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| fort bragg basic training: The Stick Soldiers Hugh Martin, 2013-03-15 At age nineteen, Hugh Martin withdrew from college for deployment to Iraq. After training at Fort Bragg, Martin spent 2004 in Iraq as the driver of his platoon sergeant's Humvee. He participated in hundreds of missions including raids, conducting foot patrols, clearing routes for IEDs, disposing of unexploded ordnance, and searching thousands of Iraqi vehicles. These poems recount his time in basic training, his preparation for Iraq, his experience withdrawing from school, and ultimately, the final journey to Iraq and back home to Ohio. Hugh Martin holds an MFA from Arizona State University. He is a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. |
| fort bragg basic training: Overhills Jeffrey D. Irwin, Kaitlin O'Shea, 2008 In the early 1900s, Overhills emerged as an exclusive hunt club hidden among the longleaf pine and wiregrass forest, sandy roads, and rural solitude of the North Carolina Sandhills. Soon becoming the Overhills Country Club, this rustic retreat featured a clubhouse, horse stables, dog kennels, train station, post office, and a golf course designed by the legendary Donald Ross. At its height, Overhills boasted fox hunting, bird hunting, polo, and golf with personal cottages on the property commissioned by William Averell Harriman and Percy Avery Rockefeller. By the era of the Great Depression, Overhills evolved from a country club to a country estate for the family of Percy and Isabel Rockefeller, lasting well into the latter decades of the 20th century. Throughout its history, the resident employees and tenant farmers of Overhills contributed to a unique community in this private southern arcadia. |
| fort bragg basic training: The Men Who Stare at Goats Jon Ronson, 2011-06-28 Now a major film, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and Jeff Bridges, this New York Times bestseller is a disturbing and often hilarious look at the U.S. military's long flirtation with the paranormal—and the psy-op soldiers that are still fighting the battle. Bizarre military history: In 1979, a crack commando unit was established by the most gifted minds within the U.S. Army. Defying all known laws of physics and accepted military practice, they believed that a soldier could adopt the cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls, and—perhaps most chillingly—kill goats just by staring at them. They were the First Earth Battalion, entrusted with defending America from all known adversaries. And they really weren’t joking. What’s more, they’re back—and they’re fighting the War on Terror. An uproarious exploration of American military paranoia: With investigations ranging from the mysterious “Goat Lab,” to Uri Geller’s covert psychic work with the CIA, to the increasingly bizarre role played by a succession of U.S. presidents, this might just be the funniest, most unsettling book you will ever read—if only because it is all true and is still happening today. |
| fort bragg basic training: I Want You! Bernard D. Rostker, K. C. Yeh, 2006-09-08 As U.S. military forces appear overcommitted and some ponder a possible return to the draft, the timing is ideal for a review of how the American military transformed itself over the past five decades, from a poorly disciplined force of conscripts and draft-motivated volunteers to a force of professionals revered throughout the world. Starting in the early 1960s, this account runs through the current war in Iraq, with alternating chapters on the history of the all-volunteer force and the analytic background that supported decisionmaking. The author participated as an analyst and government policymaker in many of the events covered in this book. His insider status and access offer a behind-the-scenes look at decisionmaking within the Pentagon and White House. The book includes a foreword by former Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The accompanying DVD contains more than 1,700 primary-source documents-government memoranda, Presidential memos and letters, staff papers, and reports-linked directly from citations in the electronic version of the book. This unique technology presents a treasure trove of materials for specialists, researchers, and students of military history, public administration, and government affairs to draw upon. |
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| fort bragg basic training: TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600-4 The Soldier's Blue Book United States Government Us Army, 2019-12-14 This manual, TRADOC Pamphlet TP 600-4 The Soldier's Blue Book: The Guide for Initial Entry Soldiers August 2019, is the guide for all Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers who join our Army Profession. It provides an introduction to being a Soldier and Trusted Army Professional, certified in character, competence, and commitment to the Army. The pamphlet introduces Solders to the Army Ethic, Values, Culture of Trust, History, Organizations, and Training. It provides information on pay, leave, Thrift Saving Plans (TSPs), and organizations that will be available to assist you and your Families. The Soldier's Blue Book is mandated reading and will be maintained and available during BCT/OSUT and AIT.This pamphlet applies to all active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard enlisted IET conducted at service schools, Army Training Centers, and other training activities under the control of Headquarters, TRADOC. |
| fort bragg basic training: The 4 Disciplines of Execution Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling, 2016-04-12 BUSINESS STRATEGY. The 4 Disciplines of Execution offers the what but also how effective execution is achieved. They share numerous examples of companies that have done just that, not once, but over and over again. This is a book that every leader should read! (Clayton Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School, and author of The Innovator s Dilemma). Do you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organization? Did it go down with a loud crash? Or was it slowly and quietly suffocated by other competing priorities? By the time it finally disappeared, it s likely no one even noticed. What happened? The whirlwind of urgent activity required to keep things running day-to-day devoured all the time and energy you needed to invest in executing your strategy for tomorrow. The 4 Disciplines of Execution can change all that forever. |
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| fort bragg basic training: The US Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers Edward L. Posey, 2011-01-01 Draws on the recollections of members of the 2nd Ranger Infantry Company to relate the brief history of the U.S. Army's only all-black Ranger unit, describing their distinguished service in the Korean War and the obstacles they faced due to racism. |
| fort bragg basic training: Army Leadership and the Profession (ADP 6-22) Headquarters Department of the Army, 2019-10-09 ADP 6-22 describes enduring concepts of leadership through the core competencies and attributes required of leaders of all cohorts and all organizations, regardless of mission or setting. These principles reflect decades of experience and validated scientific knowledge.An ideal Army leader serves as a role model through strong intellect, physical presence, professional competence, and moral character. An Army leader is able and willing to act decisively, within superior leaders' intent and purpose, and in the organization's best interests. Army leaders recognize that organizations, built on mutual trust and confidence, accomplish missions. Every member of the Army, military or civilian, is part of a team and functions in the role of leader and subordinate. Being a good subordinate is part of being an effective leader. Leaders do not just lead subordinates--they also lead other leaders. Leaders are not limited to just those designated by position, rank, or authority. |
| fort bragg basic training: Mixed-gender Basic Training Anne W. Chapman, 2008 This volume is an account of the many currents, some ongoing, that informed the Army's struggle to design a basic training course acceptable to the nation's civil and military leadership, the general public, various special iterest groups, and the young men and women undergoing their first experience as soldiers. Employs a mixture of topical and chronological organization. The major focus is on the period from 1973 to 2004. Tells the Army's story of mixed-gender training at the initial-entry level. |
| fort bragg basic training: Mixed-gender basic training: The U.S. Army Experience, 1973-2004 , This volume is an account of the many currents, some ongoing, that informed the Army's struggle to design a basic training course acceptable to the nation's civil and military leadership, the general public, various special iterest groups, and the young men and women undergoing their first experience as soldiers. Employs a mixture of topical and chronological organization. The major focus is on the period from 1973 to 2004. Tells the Army's story of mixed-gender training at the initial-entry level. |
| fort bragg basic training: Special Reconnaissance and Advanced Small Unit Patrolling Edward Wolcoff, 2021-08-30 This comprehensive guide by a Special Ops combat veteran is the ultimate reference for military tactics, techniques, and procedures. Intended for military SpecialOps personnel, this volume presents invaluable operational guidance with lessons learned from the legendary Military Assistance Command Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG). Drawing on Special Reconnaissance operations conducted during the Vietnam Era, author Edward Wolcoff provides practical information alongside operational accounts and analyses of specific missions. Wolcoff covers the gamut of specialized SR topics ranging from operational planning and preparation, through execution, logistics and command and control – all in substantial tradecraft detail. Few of the tactics, techniques, and procedures or lessons-learned included in this book have been previously presented in a usable form for SpecOps personnel. This book is intended instruct the Special Operations units of today, and preserve this valuable tradecraft for future generations. |
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| fort bragg basic training: The Most They Ever Had Rick Bragg, 2011-04-07 In spring of 2001, across the South, padlocks and logging chains bind the doors of silent mills, and it seems a miracle to blue-collar people in Jacksonville, Alabama, that their mill survived. In these real-life stories, Pulitzer Prize winner Bragg brilliantly evokes the hardscrabble lives of those who lived and died by an American cotton mill. |
| fort bragg basic training: Get Selected! for Special Forces Joseph J. Martin, Rex W. Dodson, 2005-09 GET SELECTED FOR SPECIAL FORCES is the ONLY book to tell you how to successfully complete U.S. Army Special Forces Assessment & Selection. If you want to become a Green Beret or want to know what it takes, buy GET SELECTED. ALL ROYALTIES are being donated to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which provides college schoalrships for the children of Special Operations Personnel killed during missions or training www.specialops.org/news.asp#book For Quantity discounts, e-mail deoppresso@aol.com or call 928-920-0301 |
| fort bragg basic training: Forging the Shield Donald A. Carter, 2015 This illustrated book that includes tables, charts, and maps primarily discusses the role of USAREUR (US Army Europe) in rearming and training the new German Army which was perhaps the Army's single greatest contribution toward maintaining security in Western Europe. Likewise, the relationship between American soldiers and their French and West German hosts evolved over time and is a critical element in telling the story of the US Army in Europe. |
| fort bragg basic training: Under the Sabers Tanya Biank, 2006-02-07 Under the Sabers is a groundbreaking narrative detailing the complex personal challenges Army wives face, presenting a provocative new look at Army life. Tanya Biank goes beyond the sound bites and photo ops of military life and shows what it is really like to be an Army wife—from hauling furniture off the rental truck by yourself at a new duty station when your husband is in the field, to comforting your son who wants his dad home from Afghanistan for his fifth birthday—she takes readers into the hearts and homes of today's military wives. In the summer of 2002, Army wives were in the headlines after Biank, a military reporter for the Fayetteville Observer, made international news when she broke the story about four Army wives who were brutally murdered by their husbands in the span of six weeks at Fort Bragg, an Army post that is home to the Green Berets, Airborne paratroopers, and Delta Force commandos. By that autumn, Biank, an Army brat herself, realized the still untold story of Army wives lay in the ashes of that tragic and sensationalized summer. She knew the truth—wives were the backbone of the Army. They were strong—not helpless—and deserved more than the sugarcoating that often accompanied their stories in the media. Under the Sabers tells the story of four typical Army wives, who, in a flash, find themselves neck-deep in extraordinary circumstances that ultimately force them to redefine who they are as women and Army wives. In this fascinating and meticulously researched account, Biank takes the reader past the Army's gates, where everyone has a role to play, rules are followed, discipline is expected, perfection praised, and perception often overrides reality. Biank explores what happens when real life collides with Army convention. Biank describes what it means to be a wife and mother in a subculture that is in a constant state of readiness for war. In this hard-hitting and powerful book, Biank takes a close look at the other woman—the Army itself—and its impact on wives, marriages, and home life. This story of strength and perseverance is an eye-opener for those who have never experienced military life and an anthem to those women who each day live the unwritten code. |
| fort bragg basic training: Braxton Bragg Earl J. Hess, 2016-09-02 As a leading Confederate general, Braxton Bragg (1817–1876) earned a reputation for incompetence, for wantonly shooting his own soldiers, and for losing battles. This public image established him not only as a scapegoat for the South's military failures but also as the chief whipping boy of the Confederacy. The strongly negative opinions of Bragg's contemporaries have continued to color assessments of the general's military career and character by generations of historians. Rather than take these assessments at face value, Earl J. Hess's biography offers a much more balanced account of Bragg, the man and the officer. While Hess analyzes Bragg's many campaigns and battles, he also emphasizes how his contemporaries viewed his successes and failures and how these reactions affected Bragg both personally and professionally. The testimony and opinions of other members of the Confederate army--including Bragg's superiors, his fellow generals, and his subordinates--reveal how the general became a symbol for the larger military failures that undid the Confederacy. By connecting the general's personal life to his military career, Hess positions Bragg as a figure saddled with unwarranted infamy and humanizes him as a flawed yet misunderstood figure in Civil War history. |
| fort bragg basic training: Letters Home Harold M. Coons, Philip M. Coons, 2012 Letters from Harold M. Coons to his mother during his training and service with the U.S. Army's 66th Division. |
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| fort bragg basic training: Secret Soldiers of the Second Army Leslie A. Chapman, 2011-04-29 The book starts out picturing a young man who foolishly wants to go to war where he in visions himself receiving all these high class medals for heroism but never once taking into account what it is going to take physically and mentally to get those medals. Hes constantly playing a head game within himself and those that surround him. He like so many other young men of past eras are trying to be something that theyre not and that small initial lie grows into a tremendous reputation that he has to live with and soon regrets that hes known by such. Come walk with the author and his brothers of the sword through the dark, humid, unforgiving jungles of Vietnam and experience the death, destruction, and mental sacrificial anguish they had to endure. Come see why you fear being alone in the denseness of a jungle or a forest that you have never entered before. Feel the heat of the Asian jungle floor intermixed with the leaches, ants, mosquitoes, snakes and humans searching you out only to destroy you at any cost. You see our author starts out innocently enough but soon finds out that war is not only a physical hardship demanding its pounds of flesh, but also is a horrendous mental agonizing hazard from which there is only one means of escape and/or retreat. That means to an end is death. Yes the author and his brothers of the sword will take their heroic missions and sacrificial allegiances to the grave with them. But, the real tragedy of it all is no one really cares about them in the first place. For they were and still are the Secret Soldiers of the Second Army willing to go anywhere, any time, to do the impossible for the ungrateful. |
| fort bragg basic training: Jeffrey K. Fozard Cw4 (Ret) Usa, Jeffrey K. Fozard, 2009-06-01 This book is about my three years in Vietnam as an Army Air Traffic Controller. This is not about a front-line infantry Grunt. I was what is called a REMF. That anacronym is explained in my book. This is what happened to me and my fellow soldiers during my tours. I also flew as a door gunner on my days off for those three years. I have been around the southern tip of Vietnam and up to Dong Ha and Quang Tri near the DMZ In my three years in Vietnam, I flew over 1000 hours of combat time on my days off. I have been told that I should never have seen my 21st birthday. My Welcome to Vietnam in March '68 was a mortar attack as we got off the plane atTan Son Nhut Air Base. We were hit on my first night working as a controller. I spent three years In-Country as a controller. I started out in the Mekong Delta and worked my way north to Phu Bai which is just south of the DMZ. |
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| fort bragg basic training: Chosen Soldier Dick Couch, 2007-03-06 IN combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated technology. We are fighting guerrilla wars, against insurgents hidden in remote regions, often deep among the local population. In battles such as these, squadrons of billion-dollar bombers and naval fleets mean much less than on-the-ground intelligence and the ability to organize local forces. That’s why, more than ever before, we need men like those of the Army Special Forces—the legendary Green Berets. In Chosen Soldier, Dick Couch—a former Navy SEAL widely admired for his books about SEAL training and operations—offers an unprecedented view of the training of the Army Special Forces warrior. Each year, several thousand enlisted men and several hundred officers volunteer for Special Forces training; less than a quarter of those who apply will complete the course. Chosen Soldier spells out in fascinating detail the arduous regimen these men undergo—the demanding selection process and grueling field exercises, the high-level technical training and intensive language courses, and the simulated battle problems that test everything from how well they gather operational intelligence to their skills at negotiating with volatile, often hostile, local leaders. Green Berets are expected to be deadly in combat, yes, but their responsibilities go far beyond those of other Special Operations fighters; they’re taught to operate in foreign cultures, often behind enemy lines; to recruit, train, and lead local forces; to gather intelligence in hostile territory; to forge bonds across languages and cultures. They must not only be experts in such fields as explosives, communications, engineering, and field medicine, but also be able to teach those skills to others. Each and every Green Beret must function as tactical combat leader, negotiator, teacher, drill sergeant, and diplomat. These tasks require more than just physical prowess; they require a unique mix of character, intelligence, language skills, and—most of all—adaptability. It’s no wonder that the Green Berets’ training regimen is known as the hardest in the world. Drawing on his unprecedented access to the closed world of Army Special Forces training, Dick Couch paints a vivid, intimate portrait of these extraordinary men and the process that forges America’s smartest, most versatile, and most valuable fighting force. |
| fort bragg basic training: Blazing Skies John A. Hamilton, 2009-05-13 The book is an authoritative history on the Army Air Defense Artillery Branch on Fort Bliss, Texas. Fort Bliss in 1940 was a cavalry post located on the Texas border. The post itself occupied the sixth location of what had been called Fort Bliss. In the summer of 1940 a number of Army National Guard antiaircraft regiments were called to active duty to spend one year protecting American cities and territories from air attack. In September the first antiaircraft regiment, the 202nd Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment, arrived at Fort Bliss. Over the next four years the post became an antiaircraft training center and finally the Army antiaircraft training center. After the war, Fort Bliss became the premier guided missile testing and training center for the Army. All of the Nike missile battalions deployed to protect American cities during the Cold War trained there. As time passed, Fort Bliss expanded to 1.1 million acres, one of the largest Army posts in the world. By 1946, the antiaircraft arm was the owner of Fort Bliss. By 1957, the post had become the Air Defense Center and School for the United States Army. This book is the story of that progression until the Base Realignment and Closure announcement in 2005. By 2011, the Air Defense Artillery Center and School will be located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. This will end the era of Air Defense Artillery ownership of Fort Bliss, Texas |
| fort bragg basic training: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien, 2024-10-15 Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage. |
| fort bragg basic training: Technology and Scholarly Communication Richard Ekman, Richard E. Quandt, 1999 A collection of essays analyzing the results of several experimental projects in electronic publishing, all funded at least in part by the Mellon Foundation. |
| fort bragg basic training: Memoirs of a Counterspy Donald Bradshaw, 2010-09 Memoirs, a historical novel, covers the first 15 years of Don Bradshaw's career as a raw, Army Counterintelligence Agent. During the course of his routine business, Don discovers his KGB nemesis, Ivan, and then follows his activities until their lives merge in Bangkok Thailand. The journey through this portion of Special Agent Bradshaw's life and his encounters with numerous questionable but talented characters, provides the backdrop for his Quixotic charges at the windmill, Ivan, and lays out the sequence of events, providing the groundwork for his personal and professional pitfalls and successes. The anecdotes described herein will tell the story of Don's attempts to rise above hierarchal constraints and the untimely, temporary reassignments away from the action. In the end, the story requires the surprising cooperation of three separate US Government agencies to bring this episode to an end, and forms the basis for many more stories to come. |
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| fort bragg basic training: A Historical Review and Analysis of Army Physical Readiness Training and Assessment Whitfield East, 2013-12 The Drillmaster of Valley Forge-Baron Von Steuben-correctly noted in his Blue Book how physical conditioning and health (which he found woefully missing when he joined Washington's camp) would always be directly linked to individual and unit discipline, courage in the fight, and victory on the battlefield. That remains true today. Even an amateur historian, choosing any study on the performance of units in combat, quickly discovers how the levels of conditioning and physical performance of Soldiers is directly proportional to success or failure in the field. In this monograph, Dr. Whitfield Chip East provides a pragmatic history of physical readiness training in our Army. He tells us we initially mirrored the professional Armies of Europe as they prepared their forces for war on the continent. Then he introduces us to some master trainers, and shows us how they initiated an American brand of physical conditioning when our forces were found lacking in the early wars of the last century. Finally, he shows us how we have and must incorporate science (even when there exists considerable debate!) to contribute to what we do-and how we do it-in shaping today's Army. Dr. East provides the history, the analysis, and the pragmatism, and all of it is geared to understanding how our Army has and must train Soldiers for the physical demands of combat. Our culture is becoming increasingly ''unfit, due to poor nutrition, a lack of adequate and formal exercise, and too much technology. Still, the Soldiers who come to our Army from our society will be asked to fight in increasingly complex and demanding conflicts, and they must be prepared through new, unique, and scientifically based techniques. So while Dr. East's monograph is a fascinating history, it is also a required call for all leaders to better understand the science and the art of physical preparation for the battlefield. It was and is important for us to get this area of training right, because getting it right means a better chance for success in combat. |
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| fort bragg basic training: Evaluating Managed Mental Health Services Leonard Bickman, C.S. Breda, E.M. Foster, P.R. Guthrie, C.A. Heflinger, E.W. Lambert, Wm.T. Summerfelt, 2004-05-31 Based on a five-year evaluation of an $80 million U.S. Army demonstration program, this first-of-its kind study explores the cost effectiveness of a managed care model of service delivery for children and adolescents with mental health and substance addiction problems. Contributions report on the quality, cost, and clinical outcome and raise critical questions about the effectiveness of mental health services and their delivery in community settings. Chapters describe new approaches to measurement and provide analyses assisting future research on managed care. |
| fort bragg basic training: Initiate Carlos Velasquez, 2019-05-17 INITIATE is a story about a young soldier waiting for his discharge at the Army processing center in Fort Bragg, N.C. 'Val' the main character remembers and reflects over some of the events during the past three years. Uncertain, patiently and anxiously waiting on this last day, the final hours as the clock counts down to the process center's closing. Having joined the Army at seventeen, Val recalls some of the memorable 'coming of age' experiences. Each year of the past three years of enlistment service, corresponding to each chapter. Chapter one -Year one, starts with the family collapse that leads to voluntary induction; basic and advanced military training (the good times) that places Val, on a troop transport carrier headed for Vietnam. Year two -Vietnam starts with a near death experience and the kid begins a journey that passes him through an 'initiating' portal into the world of adult sex, drugs, racism and violence. Year three, stationed at Fort Bragg, the Army post sympathetic to the KKK, conditions have severely deteriorated leading up to these final hours. Initiate is told from a 'window' introspection about a late teen, racial minority soldier from the Bronx; coping with coming of age, sexuality and a 'war within a war' during three years of active military service in the tumultuous sixties, Vietnam and the civil rights movement. A 'fiction' only in the context of names changed and literary presentation, the story is factual. |
| fort bragg basic training: Anthology of Broken Pieces Casey Clemens, 2011-03-02 Whoever said that You cant go back never contemplated the results of war. Its still an intrinsic part of my mental fabric. Often my nightmares carry me back to a place that I detest, a place called Vietnam. It fractures my ego by wafting me along the gentle breeze that turns fantasy into horror. It slams me back into the jungles of my mind and once Im there I cant seem to extricate myself from the bloody legacy of that brutal war. This book is a story that follows my struggles through the mine-infested, ragged edge of fear. The book carries the reader into the places in my mind that mere words can never explain This book is an anthology of the rude and brutal images as seen through the eyes of a naive, innocent 20 year old, one who hadnt even tasted life yet. The book takes a look at what war was like as it evolves from beauty into horror, into the blood-stained shadows of the vicious and mind altering images that once housed an indomitable spirit, fracturing my soul with war torn images of Vietnam. I sit here, glaring through the windows of sadness at a war I fought so many years ago, and it left me with way too much mental baggage |
| fort bragg basic training: The Brothers of Bragg Jam Julie Bragg, 2018-03 Julie and Jim Bragg were grief-stricken when their sons Brax and Taylor, homebound on a July road trip, were killed on a Texas highway. They asked God to send helpers if they were meant to survive this tragedy. Within the hour, as family gathered, baffling events occurred. A young stranger, clothed in white, visible only to Julie, walked slow circles in the yard. A new vase of lilies was on the piano, though no one had placed it there. Three weeks later, friends presented a memorial concert, calling it Bragg Jam, and the brothers' legacy was born. Soon afterward, their sister Anne phoned her mother to say she was with a client who claimed to hear her brothers' voices repeating, Talk to my mama! Caution melted with Julie's first compelling exchange with this woman, who later visited the Bragg home to channel spirits-not only of sons, but of ancestors who spoke of gifts and solutions to earlier mysteries. Olivia's readings required decoding, but each hopeful message proved that spirits carry loving, surprising memories into the afterlife with them-this was profoundly comforting. The Braggs realized that by getting on with their sadly changed lives, the family would honor their sons and eventually survive grief. Julie began recording memories and resumed her home-based swim school. The family created a labyrinth sanctuary. As the years passed, three grandbabies were welcomed into the family-two as namesakes for Taylor and Brax. Bragg Jam became a huge regional festival. |
| fort bragg basic training: The Last Butterflies Nick Haddad, 2021-04-13 A remarkable look at the rarest butterflies, how global changes threaten their existence, and how we can bring them back from near-extinction Most of us have heard of such popular butterflies as the Monarch or Painted Lady. But what about the Fender’s Blue? Or the St. Francis’ Satyr? Because of their extreme rarity, these butterflies are not well-known, yet they are remarkable species with important lessons to teach us. The Last Butterflies spotlights the rarest of these creatures—some numbering no more than what can be held in one hand. Drawing from his own first-hand experiences, Nick Haddad explores the challenges of tracking these vanishing butterflies, why they are disappearing, and why they are worth saving. He also provides startling insights into the effects of human activity and environmental change on the planet’s biodiversity. Weaving a vivid and personal narrative with ideas from ecology and conservation, Haddad illustrates the race against time to reverse the decline of six butterfly species. Many scientists mistakenly assume we fully understand butterflies’ natural histories. Yet, as with the Large Blue in England, we too often know too little and the conservation consequences are dire. Haddad argues that a hands-off approach is not effective and that in many instances, like for the Fender’s Blue and Bay Checkerspot, active and aggressive management is necessary. With deliberate conservation, rare butterflies can coexist with people, inhabit urban fringes, and, in the case of the St. Francis’ Satyr, even reside on bomb ranges and military land. Haddad shows that through the efforts to protect and restore butterflies, we might learn how to successfully confront conservation issues for all animals and plants. A moving account of extinction, recovery, and hope, The Last Butterflies demonstrates the great value of these beautiful insects to science, conservation, and people. |
| fort bragg basic training: The Purple Decades Tom Wolfe, 1982-10 This collection of Wolfe's essays, articles, and chapters from previous collections is filled with observations on U.S. popular culture in the 1960s and 1970s. |
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Army Training Center (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1968 The Red Guidon Citizens' Military Training Camp (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1929 A Guide to the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort …
A Team Effort - ARSOF History
specialty (MOS) training, and “Branch” training. The first phase, “Methods of Instruction” (MOI) trained the soldier to be an instructor, the primary role of Special Forces. Students had to …
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AND …
BLC is designed to build basic leader and trainer skills needed to lead a team size element; while providing the foundation for further development along the PME learner continuum. Soldiers...
Department of the Army *TRADOC Regulation 350-6 …
National Guard enlisted initial entry training conducted at both U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and non-TRADOC service schools, Army training centers, and other …
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ENLISTED INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING POLICIES AND …
o Adds Basic Combat Training fill requirement (para 5-3a). o Adds Personal Financial Management Training and Table 5-2 for Advanced Individual Training (para 5-16).
21st Century Battle Command Training Is “Infield Practice”
The Army’s evolving battle command training require-ments are no different than the age-old individual and col-lective common task training (CTT)—the shortstop needs to know how to …
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BASIC AIRBORNE REFRESHER (BAR) REQUIREMENTS . BAR will be hosted by the Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) or XVIII Airborne Corps and Corps Separates. Follow the guidance of …
A Vietnam War-Era Training Village at Fort Jackson
The first mock-Vietnamese Village, referred to as Atlantica, was constructed in 1963 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Scene: The Persistent Impact of E-book Books Fort Bragg Basic Training The advent of Kindle books has certainly reshaped the literary landscape, introducing a model shift in the way …
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) - SOC
Upon selection, commissioned, warrant officers and enlisted Soldiers complete respective Basic Mission Qualification courses, known as Green Platoon, which are facilitated by the Special …
Program Manager, Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), USARC, …
Program Manager, Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), USARC, Fort Bragg, NC . MAJ LaVorgna is a native of Pontiac, Illinois, and enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard as a high school …
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Field Artillery Replacement Training Center (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1942 Back to Basic, Back to School Richard Otto Stahl,2004-05 Initiate Carlos Velasquez,2019-05-17 INITIATE is a story about a young soldier waiting for his discharge at
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Fort Bragg Basic Training Steven J. Mrozek Donald Sauer Took Basic Training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina (Photograph). ,1943 Donald Sauer took basic training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A letter Donald wrote home from Raleigh is included. Some information about his brothers, Robert and Edward, is included.
Fort Bragg Basic Training - archive.ncarb.org
Army Training Center (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1968 The Red Guidon Citizens' Military Training Camp (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1929 A Guide to the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina Field Artillery Replacement Training Center (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1942 Back to Basic, Back to School Richard Otto Stahl,2004-05 Initiate Carlos ...
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TRAINING LOCATIONS Main Campus - Fort Bragg, North Carolina USAJFKSWCS’ main campus is located on Fort Bragg, N.C. and is home to the U.S. Army John Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School and its subordinate units. Training facilities include: the Noncommissioned Officer’s Academy and the Special Forces Warrant
BASIC LEADER COURSE CLASS 02-19 - U.S. Army Garrisons
Fort Bragg, NC as the Brigade CSM. CSM Phelps’ deployments include multiple deployments to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Spartan Shield.
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This training includes topics on understanding your role, resources for success, SFRG Do’s and Don’ts, and working with SFRG Volunteers. This training is designed IAW the FORSCOM OPORD Oct 2020.
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U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Forts and Camps: Fort Bragg, North Carolina 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-50212 28 Feb 2013
Fort Bragg Basic Training (2024) - mira.fortuitous.com
Army Training Center (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1968 The Red Guidon Citizens' Military Training Camp (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1929 A Guide to the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina Field Artillery Replacement Training Center (Fort Bragg, N.C.),1942 Back to Basic, Back to School Richard Otto Stahl,2004-05 Initiate Carlos ...
A Team Effort - ARSOF History
specialty (MOS) training, and “Branch” training. The first phase, “Methods of Instruction” (MOI) trained the soldier to be an instructor, the primary role of Special Forces. Students had to organize, develop, and present three classes, complete with training aids. The topics ranged from basic rifle marksmanship to field hygiene.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AND FORT BRAGG …
BLC is designed to build basic leader and trainer skills needed to lead a team size element; while providing the foundation for further development along the PME learner continuum. Soldiers...
Department of the Army *TRADOC Regulation 350-6 …
National Guard enlisted initial entry training conducted at both U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and non-TRADOC service schools, Army training centers, and other training...
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ENLISTED INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING POLICIES AND …
o Adds Basic Combat Training fill requirement (para 5-3a). o Adds Personal Financial Management Training and Table 5-2 for Advanced Individual Training (para 5-16).
21st Century Battle Command Training Is “Infield Practice”
The Army’s evolving battle command training require-ments are no different than the age-old individual and col-lective common task training (CTT)—the shortstop needs to know how to field the ball and what play to make, and the team must know what to expect. The BTP developed at the Fort Bragg BCTC provides the training solutions nec-
UNITED STATES ARMY ADVANCED AIRBORNE SCHOOL “THE …
BASIC AIRBORNE REFRESHER (BAR) REQUIREMENTS . BAR will be hosted by the Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) or XVIII Airborne Corps and Corps Separates. Follow the guidance of the latest Division...
A Vietnam War-Era Training Village at Fort Jackson
The first mock-Vietnamese Village, referred to as Atlantica, was constructed in 1963 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Fort Bragg Basic Training - archive.ncarb.org
Scene: The Persistent Impact of E-book Books Fort Bragg Basic Training The advent of Kindle books has certainly reshaped the literary landscape, introducing a model shift in the way books are released, distributed, and read.
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) - SOC
Upon selection, commissioned, warrant officers and enlisted Soldiers complete respective Basic Mission Qualification courses, known as Green Platoon, which are facilitated by the Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion.
Program Manager, Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), USARC, Fort Bragg…
Program Manager, Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), USARC, Fort Bragg, NC . MAJ LaVorgna is a native of Pontiac, Illinois, and enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard as a high school junior in January 1990 under the Split Training Option. He attended Basic Combat Training (BCT) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and completed Advanced
