Airspace command and control in the combat zone is becoming more complex due to the proliferation of unmanned aircraft, and the introduction of host nation and civilian aircraft. The ability to deconflict and integrate multiple airspace users...
For approximately the past ten years, the Army has been engaged in large-scale counterinsurgency campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. These campaigns have forced the Army to reevaluate how it approaches its role in advising host nation forces. This...
Ordered to war, Task Force (TF) Thunderbolt l-252d Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) mobilized, deployed and conducted Full Spectrum Combat Operations in Iraq. TF Thunderbolt learned new lessons, pursued the enemy with proven doctrine, adapted, and...
The stated mission of the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) is “to provide operational advisory assistance in support of Army and Joint Force Commanders to enhance the combat effectiveness of the operating force and enable the defeat of asymmetric...
LTC Donald Strube served as the Deputy Commanding Officer (DCO) for the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) with Task Force 38 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq during 2009 and 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this June 2010 interview,...
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 Lane relates how his full time role as the 38th CAB Administrative Officer (AO) and Senior Full Time Unit Support (FTUS) dovetailed well with the preparations for the mobilization. Lane notes that he was deeply involved in executing the...
MAJ James Sturm served as company commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in Iskandiriyah, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 and as executive officer (XO) on a Stability Transition Team (STT) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2010 both in support...
LTC Barry Hon repeats a constant theme during his interview of the importance of careful planning prior to execution of critical events such as pre-mobilization train-up, mobilization, deployment and assumption of mission in Iraq. LTC Hon credits...
CPT Macharrie opens his interview by describing the process his fixed wing Aviation company underwent in deploying from Germany to Joint Base Balad in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Macharrie relates having to plan and coordinate...
In this December 2012 interview, MAJ Scott Stephenson, US Army, Logistics; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a ground operations officer for Multi-National Corps Iraq (MNC-I) and United States Forces Iraq (USF-I) in 2009 through 2010 in support...
The classical military theorists and US Army doctrine emphasize the role of information within a conflict. The US Army's primary means for controlling and manipulating information is the doctrinal concept of information operations. However, there...
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In his interview, CPT Beagle describes his role as a Medical Operations officer for a Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) headquarters. Beagle relates the challenges of reducing the clinic from a 24-hour operation to limited duty hours due to the...
In this interview Mr. Graves relates his experiences arriving in theater as an individual deployer due to his attendance at his Warrant Officer's Basic Course (WOBC). Mr. Graves describes learning the United States Forces-Iraq (USF-I) transition...
In this interview MAJ John Amick describes his experiences mobilizing as an individual filler from the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Amick describes several problems he experienced...
In this interview MAJ Adams discusses his major duties as a G3 Air battle major assigned to the 34th Infantry Division (ID) deployed in Basra, Iraq. MAJ Adams gives a detailed explanation of his duties within the G3 Air section in coordinating...
In this interview MAJ Crawley relates some of the organizational difficulties he observed resulting from the reorganization of the 38th CAB's Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) into a modular aviation brigade headquarters prior to...
In this interview COL Ralph Kauzlarich, Field Artillery (FA), discusses his 2010 deployment to Iraq as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Effects working for GEN Brooks and the 1st Infantry Division (ID). A daunting task, COL Kauzlarich jumped in with...