This paper covers the deployment preparation, our arrival in theater, our mission, the details we encountered, personal hygiene and driving off the compound, casualties, and community support. It shows my experiences in the Gulf War. It also...
During the first six months of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the people of Iraq were just getting used to having foreign forces, on their streets and in their communities. After six months, the US State Department decided to put a US Ambassador or and...
This paper describes my experiences at Fort Leonard Wood and the Academy during a four year time period. My years of experience as a Reservist were challenged and cherished as I helped to create a better training environment for the Reserve and...
The United States Army Reserve Pay Center (UPC) received a mission from US Army Finance Command (USAFINCOM) to help create a training program that would teach deploying finance Soldiers Army Reserve CAR) pay. First, the UPC had to create a Reserve...
This experience paper will describe the trial and tribulation from one's point of view. It will take you from the early stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom to now, as I'm upon deployment number three. It covers most lessons learned from my...
The paper is an unclassified brief overview of my experiences on a Military Transition Team during OIF 06-08 from October 13, 2006 through December 8 2007. The purpose is to pass on my experiences to fellow NCOs and well as Soldiers about my lime...
Today the Multiple Launched Rocket System can be counted on to deliver timely and accurate rocket and missile fires in the urban centers in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, now "New Dawn," and in the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan in...
Some may argue that working and training in a joint organization is harder than in a reserve organization or vice versa, try working in both at the same time. Organizing, training, developing personnel, and completing a combat tour in Iraq with a...
The Army Reserve has made great transformations in its ranks as we have transitioned from a strategic force to an operational force over the past nine years. The Army Reserve has been known as an undisciplined and under-trained force that would...
Most Soldiers can single out one defining moment in their career, that time and position where the feel they accomplished the most. My moment started one late afternoon in November 2008. I was serving as the Interim Command Sergeant Major of the...
The following paper is about a couple of weeks in the 978th Military Police Company during its deployment to Iraq for the third time. This paper talks a little about the training the unit had and what happen within the first 90 days and how we...
When a Soldier gets an opportunity to achieve a professional goal, it can at times place a Soldier in a personal dilemma of choosing between his Soldiers or accomplishing a professional feat. This is not just a normal feat, but also that of a First...
In November 2006, A Troop 5/73 Cavalry, 3rd BCT, 82nd ABN Division reunited with the rest of the Squadron at FOB Caldwell (Kirkush Military Training Base, KMTB) after being detached to the 3rd BCT, 4th IN Division for a period of four months in...
This paper describes some of the incidents and the lessons learned while I was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 05-07). During 2007, I was deployed to Taji, Iraq. It is one of the largest Forward Operating Bases (FOB) in Iraq. It is...
During my deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom as the 1SG of Alpha Company, 15th MI Battalion, I saw and experienced various types of combat stress. This stress affected my Soldiers in different ways. Some Soldiers reacted positively and rose to...
This paper describes some of the challenges and lessons learned as our HHB J-12IFA, merged as an Infantry Company for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The paper discusses many of the learning curves of the transformation, 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...
As a soldier in the armed services, I always knew there was a chance that our Unit would be called to duty. We trained very diligently and were always preparing for the day that our country would call us in arms. I was assigned to an engineering...
Prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07, 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery was activated and prepared for deployment within 12 months. The unit had a variety of nontraditional missions and was successful in all of them. The 2nd Battalion, 77th...