"Our NCO Corps is unrivaled by any army in the world, envied by our allies, and feared by our enemies. Throughout the Army's history, the NCO has been a pivotal figure, but never more so than today with our spectrum of operations: full combat, tank-on-tank fighting, as during the invasion of Iraq; the guerilla/insurgency war ongoing in Iraq and Afghanistan; peacekeeping operations in Kosovo; and humanitarian support for survivors of the tsunami in Asia, hurricanes in the southeast, and fires in the southwest. Our Army must be ready for this broad range of operations in the years ahead. As NCOs embrace their ever-growing responsibilities in the twenty-first century, this volume will help them remember how they came to be the "backbone of our Army.""
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1 July 2005, in the Foreword to The Story of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps: The Backbone of the Army (2005), 2012 revised edition, by David W. Hogan, Jr. (editor), Arnold G. Fisch, Jr. (editor), & Robert K. Wright, Jr. (editor), Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, paperback, p. v
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