Between July 2004 and June 2005, Lieutenant Colonel Ken Adgie served as the operations officer (S3) for the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. In this capacity, he was intimately involved in the planning and force packaging for...
"Central Command had published a concept brief on 4 October 2004 via email," Lieutenant Colonel John Reynolds recalled, "that had laid out the requirements to conduct full-spectrum counterinsurgency operations to destroy anti-Iraqi forces (AIF)...
In March 2004, Captain Jeff Jager joined 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment at Forward Operating Base Normandy in Iraq and, in early November, was sent over to Marine Regimental Combat Team 7 as the officer in charge of a liaison team "to assist...
A former medic with the 82nd Airborne Division and a Special Forces qualified medical sergeant, Captain Gregory McCrum was commissioned in May 2002 after graduating from the inter-service physician assistant (PA) program at Fort Sam Houston....
The leader of 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, Task Force 2-2 Infantry in Fallujah during Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), Staff Sergeant David Bellavia was recommended for the Medal of Honor, nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross...
The commander of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Newell and his Task Force 2-2 participated in the November 2004 combined-joint operation, known as Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah....
A recent addition to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment as the onset of Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr) neared, Captain Christopher Lacour served as the assistant fire support officer during this decisive November 2004 urban fight to retake the...
In this interview, MAJ John Newman, US Army, Infantry; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Newman discusses his pre-deployment training and his immediate...