A classics scholar, New York City district attorney and U.S. Marine Corps reservist, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos volunteered for active duty after September 11, 2001, and joined the hunt for terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is, however, perhaps...
MAJ Mark Andres served as the brigade plans officer, logistics officer (S4) and company commander with 3rd Brigade, 1st CAV in Baghdad and Najaf, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this May 2010 interview,...
A trainer from August 2003 through June 2006 in the 196th Training Support Brigade, Major Donald Evans - in response to a U.S. Central Command tasking - led a six-man team to Djibouti from May to November 2005 in support of the Joint Special...
In support of the Global War on Terrorism, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Gibler deployed to Afghanistan from December 2001 to June 2002 as the operations officer for 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Task Force Rakkasan). Then, from October 2004...
In this interview, MAJ Irvin Jackson, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Jackson discusses a typical day, some difficult challenges he faced, and...
In this interview, LCDR John Riley, US Navy, Aviation, discusses his deployment as an E2 Aircraft Controller in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). LCDR Riley describes a typical day and his view of the situation when entering...
MAJ James "McKay" Moss served as battalion personnel officer (S1) with the 1-327th Infantry in Najaf and Mosul, Iraq during 2003, as the assistant operations officer (S3) with the 1-41st Infantry in Baghdad, Iraq during 2004 and 2005, and as future...
MAJ Charles Milliner served as the assistant operations officer (S3) and fire support officer (FSO) in An Najaf and Mosul, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and as commander with 741st Explosive Ordnance...
MAJ Jason Ballard served as the forward support company (FSC) commander with 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo in Diwaniyah, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this...
In this interview, MAJ Kathleen Neumann, US Army, Military Intelligence, discusses her twenty three month deployment to Qatar as a comptroller in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Neumann discusses her mission with managing an...
CH (MAJ) Robert Allman served as battalion chaplain with the 10th Transportation Battalion in Kuwait during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this November 2010 interview, MAJ Allman discusses how he got past his own personal...
Assigned to III Corps headquarters and based at Camp Victory in Baghdad from January 2004 through February 2005, Major Sean Tracy served as the joint fires and effects planner and was attached to the G3 plans shop. During his deployment, he was...
In command of Alpha Company, 1-64 Armor - part of 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division - during both Operation Desert Spring in Kuwait (March to September 2002) and then Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 until he relinquished command in...
In this interview MAJ Bob McGuire discusses his deployment to Iraq as a member of a military transition team (MiTT) in April 2009. Originally slated to be the operations officer (S3) for a division MiTT MAJ McGuire learned upon his arrival in...
MAJ Robert Green served as general's aide to the Multi-National Corps - Iraq (MNC-I) deputy commanding general (DCG) at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq during 2004 and 2005, as the assistant battalion operations officer (S3) at Abu Ghraib, Iraq...
MAJ Mark Barton served as the chief targeting officer at Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF-76) at Bagram Airfield (BAF), Afghanistan during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and as assistant operations officer (S3), then...
MAJ Donald Johnson served as the assistant operations officer (S3) and a military advisor to the Iraqi Army (IA) in Tikrit, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 and as company commander in West Rashid, Iraq during 2007 and 2008, both in support of Operation...
MAJ Phil Bergeron served as the assistant operations officer (S3) and task force fire support officer (FSO) with the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry at Kandahar Air Field (KAF), Afghanistan during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom...
In this May 2009 interview MAJ Curran Chidester, Air Defense Artillery (ADA) discusses his deployment to Iraq as the company commander of Alpha Battery, 4-5 ADA, 1st Cavalry Division in 2005. MAJ Chidester discusses his pre-deployment training and...
In this interview, MAJ Joseph Orenstein, US Army, JAG; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the Brigade Judge Advocate in 2006 through 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Orenstein discusses a typical day in theater and describes...