In this interview, MAJ David Lambert, US Army, Armor; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the assistant operations officer (S3) in 2003 through 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Lambert discusses a typical day in theater and...
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 Clint Tracy, US Army, Armor; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the company commander in 2004 through 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Tracy discusses his reaction to a change in command while in...
COL (Ret.) Russell Thaden served as the senior US officer and chief of intelligence for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany prior to his deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan during 2003 and 2004 in support...
In this interview, MAJ Benjamin Wilkins, US Army, Field Artillery (FA); discusses his deployment to Iraq as the military transition team (MiTT) team chief from 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Wilkins discusses a...
In this interview, MAJ Norman Lee Wilson, US Army, Signal Corps; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the brigade communications officer (S6) in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Wilson discusses a typical day and...
CPT Reuben Rieke provides a detailed description of his close interaction with the assigned Corps level Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Company. Rieke describes his interaction with the company commander on issues of planning how to best execute...
In this February 2009 interview MAJ David DeFelice discusses in detail his deployment to Kuwait and Iraq in preparation for the initial invasion into Iraq. MAJ DeFelice describes the pre-deployment training he and his unit received while in Kuwait...
In this interview, MAJ Corey McCoid, US Army National Guard, Field Artillery; discusses his 12 month deployment to Afghanistan in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ McCoid discusses his immediate thoughts upon...
In this interview, MAJ Samantha Jones, US Army, Logistics; discusses her two deployments to Iraq as a company commander and battalion executive officer in 2004 through 2005 and then 2010 through 2011 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). ...
In this interview, MAJ Randy Jeter, US Army, Logistics; discusses his 12 month deployment to Iraq as part of Military Transition Team (MiTT) in 2006 through 2007 in support of Operation Iraq Freedom (OIF). MAJ Jeter discusses his pre-deployment...
With the 4th Infantry Division in Tikrit, Iraq, Major Chris Wynder served as deputy division provost marshal from May 2003 to February 2004. "I was the go-to guy in terms of managing what the section did on a daily basis," he said. Besides...
In this interview, MAJ Christopher Burgess, US Army, JAG; discusses his deployment to Iraq as part of the senior defense council services in 2006 through 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Burgess discusses his pre-deployment...
In this interview, MAJ Jason Palermo, US Army, Special Forces; discusses his 7 month deployment to Iraq as a liaison officer (LNO) for the 34th ID in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Palermo discusses his...
MAJ Michael Adorjan served as an advisor with the 10th Mountain Division and also on various missions as a Special Forces officer to North Africa during 2005 through 2007 in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). In this August 2011...
MAJ Elizabeth Kmiecik served as the division PSYOP planner in Basra, Iraq during 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this June 2011 interview, MAJ Kmiecik discusses her role providing guidance on PSYOP to the base commander for...
In this group interview, Captain Laura Pratt and First Lieutenant Erin Jayne share their experiences as the commander and operations officer (respectively) for an Army National Guard Quartermaster company deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. ...
In this interview, MAJ Randall Newman, US Army, Logistics; discusses his deployment to Iraq in 2006 through 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Newman talks about his pre-deployment training in preparing for his deployment. ...
In this interview, MAJ Ted West, US Army, Logistics; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander in 2005 through 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ West discusses his...
MAJ John Hotek served as the Joint Task Force (JTF) Transportation officer at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during 2003 and 2004 and with 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) in Kandahar, Afghanistan during 2006 and 2007 in support of the Global War on Terror...