Throughout the history of our nation’s military there have been many American soldiers whom have deemed the title of hero. Unfortunately, this title typically goes to the commissioned officer rather than the noncommissioned officer, better known...
The mission of the 33rd Military Police Battalion is the command and control of all defense forces protecting Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Bucca, Iraq, located in MND-SE between Urn Qasar and Safwan. The FOB' s defense forces consist of both...
Every time you were able to go "out-of-the-wire" and comeback with all your soldiers alive you had a good day. This is what I will remember most about Iraq and the Military Iraq Transition Team (MiTT) that I was a part of during OIF 5-6. Every MiTT...
This paper is to give the reader an insight into my personal experiences while assigned to the United States Army Recruiting Command. It will cover the start of my career as an Army Reserve Recruiter, my duty assignments and positions, and my...
The NCO Corps are the “Gate Keepers of Army Standards”. I don’t mean to emphasize the need for on the spot corrections, we all know the importance of situation awareness. I mean to emphasize the need to express to Soldiers and Senior NCOs the...
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the personal emotional aspects of the death of a soldier, interpreter, or Iraqi counterpart. I will cite several examples of the unit dealing with death and what the responsibilities of the unit and chain of...
Major John Ferrell commanded Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry in Kuwait and Iraq in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about the deployment of his squadron from Germany to Kuwait, the relationship...