The J4 logistics officer for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula from May 2004 to May 2005, Major Dennis Levesque was responsible for the "life sustainment" of this strategic-level organization throughout the Iraqi...
In this interview, 1LT Stephen Kennedy, USAF, Joint Combat Assessment Team (JCAT) Research Engineer. 1LT Kennedy opens his interview by detailing the key parts of his job. He describes how he conducts post-battle damage assessment on all Joint...
MAJ Gregg Jones served as the brigade provost marshal with the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division in Baghdad, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this July 2010 interview, MAJ Jones discusses the changes he...
MAJ Sonja Bruce served as the operations officer (S3) with the 10th Sustainment Brigade at Camp Taji, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this July 2010 interview, MAJ Bruce discusses the challenges of working...
In command of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment during Operation Phantom Fury - the November 2004 combined-joint assault to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah - Captain Chris Brooke, in this interview, relates in great detail his...
In this interview, MAJ Jeffrey May, US Army, Adjutant General (AG), discusses his deployment to Iraq with a division command group as the secretary to the general staff (SGS) and assistant human resources (HR) officer (G2) in 2005 in support of...
In this interview, MAJ Jason Moulton, US Army, Signal, discusses his deployment to Iraq as military transition team (MiTT) advisor in 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Moulton describes why he volunteered to deploy on a MiTT...
In this interview, MAJ Sean McMahon, US Army, judge advocate general (JAG), discusses his operational deployment to Iraq as brigade JAG in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ McMahon compares his four deployments and explains his...
MAJ Sherdrick Rankin served as the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 10th Sustainment Brigade at Camp Taji, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this August 2010 interview, MAJ Rankin...
MAJ Eric Stiller served as the logistics officer (S3) with the 234th Aviation Battalion in Balad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this August 2010 interview, MAJ Stiller discusses the challenges of...
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...
In support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Colonel Peter "Duke" DeLuca commanded the 101st Airborne Division's 326th Engineer Battalion during the major combat phase and then, from June 2004 through June 2005, served as the J7 engineer for Lieutenant...
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...
CPT Vander Lugt, commander of A/1-52 Aviation Regiment, describes the background of his company's deployment to Iraq. He describes how his Command and Control (CAC) Company was detached from its parent General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB),...
In this interview, MAJ Sherry Southard, US Army, Signal Corps, discusses her deployments to Iraq as a node center platoon leader in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Southard describes her reaction to arriving in country and...
MAJ Kyle Hogan served as the battalion logistics officer (S4) and commander of headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) 9-101st in Mosul, Iraq during 203 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2010 interview, MAJ...
In this interview, MAJ Jason Rennard, Army, Ordnance, discusses his deployment to Iraq as the operations action officer in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Rennard discusses his responsibilities with the missions he was...
COL Foshee chronicles how he planned and oversaw the nine-month train up of his detachment prior to mobilization in June 2009. COL Foshee relates the particular challenges of a molding a widely separated group of USAR Soldiers into a cohesive...
MAJ Shane Abell served as the communications officer (S6) and headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander with the 364th Civil Affairs (CA) Brigade in Baghdad, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In...
In this interview MAJ Spring Kivett discusses her 2007 deployment to Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) as part of the surge. Initially slated to deploy as the Information Operations (IO) plans officer MAJ Kivett was given the unique...