Americans are known for living luxurious lifestyles, higher education, and a value system based on equality. What we fail to identify with are the struggles of people around the globe just to survive – a reality absent in the American mind. As...
The 1 st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, "Headhunters", was ordered to establish a Forward Operating Base in the southern Maysan Province of Iraq. The purpose of the new Forward Operating Base is to provide a projection platform and sustainment...
The tactical situation in Iraq was controlled chaos, the insurgence was still new at terrorism and was not very sophisticated, and a lot of suicidal type operations were being thrown at our forces. The IA was not in existence, and the unknown...
I am writing my personal experience paper on my deployment to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 48th Brigade Combat Team as their Brigade S-4 NCOIC. I served as their Brigade S-4 from 12 December 2004 till 1 June 2006. My duties and...
The 151 Battalion 131st Aviation Regiment mobilized and deployed in support of (ISO) OIF 06-08 as a member of the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB). The battalion mission was to provide aviation support to Multi National Corp Iraq. I was...
This paper will cover my experiences during my tenure as a First Sergeant in B Company 2-6 Infantry, 1st Armored Division. I will discuss the Company’s actions during my arrival, pre-deployment training and deployment of the unit. I will cover,...
This paper describes some of the key events and lessons learned during my deployment to Baghdad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) III. I give significant discussion to: Checkpoint Operations, Right Seat Rides and the dissemination of...
Headquarters, United States Army Reserve (USAR) Command recognizes the Outstanding Army
Reserve Equal Opportunity (EO) Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) of the Year with the presentation of the Merlin G. Pope, Jr. Award. The award is presented to the...
With plenty of negative media coverage, an unpopular presidential administration, and plenty of bad press, it looked as though the already challenging job of recruiting and retaining quality soldiers in the Army National Guard could turn to nearly...
As the senior communication NCO in a Combat Support Hospital, it was my responsibility to maintain communications over many platforms. FM communications, NIPER and SIPER nets, Omni Track System, Private Branch Exchange phone system, commercial off...
Although a member of the Vermont Army National Guard for the past twenty three years, I never would have imagined the career progression my career has taken over the past twenty six years. Prior to enlisting in the guard I served three years with...
This paper will describe some of the key moments that happened during an unforgettable tragic day in American history. This one single event has culminated in a chain of events that has not only killed thousands of American on United States soil,...