Mar 2, 2009

The American Expeditionary Force in Siberia

Feb 27, 2009

"After 19 days of ferocious combat 6,354 enemy dead lay in front of their lines."

Feb 25, 2009

The Army Goes to Hollywood!

Feb 19, 2009

We can't all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. ~Charles F. Browne.

Feb 9, 2009

Special Operations in New Mexico, 1862

Feb 2, 2009

During the second week of February, 1944, U.S. Army Airmen launched strategic strikes to preempt enemy super-weapons.

Jan 21, 2009

"ThereAca,!a,,cs no place like home."

Jan 21, 2009

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Jan 12, 2009

Aca,!A"Pater Artium NecessitasAca,!A?: Necessity is the Father of Invention.

Jan 5, 2009

Aca,!A"The Secretary of War, in the name of the President, congratulates you and the gallant officers and soldiers of your commandAca,!A|.The combined operations Aca,!A|will be held in admiration throughout the world as a proof of the naval and military prowess of the United States.Aca,!A?

Dec 2, 2008

History hath triumphed over time, which besides it nothing but eternity hath triumphed over. Sir Walter Raleigh, "History of the World" [1614].

Dec 2, 2008

Aca,!A"Lighthearted and ignorant, we took off from March Field never realizing this was the beginning of an annual television event that would last for more than a decade of American history and created a little of its own.Aca,!A? Bob Hope.

Nov 26, 2008

"In the midst of our defeat glory...." Winston Churchill, speaking of the evacuation of Dunkirk.

Nov 17, 2008

On December 20, 1989 President George H. W. Bush addressed the deteriorating situation then occurring in Panama. He stated: "General NoriegaAca,!a,,cs reckless threats and attacks upon Americans in Panama created an imminent danger to the 35,000 American citizens in Panama. As President, I have no higher obligation than to safeguard the lives of American citizens. And that is why I directed our Armed Forces to protect the lives of American citizens in Panama and to bring General Noriega to justice in the United States."

Nov 13, 2008

When the Japanese launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, Army aviators were among the first to respond and engage the enemy in combat marking our nation's entry into WWII.

Nov 7, 2008

The United States Army put America into orbit for the first time.

Nov 6, 2008

A slow, sharp, dangerous slog ashore.

Oct 27, 2008

Oct 27, 2008

World War I was the first armed conflict the Army entered with an established cadre of female nurses. Wartime service enhanced womenAca,!a,,cs standing in American society and culture.

Oct 22, 2008

American and Allied victories yield immediate benefits and long-term lessons for future success.

Oct 7, 2008

Versatile GIs Excel at Rapidly Adapting to New Realities

Oct 7, 2008

Thirty years ago on Oct. 20, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 95-485 disbanding the WomenAca,!a,,cs Army Corps (WAC) as a separate corps within the United States Army following thirty-six years of dedicated service.

Oct 3, 2008

Aca,!A"Fortified towns are hard nuts to crack, and your teeth are not accustomed to itAca,!A|But some seem to think forts are as easy taken as snuff.Aca,!A? Benjamin Franklin, 1745.

Sep 30, 2008

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Niccolo Machiavelli.

Sep 16, 2008

Sep 8, 2008

Capture of Naples, October 1, 1943

Sep 4, 2008

Aca,!A"AntietamAca,!a,,cs cannon long shall boom.Aca,!A? Herman Melville.

Aug 26, 2008

The Assault on Nadzab, New Guinea by the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment was one of the most successful airborne operations in history. It was a significant milestone on the road to Tokyo and it proved the effectiveness of airborne operations.

Aug 22, 2008

Aca,!A"Thus be it ever when free men shall stand between their loved homes and wild warAca,!a,,cs desolation Aca,!A|.Aca,!A?

Aug 7, 2008

The discovery of an unknown sea creature and the mystery of the strange spirits known as the Aca,!A"Wok-WokAca,!A? are just two examples of the very odd and unusual education of Colonel Horace P. Hobbs.

Aug 5, 2008

Seeing a woman in the midst of a hotly contested Civil War battlefield surprised the veteran officer!

Aug 4, 2008

On August 7, 1782, General George Washington ordered 'that whenever any singularly meritorious action is performed, the author of it shall be permitted to wear on his facings, over his left breast, the figure of a heart in purple cloth, or silk, edged with narrow lace or binding.' Washington made it clear that the badge could be bestowed upon soldiers of any rank. It was the first decoration in the Army to include enlisted troops...

Jul 21, 2008

The first Purple Heart was not called by that name, nor was it awarded for a combat wound.

Jul 15, 2008

If the ransom had been paid would they have burned the town anyway'

Jun 30, 2008

Aca,!A"My Scouts soon came hand to hand with the insurgents, driving them from their trenches and completely demoralizing and dispersing themAca,!A?

Jun 17, 2008

Jun 16, 2008

On July 10, 1943, the invasion of Sicily began with an assault by four U. S. Army Divisions, four British divisions and a Canadian division.

Jun 16, 2008

It was during this week in Army history on June 21, 1860, that the Signal Corps became a branch of the United States Army with Congress approving the appointment of a single signal officer to the War Department. While the Signal CorpsAca,!a,,c modest beginnings lay in a wigwag form of communication, it was not long before the importance of photography as a tactical and historical medium was recognized and soon employed as a Signal Corps function by the end of the nineteenth century...

Jun 9, 2008

Major General William J. Aca,!A"Wild BillAca,!A? Donovan and the Formation of the OSS.

Jun 6, 2008

Humanitarian Relief, Cold War Style.

Jun 5, 2008

Telling the ArmyAca,!a,,cs Story...One photograph at a time.

May 29, 2008

TRANSFORMATION - A Century Ago.

May 28, 2008

Aca,!A"Look here, upon this picture,....Aca,!A? William Shakespeare Aca,!A"Hamlet,Aca,!A? Act 3.

May 14, 2008

Poster Art of World War II

Apr 30, 2008

Aca,!A"Honoring Our Heroes wasnAca,!a,,ct so easyAca,!A?

Apr 21, 2008

Aca,!A"Bill aint big, nor nothinAca,!a,,c like that, but oh boy, can he go some!Aca,!A?

Apr 17, 2008

The long war appeared unwinnable -- until a new general with a new strategy took a new road: the road which led to victory.

Apr 15, 2008

Facing the largest overseas deployment in AmericaAca,!a,,cs History, the U.S. Army found itself unprepared; the ensuing transformation built our modern Army.

Apr 11, 2008

Aca,!A"How can other men treat other men like this'Aca,!A?

Mar 26, 2008

Aca,!A"Mater artium necessitasAca,!A? [Necessity is the Mother of Invention].

Mar 18, 2008

The discovery and identification of an 18th Century supply ship of the British Army.

Mar 13, 2008

Mar 3, 2008

The U.S. Army goes south of the border.

Mar 3, 2008

Insurgents had surrounded the City. The Army was forced to withdraw.

Feb 14, 2008

Dog team on patrol in Vietnam.

Feb 14, 2008

Aca,!A"Jimmy, when it gets daylight, plaster the observation hut with all you got.Aca,!A?

Feb 14, 2008

GPS Aca,!A"was the biggest combat multiplier on the battlefield. If we spend a nickel, spend it on these.Aca,!A? (CALL Newsletter No.91-3 Oct 91).

Feb 11, 2008

The U.S. ArmyAca,!a,,cs military mountaineers ascended to victory and glory on the Riva Ridge.

Jan 24, 2008

Aca,!A"A people that have forgotten their heritage, are a people who have lost faith in themselves.Aca,!A? Winston Churchill

Jan 16, 2008

On the night of February 3, 1943, four chaplains were an island of faith and courage in an ocean of terror and turmoil.

Jan 14, 2008

A New Year and a New War!

Jan 14, 2008

Bats were to attack Japanese cities of wood.

Jan 8, 2008

Aca,!A"This Victory so decisive and Glorious gained with an inferior force over a select corps of British troops reflects the highest honor on our arms and must have an important influence on the Affairs of the South.Aca,!A? George Washington, February 14, 1781, General Orders.

Dec 26, 2007

The weather was bad; the warfare was worse; but air and land forces of America and our allies worked together to win.

Dec 17, 2007

General George Washington, in a bold and calculated move, directs a surprise attack on a British outpost intended to bolster the morale of an ever smaller Continental Army.

Dec 6, 2007

Down but not out: 101st Airborne Troops moving during attack near Bastogne, December 1944

Nov 28, 2007

ShermanAca,!a,,cs March to the Sea is well known in Civil War history but the manner in which he obtained a new hat after opening his route to the sea is not so well known.

Nov 26, 2007

Aca,!A"Fellow citizens, we cannot escape historyAca,!A|.Aca,!A? Abraham Lincoln; December, 1862.

Nov 19, 2007

Aca,!A"If I were an Indian, I would certainly prefer to cast my lotAca,!A| to the free open plainsAca,!A|.Aca,!A? George Armstrong Custer, 1874.

Nov 15, 2007

Danger in the Darkness

Nov 8, 2007

Art That Inspired a Nation

Nov 6, 2007

To bring honor to those who serve.

Oct 30, 2007

509th Parachutes into North Africa, November 1942.

Oct 19, 2007

C Rations Adopted by the Army in 1939.

Oct 9, 2007

The launch of Sputnik by the USSR on October 4, 1957 shocked the United States and had it scrambling to match the achievement.

Oct 3, 2007

Aca,!A"Alaska is the keystone of the Pacific arch.Aca,!A? General William Mitchell to Congress, 1935.

Sep 19, 2007

Luck, the alignment of the stars and assistance from the French create a significant victory for the American Forces. This event has Great Britain decide that they have had enough and political actions begin to end the hostilities.

Sep 17, 2007

Aca,!A"God saved meAca,!A|Aca,!A? Alvin York.

Sep 4, 2007

Aca,!A"But Above All, a general should take care to have men of proven fidelity, wisdom, and long experience in military affairs near his person as a sort of council.Aca,!A? Niccolo Machiavelli, The Art of War, 1521.

Aug 28, 2007

The movement of Aca,!A"EAca,!A? Company, 126th Infantry from Australia to Port Moresby, New Guinea was a desperate measure and the first airlift in American military history.

Aug 21, 2007

On September 17, 1944, the First Allied Airborne Army launched Operation Market-Garden, an airborne assault deep into Holland. This mission was later immortalized in the book and movie A Bridge Too Far.

Aug 15, 2007

In September 1847, an Army operation to seize and destroy a weapons manufacturing site and munitions storage area in hostile enemy territory results in a brief but heated battle that secures the outermost defenses of the enemyAca,!a,,cs capital.

Aug 10, 2007

U.S. ARMY, LEADING THE WAY IN MEDICAL INNOVATION

Jul 30, 2007

When the 101st Airborne Division was activated Aug. 16, 1942, the first commander of the unit wrote that the unit might lack a history, but "it has a rendezvous with destiny."

Jul 24, 2007

Not all American Officers and Soldiers entered the American Revolution unschooled in the Art of War.

Jul 19, 2007

Aca,!A"Every development or improvement in firearms favors the defensive.Aca,!A? Giulio Douhet, 1921.

Jul 3, 2007

Two years ago, the ArmyAca,!"at war in Afghanistan and IraqAca,!"intervened in the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. This week in 1950, as the Korean War began, it was the nationAca,!a,,cs railroads that needed the ArmyAca,!a,,cs attention.

Jun 29, 2007

Fighting Their Own War!

Jun 29, 2007

The Defence of Taejon

Jun 28, 2007

Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, commanding the 82nd Airborne Division, led the first large scale airborne assault in Army history, the invasion of Sicily; codenamed Operation Husky. The strategic goals were to remove the Axis base operating against Allied shipping in the Mediterranean and to pressure the Italians to exit the war.

Jun 25, 2007

If at first you donAca,!a,,ct succeed, try, try again.

May 29, 2007

All warfare is based on deception. Sun Tzu, The Art of War (4th century B.C.)

May 29, 2007

"Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes." Israel Putnam, attributed.

May 14, 2007

Native tribes ambushed a U.S. Army military convoy at Fort Recovery on June 30, 1793, in modern day Ohio, but the fort's defenders turned defeat into victory.

May 14, 2007

The Army Combat Uniform combines a multi-environment camouflage pattern with a practical usability.

May 11, 2007

The President as a war time measure has decided upon a draftA-A?A1/2

May 8, 2007

On June 2, 1943, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the famous Tuskegee Airmen, flew their first combat mission.

Apr 27, 2007

Army aviation began with lighter-than-air observation balloons during the Civil War. Recognizing the potential of aerial observation, President Lincoln appointed aeronaut Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Chief of the Union Army's Balloon Corps. Lowe accompanied Major General George McClellan's army during his 1862 Peninsular Campaign and made observations during the First Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862. Despite some successes, Lowe resigned in May 1863. The Balloon Corps was disbanded in August. The Army did little to advance military aviation until the advent of powered flight by the Wright Brothers in 1903.

Apr 16, 2007

"400 Years, and Army Strong!"

Apr 16, 2007

"The crusade on which we embarked in the early summer of nineteen forty-four has reached its glorious conclusion." General Dwight D. Eisenhower.