The Non-Standard Mission

Abstract

My field artillery unit was mobilized to perform a non-standard military police mission during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. The unit was part of the largest National Guard mobilization from our state since the Vietnam era. The challenges of deploying a field artillery unit as an ad hoc MP company were many. The challenges were overcome through the strength of our NCO Corps. As I write this paper, I am preparing for a deployment, a non-standard mission with my current unit. As I compare the two mobilizations, it is apparent that the process for mobilizing, training and preparing our soldiers has improved since the first rotation, but issues concerning the selection of units for non-standard mission still exist five years later.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 2009
Accession Number
ADA631457

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Gosselin

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Area Security
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Patrols
  • Deployment
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Police
  • Mobilization
  • National Guard
  • Police
  • Security
  • Small Arms
  • Standards
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military Science