MAJ John Cherry served as the operations officer (S3) with the 2-395th Field Artillery (FA) battalion during 2004 and 2005 at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2008 interview, MAJ...
Tasked with contingency airbase defense during his first two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - the first from August to December 2003 at Tallil Airbase, the second from May to October 2004 at Baghdad International Airport - US Air...
Major Steve Gilbertson was the aviation plans officer of the 3rd Infantry Division's Aviation Brigade when alerted for deployment to Kuwait and ultimately Operation Iraqi Freedom. Deploying first for Operation Desert Spring, Gilbertson went through...
The purpose of this paper is to share a very dramatic and challenging experience I that shared with my Company Commander. In March of 2003, while serving as the First Sergeant of Charlie Company 440th Signal Battalion, I was deployed to Kuwait in...
From May through October 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Chris Grice commanded the 68th Chemical Company, part of 4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division. In this interview, Grice discusses his company's control of an NGO...
From April to August 2003, Major Ed Vedder commanded 1st Battalion, 501st Attack Aviation Regiment's Headquarters and Headquarters Company. An AH-64 Apache helicopter unit part of 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, 1-501 normally conducts precision...
In this interview, MAJ Brian Carlin, US Army, Public Affairs; discusses his deployment to Iraq as the MLRS Battery Commander in 2003 through 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Carlin discusses a typical day in theater and...
My personal experience of Operation Iraqi Freedom was challenging to my unit in many ways. Many tasks were placed upon our already strenuous wartime mission. There was no battle hand off between units, which made our transition very laborious....
In this May 2009 interview MAJ Joshua Ruisanchez, Aviation, discusses his deployment to Iraq as the petroleum, oil, and lubricants/ammunition (Class III/V) platoon leader in the 2-3 Infantry. MAJ Ruisanchez recounts the training he and his platoon...
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...
First Sergeant duty is one of the greatest honors and privileges a Noncommissioned Officer can do during a career. It’s even more special when leading Soldiers during wartime operations. Looking into the faces of Soldiers who are looking back...
An Army reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Friedman served as the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team command and control cell's operations officer in Iraq in 2004-2005. In this interview,...
As part of the Global War on Terrorism, the 1st Armored Division was called upon to support operations in Iraq during OIF II from April 2003 until April 2004. I reported to HHC 4th Brigade on 28 October 2003. I received IRT training for a week. On...
From March through August 2003 as part of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) - and member of the first DCMA team to enter Iraq - Lieutenant Commander Colin O'Brien served as the administrative contracting officer on several task orders...
Major R.J. Garcia served as a company commander in 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment between Camp Udairi, Kuwait, and the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) from January through July 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He begins his...
Ordered to war, Task Force (TF) Thunderbolt l-252d Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) mobilized, deployed and conducted Full Spectrum Combat Operations in Iraq. TF Thunderbolt learned new lessons, pursued the enemy with proven doctrine, adapted, and...
From April 2002 through August 2003, Major Darryl Rupp served as the division artillery (DIVARTY) intelligence officer for 3rd Infantry Division and, in this capacity, was involved in the DIVARTY-specific planning, at both home station and in...
In this interview MAJ Miller discusses his deployment to Iraq in 2003 and 2004 with the 8th Finance Battalion, 266th Finance Command out of Germany. MAJ Miller's battalion supported the 2nd BCT from the 1st Armored Division and was assigned to...
Coming from the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School at Fort Bliss, where he'd been an instructor, Major Michael Melito - during the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM - was assigned as an individual augmentee to 1st Battalion, 3rd Air...
From April 2003 through April 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Tim Cyprian commanded the 813th Replacement Company - a US Army Reserve unit out of Gordo, Alabama - and was based in country at LSA Anaconda. In this interview, he...