In this interview MSG Portish of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC, 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) located at Joint Base Balad (JBB) discusses the importance of understanding the contracting procedures embedded in the food service...
In February 2009, the 628'" Aviation Support Battalion (628'" AS B) was called into active duty in support of operation Iraqi Freedom 09-11 (OIF 09-11). The mission of the ASB was to provide dedicated logistical support for the 28th Combat Aviation...
CPT Toomer gives a detailed discussion of the operations of his Forward Support Company in providing support to Task Force Pegasus. Toomer notes because of the Forward Operating Base (FOB)-centric nature of his deployment, his unit's largest...
In this interview COL Wood describes the very orthodox mission he and his Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) headquarters had at JBB. COL Wood's unit, the 38th CAB, controlled a multi-component task force of Regular Army, Army National Guard and Army...
In this interview, CPT Christina Shepard, US Army, Quartermaster, discusses her deployment to Iraq as an S4 Projects Officer in 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). CPT Shepard opens her interview describing her key duties as the S4...
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the 1st Sustainment Brigade (SB) reduced customer wait time (CWT) in Multi-National Division-Baghdad (MND-B) from October 2007 to January 2008. A secondary objective was to determine what affect...
In his interview, CPT Beagle describes his role as a Medical Operations officer for a Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) headquarters. Beagle relates the challenges of reducing the clinic from a 24-hour operation to limited duty hours due to the...
In this interview MAJ (CH) Barlow relates how he received notification that he was to mobilize for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and how he had to ensure his home church was covered by an interim pastor in order to assure his job after...
In this interview, MAJ Norman Lee Wilson, US Army, Signal Corps; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the brigade communications officer (S6) in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Wilson discusses a typical day and...
CPT Polyniak discusses his deployment in support of the Global War on Terror from 22 March thru 10 November 2008 at Joint Base Balad (JBB). This deployment was CPT Polyniak's fourth, and he provides many interesting contrasts with his earlier...
CSM Watson discusses his preparations for mobilization, and his interactions with the HHC First Sergeant (1SG) and Brigade Operations Sergeant Major. CSM Watson relates struggling with deciding when to notify his employer and family about the...
In this interview LTC Hance describes his involvement in the building of his Task Force Headquarters for deployment. He describes how he worked with the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) G1 to identify potential fillers for the unit, and...
LTC Lane relates how his full time role as the 38th CAB Administrative Officer (AO) and Senior Full Time Unit Support (FTUS) dovetailed well with the preparations for the mobilization. Lane notes that he was deeply involved in executing the...
In this interview, LTC Clarke gives a detailed description of the formation of his unit -- Detachment 15 of the 244th Aviation Brigade (USAR) -- specifically for the purpose of controlling Army fixed wing Aviation operations in Iraq. Clarke...
MAJ Jesus Gonzalez served as executive officer (XO) with the 14th Movement Control Battalion (MCB) in Mosul, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), with a training team advising the Afghan Police during 2007 and 2008...
COL Thomas McCune served as the brigade flight surgeon with Task Force 38 in 2010 at Joint Base Balad (JBB) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010 interview, COL McCune gives a detailed description of the process for a...
In this interview, LTC Kozlowski compares and contrasts his experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) with his earlier deployments in Stabilization Force (SFOR)-15 and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Kozlowski reflects his belief that the...
In this interview CPT Parker relates how he (as a UH60 rotary wing pilot) completed the Fixed Wing aircraft transition course in August 2009 in time to assume command of his company just prior to mobilization. During the pre-mobilization train up,...
This document will describe my experience from the preparation, deployment, and the return of an Infantry Battalion from Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-11 (OIF 09-1 I). The significant events during this deployment were: how the Battalion assisted in...
CPT Raychad Vannatta served as company commander of Bravo Company, 1-137th Aviation Regiment at Joint Base Balad (JBB), Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2009 interview, CPT Vannatta discusses...