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CSM Rock Shiffer on Jump School in 1974
From the archives of the Airborne Oral History Project: Command Sergeant Major Rock Shiffer talks about his experiences at the Basic Parachutist Course in 1974.
Ranger Interview Footage 7 (1993 Interviews)
Extended Interview with a Company Commander in the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Washington in December, 1993.
OSS: Training the Glorious Amateurs
Major General William "Wild Bill" Donovan will always be known as the father of modern American intelligence. His ingenuity and guidance steered the OSS through the young organization's successes and hiccups and simultaneously proved the value of…
OSS Weapons Ingenuity
General Donovan encouraged the Research & Development Branch of the OSS to fabricate weapons in house for officers in the field. Ranging from the incredibly complex to the remarkably simply, OSS knives and guns were intended for easy and effective…
Allen W. Dulles, Spymaster
The OSS station in Bern, Switzerland, was so close to the German border that the site was nicknamed "Hitler's doorstep". Dulles served as Station Chief at this critical post and mounted numerous intelligence operations, including efforts to breach…
WWII Psych Ops
Black propaganda was the specialty of the Morale Operations Branch of the OSS. Designed to look as though it had been produced by disgruntled Germans or Japanese, this misinformation was targeted to weaken Axis morale. For more about the OSS and the…
Ranger Interview Footage 6 (1993 Interviews)
Interview with a member of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Washington in December, 1993.
Ranger Interview Footage 5 (1993 Interviews)
Ranger Interview Footage 5 (1993 Interviews)
Ranger Interview Footage 4 (1993 Interviews)
Interview with a member of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Washington in December, 1993.
Ranger Interview Footage 3 (1993 Interviews)
Interview with a member of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Washington in December, 1993.
Ranger Interview Footage 1 (1993 Interviews)
Interview with a member of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Washington in December, 1993.
Gen. William J. Donovan Decorated by President Truman
President Truman awards the Oak Leaf Cluster of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Donovan.
Ranger / S.O.A.R. Joint Field Training Exercise, 1993 (Raw Footage)
Ranger Special Operations Vehicles being rigged and airlifted by the 160th Special Operations Regiment through inclement weather in December, 1993.
Wild Bill Donovan, Father of US Intelligence
Major General William "Wild Bill" Donovan will always be known as the father of modern American intelligence. His ingenuity and guidance steered the OSS through the young organization's successes and hiccups and simultaneously proved the value of…
CSM Gary Mastroleo on "The Old Guard" in the early Sixties
Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo about his service as a member of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) in the early 1960's.
Rock Shiffer on the formation of the 2nd Ranger Battalion
Command Sergeant Major Rock Shiffer talks about the formation of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger), his company commander Captain (eventually Colonel) Robert Howard, his platoon commander Lieutenant (eventually General) John Abizaid,…
CSM Gary Mastroleo: "Moving away from the Country Club"
An excerpt from an interview with Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo about the Persian Gulf War and its impact on Civil Affairs units in the United States Army Reserve.
Colonel Ruben B. Garcia, Part I
An excerpt from an interview with Colonel Ruben Garcia about his participation in REFORGER operations in the late1980's.
Major Joseph Cook, Part VI
From the archives of the Civil Affairs Oral History Project: an excerpt from an interview with Major Joseph Cook about his service as Executive Officer of Team 4, Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Major Joseph Cook, Part V
From the archives of the Civil Affairs Oral History Project: an excerpt from an interview with Major Joseph Cook about his service as Executive Officer of Team 4, Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Major Joseph Cook, Part IV
From the archives of the Civil Affairs Oral History Project: an excerpt from an interview with Major Joseph Cook about his service as Executive Officer of Team 4, Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Major Joseph Cook, Part III
From the archives of the Civil Affairs Oral History Project: an excerpt from an interview with Major Joseph Cook about his service as Executive Officer of Team 4, Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Major Joseph Cook, Part II
From the archives of the Civil Affairs Oral History Project: an excerpt from an interview with Major Joseph Cook about his service as Executive Officer of Team 4, Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Major Joseph Cook, Part I
From the archives of the Civil Affairs Oral History Project: an excerpt from an interview with Major Joseph Cook about his service as Executive Officer of Team 4, Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo, Part III
Excerpt from an interview with Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo about his service as NCOIC of Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo, Part II
Excerpt from an interview with Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo about his service as NCOIC of Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo, Part I
Excerpt from an interview with Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo about his service as NCOIC of Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.
Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo,
The Liberation of Kuwait, Part II
Excerpt from an interview with Command Sergeant Major Gary Mastroleo about his service as NCOIC of Detachment 1, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during the Persian Gulf War.