Marine Air-Ground Task Force

Anaconda The joint forces of the United States of America are phenomenal. Operation Anaconda was one of the most remarkable operations conducted by the American joint forces. According to Richard B. Andres and Jeffrey B. Hukill (2009), “over the last 5 years, Operation Anaconda has gained legendary status as a debacle”. The operation aimed to kill or capture Taliban and al Qaeda fighters that were located in the Shahi-Kot Valley. In spite of some problems experienced by joint forces, it was successful

States Special Operation forces , along with Joint Task Force 1-79 , led an operation to save 52 American hostages trapped inside Tehran,Iran known as Operation Eagle Claw. .The Operation was broken up into two phases. The first phase was to take place in Iran at a site called Desert One. Desert One was an Airstrip for USAF special operations to use to land aircraft such as the MC130, AC130H, and the RH53D. The MC130 was a fixed wing aircraft meant to transport ground forces,the C130H was a gunship

The author should not focus the paper from a “military” stand point but rather build his point from a “boots on the ground” approach. What is meant by this is the Navy and Air Force were both left out of the article. It is known facts that the Army and Marine Corps are the United States muscle while the Air Force and Navy and the brains of the operations. By excluding two of the four military branches the author does not have the proof that an adaptive leadership

morning air. After a quick breakfast, I made my way to the ops rooms for a briefing, before going on standby and awaiting the call to scramble. We did not have to wait long before a call came through. We jumped into a Land Cruiser and made our way quickly to the flight line. ZG477 had the early morning sun glinting off the canopy as we drew up to the flight line. After a quick check round the outside and a chat for any issues, I climbed into the cockpit, got strapped in with the help of ground crew

ADRP 4.0 states that the endurance of the Army forces is primarily the function of their sustainment. Sustainment determines the depth and duration of Army operations. All over Army doctrine you will see references to sustainment. It is critical to any Army operation no matter how small and simple to large and complex. If leaders do not think about or are afforded the opportunity to plan and coordinate sustainment operations into their task, then the outcome could be devastating. Inadequate

Initial FEAF missions were the transportation of Army and Marine units and equipment from Japan to South Korea, the evacuation of American civilian nationals, and obtaining significant intelligence through aerial reconnaissance of North Korean troop movements south. Fighter-bomber ground attack missions by Japan based F-80Cs significantly slowed the North Korean Army's advance during July 1950. On 13 July, the FEAF Bomber Command took over command of the 19th Bombardment Group and of the 22nd and

Automotive Maintenance Technician Good morning Marine, I am Cpl Sanchez and today I will be talking to you about the Marine Automotive Maintenance Technician, which is military occupational specialty (MOS) 3521. Making sure the Marines can quickly get where they need to be while in the field is obviously a high priority and an important job. They make sure all vehicles used in the field are inspected, maintained and in top condition. This role requires these Marines to be ready to repair vehicles under a

take on such a task or not. Those who oppose women in combat do not want women, with the exception of nurses, to be stationed in any areas where there is conflict. They don’t want women to be trained and expected to kill. The ethical issue is, should women be allowed to engage in combat? There have been many restrictions that have prohibited women from taking on specific roles in the military in previous years. According to one

Division, soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division and various Special Forces units. Location: Kandahar International Airport, Bagram Air Base and Mazar-i Sharif. Special Forces units operate across the country. Equipment: The U.S. also has two carrier battle groups in the Arabian Sea. The carriers are the USS John C. Stennis and USS Theodore Roosevelt. B-1 and B-52 bombers also are still available at the joint U.S.-British air base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. Pakistan Pakistan

had become an infiltration route into South Vietnam and a haven for the Peoples’ Army of Vietnam forces. A multi-phase operation, the second phase commenced on May 10, 1969, as elements of 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne moved into the valley. Forces were the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry, and the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry. These units were supported by the 9th Marines and the 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, as well as elements of the Army of Vietnam. ‘Don’t mean nothing’