In command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, also known as the "Ready First" Brigade, COL Sean MacFarland, deployed his command from Central Germany to Iraq in March 2006. The Ready First Brigade assumed control of western Ninewah Province...
The contemporary operating environment poses distinctly different challenges for military commanders and planners than traditional conflicts. Non-contiguous battlespace exposes lines of communication to enemy action, unlike the linear battlespace...
In this first of two interviews, Colonel Tony Deane talks about commanding 1st Battalion, 35th Armor in Kuwait and Ramadi, Iraq, from November 2005 through November 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses training with high...
The operations officer for 44th Engineer Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel James Raymer deployed with 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in August 2004 for a yearlong tour in Ramadi in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, during which the unit worked...
During the 224th Combat Engineer Battalion's January through December 2005 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Colonel Todd Jacobus served as this Iowa National Guard unit's commander. In this interview, he begins by...
During his September 2003 to September 2004 deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major Thomas Neemeyer served as the intelligence officer (S2) for the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, based in the Iraqi city of Ar...
Major Chuck Palmer deployed to Iraq as commander of Charlie Company, 16th Signal Battalion in 2003. He found out on 31 March 2003 that he would be assuming command of Charlie Company on 3 April, only 15 days before leaving for Kuwait and Iraq. Once...
In this second of two interviews, Colonel Tony Deane talks about commanding 1st Battalion, 35th Armor in Kuwait and Ramadi, Iraq, from November 2005 through November 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses the effect the election...
From February 2003 through March 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Calvert served as the operations officer for 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. "We essentially owned the entire Al Anbar Province," he said, an area...
Part two of the interview with US Marine Corps Major Daniel Coleman focuses on his second deployment as the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines logistics officer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, this one from February to September 2005. Based this...
Colonel (Ret.) Scott Thein served in Iraq from September 2003 through March 2004 as the Division Artillery commander with the 82nd Airborne. He worked primarily at the provincial level and his area of operations was Al Anbar Province. One of the...
Major Kellie McCoy served as the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 307th Engineer Battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division and was the division main engineer for the base in Ramadi, Iraq, from July 2003 until March 2004. At...
MAJ Josh Gillen served as the brigade communications officer (S6) for the 319th Airborne Field Artillery (FA) Regiment in Ramadi, Iraq during 203 and 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In the first of two February 2009 interviews,...
MAJ Joseph Albrecht served as company commander of Alpha Company, 1-37 Armor with 1st Brigade, 1st Armor Division (AD) in al Hit, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010 interview, MAJ Albrecht...
Major Marc Cloutier was the assistant team chief for a special police transition team (SPTT) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 2005 through March 2006. Once Cloutier was notified for this deployment, he reported for training at Fort...
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...
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,...
MAJ Adlai Wood served as the operations officer (S3) Air with the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Baghdad and Karbala, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 and as headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander of the 1-37 Armor in Sinjar and...
Major Timothy O'Brien served in Operation Iraqi Freedom with a military transition team (MiTT) in 2005-06. Part of a worldwide levy of US Army manpower to support MiTTs, O'Brien came from Fort Benning, Georgia, and the Ranger Training Brigade. He...
After the United States (U.S.) Coalition forces invaded Iraq, the transition to stability operations has been difficult for the U.S. Coalition forces. One method used by the 1st Cavalry Division, in 2004, was to develop logical lines of operations...