MAJ Brett Fehrenbacher served as the task force intelligence officer at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kalsu during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this May 2011 interview, MAJ Fehrenbacher discusses his pre-deployment...
In this interview, CPT Agyei-Aye, US Army, Infantry; Strategic Planner; discusses his six month deployment to Afghanistan as a company commander in 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). CPT Agyei-Aye discusses his training missions...
In this June 2009 interview MAJ Shawn Umbrell discusses his 2006 deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Umbrell discusses his extensive pre-deployment training with Charlie Company as their commander and then just 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...
In this interview, MAJ John Newman, US Army, Infantry; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Newman discusses his pre-deployment training and his immediate...
In this interview, MAJ Laura Updegraff, US Army, AG; discusses her deployment to Iraq as a personnel officer (S1) in 2008 through 2009 and then again in 2010 through 2011 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Updegraff discusses her...
MAJ Brian Jacobson served as a signal officer in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2011 interview, MAJ Jacobson discusses the preparation for deployment, the conditions on the ground during his...
During 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division's February 2004 to February 2005 deployment to Iraq, Major Barrett Bernard served as the assistant operations officer in a 250-by-70 kilometer area of responsibility that included the major cities of...
MAJ Joseph Claburn served as the air operations manager with 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division at Shabaz Air Base, Jacobabad, Pakistan during 2001 and 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this...
Interview with LCDR (Ret) Percy Cody.LCDR (Ret) Percy Cody enlisted in the United States Navy in 1973 during the Vietnam War. In 1980 he was commissioned as an ensign and served for 24 years in various capacities through the Cold War and various...
MAJ Sidney Knox served as the operations officer (S3) and executive officer (XO) with 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery (FA) Regiment from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 101st Airborne in Khost, Afghanistan during 2010 and 2011 in support of...
MAJ Steven Neill served in the III Corps Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) office at Camp Victory, Iraq during 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2011 interview, MAJ Neill discusses the duties of the SJA, the challenges of...
The medical platoon leader assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment's Headquarters and Headquarters Company - and overall part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division - Captain Chris Carlson had responsibilities as the medical planner for...
In this June 2010 interview, CW5 William Leonard describes his experiences serving as the Aviation subject matter expert in mobilizing all Aviation units from the state of Indiana during Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this position, CW5 Leonard...
The operations officer for 17th Field Artillery Brigade during his unit's April 2003 to April 2004 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Najera and his unit "deployed with the task organization of two MLRS...
MAJ Justin Pabis served as the battalion civil engineer at Joint Base Balad during 2004 and as part of an engineer support company in Ramadi during 2007, both in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2011 interview, MAJ Pabis...
In this August 2011 interview MAJ Greg Stroud interviews MG William Mayville on his experiences with the 173rd Airborne Infantry and their involvement in OIF back in 2003. MG Mayville discusses the deployment of the 173rd into theater, the tasks...
MAJ Jeremy Smith served as a Quartermaster officer in Bagram, Afghanistan during 2002 and as a senior logistician at Camp Stone south of Herat Afghanistan in 2010, both in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this January 2012...
A Royal Australian Corps of Signals officer, Major James Murray served at the Australian National Headquarters, Middle East Area of Operations (ASNHQ-MEAO) from November 2002 to January 2003 - co-located with US Central Command's forward deployed...
COL John D. Harding Jr. served as Director of GEN Lloyd Austin's Commander's Initiative Group (CIG) on two separate occasions, in 2008 and 2009 and again in 2010 and 2011. In this April 2012 interview, COL Harding briefly discusses his experiences...