Lieutenant Colonel Larry Wilson served as the intelligence officer for 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Iraq from August 2003 through August 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about the different units which...
From August 2005 through August 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Erick Sweet served in the brigade aviation element as part of the air defense and airspace management (ADAM) cell for 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division. In this...
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Schmidt has served in a variety of positions as a psychological operations (PSYOP) officer, including Operation Enduring Freedom tours in the Philippines and Afghanistan. In this interview, he talks about PSYOP doctrine as...
In this first of three interviews, Major J.T. Eldridge talks about serving as the assistant operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment throughout Iraq from March through November 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi...
In 2006-2007, Major Diego Davila of the Puerto Rico National Guard served as the assistant team chief for an embedded training team in Zabol Province, Afghanistan. In this interview, he discusses his predeployment training at Camp Shelby,...
From September 2005 through March 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Steve Petzold served as a detachment commander with Charlie Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Balad. In this interview, he discusses the challenge of...
In this first of two interviews, Major Louis Frias talks about leading the military information support team at the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan from July 2003 through January 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He discusses checking...
Chaplain (Major) Stephen Cruys served as a chaplain for the 86th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Udairi, Kuwait and Talil Airbase, Iraq from January through June 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses getting help from friends in...
Major Kellie Rourke, in the second of three interviews, talks about commanding the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment and serving as the fusion officer of the 101st Aviation Brigade at Camp Speicher, Iraq,...
In this third of three interviews, Major Kellie Rourke talks about serving as the intelligence officer for the 5th Special Forces Group at Camp Syverson, Iraq, from October 2007 through May 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She discusses...
Major Edmond Sardi, of the Albanian Army, commanded a platoon of the Albanian Commando Regiment in Mosul, Iraq, from October 2003 through April 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about using the reports from the...
In this first of two interviews, Major Frank Ras talks about serving as the transportation integration chief and the deputy brigade support operations officer for the 45th Sustainment Brigade at Qayyarah-West, Iraq, from June 2006 through July 2007...
In this first of two interviews, Major Tyke Hillmer talks about serving as the supply officer on the logistics staff of the 82nd Airborne Division in Habbaniyah, Iraq, from September 2003 through April 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He...
In this first of four interviews, Major J.T. Torrain talks about serving as the assistant operations officer for the 16th Engineer Battalion, and commanding the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the same battalion, in Kuwait and Baghdad,...
Beginning in June 2007, Major Stephen Rhudy served as a military transition team (MiTT) chief tasked to coach, teach and mentor an almost all-Kurdish Iraqi Army battalion. In this interview, he discusses the disappointing predeployment training his...
During his 2007-2008 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Jeremy Jelly served as the executive officer on a military transition team (MiTT) tasked with coaching, teaching and mentoring the 5th Iraqi Army Division. In this...
In this second of two interviews, Major Joseph Edwards talks about commanding Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery in Ba’qubah, Iraq, from January 2005 through January 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He...
In February 2003, Major Chris Hockenberry deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a brigade battle captain with the 82nd Airborne Division. In this interview, he discusses the ground assault convoy from Kuwait into Iraq, the challenge...
Major Vincent Bellisario served as a military transition team chief in Baghdad, Iraq, from May 2007 through May 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he talks about training his team on the various battle drills, the...
In this second of two interviews, Major Frank Ras talks about serving as the transportation integration chief and the deputy brigade support operations officer for the 45th Sustainment Brigade at Qayyarah-West, Iraq, from June 2006 through July...