In this interview CPT (P) Renato Vieira discusses his deployment to Afghanistan in 2009. Originally CPT (P) Vieira was slated to go as the chief of operations (CHOPs) for the 709th MP Battalion. As soon as they hit ground in Afghanistan CPT (P)...
In this interview, MAJ Barry Kimmons, US Army, Civil Affairs, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Headquarters Company Commander in 2009 in support of Operation Iraq Freedom (OIF). MAJ Kimmons describes a typical day, his mission and his role as...
In this interview, MAJ Eric Sayer, US Army, Chemical, discusses his deployment to Iraq as an Executive Officer/MiTT in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Sayer discusses a typical day in country and talks about the logistical...
MAJ Lance Shaffer serves full time with the US Army National Guard. In this 30 June 2010 interview, MAJ Shaffer discusses his enlisted deployment in support of Desert Storm, his duty immediately after 9/11 on Homeland Defense securing various...
MAJ Joe Kelly served as the executive officer (XO) and support operations officer (SPO) with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) in Bagram, Afghanistan during 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this June 2010 interview,...
United States Air Force Major Ed Mangahas served with the 524th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) as an F-16 pilot on multiple operations during 2001, 2002-2003 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this July...
In this interview, MAJ Devin Larson, US Army, Field Artillery (FA), discusses his deployment to Iraq as a brigade military transition team (MiTT) chief in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Larson discusses his interaction with...
In this interview, LCDR Scott Moseman, US Navy, Intelligence, discusses his deployment to Iraq as an individual augmentee to be an operations officer in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). LCDR Moseman describes his experience with...
In this interview, MAJ Jan Gleiman, US Army, Special Forces, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Gleiman discusses a typical day and his interaction with the Iraqi's...
In this interview, MAJ Kevin Salge, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Salge describes his mission and his role in leading troops and how he was able...
In this interview, MAJ Sean McMahon, US Army, judge advocate general (JAG), discusses his operational deployment to Iraq as brigade JAG in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ McMahon compares his four deployments and explains his...
In this interview, MAJ Manuel Guzman, US Army, Ordnance, discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as a Logistics officer (S4) Mentor in 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Guzman describes his mission and how he was able to...
MAJ James "McKay" Moss served as battalion personnel officer (S1) with the 1-327th Infantry in Najaf and Mosul, Iraq during 2003, as the assistant operations officer (S3) with the 1-41st Infantry in Baghdad, Iraq during 2004 and 2005, and as future...
MAJ Julian Avent served as commander of Charlie Company, 91st Civil Affairs (CA) Battalion out of Stuttgart, Germany and Trans-Saharan Africa during 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans-Sahara (OEF TS). In this August 2010...
MAJ Eric Stiller served as the logistics officer (S3) with the 234th Aviation Battalion in Balad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this August 2010 interview, MAJ Stiller discusses the challenges of...
MAJ Lonnie Johnston served as the battalion maintenance officer (BMO) with Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment in Kuwait and Iraq during 2003 and as the military intelligence officer (S2) with the 2nd...
MAJ Jason Ballard served as the forward support company (FSC) commander with 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo in Diwaniyah, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this...
At the time of Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), the November 2004 combined-joint assault to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah, Sergeant Major Peter Smith was serving as the first sergeant for Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment...
COL Thomas McCune served as the brigade flight surgeon with Task Force 38 in 2010 at Joint Base Balad (JBB) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010 interview, COL McCune gives a detailed description of the process for a...
In this interview MAJ David Hansen, Military Intelligence (MI) officer, discusses his deployment to Iraq in support of the Extra Judicial Killings (EJK) Task Force in 2006. MAJ Hansen deployed as an individual augmentee to serve as the liaison...