From March 2004 through April 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Jason Kidder served as the deputy operations officer for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division in Northeast Baghdad (Sadr City). In this two-part interview...
From January 2005 through January 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Steve Wood served first as commander for Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor and then HHC commander, and then later as a military transition team (MiTT) chief,...
MAJ Lanny Acosta served with the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps with the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division during 2005 and 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2009 interview, MAJ Acosta discusses...
MAJ Craig Jayson served as the aviation liaison officer (LNO) for 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and as company commander of Bravo Company, 25th Aviation Brigade in Kandahar and Shindand, Afghanistan during 2004 and 2005 in support of...
In Iraq from January 2005 to January 2006, Colonel Joseph DiSalvo commanded the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team. Responsible principally for the Rasafah district of Baghdad - located on the east side of the Tigris River - in an area...
On 9/11 and through April 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Linda Jantzen served as the operations officer for 3rd Signal Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas, and, in this capacity, was responsible for the deployment of 16th Signal Battalion for service in...
MAJ Eric Magnell served as trial counsel for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT) of the 1st Infantry Division (ID) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Dagger during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this February 2010...
In this interview, MAJ Kurt Giese, US Army, Military Intelligence, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Brigade Intelligence Officer in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Giese discusses the interaction he had with Iraqis and...
Major Tarrant was a member of the 7th SFG which primarily handles South America but his team was pulled to do a specific mission with the ICTF in Iraq for seven months. In this February 2010 interview, Major Shane Tarrant, US Army Special Forces,...
In this interview, MAJ Dave Wright US Army, Armor, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a MiTT chief in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Wright describes his experiences a MiTT chief training and advising the 2nd Battalion,...
MAJ Keven Kercher served with the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps with the 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (ID) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Kercher...
MAJ Michael Crawford served as the battalion operations officer (S3) with the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery (FA) at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010...
MAJ Jon Pendell served as an information operations officer with 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (ID) Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) in Mosul, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 and as the regimental S7 and Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for 2 Stryker...
MAJ James Kassler served as a personnel mentor and liaison officer (LNO) with a military transition team (MiTT) supporting the Regional Corps Advisory Command (RCAC) under Task Force Phoenix in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in...
In this interview, LTC Eric Walker, US Army, Special Forces, discusses his deployment to Philippines as a SOTF/S3 in 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). LTC Walker discusses his role in his operational deployment and the...
In this interview, MAJ Jeffrey Niemi, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Brigade S4 Support Officer in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Niemi describes changes he noticed throughout his deployment and...
MAJ Jane Sander served as a company commander with the 51st Signal Battalion in Baghdad and Camp Babylon, Iraq during 203 and 2004, volunteered to help field the Combat Survivor Evader Locater (CSEL) radio out of Logistical Support Area (LSA)...
In this interview MAJ Burke discusses his voluntary deployment to Iraq from November 2004 until November 2005 as the brigade personnel officer (S1) for the 18th Aviation Brigade. MAJ Burke's task force was composed of over 3,000 active duty,...
MAJ Durbin discusses at length the positive impact the Aviation Training Exercise (ATX) had on training his staff to coordinate Aviation Operations in Iraq. Durbin notes that the ATX closely mirrored the actual process in theater, with one notable...
In this interview MAJ Leif Hansen discusses his 2006 deployment to Iraq with the 25th ID from Hawaii. MAJ Hansen had just taken command of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry prior to going to NTC and just before their deployment to Iraq. ...