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Had some experience with dispersed units in Germany where many of our companies were split up across Bavaria. My own company had two platoons in Augsburg, each with a squad in Garmisch and Bad Tolz. One platoon in Munich had a squad in Berchtegarten and a two man detail at Lke Chiemsee. Worked out f...

Maybe trend is a better term. I found that South Dakota was closing (6) or terminating agreements with some dual use armories. Many other states in the Midwest and West have been consolidating and as you pointed out maybe too much. The belief from DC is that guardsmen will travel great distances of ...

Just did a quick scan about armories and found that there is a movement to close down many smaller ones throughout the U.S. The Feds are wanting to lower costs and forcing consolidation of armories and reserve centers. Many are old and need replacing and/or were cohabited with other local organizati...

Having read a little about the NG, armories in small midwest and western communities during the interwar period often had less than a company since the local population could not often support a full company. They met one night a week and 2 weeks annual training during the summer, not the one weeken...

That sounds like a good recommendation. I realized that I don't have a copy so will try and pick one up this week. Thanks.

I have seen it several times. Mostly a sympathetic view of Custer much of it based upon Libby Custer's book and some Native American accounts. There is a book of the same title that I haven't had time to look at. It is available used online. I believe it is the best portrayal yet of Custer but could...

The Federation of American Scientists has some unique topics on their site and I found this today: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bugle.htm Bugle Calls Times & Meaning 5:50 AM - Assembly of Trumpeters for Reveille [First Call] RM / MP3 The first signal for the soldiers to rise and shine...

This has been an interesting dicussion. Here is some added information to some of the points. The U.S. Army owned only 20 trucks in 1912. By 1914 this had increased to 80 trucks and 35 motor cars. Differing numbers may be attributable to the leasing of vehicles for special needs. The Boston Army Man...

This brings up one of my long sought after questions. Although I understand it varies with conditions, how did the cavalry horse subsist on the march. They obviously carried some fodder which I presume was grain for higher energy content than grass as mentioned above. Was grass enough to sustain a c...