In this interview, MAJ Jade Hinman, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as part of the Military Training Team (MiTT) in 2007. MAJ Hinman discusses his reasoning for volunteering to deploy, how he was able to boost morale as leader and...
MAJ Damon Schwan served as operations officer (S3) of a Military Transition Team (MiTT) in Sinjar, Nineveh Province, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this February 2011 interview, MAJ Schwan discusses the...
From December 2005 through December 2006, Major Tony Nichols served as the military transition team (MiTT) leader assigned to coach, teach and mentor two different Iraqi Army units: initially the 1st Iraqi Division Motor Transport Regiment and...
SFC Smith’s heroism saved approximately 100 American Soldiers and prevented the Republican Guard from over running the aid station and the Task Force headquarters less than a half a mile away. In doing this, he became the latest recipient of the...
Colonel Jeffrey Terhune was the military transition team (MiTT) chief assisting the Iraqi Ground Forces Command (IGFC) during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. Normally the capability manager for infantry brigade combat teams and close combat...
MAJ Cloyd Smith served as the operations officer (S3) on a military transition team (MiTT) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2009 interview, MAJ Smith discusses the substantial...
A reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Major Matthew Jones served as an advisor support team leader in Iraq in 2004-2005. In this interview, he recounts the process of mobilizing a reserve unit for service overseas, describing...
During his May 2003 to July 2004 deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major George H. Sarabia served as a regimental S4, then XO of 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Based in the heavily Shi'ite Baghdad slum of Sadr City,...
Serving on the military transition team (MiTT) assigned to the Iraqi Ground Forces Command (IGFC) from January 2006 through January 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Matt Whitney was originally slated to be the C5 advisor. This, however, was an "ill-advised...
Major Blaine Wales served as the national police transition team (NPTT) chief for 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police (INP) Division in Taji, Iraq, during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After not being...
The purpose of this monograph is to determine the applicability of the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) COMPSTAT crime control model to restoring order in Iraq. The Iraqi Police Service (IPS) performs similar police functions to those executed...
In this second of two interviews, Major Melissa Carter talks about serving on a military transition team for the Iraqi 1st Motorized Transportation Regiment in Habbaniyah, Iraq from May 2007 through April 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom....
First Lieutenant Jeremy Burke, a reservist from the 80th Division (Institutional Training), served on a military transition team (MiTT) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Normally a company executive officer acting as a company commander, he...
Captain Christian Solinsky served in Operation Iraqi Freedom II from early 2003 through early 2004 at Ba'qubah, Iraq. His main mission was to train the police although he had no experience as an MP prior to this assignment. Initial training...
Strong public affairs activities and operational support promote a greater understanding of the Army and its contribution to the nation, relevant in obtaining international legitimacy and support. The problem is that current Army Public Affairs...
This monograph proposes that one of the Army's primary doctrinal concepts, combat power, requires modification to keep pace with the changing environment of conflict. It argues that the Army's combat power model, defined as the combined effects of...
This study examines the concept of battle command from a modern historical perspective. It analyzes the decision making and leadership displayed by Lieutenant General Franks during the planning, preparation and execution of Operation Desert Storm...
Iraqi Freedom Fighters will continue to torture all United States Prisoners of War captured on Iraqis soil. As long as the United States continues to publicly disregard the basic humanitarian treatment of all captured Iraqis. It is in the best...
The United States is committed to on-going involvement with Iraq to rebuild the country. Marines, who deploy to Iraq or are involved with Iraqis, need a basic knowledge of the country, its culture, history and present-day state of affairs. This...
Major William Taylor served as a military transition team (MiTT) member in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from December 2005 to December 2006. In this interview, Taylor talks about the MiTTs and the current disconnection from their strategic...