In this interview, MAJ Leslie Parks, US Army, Civil Affairs, discusses his experience as the Civil Affair Team Leader in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007. MAJ Parks talks about his perception of supply chain management and establishing...
MAJ Ellis Barnes served as the battalion logistics officer (S4) of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (ID), Stryker Brigade, 5-20 Infantry in Mosul, Tall Afar and Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 and as company commander of Alpha Company5-20...
MAJ Ed Vedder deployed to Iraq in support of OIF from August 2007 until December 2008 to COB Speicher, Iraq. MAJ Vedder, an attack helicopter pilot, deployed initially as the XO for 1-1 Attack and halfway through the deployment was sent to Fort...
MAJ Matthew McGrew served as team chief on a military transition team (MiTT) advising the 46th Iraqi Army (IA) Brigade during 2008 and 2009 in Kirkuk, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In his second interview in February 2010, MAJ...
In this interview, MAJ Stanley Pulley, US Army, Engineer, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a HHC Company Commander in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Pulley describes a typical day, and how he was able to morale as a...
US Air Force Major Jasen Beckman served as an aircraft commander of a B-1B Lancer during 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this February 2010 interview, MAJ Beckman...
In this interview MAJ Hoyseth describes his deployment experiences to both OIF in 2003 and OEF in 2008. MAJ Hoyseth deployed with 2-7 INF at the very beginning of OIF and was with one of the first units to cross over into Iraq. He discusses his...
MAJ Dale Ellenbecker served as company commander of Alpha Company, 2-127th Infantry in Kuwait during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Ellenbecker discusses the deficiencies in his...
In this interview MAJ Scott Gibbs discusses his experiences as a National Guard officer serving as an Inspector General (IG) deployed to Kosovo with the 29th INF and the 35th INF from 2006 until 2008. MAJ Gibbs describes the importance of being...
MAJ Tom Lowman served on the V Corps staff as a future operations planner at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq and as liaison officer (LNO) in An Najaf, Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ...
In this interview MAJ Cheryl Rivera discusses her experiences as an OR nurse PROFIS to the 14th CSH to OEF at Bagram Airfield. MAJ Rivera describes what it was like to work on Bagram and as an individual augmentee to a unit already in country and...
LTC Kruse deployed as the Commander of Task Force (TF) 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. LTC Kruse discusses at length the disadvantages of a separate Aviation Task Force working directly for the Combined Forces...
MAJ Curtis Perkins served as the assistant brigade logistics officer (S4) with 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (ID) and company commander of the 1-12 Infantry in Baghdad, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 and as operations officer (S3) with 4th Brigade,...
In this interview LTC Completo discusses his short-notice deployment to Iraq to fill a general medical doctor (GMO) for the Level II medical treatment facility supporting 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment out of Germany. The unit was originally located...
MAJ Michael Crawford served as the battalion operations officer (S3) with the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery (FA) at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010...
A veteran of two deployments in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, from March to August 2003 Captain Craig Stucker initially served as the personnel officer for 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment (part of 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division)...
In this interview, MAJ Ryan Nesrsta, US Army, Aviation, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Nesrsta discusses his experience with flying while in country and reminisces...
From June 2004 to June 2005, Major William Kepley was based at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, and served as the Army Central Command (ARCENT) Qatar operations officer. In this capacity, while he managed Class V ammunition for all ARCENT-assigned units...
MAJ Jane Sander served as a company commander with the 51st Signal Battalion in Baghdad and Camp Babylon, Iraq during 203 and 2004, volunteered to help field the Combat Survivor Evader Locater (CSEL) radio out of Logistical Support Area (LSA)...
The J4 logistics officer for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula from May 2004 to May 2005, Major Dennis Levesque was responsible for the "life sustainment" of this strategic-level organization throughout the Iraqi...