The Spear

In 1966, John “Tilt” Meyer enlisted in the US Army and promptly violated a well-known adage to...

When an infantry battalion is operating tactically, its actions rarely have the possibility of...

“Trust your NCOs” is common advice given to every new lieutenant. This adage, the...

In 1995, Robert Craven was a teenage high school dropout with a baby on the way. Looking for...

Long before Mel Brooks gave us an iconic image of soldiers conducting a fruitless task, he was...

In 2002, just weeks out of Ranger School, Dan Stuewe became a platoon leader in the 101st Airborne...

In 2006, a small US Army element left its base in Ramadi, Iraq on a movement-to-contact patrol....

As a new military police platoon leader, Robin Fontes unexpectedly found herself present at a...