Lieutenant General George S. Patton (center, with helmet) and other Allied leaders inspect the Sicilian invasion force. CREDIT: U.S. Navy. “Allied leaders inspect invasion force.” July 30, 1943. Prints and Photographs Division. All reporting photos Library of Congress A Great Commander Loses His Temper Did you know that George S. Patton was in danger of being …
Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr., 1943. Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps. “George Patton as Lt. General.” March 30, 1943. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Call Sign “Lucky”The concept of call signs dates back to the use of the telegraph in the nineteenth century. Short identifiers were adopted to distinguish between specific railroad …
New Defense School to Educate, Certify Security Cooperation Professionals SEPT. 26, 2019 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ The newly stood-up Defense Security Cooperation University, aimed squarely at creating, training and certifying a professional community from the Defense Department’s security cooperation workforce, will spend the next 24 months ensuring that some 20,000 personnel get the most basic level …
China Poses Largest Long-Term Threat to U.S., DOD Policy Chief Says SEPT. 23, 2019 | BY TERRI MOON CRONK It is not an exaggeration to say China is the greatest long-term threat to the U.S. way of life, but China also poses the greatest challenge to the Defense Department, DOD’s policy chief said. John C. Rood, undersecretary …
‘DC Project’ Founder to House Judiciary: ‘I Will Not Comply’ September 25, 2019 By Dave Workman Just days after appearing at the 34th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in Phoenix, former Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer Dianna Muller told the House Judiciary Committee during a hearing on gun control that if the Congress bans so-called “assault weapons,” she would not …
Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood: Premier Cavalry Soldier of the American West JANUARY 12, 2018 Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood: Premier Cavalry Soldier of the American West Written By: Lieutenant Colonel Paul Fardink, USA-Ret. History affords the unique perspective of offering clarity through retrospection. Even though Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood, using mutual respect and negotiation—not bullets and bravado—potentially …
Operation VARSITY: The Last Airborne Deployment of World War II By Matthew J. Seelinger, U.S. Army Museum In the years prior to World War II, the U.S. Army began to develop the concept of deploying troops from the air. Starting with the formation of the Parachute Test Platoon on 26 June 1940, the Army experimented …
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