United States Marine Corps Professional Reading Program Reading List by Grade

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "United States Marine Corps Professional Reading Program Reading List by Grade"

Transcription

1 Reading List by Grade Private A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard Enders Game by O.S. Card MCDP 1 Warfighting Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester The Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) Fred Haynes and James Warren The Ugly American by W. Burdick Private First Class A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard Enders Game by O.S. Card MCDP 1 Warfighting Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester The Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) Fred Haynes and James Warren The Ugly American by W. Burdick Lance Corporal A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard Enders Game by O.S. Card MCDP 1 Warfighting Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester The Lions of Iwo Jima by Maj Gen (ret) Fred Haynes and James Warren The Ugly American by W. Burdick Page 1 of 12

2 Corporal Battle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. Yellin Battle Leadership by A. Von Schell Flags of Our Fathers by J. Bradley Gates of Fire by S. Pressfield Imperial Grunts by R. D. Kaplan MCWP 6-11 Leading Marines Small Unit Leaders Guide to Counterinsurgency Sergeant Attacks! By E. Rommel Battle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. Yellin MCDP 1-3 Tactics The Art of War by Sun Tzu The Village by B. West Tip of the Spear by G.J. Michaels With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge Page 2 of 12

3 Staff Sergeant A Bell for Adano by J. Hersey Band of Brothers by S.E. Ambrose MCDP 1-2 Campaigning The Face of Battle by J. Keegan This Kind of War by T.R. Fehrenbach Utmost Savagery by J. Alexander Gunnery Sergeant Breakout by M. Russ MCDP 5 Planning On Combat by D. Grossman The Savage Wars of Peace by M. Boot Victory at High Tide by R.D. Heinl We Were Soldiers by H. Moore Page 3 of 12

4 Master Sergeant Battle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPherson Fields of Battle by J. Keegan MCDP 1-1 Strategy On Killing by D. Grossman Reminiscences of a Marine by J.A. Lejeune Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence First Sergeant Battle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPherson Fields of Battle by J. Keegan MCDP 1-1 Strategy On Killing by D. Grossman Reminiscences of a Marine by J.A. Lejeune Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence Page 4 of 12

5 Master Gunnery Sergeant Achilles in Vietnam by J. Shay No Bended Knee by M.B. Twining The Arab Mind by R. Patai The General by C.S. Forester The Mask of Command by J. Keegan Sergeant Major The General by C.S. Forester No Bended Knee by M.B. Twining Achilles in Vietnam by J. Shay The Mask of Command by J. Keegan The Arab Mind by R. Patai Page 5 of 12

6 Officer Candidate A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard Enders Game by O.S. Card MCDP 1 Warfighting Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester The Armed Forces Officer, DoD 2006 Midshipman A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard Enders Game by O.S. Card MCDP 1 Warfighting Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester The Armed Forces Officer, DoD 2006 Page 6 of 12

7 Warrant Officer Battle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. Yellin Fields of Fire by J. Webb MCWP 6-11 Leading Marines On Infantry by J.A. English Small Unit Leaders Guide to Counterinsurgency The Anatomy of Courage by L. Moran The Art of War by Sun Tzu Chief Warrant Officer 2 Battle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPherson Battle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. Yellin Counterinsurgency Warfare by D. Galula Reminiscences of a Marine by J.A. Lejeune The Bridge at Dong Ha by J.G. Miller The Face of Battle by J. Keegan Page 7 of 12

8 Chief Warrant Officer 3 For the Common Defense by A.R. Millet On Combat by D. Grossman Savage Wars of Peace by M. Boot The Arab Mind by R. Patai The Mask of Command by J. Keegan Chief Warrant Officer 4 Grant Takes Command by B. Catton Once an Eagle by A. Myrer The Guns of August by B.W. Tuchman The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides ed by R. Strassler, transl by R. Crawley The World is Flat 3.0 by T.L. Friedman Page 8 of 12

9 Chief Warrant Officer 5 Carnage and Culture by V. Hanson Defeat into Victory by W. Slim Masters of War by M. Handel Supplying War by M. Van Creveld Triumph Forsaken by M. Moyar 2d Lieutenant Battle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. Yellin Fields of Fire by J. Webb MCWP 6-11 Leading Marines On Infantry by J.A. English Small Unit Leaders Guide to Counterinsurgency The Anatomy of Courage by L. Moran The Art of War by Sun Tzu Page 9 of 12

10 1st Lieutenant Battle Cry of Freedom by J.M. McPherson Battle Exhortation, The Rhetoric of Combat Leadership by K. Yellin Counterinsurgency Warfare by D. Galula Reminiscences of a Marine by J.A. Lejeune The Bridge at Dong Ha by J.G. Miller The Face of Battle by J. Keegan Captain For the Common Defense by A.R. Millet On Combat by D. Grossman Savage Wars of Peace by M. Boot The Arab Mind by R. Patai The Mask of Command by J. Keegan Page 10 of 12

11 Major Grant Takes Command by B. Catton Once an Eagle by A. Myrer The Guns of August by B.W. Tuchman The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides ed by R. Strassler, transl by R. Crawley The World is Flat 3.0 by T.L. Friedman Lieutenant Colonel Carnage and Culture by V. Hanson Defeat into Victory by W. Slim Descent into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid Masters of War by M. Handel Supplying War by M. Van Creveld Triumph Forsaken by M. Moyar Page 11 of 12

12 Colonel to General * Dereliction of Duty by H.R. McMaster Diplomacy by H. Kissinger Feeding Mars by J.A. Lynn Supreme Command by E.A. Cohen The Crisis of Islam by B. Lewis Tried by War by J. McPherson * Current, topical titles provided by Marine Corps University at each Executive Off-Site. Page 12 of 12

RIFLEMAN DODD PDF PDF

RIFLEMAN DODD PDF PDF RIFLEMAN DODD PDF PDF ==> Download: RIFLEMAN DODD PDF PDF RIFLEMAN DODD PDF PDF - Are you searching for Rifleman Dodd Pdf Books? Now, you will be happy that at this time Rifleman Dodd Pdf PDF is available

More information

What is a PME Plan? Why PME? What is PME? Who does PME? When and Where do we do PME? Battalion FY PME Plan

What is a PME Plan? Why PME? What is PME? Who does PME? When and Where do we do PME? Battalion FY PME Plan What is a PME Plan? Why PME? What is PME? Who does PME? When and Where do we do PME? Battalion FY PME Plan Professional Development for Company Officers LtCol B.B. McBreen Why PME? Common language, philosophy,

More information

Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course Reading List. Train The Leader 2-11 th Infantry Battalion 199 th Infantry Brigade

Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course Reading List. Train The Leader 2-11 th Infantry Battalion 199 th Infantry Brigade Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course Reading List Train The Leader 2-11 th Infantry Battalion 199 th Infantry Brigade IBOLC Reading List For All Infantry Leaders Once an Eagle The Outpost Title Anton

More information

George Washington Chapter Sons of the American Revolution

George Washington Chapter Sons of the American Revolution George Washington Chapter Sons of the American Revolution 1998 Present F/A-18 pilot F-35C Requirements Officer, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations 1971 1977 Sergeant VIETNAM 2nd Battalion, Ninth Marines

More information

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE COURSE SYLLABUS

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE COURSE SYLLABUS WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE COURSE SYLLABUS Course Number: Military Science 401 Course Title: Professional Leadership Skills Military Science Class:

More information

OFFICER RANK STRUCTURE

OFFICER RANK STRUCTURE OFFICER RANK STRUCTURE Rank W-2 Chief Warrant Two (CWO2) Collar Device Single bar device with a blue background and two gold breaks Shoulder Board stripe with three blue breaks outboard a Sleeve Insignia

More information

US MARINE CORPS ORIENTATION

US MARINE CORPS ORIENTATION US MARINE CORPS ORIENTATION MSgt. J. L. Wright Jr. What we will cover Basics of Marine Corps Marine Corps Leadership Roles / Missions Marine Corps Organization Top- down approach MAGTF BASICS Basic History

More information

Marine Corps Public Affairs

Marine Corps Public Affairs MCWP 3-33.3 Marine Corps Public Affairs U.S. Marine Corps PCN: 143 000069 00 To Our Readers Changes: Readers of this publication are encouraged to submit suggestions and changes that will improve it. Recommendations

More information

MCRP 6-11A. A Book on Books. U.S. Marine Corps PCN

MCRP 6-11A. A Book on Books. U.S. Marine Corps PCN MCRP 6-11A A Book on Books U.S. Marine Corps PCN 144 000014 00 USER SUGGESTION FORM From: To: Subj: Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, 2042 Broadway Street, Quantico, Virginia

More information

MCDP 2 Notes. The Nature of Intelligence

MCDP 2 Notes. The Nature of Intelligence The Nature of Intelligence 1. Sun Tzu, The Art of War, trans. Samuel B. Griffith (New York: Oxford University Press, 1963) p. 129. 2. Stedman Chandler and Robert W. Robb, Front-Line Intelligence (Washington,

More information

Sergeant Alvin C. York, 328 th Infantry, who with the aid of 7 men captured 132 German prisoners, shows the hill on which the raid took place on

Sergeant Alvin C. York, 328 th Infantry, who with the aid of 7 men captured 132 German prisoners, shows the hill on which the raid took place on Sergeant Alvin C. York, 328 th Infantry, who with the aid of 7 men captured 132 German prisoners, shows the hill on which the raid took place on October 8, 1918, in the Argonne Forest, near Cornay, France,

More information

MONTFORD POINT MARINES HONORED WITH MEMORIAL

MONTFORD POINT MARINES HONORED WITH MEMORIAL By Lance Cpl. Sean Berry, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune : U.S. service members and guests attend the held at Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 29, 2016. The memorial was built in honor of the 20,000

More information

The Philosophy Behind the Iraq Surge: An Interview with General Jack Keane. Octavian Manea

The Philosophy Behind the Iraq Surge: An Interview with General Jack Keane. Octavian Manea SMALL WARS JOURNAL smallwarsjournal.com The Philosophy Behind the Iraq Surge: An Interview with General Jack Keane Octavian Manea How would you describe the US Army s mind-set in approaching the war in

More information

4GW and OODA Loop Implications of the Iraqi Insurgency

4GW and OODA Loop Implications of the Iraqi Insurgency 4GW and OODA Loop Implications of the Iraqi Insurgency Panel on Conceptual Frontiers 16 th Annual AWC Strategy Conference 12-14 14 April 2005 Col G.I. Wilson, USMC LTC Greg Wilcox USA (Ret.) (Presenter)

More information

Largest non-nuclear explosion on record hits Beirut Marines, 25 years ago

Largest non-nuclear explosion on record hits Beirut Marines, 25 years ago Largest non-nuclear explosion on record hits Beirut Marines, 25 years ago Go! By Ed Marek, editor "We lost a lot of Marines that day." November 15, 2008 The first duty is to remember - The 25th Remembrance

More information

Regaining Tactical Overmatch: The Close Combat Lethality Task Force

Regaining Tactical Overmatch: The Close Combat Lethality Task Force ILW spotlight 18-2 Regaining Tactical Overmatch: The Close Combat Lethality Task Force by Colonel Daniel S. Roper, U.S. Army, Retired Published by the Institute of land warfare at the association of the

More information

UNITED STATES MILITARY RANK

UNITED STATES MILITARY RANK UNITED STATES MILITARY RANK Michael Brozyna ISPA/SCEA June 2011 DISCLAIMER THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE PRESENTOR AND DO NOT REFLECT THE POSITIONS OF THE U.S. ARMY, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

More information

MAGTF Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Support

MAGTF Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Support MCWP 3-35.7 MAGTF Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Support U.S. Marine Corps PCN 143 000041 00 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Headquarters United States Marine Corps Washington, DC 20380-1775 30 June 1998

More information

CHIEF OF INFANTRY READING LIST

CHIEF OF INFANTRY READING LIST As of April 09 JUNIOR NCOs SENIOR NCOs LIEUTENANTS CAPTAINS main list. Leadership HOME OF THE INFANTRY JUNIOR NCOs Topic Title Author Leadership/Cultural Awareness Leadership Words for Warriors: a Professional

More information

Good afternoon Cherry Point, and happy birthday Marines. What the Navy and Marine Corp uniquely gives this country is

Good afternoon Cherry Point, and happy birthday Marines. What the Navy and Marine Corp uniquely gives this country is Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Shipnaming MCAS Cherry Point, NC 09 November 2016 Good afternoon Cherry Point, and happy birthday Marines. What the Navy and Marine Corp uniquely

More information

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Marine Corps Combat Development Command Quantico, Virginia 22134

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Marine Corps Combat Development Command Quantico, Virginia 22134 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Marine Corps Combat Development Command Quantico, Virginia 22134 16 Mar 1998 From: Capt Brendan B. McBreen To: Director, MCWL Subj: OBSERVATION OF

More information

Marine Corps Planning Process

Marine Corps Planning Process MCWP 5-1 Marine Corps Planning Process U.S. Marine Corps PCN 143 000068 00 To Our Readers Changes: Readers of this publication are encouraged to submit suggestions and changes that will improve it. Recommendations

More information

MCWP Leading Marines. U.S. Marine Corps PCN

MCWP Leading Marines. U.S. Marine Corps PCN MCWP 6-11 Leading Marines U.S. Marine Corps PCN 139 000001 00 MCCDC (C 42) 27 Nov 2002 E R R A T U M to MCWP 6-11 LEADING MARINES 1. For administrative purposes, FMFM 1-0 is reidentified as MCWP 6-11.

More information

SUBJECT: Army Directive (Expanding Positions and Changing the Army Policy for the Assignment of Female Soldiers)

SUBJECT: Army Directive (Expanding Positions and Changing the Army Policy for the Assignment of Female Soldiers) SECRETARY OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION SUBJECT: Army Directive 2016-01 (Expanding Positions and Changing the Army 1. References. A complete list of references is at the enclosure.

More information

Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice

Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice Colonel C. E. Callwell Written at the beginning of the 20 th Century Based on the experiences of the European Imperial Age wars of the 19 th Century» Small wars:

More information

Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife:

Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya, Vietnam, and Iraq LTC John Nagl U.S. Army Making war upon rebellion was messy and slow, like eating soup with a knife. - T.E. Lawrence,

More information

[FINAL SCRIPT -- MINNESOTA MILITARY FAMILY AND COMMUNITY COVENANT CEREMONY] June 16, WELCOME (MAJ. GEN. (BVT.) (RET.

[FINAL SCRIPT -- MINNESOTA MILITARY FAMILY AND COMMUNITY COVENANT CEREMONY] June 16, WELCOME (MAJ. GEN. (BVT.) (RET. 1400 WELCOME (MAJ. GEN. (BVT.) (RET.) SIEBEN GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE MINNESOTA MILITARY FAMILY AND COMMUNITY COVENANT CEREMONY. I AM HARRY SIEBEN, AND I SERVE AS MINNESOTA S CIVILIAN AIDE TO

More information

Approved: 1 July 1942 PARACHUTE BATTALION Table No. D-83 MARINE DIVISION Designation: Parchute Battalion

Approved: 1 July 1942 PARACHUTE BATTALION Table No. D-83 MARINE DIVISION Designation: Parchute Battalion Approved: 1 July 1942 PARACHUTE BATTALION Table No. D-83 MARINE DIVISION Designation: Parchute Battalion Headquarters Company (T/O D-82) Three (3) Parachute Companies (T/O D-81) TOTAL BATTALION Lieutenant

More information

The Marine Combat Leader as Trainer Decisionmaker Tactician Mentor Teacher Fighter Leader. LtCol B.B. McBreen

The Marine Combat Leader as Trainer Decisionmaker Tactician Mentor Teacher Fighter Leader. LtCol B.B. McBreen The Marine Combat Leader as Trainer Decisionmaker Tactician Mentor Teacher Fighter Leader LtCol B.B. McBreen Only (2) Marine Activities Fight Prepare to Fight Only (2) Training Locations School Training

More information

Marine Leader Development

Marine Leader Development Marine Leader Development Sustaining the Transformation at the Unit Level 1 The Why Develop the leadership qualities of Marines to enable them to assume progressively greater responsibilities to the Marine

More information

Memorial Day The. Suggested Speech

Memorial Day The. Suggested Speech The American Legion Suggested Speech PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE P.O. BOX 1055 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46206-1055 (317) 630-1253 Fax (317) 630-1368 For God and country Memorial Day 2011 The American Legion National

More information

Real Hollywood Heros

Real Hollywood Heros On The Flip Side of Hollywood In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk" the real actors of yesteryear loved the United States. They had both class and integrity. With the

More information

Report on Counterinsurgency Capabilities. Within the Afghan National Army. February Afghan National Army Lessons Learned Center

Report on Counterinsurgency Capabilities. Within the Afghan National Army. February Afghan National Army Lessons Learned Center Report on Counterinsurgency Capabilities Within the Afghan National Army February 2010 Afghan National Army Lessons Learned Center This report includes input from members of a Collection and Analysis Team

More information

MCDP 5 Notes. The Nature of Planning

MCDP 5 Notes. The Nature of Planning MCDP 5 Notes The Nature of Planning 1. Robert Debs Heinl, Jr., Col, USMC, Retired, Dictionary of Military and Naval Quotations (Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1978) p. 239. 2. Ibid., p.

More information

FIRE TEAMS IN LEGIONS

FIRE TEAMS IN LEGIONS FIRE TEAMS IN LEGIONS As a matter of expediency certain infantry sections often find themselves separating into distinct Fire Teams to allow the members of their original section to better support each

More information

Memorial Day The. Suggested Speech. MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS P.O. BOX 1055 INDIANAPOLIS, IN (317) Fax (317)

Memorial Day The. Suggested Speech. MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS P.O. BOX 1055 INDIANAPOLIS, IN (317) Fax (317) The American Legion Suggested Speech MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS P.O. BOX 1055 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46206-1055 (317) 630-1253 Fax (317) 630-1368 For God and country Memorial Day 2017 The American Legion National

More information

Our Military Stretched Thin: US Troops at the Breaking Point

Our Military Stretched Thin: US Troops at the Breaking Point Our Military Stretched Thin: US Troops at the Breaking Point July 2007 People, Ideas, and Hardware. In that order! Col. John R. Chuck Boyd (USAF) Ideas Hardware People Today s US Military Active Duty Guard/Reserve

More information

WW II BATTLE REPORTS

WW II BATTLE REPORTS 4th Marine Division: Battle Plan; Landing Information Sheets, Saipan San Setter Newsletter YE R2 Journal Guadalcanal, 7 May 1942 Intelligence Reports Guadalcanal, 7 August 1942-24 October 1942, 1990.9164

More information

1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. Change of Command. 18 June 2015

1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. Change of Command. 18 June 2015 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company Change of Command 18 June 2015 The Commanding Officer, Welcomes you to the Change of Command at which Lieutenant Colonel Brian E. Russell Will relinquish command to

More information

Introduction to Vietnam War (1960s-1970s, Lesson 4)

Introduction to Vietnam War (1960s-1970s, Lesson 4) Introduction to Vietnam War (1960s-1970s, Lesson 4) Standards: 8.1.12C Evaluate historical interpretation of events. 8.4.12 Identify and evaluate the political and cultural contributions of individuals

More information

Military Wall of Honor

Military Wall of Honor Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD Military Wall of Honor Scotty Hallman Class of: 2001 Inducted: 2016 Rank: E6 Served: January 2002-2014 War or Conflict: Operation Iraqi Freedom Honors, Awards, and Recognitions:

More information

COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN IN NATO - UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL REPORT 2006

COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN IN NATO - UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL REPORT 2006 COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN IN NATO - UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL REPORT 2006 Policy Changes/New Policy 1. Non Standard Working Hours. A provision already exists that allows personnel to request adjustments to the

More information

BRITISH MOTORISED SCOUT PLATOON

BRITISH MOTORISED SCOUT PLATOON British Motorised Scout Platoon BRITISH MOTORISED SCOUT PLATOON All models in a British Motorised Scout Platoon benefit from the following special rules as described on page 162 of the RoE rulebook: Stubborn

More information

MCWP Electronic Warfare. U.S. Marine Corps PCN

MCWP Electronic Warfare. U.S. Marine Corps PCN MCWP 3-40.5 Electronic Warfare U.S. Marine Corps PCN 143 000104 00 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Headquarters United States Marine Corps Washington, D.C. 20380-1775 10 September 2002 FOREWORD Marine Corps Warfighting

More information

Integration of the targeting process into MDMP. CoA analysis (wargame) Mission analysis development. Receipt of mission

Integration of the targeting process into MDMP. CoA analysis (wargame) Mission analysis development. Receipt of mission Battalion-Level Execution of Operations for Combined- Arms Maneuver and Wide-Area Security in a Decisive- Action Environment The Challenge: Balancing CAM and WAS in a Hybrid-Threat Environment by LTC Harry

More information

Key to Symbols. ebooks and/or audiobooks available online at the Navy General Library Program Overdrive website

Key to Symbols. ebooks and/or audiobooks available online at the Navy General Library Program Overdrive website Online Resources Marine Corps Reading List ebooks & audiobooks are available free online for Marines via the following websites. Separate registration is required for all resources (except LLI). Commandant

More information

CSFI Cyberspace Operations Strategist and Planner CSFI- CCOSP

CSFI Cyberspace Operations Strategist and Planner CSFI- CCOSP CSFI Cyberspace Operations Strategist and Planner CSFI- CCOSP Learn advanced skills needed for practical and dynamic cyber operations (cyber warfare) strategy and planning and certify as a CSFI Cyberspace

More information

ARMY DOCTRINE and recent events on the ground in two wars have

ARMY DOCTRINE and recent events on the ground in two wars have Dr. John A. Nagl, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired This article is a revised and updated version of a paper originally published as Institutionalizing Adaptation: It s Time for a Permanent Army Advisor

More information

US AR ER S. Date : D-Day Experience ... Your Grade. Division. Full Name st ...

US AR ER S. Date : D-Day Experience ... Your Grade. Division. Full Name st ... US AR MY ANSW ER S HEET Report Date :... D-Day Experience Full Name Your Grade Division...... 101st You will now walk in the steps of these famous American paratroopers. All of them wear an insignia on

More information

The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Dedication of a 25 Pounder JUNO Beach, Normandy 6 th June, 2010 3 rd Canadian Division Landing on D-Day - Commander Royal Artillery is Brig PAS Todd Brigadier PAS

More information

Mr. Mayor, members of the city council, my fellow friends and neighbors of San

Mr. Mayor, members of the city council, my fellow friends and neighbors of San REMARKS PREPARED BY 1STLT JOE LOGAN, USMC SAN DIMAS CITY COUNCIL H.E.R.O.E.S. BANNER ISSUE MARCH 14, 2006 Mr. Mayor, members of the city council, my fellow friends and neighbors of San Dimas, good evening.

More information

Team SOCOM joins 2015 Warrior Games hosted by Marine Corps

Team SOCOM joins 2015 Warrior Games hosted by Marine Corps The U.S. Special Operations Command team march to their seats at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games opening ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., June 19. The

More information

Advanced Situational Awareness

Advanced Situational Awareness by retired MAJ Vern L. Tubbs Advanced Situational Awareness Threats to individual security and organizational effectiveness are problems that persist in the complex operating environments we face. The

More information

Robert Bruce. Subject: FW: Interesting info about WWII movie stars. How times do change!

Robert Bruce. Subject: FW: Interesting info about WWII movie stars. How times do change! Page 1 of 13 Robert Bruce Subject: FW: Interesting info about WWII movie stars How times do change! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WW II MOVIE STARS? In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollywonk"

More information

Military and Veteran Families 101 A BRIEF LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE AND CULTURE OF THE MILITARY, AND THE NEEDS OF THE MILITARY- CONNECTED.

Military and Veteran Families 101 A BRIEF LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE AND CULTURE OF THE MILITARY, AND THE NEEDS OF THE MILITARY- CONNECTED. Military and Veteran Families 101 A BRIEF LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE AND CULTURE OF THE MILITARY, AND THE NEEDS OF THE MILITARY- CONNECTED. Why is it important to understand military and veteran families? MORE

More information

Briefing Memo. Iraq Troop Surge of 2007 and the U.S. Civil-Military Relations

Briefing Memo. Iraq Troop Surge of 2007 and the U.S. Civil-Military Relations Briefing Memo Iraq Troop Surge of 2007 and the U.S. Civil-Military Relations KIKUCHI Shigeo Chief, 7th Research Office, Research Department The Shift in the Iraq Strategy and Revival of Counterinsurgency

More information

Battle-Tested Combat Proven!

Battle-Tested Combat Proven! Real Training for Real Capabilities in the Real World..! Serving America s Heroes for Over 16 Years Battle-Tested Combat Proven! MURUMARIES ATTIGIT The product we sell to the American Warfighter can be

More information

The Necessity of Human Intelligence in Modern Warfare Bruce Scott Bollinger United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class # 35 SGM Foreman 31 July

The Necessity of Human Intelligence in Modern Warfare Bruce Scott Bollinger United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class # 35 SGM Foreman 31 July The Necessity of Human Intelligence in Modern Warfare Bruce Scott Bollinger United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class # 35 SGM Foreman 31 July 2009 Since the early days of the Revolutionary War,

More information

Memoria. deeply. laid. of those. edge any. I would like. us who. among. have. console. adequately. today. danger. It is the. who.

Memoria. deeply. laid. of those. edge any. I would like. us who. among. have. console. adequately. today. danger. It is the. who. 2017 remarks for DAV representatives at Memoria al Day events SPEECH (Acknowledgement of introduction, distinguished guests, officers and members of the DAV and Auxiliary, and others who are present) Thank

More information

TECHNICAL SUPPORT WORKING GROUP. Perry Pederson Infrastructure Protection Subgroup

TECHNICAL SUPPORT WORKING GROUP. Perry Pederson Infrastructure Protection Subgroup TECHNICAL SUPPORT WORKING GROUP Perry Pederson Infrastructure Protection Subgroup TSWG Mission and Objectives Mission: Conduct interagency research and development programs for Combating Terrorism through

More information

Recapturing The Old Citadel of Quang Tri 16 September 1972

Recapturing The Old Citadel of Quang Tri 16 September 1972 Recapturing The Old Citadel of Quang Tri 16 September 1972 Colonel Ngo Van Dinh According to intelligence sources, the NVA planned to shell 10,000 rounds of 130mm artillery canons on the Old Citadel and

More information

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction MCWP -. (CD) 0 0 0 0 Chapter Introduction The Marine-Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) is the Marine Corps principle organization for the conduct of all missions across the range of military operations. MAGTFs

More information

Army Experimentation

Army Experimentation Soldiers stack on a wall during live fire certification training at Grafenwoehr Army base, 17 June 2014. (Capt. John Farmer) Army Experimentation Developing the Army of the Future Army 2020 Van Brewer,

More information

Happy Anniversary, 1st MLG

Happy Anniversary, 1st MLG July 7, 2010 Issue 59 Happy Anniversary, 1st MLG Lance Cpl. Khoa Pelczar Forward Staff Photo by Lance Cpl. Khoa Pelczar The 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) color guard lowers the 1st MLG battle colors

More information

Department of Defense INSTRUCTION

Department of Defense INSTRUCTION Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 1332.32 December 27, 2006 USD(P&R) SUBJECT: Selective Early Retirement of Officers on an Active Duty List and the Reserve Active Status List and Selective Early

More information

Military Protocol - Addressing Our Members

Military Protocol - Addressing Our Members Military Protocol - Addressing Our Members When communicating with members of the military or retired from the military by phone or in correspondence, always address them by rank and last name. In other

More information

Stephen K. Van Riper, Col (USMC)

Stephen K. Van Riper, Col (USMC) Stephen K. Van Riper, Col (USMC) Objective: A teaching position where I instruct students how to plan, adapt and react to social forces and to develop real life mental models useful for designing and implementing

More information

Address of General James L. Jones Wreath Laying Ceremony Marine Corps War Memorial November 10, 2012

Address of General James L. Jones Wreath Laying Ceremony Marine Corps War Memorial November 10, 2012 Ladies and gentlemen, I have finally reached that point in life where I can come to a wonderful gathering such as this one, and stand up in front of you and say, with some degree of certainty, that I still

More information

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON WASHINGTON DC

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON WASHINGTON DC DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON WASHINGTON DC 20350-3000 MCO 1500.61 C 409 MARINE CORPS ORDER 1500.61 From: Commandant of the Marine Corps To:

More information

Page 10 = 2 column notes Life in early Texas Page 11 = chapter 9 guided reading Page 12 = purple packet of battles Vocabulary goes in vocab section.

Page 10 = 2 column notes Life in early Texas Page 11 = chapter 9 guided reading Page 12 = purple packet of battles Vocabulary goes in vocab section. Page 10 = 2 column notes Life in early Texas Page 11 = chapter 9 guided reading Page 12 = purple packet of battles Vocabulary goes in vocab section. Battle of Gonzales Date: October 2, 1835 Cause: Mexican

More information

Information Operations

Information Operations Information Operations Air Force Doctrine Document 2 5 5 August 1998 BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE DOCTRINE DOCUMENT 2 5 5 AUGUST 1998 OPR: HQ AFDC/DR (Maj Stephen L. Meyer, USAF)

More information

Commanding General All Commanders, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and General and Special Staff

Commanding General All Commanders, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and General and Special Staff UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS EAST-MARINE CORPS BASE PSC BOX 20005 CAMP LEJEUNE NC 28542-0005 5500 CG 5 Feb 14 COMMANDING GENERAL'S POLICY LETTER 04-14 From: To: Subj: Commanding

More information

World War II Invasion and Conquests. Pacific

World War II Invasion and Conquests. Pacific World War II Invasion and Conquests Pacific Douglas Macarthur General in charge of the Pacific Theater. Accepted Japan s surrender on September 2, 1945. Macarthur oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945

More information

World War II The Pacific Theater 1. Between which what dates did the Pacific War take place? 2. What event between Japan and China did it begin with?

World War II The Pacific Theater 1. Between which what dates did the Pacific War take place? 2. What event between Japan and China did it begin with? World War II The Pacific Theater 1. Between which what dates did the Pacific War take place? 2. What event between Japan and China did it begin with? 3. What does it end with? 4. What was the Great East

More information

BRIGADIER GENERAL FLOYD W. DUNSTAN

BRIGADIER GENERAL FLOYD W. DUNSTAN U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E BRIGADIER GENERAL FLOYD W. DUNSTAN Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Colorado Brig. Gen. Floyd W. Dunstan is Assistant Adjutant General Air and Commander of the

More information

Adapting Short of Doctrine: US Military Counterinsurgency in Iraq March 2004 to December 2006

Adapting Short of Doctrine: US Military Counterinsurgency in Iraq March 2004 to December 2006 Adapting Short of Doctrine: US Military Counterinsurgency in Iraq March 2004 to December 2006 A Monograph by MAJ Darrell E. Fawley US Army School of Advanced Military Studies United States Army Command

More information

Announces End of Major Combat Operations in Iraq. delivered 1 May 2003 from the USS Abraham Lincoln, off the coast of San Diego, CA

Announces End of Major Combat Operations in Iraq. delivered 1 May 2003 from the USS Abraham Lincoln, off the coast of San Diego, CA George W. Bush Announces End of Major Combat Operations in Iraq delivered 1 May 2003 from the USS Abraham Lincoln, off the coast of San Diego, CA Be seated, please. Thank you. Thank you all very much.

More information

Contemporary Issues Paper EWS Submitted by K. D. Stevenson to

Contemporary Issues Paper EWS Submitted by K. D. Stevenson to Combat Service support MEU Commanders EWS 2005 Subject Area Logistics Contemporary Issues Paper EWS Submitted by K. D. Stevenson to Major B. T. Watson, CG 5 08 February 2005 Report Documentation Page Form

More information

OUT-TAKES FROM VIETNAM

OUT-TAKES FROM VIETNAM OUT-TAKES FROM VIETNAM TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Film Outline III. Quiz IV. Lesson #26: Introduction to the Vietnam War V. Lesson #27: Vietnam Veterans VI. Lesson #28: Vietnam Refugees VII.

More information

the chance to meet the family members of these four and of MARSOC members is one of the special honors I have. But in

the chance to meet the family members of these four and of MARSOC members is one of the special honors I have. But in Remarks by the Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Navy Cross & Silver Star ceremony 03 December 2012 General Clark, thank you so much. I am extraordinarily pleased to be here today to honor these four men

More information

George Washington Chapter Sons of the American Revolution

George Washington Chapter Sons of the American Revolution George Washington Chapter Sons of the American Revolution 1998 Present Major, USMC F/A-18 pilot F-35C Requirements Officer, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations 1972 1981 USS Nantahala USS Capodanno

More information

70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing History

70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing History 70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing History The 70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing s history began just prior to the United States entry into World War II. On

More information

John Smith s Life: War In Pacific WW2

John Smith s Life: War In Pacific WW2 John Smith s Life: War In Pacific WW2 Timeline U.S. Marines continued its At 2 A.M. the guns of advancement towards the battleship signaled the south and north part of the commencement of D-Day. island.

More information

FROM PEARL HARBOR TO HIROSHIMA: THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC BY RICHARD OVERY

FROM PEARL HARBOR TO HIROSHIMA: THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC BY RICHARD OVERY Read Online and Download Ebook FROM PEARL HARBOR TO HIROSHIMA: THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC 1941-1945 BY RICHARD OVERY DOWNLOAD EBOOK : FROM PEARL HARBOR TO HIROSHIMA: THE WAR IN THE Click link bellow and free

More information

Marine Corps League Outer Banks Detachment #1264. Newsletter November - December 2007 Vol. 2, No. 1

Marine Corps League Outer Banks Detachment #1264. Newsletter November - December 2007 Vol. 2, No. 1 Marine Corps League Outer Banks Detachment #1264 Newsletter November - December 2007 Vol. 2, No. 1 www.obxmarines.com Detachment Officers for 2007: Commandant: Sr. Vice Commandant: Jr. Vice Commandant:

More information

Morningstar, James Kelly. Patton s Way: A Radical Theory of War. Annapolis, MD: US Naval Institute Press, 2017.

Morningstar, James Kelly. Patton s Way: A Radical Theory of War. Annapolis, MD: US Naval Institute Press, 2017. Journal of Military and Strategic VOLUME 18, ISSUE 1 Studies Morningstar, James Kelly. Patton s Way: A Radical Theory of War. Annapolis, MD: US Naval Institute Press, 2017. Alexander Salt The legacy of

More information

Preparing for War. 300,000 women fought Worked for the Women s Army Corps (WAC) Drivers Clerks Mechanics Army and Navy Nurse Corps

Preparing for War. 300,000 women fought Worked for the Women s Army Corps (WAC) Drivers Clerks Mechanics Army and Navy Nurse Corps Preparing for War Selective Service Act All men between the ages of 18 and 38 had to register for military services. 300,000 Mexican Americans fought 1 million African Americans fought 300,000 women fought

More information

BATTLEZONE LIST OF ENGRAVABLE EMBLEMS

BATTLEZONE LIST OF ENGRAVABLE EMBLEMS POW EMBLEM BATTLEZONE LIST OF ENGRAVABLE EMBLEMS 1ST ARMORED DIVISION 1ST CAVALRY 1ST INF DIVISION 1ST RANGER BN SCROLL 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION 12TH COMBAT AVIATION BDE (GRIFFIN/FLAMES) 1-148 INF RGT 1-502ND

More information

The importance of military leadership remains constant in peacetime,

The importance of military leadership remains constant in peacetime, 1st Place MacArthur Writing Contest Major Michael D. Sullivan, U.S. Army Major Michael D. Sullivan is a student at the School of Advanced Military Studies. He served as an advisor trainer with the Joint

More information

Get to Know the U.S. Marine Corps Puzzles, Quizzes, and More

Get to Know the U.S. Marine Corps Puzzles, Quizzes, and More Get to Know the U.S. Marine Corps Puzzles, Quizzes, and More Table of Contents Outranked... 4 Who s Who Among the Marines... 4 Marines in Space... 5 When Did It Happen?... 6 Where In the World... 7 Quotation

More information

Personnel Overview to the Washington Corps of Military Attachés

Personnel Overview to the Washington Corps of Military Attachés Personnel Overview to the Washington Corps of Military Attachés Mr. Roy Wallace Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 9 September 2015 Guiding Principles Holistic Integration UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO Talent Management

More information

Marines Hymn CATEGORY 5 GENERAL MILITARY SUBJECTS SKILL 4 CUSTOMS, COURTESIES, AND TRADITIONS

Marines Hymn CATEGORY 5 GENERAL MILITARY SUBJECTS SKILL 4 CUSTOMS, COURTESIES, AND TRADITIONS Marines Hymn CATEGORY 5 GENERAL MILITARY SUBJECTS SKILL 4 CUSTOMS, COURTESIES, AND TRADITIONS Page-321 Purpose This lesson introduces you to the Marines Hymn. It provides information on the history and

More information

Engineering Challenges in the Middle East - What to do When You re the First to Arrive. Keith Kowadlo, PE

Engineering Challenges in the Middle East - What to do When You re the First to Arrive. Keith Kowadlo, PE Engineering Challenges in the Middle East - What to do When You re the First to Arrive Keith Kowadlo, PE Background - End of the Cold War Background and the beginning of something new. Background Going

More information

MCBO E MCB (B 013) MCCDC (C 05) 04 Mar 11

MCBO E MCB (B 013) MCCDC (C 05) 04 Mar 11 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MARINE CORPS BASE MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO, VIRGINIA 22134-5001 MCBO 1610.1E MCB (B 013) MCCDC (C 05) 0 MARINE CORPS BASE ORDER 1610.1E From: Commander

More information

The Battle of Plattsburgh. hopes of achieving a significant victory in the two-year war between the United States and

The Battle of Plattsburgh. hopes of achieving a significant victory in the two-year war between the United States and Vitti 1 Sean Vitti HRVI September 28, 2011 The Battle of Plattsburgh In the fall of 1814, the British launched an invasion of the United States from Canada in hopes of achieving a significant victory in

More information

Is MARSOC right for you?

Is MARSOC right for you? Is MARSOC right for you? Critical Skills Operator MOS 0372 Special Operations Officer MOS 0370 Are you enlisted with a GT score of at least 105? Are you an officer with a GCT score of at least 110? Do

More information

World War II - Final

World War II - Final World War II - Final Attack on Midway Island An attack on Midway Island the last American base in the North Pacific west of Hawaii was planned to lure the American fleet into battle to be destroyed by

More information

The War in the Pacific 24-3

The War in the Pacific 24-3 The War in the Pacific 24-3 Content Statement/Learning Goal Content Statement Summarize how atomic weapons have changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power and began the nuclear age. Learning

More information

Black History Month AFRICAN AMERICANS IN TIMES OF WAR. February 2018

Black History Month AFRICAN AMERICANS IN TIMES OF WAR. February 2018 Black History Month AFRICAN AMERICANS IN TIMES OF WAR February 2018 Black History Month Theme Black History Month, also known as National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements

More information

Military to Civilian Roles and Responsibilities

Military to Civilian Roles and Responsibilities Military to Civilian Roles and Responsibilities Enlisted Personnel Civilian: Crew and Team Members E-4 Specialist Senior Airman E-3 Private First Class Airman First Class Lance Corporal Seaman E-2 Private

More information