This is a personal perspective on my Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) deployment as a finance detachment sergeant. Serving in a United States Army Reserve Unit and going through the mobilization and deployment process is challenging at best. This...
HHC (Warhorse), 2nd Battalion, 8th (U.S.) Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, prepared for its wartime mission during the conduct of Operation Iraqi Freedom I. Upon receipt of deployment orders, we continued to train and prepare our Soldiers, families,...
The purpose of this paper describes my personal experiences as a Noncommissioned Officer during combat operations while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. This paper will provide detailed accounts of my unit’s operational...
Operation Iraqi Freedom, (OIF) Tikrit, Iraq – Mobilize, deploy to IRAQ and provide Forward Operation Base Security in support of the 42nd, 25th and 2nd Marine Division from 20 December 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom III for Radar support generally...
The following dictation shares my personal experience as the First Sergeant of the 360th Transportation Company before, during, and after Operation Iraqi Freedom III (OIF III). I discuss a myriad of problems, events, and issues ranging from...
This personal experience paper will outline the events of the Soldiers and MSG Timothy L. Goad of Battery B 1/623 FA “Stallion Warriors” during OIF III. I give a complete background of my experience, Unit and organizational background including...
This paper will provide a detailed account of the events leading up to the deployment, execution of combat operations, redeployment and reintegration of two military units in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. It will focus on the importance...
As part of the Global War on Terrorism, the 353rd Civil Affairs Command was called upon to support operations in Iraq during OIF III from August 2004- June 2005. The 353rd Civil Affairs Command was the Task Force, and under the 353rd were three...
On March 23, 2003 the 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division moved north from our staging area in the shadow of Kuwait International Airport into Iraq to secure Main Supply Route 8 along the Euphrates River from the town of Samawa to...
The purpose of this paper will cover my personal experiences as a Noncommissioned Officer during combat operations while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This paper will serve as historic document providing detailed accounts...
This paper describes my experiences during Operation Iraqi Freedom, while assigned to Abu Ghraib, Iraq. I talk about the difficulties of standing up a unit for the sole purpose of deploying and running a prison. The obstacles we faced as soldiers...
Napoleon Bonaparte once said "There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind." In April 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom elections for mayor of the northern city of Mosul...
The 10th Mountain Division (LI) deployed to Iraq in April/May 2008 as the Multi-National Division -Center (MND-C) Headquarters based at Camp Victory (Baghdad), Iraq. The mission of MND-C was to conduct stabilization and combat operations in the...
During the battle for the "Dam", a Ranger company (light infantry), with supporting Battalion heavy mortars and a slice of the Battalion TOC, were surrounded, far from any reinforcements, by a numerically superior enemy force. This battle raged for...
In the following pages, you will read about the missions that the 3-101st Aviation Regiment went through during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2004) and the training that they received. This was a first for an Aviation unit to undertake the missions...
On 27 Feb 2004, I was notified that I was selected as a ‘critical backfill’ for the 81st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) from Ft. Lewis, Washington. The 81st BCT had already completed their pre-mobilization training and was in Kuwait getting their...
My role as the Finance Operations NCO was to perform several functions and provide Military Pay, Travel Pay, Commercial Vendor Pay, Disbursing, and Accounting support to Kuwait, Qatar, and Iraq. I also served as the Senior Enlisted Financial...
Charlie Company, 1-41 Infantry deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2 February 2003 to 19 July 2003. The company’s mission was “Be prepared to conduct rear security operations for Headquarters, 5th Corps.” The unit...
In this Personnel Experience Paper (PEP) I will discuss my tour in Iraq as the First Sergeant for A Company, 25th Base Support Battalion (BSB), 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and my company’s primary mission. Preparing a company for convoy...
Shirley, Michael L.; Dailey-Johnson, Theresa W.; Ramsey, James C.; Mathis, Anthony J.; Clark, Johnny R.
As a result of reduced military strength, national security interests, and global commitments the Department of Defense has increasingly relied on civilian contractors to fill critical military shortages in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The services of...