By Lewis Sorley From the April 2012 issue of SOF THEY GOT PLATITUDES Brigadier General Edwin Simmons, later the long-serving Chief of Marine Corps History, recalled a commanders’ conference convened by Westmoreland at Nha Trang. The room was filled with senior officers who had served in World War II and Korea, and Westmoreland told them: …
Patriot force halfway thru major modernization Soldiers of Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment set up a Patriot communications and fire control center in the field at Fort Sill, Okla., June 18, 2019. The 3/2 ADA has undergone the recent Patriot modernization refit. (Photo Credit: Gary Sheftick) By Gary Sheftick, Army News …
MOS 14E: Linchpin of Patriot missile system By Fort Sill Tribune staff Staff Sgt. Tyler Wegman (wearing patrol cap), a 14E AIT instructor, watches as students hookup power cables to the engagement control station (ECS) July 31, 2019, at the Patriot General Instruction Facility at Fort Sill, Okla. In addition to the ECS, 14E Soldiers …
Air defense artillery students join field artillery students in Redleg culminating training event By Mitch Meador, Fort Sill Tribune Joint terminal attack controllers stand by ready to integrate air-to-ground Fires and talk with the aircraft pilot to coordinate close-air support during BOLC Class 004-19’s Redleg Culminating Training Event Aug. 8, 2019, at Fort Sill. (Photo …
COMMUNIST VIETNAMESE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM WAR AND THE LESSONS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO CURRENT AND FUTURE U.S. MILITARY OPERATIONS by James M. Cloninger Jr. This thesis examines the role of communist special operations forces during the Vietnam War and the relevancy of the lessons learned from these units. The United States …
26 August Department of Defense Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan R. Hoffman provided the following statement: U.S. forces did not conduct the recent attack on a convoy or any recent attacks that resulted in the explosion of ammunition storage facilities in Iraq. Statements to the contrary are false, misleading, and inflammatory. We support Iraqi sovereignty and …
The distinctive MACV-SOG patch, was strictly unofficial and authorized for wear in base camp. The patch embodies the ‘jointness’ of SOG. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of USASOC History Office) 24 Jan 2019 marks the 55th anniversary of the activation of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) in the Republic of Vietnam. MACV-SOG …
Two Queens Women Plead Guilty in Connection with Plan to Build Explosive Devices Similar to Those Used in Prior Terrorist Attacks in the United States Friday, August 23, 2019 Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Asia Siddiqui and Noelle Velentzas, both citizens of the United States and residents of Queens, pleaded guilty to …
