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"Operation DESERT STORM in 1991 was the first test to rapidly mobilize Army National Guard combat power for a contingency operation, and included combat brigades. The Army approached the DESERT STORM mobilizations through the affiliation program, namely the Roundout Program. While DESERT STORM was a resounding success by expelling Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's army from Kuwait in February 1991 and vindicating the Total Force policy, it revealed serious issues with the expeditious mobilization of Guard combat power. Operation DESERT STORM foreshadowed many mobilization issues the Army National Guard faced in subsequent decades, involving manning, unit equipment, health readiness, and training"--

"Soldier Extraordinaire explores the colorful life and varied accomplishments of Brig. Gen. Frank "Pinkie" Dorn, an unusual player on the world stage during the 1920s and beyond World War II. Over the course of his 30-year Army career, Dorn manifested probing observations and analyses especially of Asia. He produced writings on subjects ranging from Philippine native tribes to Peking's Forbidden City and the origins of the Sino-Japanese War that began in 1937. Following the end of World War II, he was closely involved in Gen. Douglas MacArthur's brilliant occupation and pacification of Japan. Beyond his military successes, Dorn created world-class art, enjoyed cooking and writing cookbooks, was renowned for his cartography skills, and relished opportunities to comment on the frequent maelstroms and interplay of relevant personalities on social and military scenes."--Provided by publisher

"January 1981." ; Bibliography: p. 109-114. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"The US military returned to the Philippines in 2001 to help repel internationally linked terrorist groups. For the next decade-plus of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines, US troops concentrated on improving the Philippine security forces and fostering a healthy relationship between the government and local population. Denied permission to conduct direct action and with a force cap of 500, they succeeded in turning a strategic threat in a small, overlooked Global War on Terrorism theater into a manageable law enforcement problem"--Provided by publisher

Artillery Strong tells the story of the US Army's Field Artillery modernization efforts from the Gulf War of 1991 through the first two decades of the 21st Century. This study originated as the US Army Field Artillery School published Operation Desert Storm and Beyond: Modernizing the Field Artillery in 2005. The 2005 edition covered field artillery developments during the 1990s.--Provided by publisher

Includes index. ; "Two enclosed compact disks provide the complete text of General Starry's book "Mounted Combat in Vietnam" and videorecordings of him giving several of his signature talks, to include his famous articulation of "Sergeants' Business"--Book jacket. ; Shipping list no.: 2009-0074-S. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; System requirements for accompanying CD-ROMs: PC with CD-ROM drive; Adobe Acrobat Reader, Windows Media Player.

Shipping list no.: 2008-0403-P. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-231) and index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Shipping list no.: 2009-0222-P. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-81) and index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"[This book] is a short history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) as it is completing four decades of organizational existence"--Page iv ; Includes bibliographical references and index ; TRADOC : a historical summary -- TRADOC Leadership -- Force design and weapons development -- Doctrine -- Training and leader development -- TRADOC in the Joint Service Arena -- Organizational structure -- International activities -- 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) ; "[This book] is a short history of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) as it is completing four decades of organizational existence"--Page iv ; Mode of access: Internet.

"8-10 August 2006, Frontier Conference Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas." ; Shipping list no.: 2007-0096-P. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.