Posted on May 19, 2015
In your opinion what has been the greatest accomplishment of the United States Military to date?
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COL Ted Mc
1SG (Join to see) - Sergeant; Absolutely. Especially if you are referring to the fact that the US military was actually able to abandon the idea that those "minutemen" stood a ghost of a chance if the Brits actually got serious and the only way that the Continental Army was going to actually amount to anything was to become "professionalized".
Once the US military abandoned mythology and started dealing with reality it did damn well.
Once the US military abandoned mythology and started dealing with reality it did damn well.
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mm SSgt (Join to see) Stole mine so I gave him an up vote and I shall elaborate a bit just because, well I'm a History Major and I like to talk.
Berlin Airlift. April 1948-May 1949
Asone of the First test for the fledgling U.S. Air Force. The Berlin Airlift comes after a bit of political pushing and pulling between the Soviets and the Allies. Wanting to just push the Allies completely out of Berlin the Soviets erected a blockade to deter supplies from coming into Berlin. They figured the Allies would just give it up. To their surprise the Allies, led by the US, started the Berlin Airlift. A nonstop round the clock Airlift of goods into Berlin and the level never before seen in the world.
This had a few effects. It does produce the result of the Soviets caving in and opening the ground corridors again after a year. It gives the US a much needed confidence boost going into the Cold War that the Soviets would not openly use force on the US. It is also seen as the unofficial start of the Cold War between the US and the Soviets that lasts up until the late 80's. It also showed that the US could fight the Soviets with out force either.
Is this the greatest accomplishment in US History? That is debatable. But like all the ones listed, it proves as a pivotal moment in History for our nation.
Berlin Airlift. April 1948-May 1949
Asone of the First test for the fledgling U.S. Air Force. The Berlin Airlift comes after a bit of political pushing and pulling between the Soviets and the Allies. Wanting to just push the Allies completely out of Berlin the Soviets erected a blockade to deter supplies from coming into Berlin. They figured the Allies would just give it up. To their surprise the Allies, led by the US, started the Berlin Airlift. A nonstop round the clock Airlift of goods into Berlin and the level never before seen in the world.
This had a few effects. It does produce the result of the Soviets caving in and opening the ground corridors again after a year. It gives the US a much needed confidence boost going into the Cold War that the Soviets would not openly use force on the US. It is also seen as the unofficial start of the Cold War between the US and the Soviets that lasts up until the late 80's. It also showed that the US could fight the Soviets with out force either.
Is this the greatest accomplishment in US History? That is debatable. But like all the ones listed, it proves as a pivotal moment in History for our nation.
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I think there are too many great accomplishments of the US military to really single out one thing. So, I would like to submit a few items for the list...
Berlin Airlift: Providing humanitarian aid to Berliners in the first major crisis of the Cold War. Sustained food supply drops for nearly a year. Nearly 300,000 flights in all. That equated to a flight taking off every 30 seconds.
European Air war (actually an Allied accomplishment): Obtaining and maintaining air superiority against one of the most deadly and advanced air forces in the world at that time
Operation Desert Storm: Essentially crippling Iraq in a few short weeks
George Washington's spy operations during the Revolutionary War: The spy network that was created was new and revolutionary and arguably enabled the colonies to beat a far superior power
Berlin Airlift: Providing humanitarian aid to Berliners in the first major crisis of the Cold War. Sustained food supply drops for nearly a year. Nearly 300,000 flights in all. That equated to a flight taking off every 30 seconds.
European Air war (actually an Allied accomplishment): Obtaining and maintaining air superiority against one of the most deadly and advanced air forces in the world at that time
Operation Desert Storm: Essentially crippling Iraq in a few short weeks
George Washington's spy operations during the Revolutionary War: The spy network that was created was new and revolutionary and arguably enabled the colonies to beat a far superior power
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