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materials like bark and mud. One of the aspects I found most interesting among the Apache was their weaponry used during warfare and their influence in modern day. The most recognized arsenal of the brute tribe consisted of the bow and arrow, war club, and tomahawk. Each weapon served a different purpose and enabled the Apache tribe to avail in many battles with neighboring tribes. Many of the weapons used by the Apache have been innovated and still prevail in many areas of use such as construction

gunships from firing in fear of fratricide (Baran, 2015). For this reason, fighting conventionally did not work and the tactics shifted to Vietnam style attack support. Some high altitude locations, requiring greater aircraft lift capability, made Apache hovering fire near to impossible. Eliminating the enemy with effective CCA required diving fire techniques in power limited environments. In addition, UH and CH communities flew low level altitudes to avoid detection and more technical weapon systems

The military has a saying, "no matter how well you plan an operation, Murphy's Law is always going to change it." As leaders, these unexpected events are something that we have to plan for in order to manage the operational risks. The events of March 4th of 2002, on the mountain ridge of Tahkur Ghar, later known as "Robert's Ridge," are a good example of leaders who overlooked red flags of the mission and ended up being a part of one of the fiercest battles in the Afghanistan War. Operation Anaconda

The Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter (Fig 1) is an aircraft that played a big role in U.S. history and its preservation in our museums should continue for years to come. The UH-1 Huey served as medical evacuation, command and control, air assault, personnel transportation, materiel transportation and as a gunship platform. For almost a decade (1965-1973), the Huey operated in the hostile environment of Vietnam and its mission was of great value to the U.S. Armed Forces. The UH-1 Huey is evidence of how

The AH-1 Cobra was the first dedicated gunship to engage in frontline battles anywhere in the world. Based on the Bell UH-1 Huey airframe and developed as a private venture, it proved to be a huge success once it entered combat in Vietnam. This was one of the few U.S. Army aircraft to have actual combat experience being put into the design of the airframe. The Cobra successfully provided aerial gun support and fire suppression for the vulnerable transport and airmobile aircraft. The overwhelming

for the better part of three decades. The Army has invested into a new program called Future Vertical Lift (FVL). This program will develop a replacement for the United States Armed Forces rotary wing aircraft that include the UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache, and CH-47 Chinook. The aim of the program is to develop an airframe that will combine several roles into one aircraft, effectively cutting down costs for the military. Many different design concepts are in in development. Companies such as

The Gulf War The Gulf War was much more than a fight to liberate Kuwait. It was the first non-conventional war; in which new, fairly new, or even experimental weapons were used. The Gulf War displayed much new technology that you will learn lots about in this paper. This paper may sound very technical, but that is what it is about, the new weapon technology vs. the conventional types of weapons used in previous wars. This paper is about the advancement of weapon technology, and how the

James Moore Mr. Brown Academy English 9 Honors 18 March 2015 After every battle of every war, troops are getting stronger, faster, and more accurate. Generals are getting smarter and creating more tactics and coming up with more battle strategies, but during all of this, the most drastic change is in the technology. Things are now becoming more computerized every day and it is very noticeable. Nowadays, everywhere you look no matter where at, a person with a smartphone, tablet, or computer will

Operation Anaconda was a joint operation. Even though it was a joint operation, this does not necessarily mean cohesive. This is especially true of the air operations. Poorly executed joint functions, primarily air operations, resulted in diminished close air support capabilities during Operation Anaconda due to confusion of control of aviation assets, lack of proper communication equipment, and available air coordination personnel were overwhelmed. Confusion of control of Aviation Assets The

Taliban. CH-47 helicopters were the mode of transportation for the 10th Mountain Division soldiers along with help from the Rakkasans of the 101st Airborne Division. The CH-47s would drop the troops and make multiple turns for resupply. Six US AH-64 Apaches were to begin patrols into the valley at around 0530 that morning and once troops were on the ground, provide air support. Finally, the Air Force was to support with bombings prior to the offensive and air support with AC-130 gunships. The plan