General Flashcards
Who is MG Charles E. Kilbourne (awards, MOH, branches, unique)?
MOH, Distinguished Service Cross & Medal, Croix de Guerre
MOH for climbing a pole within 250 yds of enemy and successfully repaired a telegraph wire in full view of the enemy. Reestablished telegraphic communication to the front.
Signal, Infantry, Artillery.
In 1918 he was the only person to hold the Army’s three highest awards. Only sigo to be awarded MOH for performing a combat commo mission
What are the 7 steps of the MDMP?
Receipt of Mission Mission Analysis COA Development COA Analysis and War-Game COA Comparison COA Approval Orders Production
What are the 8 troop leading procedures?
Receive the Mission Issue a Warning Order Make a Tentative Plan Start Necessary Movement Recon Complete the Plan Issue the Order Supervise and Refine
What are the 5 paragraphs of an OPORD?
Situation Mission Execution Sustainment Command and Signal
What are the 3 leader attributes?
Character
Presence
Intellect
What are the 3 leader competencies?
Leads
Develops
Achieves
Define “an Army leader”
An Army leader is anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals.
Army leaders motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus thinking and shape decisions for the greater good of the organization.
Leads and develops.
What is the definition of leadership?
Leadership is he process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.
Which ADP covers Army Leadership?
ADP 6-22
Which ADP is for Mission Command?
ADP 6-0
What was the name of one war pigeon and which award did it receive?
Cher Ami
Croix de Guerre
Name the 5 signaleers who were awarded the MOH.
PVT Morgan Lane (civil war)
SGT Will Barnes (spanish american war)
MG Charles Kilbourne (philippine-american war)
COL Gordon Johnston (philippine-american war)
MG Adolphus Greely (arctic weather expedition)
What are the 5 C’s (IED)
Confirm Clear Call Cordon Control
Who is BG Albert J Myers (notable for, how he started, lasting programs)?
Signal Corps founder and first Chief Signal Officer
Medical. Created a commo system for deaf mutes using a telegraph.
Created a commo system using flags or torches. Appointed the first Signal Officer at outbreak of Civil War.
Helped create the first US Weather Service.
Who is BG Adolphus Greely (notable for, new tech, new ideas)?
Introduced radio, automobile and airplane into military use.
Commissioned an airplane to be built - unsuccessful but lead Wright brothers to create one and the Signal Corps bought it.
Brought about Arctic exploration and oversaw thousands of miles of telegraph lines in American southwest.
