MAJ Don Crawford served on a transition team (TT) working with the Iraqi National Police (INP) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Crawford discusses the challenges...
MAJ Curtis Perkins served as the assistant brigade logistics officer (S4) with 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (ID) and company commander of the 1-12 Infantry in Baghdad, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 and as operations officer (S3) with 4th Brigade,...
In this interview, MAJ Robert Kellam, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a MiTT Chief in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Kellam describes his immediate thoughts when he arrived in country, a typical week...
In this interview, LCDR John Riley, US Navy, Aviation, discusses his deployment as an E2 Aircraft Controller in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). LCDR Riley describes a typical day and his view of the situation when entering...
An experienced emergency room physician who joined the Florida Army National Guard after 9/11 "to serve my country," Major (Dr.) Lisa DeWitt - by November 2004 - was in Iraq voluntarily serving as the surgeon for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry...
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...
For US Air Force Major Christine Locke and her fellow members of the 4411th Rescue Squadron, the Global War on Terrorism began not on September 11, 2001, but on June 25, 1996, when terrorists detonated a bomb at the Khobar Towers housing complex in...
Tasked with contingency airbase defense during his first two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - the first from August to December 2003 at Tallil Airbase, the second from May to October 2004 at Baghdad International Airport - US Air...
A veteran of two deployments to Afghanistan as part of 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) - the first from January to August 2004 as the 1st Battalion, Charlie Company operations sergeant, the second from June 2005 to February 2006 as an...
As a member of 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group and commander of ODA 324, Major Chris Wells played a lead role in the July 2005 battle of Siah Chow, fought in southern Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province. Having its genesis in the suspected...
Assigned as the executive officer of the 90th Personnel Services Battalion (PSB) effective 11 November 2003, Major Eric Olson joined the unit already in Iraq. Although its center of mass was at Balad, the battalion had numerous personnel services...
From April to October 2005, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey "Bud" Jones III was in Iraq with the US Army Corps of Engineers' Gulf Region Division and served the majority of his tour as area engineer for the Tikrit area office in Salah ad Din Province and...
Assigned to the Bahrain-based Middle East office of the Defense Energy Support Center, Major Mendel Waddell served as an Army quality surveillance representative for fuel coming into and out of the U.S. Central Command area of operations. "We...
Part of the XVIIIth Airborne Corps' Staff Judge Advocate's office and stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Major Jeff Bovarnick joined the headquarters in Afghanistan halfway through their deployment - during which they were known as Combined...
The chief of operations and plans for the US Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division's Southern District in Iraq - covering the entire battlespace south of Baghdad - Major Mark Geraldi served in this capacity from August 2004 through June...
Brigadier General Michael Tucker was the former commander of 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Iraq from April to July 2003. The area of operations under his command was east of the Euphrates River and Baghdad, specifically the districts of...
Colonel Frank Hull served as Commander of 1st Armored Division Artillery (DIVARTY) in support of Operation Iraq Freedom. He replaced COL Torrance of the 3rd Infantry Division DIVARTY and served until August 2003 when he was replaced by Colonel...
Colonel Roberta A. Woods commanded the 24th Corps Support Group (CSG) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was deployed from 19 January 2003 until 5 July 2003. The 24th CSG was largely in support of the 3rd Infantry Division although, for a...
Captain Christian Solinsky served in Operation Iraqi Freedom II from early 2003 through early 2004 at Ba'qubah, Iraq. His main mission was to train the police although he had no experience as an MP prior to this assignment. Initial training...
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Sanborn was a major when deployed to Iraq and served at the Division Artillery operations officer for the 82nd Airborne Division from September 2003 through March 2004. His unit was uncertain as to what their mission...