In this interview, MAJ Joseph Orenstein, US Army, JAG; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the Brigade Judge Advocate in 2006 through 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Orenstein discusses a typical day in theater and describes...
In this May 2009 interview MAJ Russ Kinzie, Field Artillery (FA) discusses his surprise deployment to Iraq as a member of the 130th FA Brigade staff as their targeting officer. Not only was MAJ Kinzie not expecting to deploy but he was not...
In this February 2009 interview LCDR Dan Meyerhuber, US Navy Nurse Corps, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a member of Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB), Shock Treatment Platoon (STP) 8.Fal LCDR Meyerhuber discusses his disappointment with the...
In this interview, MAJ James Morgan, US Army, Adjutant General (AG); discusses his deployment to Iraq as the personnel officer (S1) from 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Morgan discusses a typical day in theater...
MAJ Donald Meeks served as company commander of the 64th Military Police (MP) Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Brigade in Baghdad, Iraq during 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this January 2011 interview, MAJ Meeks...
MAJ Danford Bryant served as a team lead of a Civil Affairs (CA) operation in N'Djamena, Chad during 2007-2008 and as company commander of six CA teams spread out across Africa during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Trans...
In this interview MAJ (CH) Barlow relates how he received notification that he was to mobilize for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and how he had to ensure his home church was covered by an interim pastor in order to assure his job after...
MAJ Wilfredo Franceschini served as battalion and brigade assistant intelligence officer (S2) and Headquarters and Headquarters Company executive officer (XO) in Bashur, Irbil and Kirkuk, Iraq during 2003 and 2004, as assistant battalion S2 in...
In this interview, MAJ Gregory Johanek, US Army, Signal Corps; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the Brigade Signal Officer (S6) in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Johanek discusses a typical day and his...
In this February 2011 interview MAJ Louis Kangas, Infantry, discusses his 2005-2006 deployment to the areas of Mahmudiyah and Yusafiyah in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). A company commander at the time, MAJ Kangas describes his...
In this interview, MAJ James Greaves, British Army, Infantry; discusses his deployments as a leader to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2006 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Greaves...
MAJ Brad Laauwe served as Bravo Company commander with 2-70 Armor in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this February 2009 interview MAJ Laauwe discusses the short notice his unit received about their...
In this February 2011 interview LTC Kirk Waibel, Medical Corps, discusses his operational deployment to Iraq with the 230th Infantry. LTC Waibel deployed as part of the Professional Officer Filler System (PROFIS) utilized by the Army Medical...
In this interview, MAJ Jeremy Chapman, US Army, Engineer; discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as the operations officer (S3) in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Chapman discusses a typical day in theater...
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...
In this interview, MAJ Edward Downey, US Army, Transportation, discusses his 12 month deployment to Iraq as a part of a MiTT for the 4th ID in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Downey discusses how his pre-deployment training...
In this interview, MAJ Michael Ryan, US Army, Signal Corps, discusses his 12 month deployment to Iraq as a company commander for the 40th Signal Battalion/160th Signal Brigade in 2005 through 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ...
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...
In this March 2011 interview MAJ David Acosta, Information Operations (IO), outlines the communications strategy he and his unit, Headquarters 1st Armor Division used in Iraq from 2009 through 2010. MAJ Acosta discusses the key pillars to the...
MAJ Eric Haas served as the battalion personnel officer (S1) with 1st Armor Division (AD) at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) during 2003 and 20034 and as the intelligence officer (S2) with the 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (ID) in...