This newsletter provides information on the basics of the Afghan culture and how Soldiers should apply this information while living and working
with the Afghans. The key points covered in this newsletter are: 1.) Effects of Afghan culture on...
From December 1, 2008 to January 9, 2009, thirty-two students from Staff Groups 16A and 16B at the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) conducted an operational level study in order to recommend a course of action for the Afghanistan Campaign...
U.S. Army NCOs were critical to the successful intelligence operations of CJTF-1 01 in Regional Command--East during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM IX. Their responsibilities ranged from training, deploying, caring for, and redeploying their Soldiers...
This monograph examines alternative approaches to U.S. COIN operations in the eastern Pashtun tribal areas in Afghanistan that are sensitive to and inclusive of the key elements of the Pashtun code of Pashtunwali. The author reviews Pashtuns and...
Operations in Afghanistan frequently require United States ground forces to engage and destroy the enemy at ranges beyond 300 meters. These operations occur in rugged terrain and in situations where traditional supporting fires are limited due to...
Colonel Dalton Diamond mobilized as a US Army Reserve soldier, deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and also serving as the command surgeon of US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) at Fort Bragg, North...
The commander of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Wisconsin National Guard, when he was given the opportunity to lead an embedded training team (ETT) to Afghanistan, Colonel Dominic Cariello arrived in theater in February 2006 and, during his...
In this December 2012 interview, CPT Todd Tompkins, US Army, Infantry discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as the company commander for Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1-506th, 101st AD in 2010 through 2011 in support of Operation...
Upon relinquishing his three-year command of a Wisconsin National Guard field artillery battalion, Lieutenant Colonel John Schroeder was offered the opportunity to volunteer for embedded training team (ETT) duty in Afghanistan, which he took, was...
MAJ Charles Day served as a Physician's Assistant (PA) with 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division in Regional Command - East (RC-East) during 2006 and 2007 and in Wardak Province, Afghanistan during 2008, both in support of Operation Enduring Freedom...
In this November 2012 interview, MAJ Charles Slider, US Army, Armor; discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as a troop commander for 1-32 Cavalry (CAV), 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 101st Airborne Division in 2010 through 2011 in support of...
Major Chris Medina served as the deputy provost marshal for 10th Mountain Division in Kabul from January through December 2006 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In this interview, he talks about the need for negotiation training among those...
Major Eric Lanham deployed to Afghanistan in July 2005 as a civil affairs team leader as part of the joint special operations task force. He was sent out to Chamkani Firebase in Regional Command-East along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan....
In this third of three interviews reference his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Major Jason Warner discusses his February to November 2006 deployment to Afghanistan, during which he served initially as the military intelligence company (MICO)...
In this interview, MAJ Jeffrey Rosenberg, US Army, Aviation, discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as a troop commander in 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Rosenberg discusses his experience with flying while in country. ...
In this interview, MAJ Joseph Sullivan, US Army, Field Artillery; discusses his deployment to Afghanistan in 2009 through 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). MAJ Sullivan talks about his pre-deployment training and how the...
Major Matt Dale served as a strategic planner in the CJ5 plans section at Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from February 2006 until September 2006. After being promoted to major, Dale volunteered for a...
Major Michael Ripley served as the commander of Operational Detachment Bravo (ODB) 700, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) while deployed to Afghanistan in 2004. In this interview, he discusses at length the charter and organization of ODB 700,...
In this interview, MAJ Robert Tracy, US Army, Infantry discusses his deployment to Afghanistan as the joint operations center (JOC) night shift deputy shift director for 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters, Regional Command - East in 2011 through...
In this October 2012 interview, MAJ Ryan Guthrie, US Army, Aviation; discusses her deployment to Afghanistan as an Aviation support company commander for Bravo Company of the 277th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB) in 2010 through 2011 in support of...