In this interview MAJ Vince Kaster discusses his deployment with 5th Special Forces Group (SFG) to Iraq in 2006. MAJ Kaster describes his pre-deployment training and how it was a disappointment to him and his team that they didn't get to attend...
In this interview, Maj David McCoy, US Air Force, Communications, discusses his deployments to Arifjan and Kabul as a Communications Officer/LNO in 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Maj McCoy describes his interaction...
MAJ Eric Saulsbury served as battery commander in Tikrit, Iraq during 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and as fire support officer (FSO) in Kandahar, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) ...
MAJ Jimmy Smith served as a tank company commander with 3-15 Infantry in Sadr City, Iraq and with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT), 3-7 CAV at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Rustamiyah during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi...
MAJ Stephen Capehart served as the headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) executive officer (XO) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003, as intelligence officer (S2) and company commander with 3-7 Infantry in West Rashid, Iraq during 2005 and 2006, and...
MAJ Nels Hanson served as company commander with 1st Brigade, 1st CAV Division at Camp Taji during 2006 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2010 interview, MAJ Hanson discusses his unit's convoy route security...
A recent addition to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment as the onset of Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr) neared, Captain Christopher Lacour served as the assistant fire support officer during this decisive November 2004 urban fight to retake the...
In this interview, Maj Frank Reyes, US Air Force, Security Forces, discusses his deployments to Iraq as part of the lead security forces advisor in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Maj Reyes details some missions he...
In this interview, CPT Scott Johnson, US Army National Guard, discusses his deployment to Iraq as an Assistant S2 officer assigned to the Corps Aviation Brigade. CPT Johnson describes his key duties and responsibilities in the S2 shop,...
MAJ Marvin Brown served as the deputy division personnel officer (G1) and deputy coalition joint personnel officer (CJ1) with the 101st Airborne Division at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan during 2008 and 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom...
In this interview, MAJ Gilberto Escobedo, US Army, Logistics; Quartermaster, discusses his deployments to Afghanistan as the support operations officer (SPO) in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Escobedo...
In this interview MAJ Bob McGuire discusses his deployment to Iraq as a member of a military transition team (MiTT) in April 2009. Originally slated to be the operations officer (S3) for a division MiTT MAJ McGuire learned upon his arrival in...
In this interview MAJ Robert Kent discusses his deployment to Iraq in 2007 with the 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH). MAJ Kent was an individual augmentee to the 86th CSH and part of the Professional Officer Filler System (PROFIS) activated to...
In this interview, LCDR Tyrone Bush, US Navy, discusses his deployments as the combat systems officer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2002, 2007, and 2010. LCDR Bush talks about his pre-deployment training and describes a typical...
In this interview, MAJ Steven Miskinis, US Army, Military Intelligence MI); discusses his deployment to Iraq as the Night Operations Battle Captain in 2003 through 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Miskinis discusses a typical...
MAJ Percy Rhone served as commander of the 710th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company in Tikrit, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2010 interview, MAJ Rhone discusses the evolution of EOD,...
In this May 2009 interview MAJ Don Bishop, Signal Corps discusses his deployment to Afghanistan a member of an embedded training team (ETT) from December 2007 through October 2008. MAJ Bishop discusses his pre-deployment training at Fort Riley,...
MAJ Nathaniel Crain served as intelligence officer (S2) with the 5th Engineer Battalion in Taji, Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this January 2011 interview, MAJ Crain discusses the shock of reaching Baghdad so...
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...
MAJ Michael Whiddon served on a Military Transition Team (MiTT) in Taji, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this February 2011 interview, MAJ Whiddon discusses his pre-deployment training, the mission of his...