In this interview MAJ Lovett discusses his experiences as a member of an embedded training team (ETT) in Afghanistan in 2005. He went as part of the Tennessee Army National Guard who sent 96 soldiers to fill slots for the ETTs. MAJ Lovett...
In mid-2005 Sergeant (CPT) Kerry S. Kinney found himself selected to deploy as a short notice mobilization filler for a National Guard Engineer battalion deployed in Iraq. After an abbreviated ten day training period, CPT Kinney joined the 113th...
MAJ McEvilly deployed as the S1 for the 38th Division Support Command (DISCOM) to Camp Victory (Baghdad) Iraq from July 2007 to July 2007. He describes the pre-mobilization training for his unit, noting that the training in summer 2006 was well...
In September 2004, halfway through the unit's tour, Command Sergeant Major Timothy L. Mace joined 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and, as he noted, "About five weeks later, the battalion was involved in the battle of Fallujah." Occupying a key...
In this interview MAJ Mills discusses his deployment to OIF in 2004 as the S2 for 2-7 CAV, 3rd BCT. MAJ Mills goes through the processes that he and his S2 section went through in order to prepare for deployment, deploy, and successfully maintain...
MAJ Gary Joe Pruiett served as the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP) Secretary of the Joint Staff (SJS) in Balad, Iraq during 2990 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this January 2010...
As officer in charge of the 101st Airborne Division Main in Iraq from March to May 2003, Major Susan Arnold - a JAG officer - was involved with targeting and rules of engagement issues during the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. After...
CPT Leslie relates his experiences as Military Police (MP) Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) deployed in Afghanistan from July-November 2004. While there, Leslie served as part of a Protective Service Detail (PSD) for the commander of the 76th...
An individual augmentee attached to Marine Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) from July 2004 to March 2005, for most of his deployment Major Any Dietz served as RCT-1's information operations (IO) officer. During Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr),...
MAJ Michael Willis serves as fire support officer (FSO) with the V Corps Artillery in the initial invasion of Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Willis discusses his role...
MAJ Richard Dunn served as the assistant intelligence officer (S2) and G2 liaison officer (LNO) with 1st Armor, 1st Brigade in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010 interview, MAJ Dunn...
MAJ James Doty served as an intelligence advisor with the Office of the Program Manager - Saudi Arabia National Guard (OPM-SANG) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during 2008 and 2009. In this April 2010 interview, MAJ Doty discusses the nature of the...
A classics scholar, New York City district attorney and U.S. Marine Corps reservist, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos volunteered for active duty after September 11, 2001, and joined the hunt for terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is, however, perhaps...
In this interview LTC Husing discusses his deployment to OIF with the XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters to serve as the assessments officer in charge (OIC) in the corps operations (C3) as XVIII Airborne Corps assumed the mission of the...
MAJ James Kassler served as a personnel mentor and liaison officer (LNO) with a military transition team (MiTT) supporting the Regional Corps Advisory Command (RCAC) under Task Force Phoenix in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in...
In this interview, LTC Eric Walker, US Army, Special Forces, discusses his deployment to Philippines as a SOTF/S3 in 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). LTC Walker discusses his role in his operational deployment and the...
In this interview, MAJ Thomas Troyn, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Logistics Officer in 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Troyn describes his mission, a typical day in country and the interaction he...
A veteran of two deployments in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, from March to August 2003 Captain Craig Stucker initially served as the personnel officer for 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment (part of 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division)...
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...
In this interview, MAJ Paul Hilaski, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Hilaski describes a typical day and how he was able to boost morale within his...