For outstanding meritorious achievement from 1 April 2016 to 1 June 2017. Placed in a critical position, Master Sergeant Mandell consistently executed and resourced training events for more than 3000 personnel, and over 23 million of dollars. Master sergeant Mandell has set himself apart from his peers by continually displaying the highest levels of efficiency, professionalism, and leadership. His acheivements reflect great credit upon himself, the Connecticut Army National Guard and the United States Army.
Task Organization: TC-16-001 1. SITUATION: A. Enemy Forces: N/A (1) Terrain: Petersburg National Battlefield-City Point is an urban environment with wood, brick and steel structures, interlaced with several improved and unimproved roads B. Friendly Forces: N/A (1) Higher Mission: ALU is the Army's premier learning institution, delivering game-changing sustainment professionals to support unified land operations and generating force capability. (2) Higher CDR Intent: Training future leaders of the US Army, to Army standards, by develop leadership, and evaluate officer potential.
e. Newspaper article about medals awarded to 1LT SBS. f. Biography of Lieutenant General W.B. Fulton (Deceased), former Commanding General of 9th Infantry Division. g. Biography of Colonel G.I. Tutwiller (Deceased), former battalion Commander, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry. 12. On 5 December 2014, the HRC Awards and Decorations Branch responded to Congressman
Chief Madison is an exceptionally hard-working professional, who personifies the core values of our Navy. He expertly carries out the leadership of a Chief Petty Officer and is a constant source of encouragement and inspiration to those around him, continually improving the performance level of the command and Fleet in all areas. His exemplary deckplate leadership, technical expertise, professionalism, loyalty, moral character, strong sense of heritage, commitment to equality and diversity make him a perfect candidate for the 2016 MCPO Anna Der-Vartanian Award recipient. Some of his specific accomplishments include: Transformational Mentor and Teacher: Established an impressive mentorship program from the ground-up at a four star command for 155
I really enjoy working with Officer Varnum as he is a very friendly, polite, courteous and professional officer. I have found him to be a very hard working dedicated employee that not only enjoys his job but he enjoys helping others succeed as well. He allows his skills, knowledge and common sense to guide him when making decisions related to any of his activities and he is always open to suggestions or ideas from others. Although he needs little supervision, he takes the initiative to keep his supervisor informed about his calls and proactive work. Officer Varnum continues to impress me with his performance and professionalism and he is an excellent representative of the department.
Before the age of 20 he had earned every Combat Award for Valor available in his period of service, and holding the rank of First Lieutenant. He was made Life Magazines Cover Story for being the most decorated soldier. The psychological effects of war stayed with him for the rest of his life. Though the military did not cause him majority of his post-war stress, he publically forth came about it hoping he could prod the Government into providing better treatment for other Soldiers and Veterans. Audie Murphy had dreamed of being a combat soldier all through his youth.
5. On 31 August 2011, Retired MAJ JRB, who was formerly a 1LT, infantry platoon leader, 2nd platoon, C Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, submitted a DA Form 638, recommending the applicant for award of the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement from 6 January 1967 to 8 January 1968. With this recommendation, he submitted his statement together with several other statements from former members; summarized as follows: a. 1LT JRB stated, in the summer of 1966, he wasas a second lieutenant he was assigned to C Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry at Fort Riley when the 9th Infantry Division was reactivated for combat duty in Vietnam. He was assigned to train an infantry platoon and ready his men for the rigors of combat
Ryland Mandell, a self-expressed coffee connoisseur, is the subject of this interview. I did not know much about Ryland before interviewing him for this assignment. His passions include music, math, food, and traveling. Throughout this interview, I hope to provide an accurate depiction of the person that is, Ryland Mandell. Ryland enjoys attending concerts and listening to music.
The First World War characterized by numerous stories of men who fight and became heroes defending and protecting the democracy. Sergeant Alvin C. York was one of those heroes who despite a turbulent past became a Soldier with a commitment and sense of duty supported by his faith did the right thing at the right time. He had a life full of needs and hard work, disappointments and frustrations, and became an example of perseverance and endurance. His humble origins and life circumstances allowed him to become the most decorated Soldier of the United States Army during World War I (Beattie & Bowman, 2000).
The Effective Military Leader Warrant Officer Romero, Philip T. SPC: Captain Dearth, 1st Platoon The book “Black Hearts One Platoons Descent into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death” by Jim Frederick is a true story about multiple leadership failures and six United States Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division who were convicted for their involvement in horrible crimes while deployed to Iraq. The horrific acts including rape as well as murder committed by the soldiers of 1st platoon were a direct result of poor military leadership. Bad leadership will corrupt any military unit.
When Sgt. Micheal Strank was killed he took over and led the unit to the top of the
We have probably one of the best Colonels in the service, McChriston is his name. Our Lieutenant Colonel Collen seems to be a first rate man also. We have as yet no Major, though it is very likely that Cowgill will obtain that position, I hope he will at any rate. We were reviewed yesterday by General Hovey, he announced our
“I was now a platoon sergeant, a cadet master sergeant, and the youngest s minor noncommissioned officer in the entire corps” (Moore 115). Wes decides to join the army as a paratrooper. He later gets promoted to regimental commander, which is the highest position in the group of seven hundred. Wes completely turns his life around by making good
Lt. Owen's mortar section had little to no experience on the weapon systems that they were working with. He trained them from darkness to darkness with consistent drills in different types of situations. Lt. Owen also admits that despite excess training before the war, their first battles were "far-from-perfect exercises." This made me realize that not only does an officer have to be adept at his duties, but he needs to motivate and instill to his soldiers the same level of proficiency, regardless of peace or war time. Also utilizing complacent time as a means to further train such as when they were at sea.
Returning to the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) to assume command as the brigade commander brings me much joy to be reunited with great Non-Commission Officers and Officers that I have previously served with. Unfortunately, this brigade is no longer the brigade I remember when I commanded a battalion within the 4th ABCT not so long ago. In the last 30 days, I have had the opportunity to observe the ABCT and review a multitude of historical documents to assess the state of the brigade. During my observation, I believe the critical leadership problem in the 4th ABCT’s is the lack of vision for the brigade. Therefore, this critical problem has led to other challenging issues within the brigade.
We all understand how to be a good Soldier. We must not only know those values, we must encompass them. As Dempsey says; (2010) “The Army Ethic begins with the moral values the Army defends” (p. 12). As a Human Resources Sergeant in the Profession of Arms, we have a calling. We have been called upon to take care of so many in so many different ways.