The 16th Quarterly Report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction SIGIR. 2008 will be a "Year of Transfer" in Iraq, bringing with it the continued evolution of the U. S. program. This evolution means that the Government of Iraq...
Chief Warrant Officer John Groseclose served as the officer in charge of the tactical human intelligence (HUMINT) team section for Charlie Company, 501st Military Intelligence Battalion in Baghdad, Iraq, through 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi...
The purpose of this monograph is to analyze the employment of fires brigades (FiB) in the global war on terror and determine if fires brigades are being utilized fully and in their doctrinal role. The US Army developed FiBs to replace the previous...
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...
MAJ James Okeke served as a budget officer with the 25th Infantry Division (ID) in Tikrit, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this May 2012 interview, MAJ Okeke discusses the duties of the Finance branch, the...
MAJ Joseph Liebner served as battalion personnel officer (S1), logistics officer (S4) and Bravo Battery commander with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery (FA) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In...
MAJ Michael Crawford served as the battalion operations officer (S3) with the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery (FA) at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this April 2010...
Major Ryan Nobis served as company commander of the 725th Ordnance Company in Multi-National Division - North (MND-North), Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this June 2012 interview, MAJ Nobis discusses the...
In support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 2003 through March 2004, Major Tom Hough served initially as a rifle company commander with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division and then, mid-tour, took command of the corps long...
Wartime correspondents are a valid and critical aspect to obtaining the overall picture of war and military conflicts. This paper examined the roles of embedded and unilateral reporters during wartime and answers the two questions; how do the media...
Basing is a critical component of American warfare, and the expeditionary posture of the United States military poses challenges to operational planners and logisticians alike. Force projection is a key requirement for the US Army, and the use of...
On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign is the next volume in the US Army's series of studies focused on its operations in Iraq. The first volume, On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, showcased Army operations in the...