The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army. McGrath, John J. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2004The Brigade: A History Its Organization and Employment in the US Army. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press US Army Combined Arms Center, ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is considering larger deployments to Europe in the coming years to test its ability to handle more than a brigade’s worth of troops and equipment, which would be needed should a crisis arise, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the outgoing U.S. Army Europe commander, to...
On 12 January, a unit of the Ukrainian Army’s 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade (47 OMBr) was seen equipped with US M16A4s for the first time. The rifles were seen equipped with Trijicon ACOG optics and some, a considerable percentage, were seen with M203 40mm under-barrel grenade launcher...
The casualty statistics speak for themselves—the chance and consequence of failure is very, VERY real here. 31 of my fellow Chargers from 1-12 Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division went home in bodybags on my first tour to Iraq. Every one of them and every one of the players at ...
The Army of the Potomac lost a large number of brigade and regimental commanders including Strong Vincent, the young and gallant brigade commander who helped save Little Round Top; George Willard who brought redemption to his Harper’s Ferry brigade on Cemetery Ridge stopping Barksdale’s charge on...
United States of America (1944-1945) Flail Tank – 2 Built In 1944, the United States Army began testing British-built flail tanks such as the Crab and Scorpion. Mine flails like these consist of a rotating drum connected to a series of chains suspended from the front of the vehicle. ...
enterprise networks to create a unified network that can meet the globally dispersed warfighting operations of the service. Right now, Morrison said, the enterprise network is focused on modernizing bases, posts, camps and installations, while the tactical network is cente...
United States of America vs Grenada Grenada, the southernmost island nation in the Grenadines in the Caribbean, is a tropic island known as the spice island thanks to the harvesting of nutmeg. It had been a British colony since 1763, but in 1967, it was granted home rule on the road to...
A robotic assault breacher vehicle cleared mines during a combined arms breach exercise at Yakima Training Center in Washington state on May 7. (Jen Judson/Staff) YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. — The U.S. Army has concluded an elaborate exercise at Yakima Air Base in Washington state ...
If confirmed, Mingus would work closely with Gen. Randy George,who is nominated to be the next Army Chief of Staff. Both have been commanders of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado. George commanded the brigade from 2008 through 2010 and Mingus replaced...