Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Hoepner served as the operations officer for the 501st Military Intelligence Battalion in Iraq from June 2003 through July 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this email correspondence interview, he talks about...
Lieutenant Colonel Russell Godsil served as the intelligence officer for 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Baghdad, Iraq, from June 2003 through July 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about how the brigade's...
In this first of two interviews, Major Jong Kim talks about serving as the operations officer for the 82nd Corps Support Battalion in Taji, Iraq, from January 2005 through January 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses the...
From November 2002 through November 2003 in support of the Global War on Terrorism, Major Alan Bal served as the air defense artillery coordination officer / deputy G3 for US Army Central (ARCENT) and worked variously in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and...
From October 2002 through January 2003, CW4 Nate Jones served as the air and missile defense planner with 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, Task Force Cobra, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Then, from January until May 2003, he moved to Turkey for...
Major Ray Ramos-Rivera served as the chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological and explosives officer for the force protection cell at Multinational Force-Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq, from April 2005 through April 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi...
From October 2003 through April 2004 in support of the Global War on Terrorism, Major Amy Burrows served as the Blue Force Tracker / FBCB2 integrator at Camp Doha, Kuwait. At the time a member of the 35th Signal Brigade on temporary change of...
Major Ted Wojtusik commanded Delta Company, 52nd Infantry in Mosul, Iraq, from October 2004 through October 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about unexpectedly taking command of his company six weeks before...
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Schmidt has served in a variety of positions as a psychological operations (PSYOP) officer, including Operation Enduring Freedom tours in the Philippines and Afghanistan. In this interview, he talks about PSYOP doctrine as...
In this second of three interviews, Major J.T. Eldridge talks about commanding Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment in Baghdad, Iraq from November 2003 through February 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He...
In this second of four interviews, Major Ramiro Santoyo, US Air Force, talks about serving as a mission crew commander with the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron at Doha, Qatar from April through June 2005 in support of the Global War of Terrorism....
In this third of three interviews, Major Kellie Rourke talks about serving as the intelligence officer for the 5th Special Forces Group at Camp Syverson, Iraq, from October 2007 through May 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She discusses...
From October 2004 through April 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Kevin Golinghorst commanded the 73rd Engineer Company, part of 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq. In this interview, he discusses the...
In this first of two interviews, Major Dave Hammerschmidt, United States Air Force, talks about serving in the 725th Air Mobility Squadron at Naval Station Rota, Spain, from September 2001 through June 2004 in support of the Global War on...
Commanding the 26th Forward Support Battalion's headquarters detachment, Major Kelso Horne helped support 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division throughout the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. In this capacity, he was in charge of the...
In this interview, Major Carey Eichhorst talks about her three-month service as the personnel support for contingency operations (PERSCO) team chief at Manas Airbase, Kyrgyzstan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She discusses her role in...
In 2007-2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Brad Burns of the Kansas Army National Guard served as commander of the 731st Truck Company, based at Camp Adder, Talil Airbase, in Iraq. In this interview, he discusses his company’s...
From March 2005 through April 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Christopher Brough served as commander of Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery, and was based in Baghdad, Iraq. In this interview, he discusses...
The commander of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment in Fallujah, Iraq, as part of November 2004's Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), Captain Edward Twaddell III and the rest of Task Force 2-7 were attached to Marine Regimental Combat...
From May to July 2006 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines, Major Daniel Alan Leach served as group veterinarian for the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). In this interview, he discusses the conduct of veterinary civic assistance...