Lieutenant Colonel William Brooks served in the 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) as the operations officer in Kuwait and Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January through June of 2003. In this interview, Brooks relates...
The commander of 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment during Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr), Lieutenant Colonel William K. Mooney Jr. and his unit of 16 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters conducted daily logistics runs in support of this November 2004...
In this interview LTC Husing discusses his deployment to OIF with the XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters to serve as the assessments officer in charge (OIC) in the corps operations (C3) as XVIII Airborne Corps assumed the mission of the...
This interview with Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus covers his command of Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) from June 2004 through September 2005, and deals specifically with the deployment of the 98th Division...
Lieutenant General R. Steven Whitcomb has commanded Third Army and Army Forces, United States Central Command in Iraq and Kuwait from October 2004 through the present in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Whitcomb begins the interview by...
Lieutenant General Richard F. Natonski, United States Marine Corps, commanded the 1st Marine Division and the ground combat element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), including substantial US Army forces, during Operation Al Fajr to...
In this interview, MAJ (CH) Andrew Lawrence, US Army, Chaplain; Catholic Priest, discusses his deployments to Iraq as a battalion chaplain in 2006 through 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ (CH) Lawrence discusses his mission...
In this interview MAJ Jeff Botsford discusses his experiences as an Army chaplain. MAJ Botsford has had five deployments, one a deployment to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. MAJ Botsford has deployed with a variety of units but the one...
In this interview MAJ (CH) Barlow relates how he received notification that he was to mobilize for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and how he had to ensure his home church was covered by an interim pastor in order to assure his job after...
An experienced emergency room physician who joined the Florida Army National Guard after 9/11 "to serve my country," Major (Dr.) Lisa DeWitt - by November 2004 - was in Iraq voluntarily serving as the surgeon for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry...
MAJ Ed Vedder deployed to Iraq in support of OIF from August 2007 until December 2008 to COB Speicher, Iraq. MAJ Vedder, an attack helicopter pilot, deployed initially as the XO for 1-1 Attack and halfway through the deployment was sent to Fort...
In this interview, MAJ (Ret) Paul Conway, US Army, Infantry; discusses his voluntary deployment to Iraq as part of the National Police Transition Team in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Conway shares why he chose...
In this interview, MAJ Adalberto “Bertin” Pagan, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as a battalion S3 in 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Pagan discusses the interaction he had with the Afghan's...
MAJ Adam Lackey served as company commander of Alpha Company, 1-187 Infantry in Baiji, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this May 2011 interview, MAJ Lackey discusses taking company command more than a year...
In this interview, Major Adam Lowmaster, US Army, infantry officer, talks about his deployment to Iraq as the Team Chief for the National Police Transition Team in June 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lowmaster discusses his personal...
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...
In command of the 9th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Battalion's product development detachment during his January to July 2003 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Adrian Brockington prepared and distributed all types of...
In this interview, MAJ Al Zehnder, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as Battalion Logistics Officer for the 82nd Forward Support Battallion (FSB) in 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Zehnder discusses his...
In this interview, MAJ Al Zehnder, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as the Command of Bravo Company in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Zehnder discusses his experience with IED's and the injuries suffered...
From November 2002 through November 2003 in support of the Global War on Terrorism, Major Alan Bal served as the air defense artillery coordination officer / deputy G3 for US Army Central (ARCENT) and worked variously in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and...