Iraq: a military perspective on lessons learned Major Matthew R. Hover* Major Matthew R. Hover is Judge Advocate in the US Army. He holds an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College; an LL.M. from the US Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School; a J.D. from He has been the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army since 2014, leading it through the most recent Security and Defence Review in 2015. He assumed the appointment Lawrence B. Wilkerson (born June 15, 1945) is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.Since the end of his military career, Wilkerson has criticized many aspects of the Iraq War, including his own preparation of Powell's presentation to the United Nations Security Council, as well as other aspects of American policy in the The United States Army has seven core values: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. Together, they form the acronym LDRSHIP or leadership. The Army defines leadership as “anyone who by virtue of assumed role or assigned responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organized goals.”. May 29, 2020 · Former soldiers with the rank of colonel or above were banned from working for the new Iraqi government and did not receive severance or retirement. “We could have done a lot better job of sorting through that and keeping the Iraqi army together,” General Ray Odierno, the U.S. Army chief of staff, told TIME in 2015. Jan 21, 2022 · The corps chief of staff (BG John R. Landry), a G4 planner (LTC Robert W. Browne) and a G1 planner (MAJ Paul G. Liebeck) were also members of the planning cell, but were not present at the headquarters when the CNN announcement was made. Tab D (Contingency and Fragmentary Plans [FRAGPLAN]) to VII Corps Desert Shield/Desert Storm After-Action General Eric K. Shinseki. General Shinseki assumed duties as the 34th Chief of Staff, United States Army, on 22 June 1999. General Shinseki graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He also holds a Master of Arts Degree in English Literature from Duke University. Jun 19, 2010 · Iraqi Staff Gen. Aboud Ganbar, deputy of the Iraqi Army chief of staff for operations, the graduation's keynote speaker, said he was thankful for the field artillery branch and school, and advised Oct 9, 2021 · Raymond T. Odierno, a four-star Army general who was a key architect of the “surge” in U.S. forces during the Iraq War that was credited with reducing violence and increasing stability in the Oct 1, 2018 · Further, there is a need to reactivate the PMF's law—which called for the institutionalization of the Iraqi army—originally enacted by the Iraqi parliament in November 2016. Thus, merging these Shia forces with the regime’s military institution is the first step to isolating them from Iran. YYSet.