In this first of two interviews regarding his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Major Scott Pierce, US Marine Corps, discusses his role as executive officer of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, which was stood up as a battalion landing team (BLT) for...
From December 2005 through December 2006, Major Tony Nichols served as the military transition team (MiTT) leader assigned to coach, teach and mentor two different Iraqi Army units: initially the 1st Iraqi Division Motor Transport Regiment and...
From June through November 2006, Lieutenant Colonel Doug Lilly - a foreign area officer - supported Operation Enduring Freedom from Kabul as the regional engagement cell chief of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan's political-military integration...
In command of the Long Range Surveillance Detachment (LRSD) out of the 110th Military Intelligence Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Major Robert Schexnayder deployed to Afghanistan from July 2003 through May 2004. Initially working in the border...
In January 2002, Major Charmaine Betty-Singleton deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as the command judge advocate for the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade. Based at Camp Doha in Kuwait for most of her tour, she did, however, make...
Assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 82nd Signal Battalion, Chaplain (Major) Gary Payne deployed to Kuwait in early 2003 and, since he had already had combat zone experience from Operation Desert Storm, was chosen to serve as the division rear...
From January 2005 through January 2006, Major Cecil Woode served as the operations and support operations officer (S3/SPO) advisor for the military transition team (MiTT) assigned to the 1st Iraqi Motor Transport Regiment - the first such unit...
From August 2005 through December 2006, Major Joseph Blanding deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the operations officer for the 172nd Stryker Brigade's Brigade Support Battalion (BSB). In this interview, he discusses the...