During his 2003-04 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Luis Oakley Jr. served initially as the intelligence officer for the 159th Aviation Brigade and then, in country, took over command of Delta Company, 311th Military...
MAJ Lynda Gerhart served as a military intelligence (MI) officer and headquarters commander of 15th MI Battalion, Aerial Exploitation in Balad, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2009 interview,...
An officer in the Military Police Corps, Major Macedonio Molina supported the Global War on Terrorism initially as a unit mobilization assistor in 2nd Battalion, 363rd Brigade (Training Support), and then later as a range officer in charge and then...
In this interview MAJ Mack McCarthy, Infantry, discusses his 15-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003. MAJ McCarthy brings up his pre-deployment training, issues the organization faced in leaving so quickly,...
In this second of two interviews, Major Gil Sanders, US Air Force, talks about commanding a KC-10 in the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron at Al Udeid, Qatar, from June through July 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He discusses the...
MAJ Manuel Garcia served as the battalion fire direction officer (FDO) with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery (FA) Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division (AD) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom...
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...
Major Marc Cloutier deployed to Iraq in February 2003 as commander of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His unit followed behind the 3rd Infantry Division and its objectives were to secure FARP...
Major Marc Cloutier was the assistant team chief for a special police transition team (SPTT) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 2005 through March 2006. Once Cloutier was notified for this deployment, he reported for training at Fort...
An engineer by branch, Major Marc Hoffmeister served one year starting in September 2003 with the C35 future operations section of Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC), based in Camp Doha, Kuwait. "Our main effort" in support of Operation...
From January through December 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Marc Walker served as a military transition team (MiTT) leader in Taji, Iraq, assigned to the logistics battalion for 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division. In this...
United States Air Force MAJ Marcus Jackson served as deputy combat crew commander and crew commander at F.E. Warren Air Force Base (AFB) in Wyoming for four years. In this January 2011 interview, MAJ Jackson discusses his commissioning in the Air...
MAJ Mark Anders served as battery commander with the 2-20 Field Artillery Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division (ID) in Taji, Iraq during 2003 and 2004, as the Assistant Fire Support Coordinator (AFSCOORD) for the 25th ID at Contingency Operating...
MAJ Mark Andres served as the brigade plans officer, logistics officer (S4) and company commander with 3rd Brigade, 1st CAV in Baghdad and Najaf, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this May 2010 interview,...
MAJ Mark Barton served as the chief targeting officer at Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF-76) at Bagram Airfield (BAF), Afghanistan during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and as assistant operations officer (S3), then...
In this first of three interviews, Major Mark Boeke talks about his deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, as the communications officer for 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from September through October 2002 in support of Operation Enduring...
In this second of three interviews, Major Mark Boeke discusses his deployment to Iraq as the communications officer for 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from February through April 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He talks about the...
In this third of three interviews, Major Mark Boeke talks about his deployment to Iraq as the communications officer for 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during the fall of 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses how Rangers...
In this second of three interviews, Major Mark Christensen talks about serving as a civil affairs team leader in Delta Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion in Chamkani, Afghanistan, from February through August 2005 in support of Operation...
In this third of three interviews, Major Mark Christensen talks about commanding Echo Company, 97th Civil Affairs Battalion in Taji and Baghdad, Iraq, from April through September 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses the influx...