Exercise Southern Pine Illustrated Cold War Era Priorities
In August 1951, before the term “jointness” was widely used, the Air Force and Army worked together to deploy 100,000 …
Conflicts & Operations
Odierno: Sequestration Threatens Army Readiness
By Amaani Lyle DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2015 – With sequestration looming in the 2016 …
Ia Drang Valley: Pvt. Bill Beck’s Battle
When the Hueys took them into a clearing in the Ia Drang Valley, the men had no idea they were …
The Bowie Knife: An American Legend
In America, there are knives, and then there’s the Bowie knife. Whether written with a capital “B” to acknowledge James …
Surface Navy Association National Symposium Discusses Future Navy
CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (NNS) – Naval leaders, government officials and members of private industry gathered to discuss the surface navy’s …
“Transforming” USACE’s Army Engineer Regiment
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) activities span a spectrum stretching from projects performed by a civilian workforce …
The USACE Mission in Afghanistan
This article first appeared in the 2014-2015 Edition of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Building Strong®, Serving the …
The Abandoned Relief of Wake Island
Within the long list of bad war news coming out of the Pacific in December 1941, one item of good …
Decima Flottiglia Mas and Operazione EA3: The Raid on Alexandria
To even the most casual observer of global events in World War II, it was obvious the strategic situation during …
ISAF Joint Command (IJC) Ceases Operations in Afghanistan
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command (IJC), formally ceased operations today during a ceremony at IJC headquarters at Kabul …