From the onset of major combat operations in Iraq through his redeployment in June of 2003, Major John Cochran ran the current operations cell as the 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment's assistant operations officer. In this first of two interviews...
The commander of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Wisconsin National Guard, when he was given the opportunity to lead an embedded training team (ETT) to Afghanistan, Colonel Dominic Cariello arrived in theater in February 2006 and, during his...
Upon relinquishing his three-year command of a Wisconsin National Guard field artillery battalion, Lieutenant Colonel John Schroeder was offered the opportunity to volunteer for embedded training team (ETT) duty in Afghanistan, which he took, was...
In this first of two interviews regarding his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Major Gregory Trahan discusses his command of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan beginning in...
As part of his research for a Global War on Terrorism Occasional Paper on the so-called Second Lebanon War of 2006 - a 34-day conflict fought principally between Israel and the paramilitary forces of Hezbollah - historian Matt Matthews of Fort...
From January 2005 through January 2006, Major Cecil Woode served as the operations and support operations officer (S3/SPO) advisor for the military transition team (MiTT) assigned to the 1st Iraqi Motor Transport Regiment - the first such unit...
Major Mark Gilmore deployed to Iraq for his second tour of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the leader of a military transition team (MiTT) in September 2006. He reported first to Fort Riley, Kansas, to undergo immersion training at FOB Victory,...
Upon taking command of Alpha Company, 11th Engineers, part of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq in 2003, Major Mike Binetti, upon redeployment, presided over its reorganization to Echo Company, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor and, in January...
Major Ryan Samuelson served as the pilot of a KC-135R in the 407th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flying out of Thumrait Airbase, Oman, from January through May 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Flying...
In this third of three interviews concerning his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Major Allan Selburg discusses his March 2005 through March 2006 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, during which he served on a special police...
Ms. Stephanie Miley returned to Iraq to lead a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in April 2006. A Foreign Service officer, economic officer and volunteer for duty in Iraq, Miley had previously served in the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA),...
Mr. Gregory Burton, Foreign Service, US State Department, volunteered for duty as a member of a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in Afghanistan. From duty in 2005 as an economic officer with the American Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, Burton...
From March through September 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major James Swift commanded the 426th Forward Support Battalion's supply company - part of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. In this comprehensive interview,...
About his June 2003 through February 2004 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Todd Hourihan describes himself as having had to "hitchhike" both into and out of war. He begins this interview by telling how his original orders...
Major Carlos Platero of the El Salvadoran Army deployed to Iraq with the Cuscatlan Battalion for a six-month rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. From 13 February 2005 until 23 August 2005, this battalion was a part of the Multinational...
Major Jason Curl, in this first of two interviews, talks about his command of a rifle company in 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Afghanistan and Jacobabad, Pakistan, from August 2002 through January 2003 in support of Operation...
Major Blaine Wales served as the national police transition team (NPTT) chief for 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police (INP) Division in Taji, Iraq, during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After not being...
This study investigates the role of the Army in combating moonshiners in the mountainous South during Reconstruction. The military committed numerous detachments across the South to aid U.S. marshals and revenue agents in eliminating stills. This...
In a post-Cold war environment, U.S. military deployments to promote stability, foster democratic reform, and encourage peace id an increasingly volatile world have risen dramatically. Never have so many of these ""operations other than war"" been...
This study investigates the challenges of planning stability operations following major combat operations. Post-conflict stability operations are difficult to plan and execute if military commanders and campaign planners do not take a comprehensive...