Major Tarrant was a member of the 7th SFG which primarily handles South America but his team was pulled to do a specific mission with the ICTF in Iraq for seven months. In this February 2010 interview, Major Shane Tarrant, US Army Special Forces,...
MAJ Ed Vedder deployed to Iraq in support of OIF from August 2007 until December 2008 to COB Speicher, Iraq. MAJ Vedder, an attack helicopter pilot, deployed initially as the XO for 1-1 Attack and halfway through the deployment was sent to Fort...
MAJ Timothy Mungie served as the battalion fire support officer (FSO) with the 1-21 Infantry in Kirkuk, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 and as headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander in Tikrit, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of...
In this interview, CIV Penny Koger Thomas, discusses her brief role in the Army and how she supported her husband who deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Ms Thomas discusses her reaction to her husband's deployment and...
In this interview, MAJ Jarrod Lampier, US Army, EOD, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander/EOD Advisor in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Lampier discusses his experience with route clearance missions and...
In this interview, MAJ David Linville, US Army, Engineer, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Personnel Officer in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Linville describes a typical day and his experience with screening for Iraqi...
In this interview, MAJ Stanley Pulley, US Army, Engineer, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a HHC Company Commander in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Pulley describes a typical day, and how he was able to morale as a...
In this interview, MAJ Jose Rivas, US Army, Military Intelligence, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Team Leader in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Rivas describes a typical day, his experience with trying to blend into...
In this interview, MAJ Andrew Turner, US Army, Armor, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Turner describes his reaction to arriving in country and discusses a couple of...
In this interview, MAJ George Typhair, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Typhair discusses a specific day on a recovery mission and how he was able...
Having been assigned to V Corps Artillery since January 2001, Major Robert Berg supported Operation IRAQI FREEDOM through August 2003 principally as the logistics officer (G4); he also, however, filled the roles of ammunition officer and...
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 Buchanan discusses his experiences on a SPTT in support of OIF in 2005. MAJ Buchanan describes his experiences working with the Iraqi police in two different locations in Iraq as well as his experience working with the 2nd...
In this interview Major Irmischer discusses his deployment in support of OIF in April 2003 to Ba'qubah, Iraq. Major Irmischer was an Engineer assigned to the headquarters company of the 588th Engineer Battalion and served as a planner on the staff...
LCDR Patrick Neise served on the USS Springfield and the USS Florida on multiple deployments to the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans from 2001 to 2008 in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). In this February 2010 interview, LCDR Neise...
MAJ Jeffrey McCartney served as the chief of strength reporting during 2007 and 2008 and as personnel officer (S1) in charge of strength management during 2008 and 2009 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and...
A U.S. Army reservist and, at the time of 9/11, an assistant district attorney in Clarksville, Tennessee, Major Lance Baker deployed to Karshi-Kanabad, Uzbekistan, then later Bagram, Afghanistan, with the 10th Mountain Division from December 2001...
MAJ Brian Heverly served with the 716th Military Police (MP) Battalion and the 561st MP Company in Bagram, Spin Boldak and Khost, Afghanistan during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In the first of two March 2010...
In this interview MAJ Mary Peters discusses her deployment in support of OIF from 2004 until 2005 with 32nd MEDLOG out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. MAJ Peters didn't deploy with the unit but joined them after they'd been on the ground for a...
In this interview MAJ Bruce Carter describes his deployment with the 1-94 FA to Iraq in 2003 and 2004. MAJ Carter was the assistant S3/Battalion liaison officer initially and then took command of the HHS for his unit. Throughout the deployment...