In this interview, MAJ William Craig, US Army, Engineer, discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as a Company Commander in 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Craig discusses his experience with patrolling and his perception...
LT John Beagle was in the last two weeks of his Medical Service Officers Basic Course (MSOBC) when he received a call from his National Guard company commander. Beagle had been selected as a follow on mobilization filler for an Infantry battalion...
Lieutenant Megan Eldred mobilized in May 2006 as a cross-level filler for the 38th Division Support Command (DISCOM), Indiana Army National Guard, which deployed to Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Despite her...
LCDR Julio Sanchez served as a cryptology officer with the US Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this April 2010 interview, LCDR Sanchez discusses...
In this interview MAJ Burke discusses his voluntary deployment to Iraq from November 2004 until November 2005 as the brigade personnel officer (S1) for the 18th Aviation Brigade. MAJ Burke's task force was composed of over 3,000 active duty,...
MAJ Valero Aquino, Jr. served as the brigade signal officer (S6) with 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division in Baghdad, Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this May 2010 interview, MAJ Aquino discusses the...
CPT Raychad Vannatta served as company commander of Bravo Company, 1-137th Aviation Regiment at Joint Base Balad (JBB), Iraq during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2009 interview, CPT Vannatta discusses...
In this interview LCDR James Drew discusses his time in the Navy on board the USS Yorktown and the USS The Sullivans. LCDR Drew was onboard the USS Yorktown in port when the attacks of 9/11 occurred. He describes the mission of the ship...
In this third of a three-part interview, MAJ James Kristolaitis continues his discussion about his deployments in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). MAJ Kristolaitis takes us through his third deployment to OIF as the company commander...
In this interview MAJ Sharon Ramp, a Logistics officer, discusses her deployment to Iraq on a Worldwide Augmentation System WIAS tasking from US Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) in Louisiana. With limited guidance and direction MAJ Ramp arrived in...
In this interview MAJ Keith Haskin discusses his deployment to Afghanistan with Task Force Observe Detect Identify Neutralize (ODIN) in 2009. Task Force ODIN has a reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) and intelligence...
In this interview MAJ Jeff Botsford discusses his experiences as an Army chaplain. MAJ Botsford has had five deployments, one a deployment to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. MAJ Botsford has deployed with a variety of units but the one...
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 Soule discusses his deployment to Iraq with the 1-5 CAV from Fort Hood, Texas. MAJ Soule originally deployed as the commander for the headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) and had the daunting task of running the FOB...
CSM Phillip Johndrow served as the Command Sergeant Major of Multi-National Force - Baghdad in Baghdad, Iraq during 2006 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this July 2010 interview, CSM Johndrow discusses the surge and its...
In this interview, LCDR Daniel Buhr, US Navy, discusses his deployments in support of Operation Noble Anvil, Operation Shining Hope and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). LCDR Buhr compares all of his deployments and discusses his role with each...
In this interview, MAJ Greg Stroud, US Army, Special Forces, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a military transition team (MiTT) chief in 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Stroud discusses a typical day and his interaction...
In this interview, MAJ Jeffrey May, US Army, Adjutant General (AG), discusses his deployment to Iraq with a division command group as the secretary to the general staff (SGS) and assistant human resources (HR) officer (G2) in 2005 in support of...
In this interview, MAJ Jarrod Moreland, US Army, Military Intelligence (MI), discusses his deployment to Iraq as a military transition team (MiTT) division intelligence officer (G2) in 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Moreland...
In this interview, MAJ Michael Delborrell, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a company commander in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Delborrell discusses how his prior deployments prepared him for his...