The Department of Defense emphasis on stability operations caused the United States Army to change its operational concept to Full Spectrum Operations (FSO). The acknowledgment of the importance of stability operations however, does not translate...
From August 2004 through March 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Major Steve Petzold served as a team leader with Echo Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion – his second deployment to Afghanistan. In this interview, he discusses his...
From August through November 2003, Major Steve Petzold served as a civil affairs team leader for Echo Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, and did a 90-day de-mining training mission in the African nation of Chad. In this interview, he discusses...
From April through June 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Major Steve Petzold of Echo Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion served as an augmentee civil affairs planner in Afghanistan. In this interview, he discusses the challenge of...
From September 2005 through March 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Steve Petzold served as a detachment commander with Charlie Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Balad. In this interview, he discusses the challenge of...
From May through September 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Steve Petzold served as the commander of Echo Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Taji, on this his second tour in Iraq and his fifth overseas deployment since...
Staff rides represent a unique and persuasive method of conveying the lessons of the past to the present-day Army leadership for current application. Properly conducted, these exercises bring to life, on the very terrain where historic encounters...
A comprehensive understanding of the treatment accorded prisoners of war, including capture, transportation, prisons, police and discipline, work, relief societies, and liberation.