Author: Dennis J. Cahill, Sr.

7-minute read Reporting back to the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) (96th CA Bn (Abn)). The CA Course ended on 21 August 1992, a Friday. My orders required me to…

5-minute read There are actually two parts to this story for me – one before attending the CA Course and one after. This is part 1. Enroute from Schweinfurt, Germany,…

7-minute read [Updated with Responses from Teammates on 1 January 2026.] Class composition. I don’t remember much about signing in on Sunday, 12 July 1992, but I do recall that…

15-minute read  [Updated with Responses from Teammates on 11 December 2025.] The original question. In September 2025, in response to CATR #13, Major John McElligott sent the Civil Affairs Team…

5-minute read Assessment and selection for Regular Army civil affairs units. CAAS did not exist in 1992 when I was in the Regular Army and chose civil affairs as a…

3-minute read By Major (Retired) Tom Kinton Introductory Note from the CATR Team Leader: The following piece was written by Major (Retired) Tom Kinton, a civil affairs officer and Veteran…

By Colonel (Ret.) Patrick Pascall 7-minute read My background. I was commissioned into Armor in 1993, commanding Abrams M1A1 tanks and learning the fundamentals of maneuver warfare. Three years later,…

5-minute read The Berlin Wall came down. On November 9, 1989, the people of Berlin breached and ultimately tore down the wall that had divided their city since 1961. I…

7-minute read [Updated with Responses from Teammates on 9 October 2025.] Civil affairs in early military training. When I was a cadet at the United States Military Academy, military history…

[Updated with Responses from Teammates on 29 September 2025.] 8-minute read A loaded question. This can be a sensitive subject for some. Being a member of special operations forces (SOF)…