In this interview, MAJ Andrew Mack, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Mack talks about his move into the four locations of his missions and...
In this interview, MAJ Colin Brooks, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Brooks discusses his some successes along with difficult challenges he faced...
In this interview, MAJ Grace Kim, US Army, Adjutant General, discusses her deployment to Iraq as the Battalion S1 in 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Kim discusses her pre-deployment process and the interaction she had with...
MAJ Thomas Whipple served as the movement control team (MCT) leader with the 53rd Transportation Brigade in Kuwait and Tallil Air Base, Iraq during 2003 and as forward support company (FSC) commander for 2-227th Aviation in Taji, Iraq during 2006...
MAJ Jason Ballard served as the forward support company (FSC) commander with 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo in Diwaniyah, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this...
MAJ Christopher L'Heureux served with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) as assistant personnel officer (S1) and company commander in Baghdad, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this August 2010...
LTC Donald Strube served as the Deputy Commanding Officer (DCO) for the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) with Task Force 38 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this June 2010 interview,...
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...
For most of his January to November 2005 deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Major Christopher Plummer served as the training and fielding officer for the entire Afghan National Army (ANA), focusing on marksmanship, small unit...
In this interview, MAJ Ted Kaiser, US Army, Armor, discusses his deployments to Iraq as a HHC Commander in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Kaiser describes an incident with being involved with indirect fire and some difficult...
In this interview, MAJ Stanley Pulley, US Army, Field Artillery, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Battery Commander in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Linney discusses his interaction with the locals and their reaction...
A member of the 10-man advisor support team attached to the 6th Battalion, Iraqi Army, Major Mike Sullivan provided advisory and training assistance to two rifle companies and the headquarters company from April to August 2004. Standing up this...
USMC Maj Matt Hakola served as a logistics analyst at Al Taqaddum (TQ) during 2005 and 2006, operations officer (OPSO) at TQ during 2007 and 2008, and as company commander at TQ during 2009, all in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this...
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,...
MAJ Jimmy Smith served as a tank company commander with 3-15 Infantry in Sadr City, Iraq and with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT), 3-7 CAV at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Rustamiyah during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi...
In this interview, MAJ Eddie Sedlock, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployments to Iraq as a company commander in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Sedlock discusses his role as a company commander and leading his unit on...
In this interview, MAJ Kathleen Neumann, US Army, Military Intelligence, discusses her twenty three month deployment to Qatar as a comptroller in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Neumann discusses her mission with managing an...
In this interview, MAJ Terry Hilderbrand, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployments to Iraq as a company commander in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Hilderbrand discusses his mission in recovering two...
MAJ Eric Crispino served as fire support officer (FSO) with 2-22nd Infantry and battery commander of Alpha Battery, 3-6 Field Artillery in Shkin and Kandahar, Afghanistan during 2003 and 2004, and as a curriculum developer at the National Military...
In command of Alpha Company, 1-64 Armor - part of 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division - during both Operation Desert Spring in Kuwait (March to September 2002) and then Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 until he relinquished command in...