MAJ Javier Bilbao served as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Commander at Life Support Area (LSA) Anaconda in Balad, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2009 interview, MAJ Bilbao...
In this interview, MAJ Jack Owens, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as the Battalion Maintenance Officer and Battery Commander in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Owens discusses his personal experience with...
MAJ John Cherry served as the operations officer (S3) with the 2-395th Field Artillery (FA) battalion during 2004 and 2005 at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2008 interview, MAJ...
From March 2003 through March 2004, Major Dennis Van Wey supported Operation IRAQI FREEDOM as part of the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, a Reserve unit out of Belton, Missouri. Based initially in Ba'qubah with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th...
MAJ Bat-Erdene Batkhuu served as a regimental training officer with the Armed Forces of Mongolia during 2004 and 2005 in Kabul, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In the first of two January 2009 interviews, MAJ Batkhuu...
A Missouri National Guardsman, Major Michael Kitchens served with the 40-member 135th Rear Operations Center at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, for 10 months, beginning in May 2003. In his force protection unit, Kitchens monitored and analyzed intelligence...
In this interview, CSM Timothy Newton, US Army National Guard, discusses his deployment to Iraq in 2008 as a Brigade CSM in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). CSM Newton discusses his personal view of the situation upon arriving in country,...
In this interview, MAJ Joseph Claburn, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as a Brigade Plans Officer in March 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Claburn discusses his personal experience with being in line of direct fire and...
MAJ Lynda Gerhart served as a military intelligence (MI) officer and headquarters commander of 15th MI Battalion, Aerial Exploitation in Balad, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2009 interview,...
In this interview, MAJ Al Zehnder, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as the Command of Bravo Company in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Zehnder discusses his experience with IED's and the injuries suffered...
In this interview, MAJ Russell Stewart, US Army, Military Police, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Current Operations and Military Police Planner in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Stewart describes working with Iraqi...
In this interview, MAJ Paul Savel, US Army, Medical Corp, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Battalion Flight Surgeon in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Savel discusses his experience with caring for the soldiers and his...
MAJ John Hill served served as the brigade assistant logistics officer (S4) for plans with the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division (AD) and as company commander of Bravo Company 1-16 in Ramadi, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi...
MAJ Jason Kristolaitis served as the inland transportation officer, logistics section (G4) at US Army Forces, US Central Command (ARCENT) for Third Army at Camp Doha, Kuwait during 2001 and 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In...
MAJ Jason Kristolaitis served as the commander for the movement control team (MCT), 27th Transportation Battalion under 3rd Corps Support Command (COSCOM) out of Tallil Air Base during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In...
In this interview, LTC Matt Green, US Army, Armor, discusses his deployment to Iraq as Operations Officer in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). LTC Green discusses his experience with losing soldiers and the interactions he had with...
In this interview, MAJ Eric Penrod of the US Marine Corps discusses his deployment to Iraq as a staff officer with the 2 MEF in the counter-IED cell as part of the G3 from February 2007-February 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). ...
In this interview, MAJ Matthew McGrew, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ McGrew discusses a typical day during his deployment and the changes he...
In this interview, MAJ Ryan Seagreaves, US Army, Armor, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Tank Company Commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Seagreaves discusses what his responsibilities were and talks about a...
MAJ Christopher Mahaffey served as the assistant brigade operations officer (S3) with headquarters and headquarters company (HHC), 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (ID) on the initial push into Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and as a tank company...