicide bombers. The enemy was everywhere and nowhere at the same time. To make matters worse and intensify the enemy’s resolve, United States military police committed some of

Other songs grew directly out of the Vietnam experience: songs about flying at night along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, defoliating triple-canopy jungle, engaging in firefights with an unseen enemy, or counting the days left in a 365-day tour. In some cases both the words and music were original, usually new lyrics were set to folk, country or popular tunes. Barry Sadler's "Ballad of the Green Berets" alone spawned

The Vietnam War is a conflict that was extremely polarizing to people in the United States and words such as ‘wasted’ or ‘quagmire’ are negative words associated with the war. In his book A Rumor of War, Philip Caputo provides a personal account of events that he experienced leading up to and during the war as a soldier in the United States Marine Corps. Caputo’s experiences transform his idealistic views of war when he is faced with the realities of combat, and ultimately the events cause him to

Introduction On 2 April 1972, Lt. Col. Iceal Hamilton, call sign BAT-21 Bravo, was a navigator aboard an EB-66C Airplane escorting three B-52s. His plane was hit by a SA-2 surface-to-air missile (SAM). He was the only survivor. Rescue efforts ensued causing it to become the largest single rescue efforts of the Vietnam War. As a direct result, there were 5 aircraft destroyed, 11 Soldiers killed, 2 Soldiers captured, and several other aircraft severely damaged. This rescue mission single handedly

The introduction of social media into the world of information represents a massive shift on the landscape of information processing. Social media promises what industrial media can’t: a public voice, not just for experts, but for everyone. I believe that social media has made three important changes to the way humans handle information. First, it has changed who produces the world’s information. Second, it has changed the process by which information is formed. Finally, it has actively encouraged

According to the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, “it is often highlighted the US Marine Corps has not conducted an amphibious assault since the Korean War, although technically this is not true. The Marine Corps has conducted 4 amphibious assaults in just the last 2 decades.” (Emphasis added) Lt. General George Flynn argues that “in the past twenty years U.S. amphibious forces have responded to crises least one hundred and four times. These operations represent a crisis response rate more than

Air Defense Artillery’s Role in the Vietnam War SSG Arsenault, SSG Everett, SSG Powell, SGT Kencsan ADA ALC (INTRODUCTION) In August 1964, Vietnamese DRV torpedo boats attacked two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. President London B. Johnson ordered the retaliatory bombing of military targets in North Vietnam. Shortly after the incident, U.S. congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Johnson war-making powers, and U.S. planes began regular bombing raids (Reference

Prescription Marijuana & Why Veterans Need It Imagine this: you are a combat veteran who just retired from service after 20 years of protecting the country from terrorists, both foreign and domestic. You are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from war and have combat related injuries that cause chronic pain. Several months have gone by of agonizingly trying a concoction of different pills that just made you feel numb and non-existent to the world. You are finally fed-up and walk into your

Tank was uncertain about how many of his fears, he should let her into. Was he about to make the biggest mistake of his life? Would she be able to handle it, if he told her too much? Would he know when to stop? “It’s okay Love, I’m here to help you. I’m not here to judge you or the actions of your friend’s.” At long last, she was about to step into a world completely alien to her. What if, he flew into a rage as he relived it all? Is he really the monster, he describes himself as being? How would