The 3d Infantry Division had just returned from an extremely successful campaign in Operation Iraqi Freedom I. They had begun in the deserts of Kuwait, captured the city of Baghdad and its airport, and quelled the riotous and volatile city of...
My first direct experience working as a part of a Joint-Force Team came during preparation for Iraqi Freedom. I was assigned to the 3D Corps Support Command (3rd COSCOM) in Wiesbaden, Germany. As an infantryman I didn’t know what the COSCOM’s...
My name is SGM Anthony L. Walker. I will be giving you a full history of my military background, and a summary of each Installation I was stationed at so that you will know my feelings of the duty station and the great leaders that influenced me,...
The war in Iraq changed the way we fight, train and equip our Soldiers. We never expected to do 175 combat missions as a Military Intelligence unit while in theater. We survived several small arms and IED attacks while conducting support operations...
My personal experience of Operation Iraqi Freedom was challenging to my unit in many ways. Many tasks were placed upon our already strenuous wartime mission. There was no battle hand off between units, which made our transition very laborious....
The following account details the training challenges I faced as a Detachment Sergeant of a remotely located MTOE finance detachment that shared world wide contingency support mission of the 13th Finance Group and III Corps. The information...
As part of the Global War on Terrorism, the 25th Infantry Division was called upon to support operations in Iraq during OIF II from January 2004- February 2005. 1st Battalion 25th Aviation Regiment was the only aviation asset from the division to...
According to American Military History, vol. 1(2005, p.3), "Wars used to be regarded as clearly definable exercises in violence when diplomacy failed and statesmen handed over to Soldiers the burden of achieving victory." Deploying to Iraq is...
Major John Cole served as the commander of Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery - part of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division - during the initial offensive of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003. In this interview,...