Chief Joseph

playful, merry little girl in other words. Pocahontas was born in 1595, in the small city of Werowocomoco, Virginia. Her father was Chief Powhatan, who had a numberless amount of wives. His informal name was Wahunsunacock. At a young age, after Pocahontas was born,…

MEMORANDUM THRU Chief, RTSD EAST MEMORANDUM TO Director, Training Support Activity Europe SUBJECT: Trip Report, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Training Management Review (TMR). 1. Purpose of this Trip: Attendance at the 12th CAB TMR 2. Executive Summary: 12th CAB held their TMR on 27 October 2016, from 1500 to 1745 hours at building Berlin conference room clay Kaserne. The BDE Commander, COL Waters and his BN Commanders and staff briefed the USAREUR Deputy Commander, MG McGuire and USAREUR…

World only to find Jamestown, Virginia’s settlers undergo with winter famine. Rolfe is accredited with the bountiful development of tobacco as an export crop in Jamestown and is recognized as the spouse of Matoaka, otherwise known as Pocahontas, the chief 's daughter of the Powhatan Alliance. John Rolfe would define success as a triumphant cultivator of tobacco and arbiter between the English colonists and Powhatan tribe. John Rolfe Junior was born in Norfolk, England around 1585. He was the…

his overcoat, and strode out the door. A grey fog was descending over the town of , accompanied by a grey drizzle. Muggins frowned at the sky, and quickened his pace a bit. A scant ray of sunlight caught Muggins’ nametag. “Bill Muggins” it read. “Chief Inspector, Lillydale Police Station”. *** Bill halted outside a particularly grand house, painted a gleaming white, which looked a bit pallid through the drizzle. Bill walked up the garden path, and pressed the doorbell. There was the sound of…

These leaders were peace chiefs who helped control Powhatan territory. Ginaps, or war chiefs, were lesser chiefs, though they could also be werowance. Ginaps were generally concerned with engagements with outsiders, while the werowance focused on the internal affairs of the village. This type of governmental duality…

Spartan Rabbit moved back behind the boulder and swore under her breath. With a shake of her head, she informed her team that there was trouble ahead. The rest of Blue Team was hidden in the forest about 50 meters from the female Spartan. The Master Chief was crouched behind a large bush and noted Kellys' gesture. He signaled the rest of Blue to spread out and keep their eyes peeled. John slowly moved from the cover of the bush and sprinted to Kellys' Position. The pair pushed their backs…

The following is from Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, Winnemucca wrote her book Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims in 1882. Winnemucca wrote this book to help highlight stories of her people and the interactions they had with white European and American settlers. Winnemucca hoped her writings would have the desired outcome of forcing change and getting public opinion and government officials on the sides of Native American tribes. Winnemucca portrayed cross-cultural interaction as…

The second vignette discusses Father John Finian’s operations with the Burmese. Father Finian’s interactions with the Burmese are an example of the SOF imperative, "Operate with and Through.” He arrived in Burma in 1952 to oversee the Catholic Mission. He viewed communism as evil and vowed to do his part to defeat it. Father Finian conducted unconventional warfare (UW) activities against the Communist party by working with and through local Burmese. He recruited like-minded locals with an…

Many people who been deployed will say they had traumatic experiences while in the armed forces. To cope with these experiences when in America, many look for a hobby to be around people they can relate to. One of these hobbies are joining motorcycle clubs (MC). More members of the military than you may think have joined a motorcycle club. The idea of a long lasting brotherhood becomes appealing after being in war. According to the members, they are not a part of a “gang” but a club of brothers.…

“War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” First it must be clarified, what military strategy means. Weighley presents the following definition which is also officially recognized in the US military: Military strategy … is the art and science of employing the armed forces of a nation to secure the objectives of national policy by the application of force, or the threat of force.” At the highest level, the National Security Strategy (NSS) outlines enduring US…