CPT Harlan provides a detail-rich narrative of his service as an Infantry Company Executive Officer (XO) during his first Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) deployment from December 2004 through June 2006. In his narrative, Harlan describes his...
In this interview, LTC Kozlowski compares and contrasts his experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) with his earlier deployments in Stabilization Force (SFOR)-15 and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Kozlowski reflects his belief that the...
LTC Young relates his experiences with receiving a recall notification for mobilization after an 11-year stint in the Individual Ready Reserves (IRR). After his recall at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Young reported to Fort Rucker, Alabama for...
In this interview CPT Parker relates how he (as a UH60 rotary wing pilot) completed the Fixed Wing aircraft transition course in August 2009 in time to assume command of his company just prior to mobilization. During the pre-mobilization train up,...
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...
CW4 Carella describes his role as the commander's advisor on all safety matters within the Corps Aviation Task Force, particularly how best to adhere to published safety standards. Carella outlines his interaction with the Brigade STANDS...
In this group interview, Captain Laura Pratt and First Lieutenant Erin Jayne share their experiences as the commander and operations officer (respectively) for an Army National Guard Quartermaster company deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. ...
In this interview, LTC John Seprodi relates his experiences as the commander of the 138th Financial Management Company (FMCO) deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from June 2010 to May 2011. In the opening...
In this interview, MAJ Michael Daake relates his experiences as a full time Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) S4 (Logistics) officer assigned to the 113th Engineer Battalion while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) January to December...
COL Brian Copes discusses his experiences as the commander of the 1-19th Agribusiness Development Team (ADT) mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. COL Copes' team was selected to deploy into Khowst Province in Afghanistan to start a...
In this interview, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Cathleen Van Bree relates her experiences as the Assistant S3 officer for the 219th Area Support Group (ASG) deployed during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) from January 2006 to February 2007. After...
In this April 2012 interview, Major General (MG) Joseph "Lonnie" Culver relates his experiences as a Brigadier General (BG) in command of Task Force (TF) Cyclone deployed in Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) from August 2009 to July...
In this interview, CPT Michael Padgett describes his experiences as the commander of a Convoy Security Company (CSC) during Operation Iraqi Freedom from January to November 2008. CPT Padgett started out as commander of Headquarters and...
A reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Major Scott McConnell served as the G3 advisor to the 5th Iraqi Army Division in 2004-2005. In this interview, he begins by describing the predeployment training at Camp Atterbury,...
Since July 2001, Major General James A. Kelley has been the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Readiness for United States Army Forces Command, the Chief of Staff for United States Army Reserve Command, the Deputy Commanding General for Operations...
This study proposes a role for the Army's National Training Center at a state of Full Mobilization. Current plans for mobilization disestablish the manpower resources for the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA upon declaration of a state of...
This regulation on U.S. Army unit status reporting has been revised to include pertinent information on unit readiness reporting requirements as well as instructions on the completion and submission of reports. This regulation establishes a...
This regulation establishes the unit status reporting (USR) system. It explains, in detail, what units are required to report, how reports are prepared, and how reports are submitted. a. Objectives of the USR system are to provide the current...
This manual is a guide for Army commanders and planners. It provides capstone doctrine for the development of Army policy for planning and executing mobilization, deployment, redeployment, and demobilization (MDRD) operations. This manual describes...
This publication defining Army terms is a revision; it is a supplementation of JCS Pub 1 and contains definitions not found in JCS Pub 1. This revision updates the authority on international standardization of terminology and introduces new and...