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...
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 March 2011 interview MAJ Steven Coston, an aviation intelligence officer, discusses his deployment to Iraq with the 1st Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion in July 2005. MAJ Coston relates his quick integration into the unit and immediate...
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 George Corbari served as an air defense artillery (ADA) officer in Turkey for the initial push into Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and in Wardak Province, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation...
MAJ Ryan Yedlinsky served as a Black Hawk pilot in Fallujah, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 and as a combat advisor on a stability transition team (STT) in Diwaniyah, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March...
MAJ Greg Rogers served as the deputy director of operation on a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Jalalabad, Afghanistan during 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and as intelligence advisor on a Stability Transition Team...
Australian Army MAJ Matthew Patching served on a humanitarian aid mission in Pakistan during 2005 after the major earthquake that hit the Nheelum Valley region, in Kabul, Afghanistan during 2008 and in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan during 2010, both in...
MAJ Rain Jones served as the future operations officer and G2 planner in Baghdad, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2010 interview, MAJ Jones discusses the duties of the future operations...
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...
In this interview, MAJ James Martin, US Army, Civil Affairs (CA), discusses his deployment to Iraq as the CA officer (S9) in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Martin discusses a typical day in theater and describes...
MAJ Brian Mayer served with the 59th Signal Battalion out of Fort Richardson, Alaska and as planning officer and battalion S6 with 2-377th PFAR at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kalsu during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). ...
In this interview, MAJ Jamey Turner, US Army, Armor; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Turner describes his mission as he switched locations nearly every four to six...
MAJ Peter Lin served as the brigade logistics officer (S4) in Bashir and Kirkuk, Iraq during 2003, as theater training ammunition officer in Kuwait during 2004 and 2005, and on a military transition team (MiTT) in Mosul, Iraq during 2008 and 2009. ...
CPT Jonathan Larmore served as a chemical officer in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 and as the brigade chemical officer in Diyala Province, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2011 interview,...
MAJ Andy Nuce served as Alpha Company commander with the 172nd Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) Battalion in Balad, Iraq and as the brigade property book officer (PBO) with the 30th Medical Brigade in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003, and as Alpha Company...
US Navy CDR Richard Halloran served as a contracting officer tasked with overseeing contracts to build public health centers in Baghdad, Iraq during 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and on an oil terminal in the Arabian Gulf during...
In this interview, MAJ Marvin Linson, US Army, Logistics; discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as the support operations officer/operations officer (SPO/S3) in 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Linson describes his...
MAJ Michael Stump served as assistant operations officer (S3) and fire support officer (FSO) in Taji, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 and as battery commander in Al Anbar, Iraq during 2006 and 2007, both in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In...
In this interview LTC (Ret.) Kevin Gentzler discusses his time in Iraq as a Finance battalion commander from 2006 through 2007. There for the surge, LTC (Ret.) Gentzler recalls the challenges he faced with remaining in country and additional few...