In this August 2009 interview MAJ James Brady, Infantry, discusses his 2003 deployment to Iraq as a company commander, first of Delta Company, and then as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) commander in 3-327th INF. MAJ Brady...
In this interview, MAJ (Ret) Paul Conway, US Army, Infantry; discusses his voluntary deployment to Iraq as part of the National Police Transition Team in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Conway shares why he chose...
MAJ Danford Bryant served as a team lead of a Civil Affairs (CA) operation in N'Djamena, Chad during 2007-2008 and as company commander of six CA teams spread out across Africa during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Trans...
In this interview, MAJ Gregory Johanek, US Army, Signal Corps; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the Brigade Signal Officer (S6) in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Johanek discusses a typical day and his...
MAJ Matthew Gomez served as assistant Support Operations Officer (SPO) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004, company commander in Baghdad, Iraq during 2005 and 2006, as operations and logistics officer in Kirkuk, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in...
LTC Oren McKnelly served as the chief of operational law in Baghdad, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and as command judge advocate in Bagram, Afghanistan during 2006, 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation...
MAJ Damon Schwan served as operations officer (S3) of a Military Transition Team (MiTT) in Sinjar, Nineveh Province, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this February 2011 interview, MAJ Schwan discusses the...
Between July 2004 and June 2005, Lieutenant Colonel Ken Adgie served as the operations officer (S3) for the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. In this capacity, he was intimately involved in the planning and force packaging for...
In this interview, MAJ Kirk Whittenberger, US Army, Military Police; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the company commander in 2006 through 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Whittenberger discusses a typical day in theater...
MAJ Mike Loftus served as the executive order (XO) with the 618th Engineer Company in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and as company commander for headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) in Baghdad, Iraq during 20007 and 2008, both in support of...
MAJ Michael Larkin served on the brigade staff and as the battalion operations officer (S3) with 4-25 Field Artillery in Wardak Province, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this November 2010...
MAJ David Law served as the logistics officer (S4) with 1st Battalion Attack, 3rd Infantry Division (ID) in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 and with a military transition team (MiTT) in Baghdad and Wasit Province, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of...
MAJ Patrick Wilde served as executive officer (XO) in an air traffic services (ATS) battalion at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Speicher during 2003 and 2004 and as company commander of Fox 3-82 ATS company and an aviation assault company at Bagram...
MAJ Brian Clough served as an advisor to the logistics director with the Afghan Training Command and as advisor to the director of operations in Kabul, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this April...
In January 2003, Major Doug Brinson - at the time the commander of Bravo Company, 317th Engineer Battalion, supporting 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division - deployed to Kuwait and began intensive training for what soon became Operation Iraqi...
In this interview, MAJ Charles Chapman, US Army, Quartermaster, discusses his deployment to Iraq as the brigade logistical support team (BLST) chief in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Chapman defines his role as...
During Operation Phantom Fury in November 2004, Staff Sergeant Jimmy Amyett was the second-highest-ranking noncommissioned officer in 2nd Platoon, 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop - a 20-man, four-Humvee unit attached to Task Force 2-2 Infantry for...
In this interview, MAJ Robert Reed, US Army, Armor; discusses his 15 month deployment to Afghanistan as part of Embedded Training Team (ETT) in 2006 through 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Reed discusses his pre-deployment...
In this interview, MAJ Andrew Wiker, US Army, Engineer; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the plans officer in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Wiker discusses a the initial attack to Baghdad with 3rd Infantry Division (ID),...
In this May 2009 interview MAJ Joshua Ruisanchez, Aviation, discusses his deployment to Iraq as the petroleum, oil, and lubricants/ammunition (Class III/V) platoon leader in the 2-3 Infantry. MAJ Ruisanchez recounts the training he and his platoon...