Exceptional leadership and bravery is sometimes exhibited in unforeseen ways. History reflects on several such instances where the Army rewarded heroic actions by expeditiously promoting Soldiers on the battlefield. On 27 March 2008, the Army...
In this interview, MAJ Leland Waldrup, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as a Captain, Battery Commander in April 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF). MAJ Waldrup discusses his responsibilities during deployment and and the...
In this interview, MAJ Matt Simons, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as a Battery Commander in October 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF). MAJ Simons discusses his pre-deployment training and describes his personal move...
In this interview, MAJ Matt Simons, US Army, talks about his second deployment to Iraq as part of the Military Transition Team (MiTT) in 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF). MAJ Simons discusses his introduction to the Iraqi Battalion...
In this interview, MAJ Tad Stephens, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as an Individual Augmentee in June 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF). MAJ Stephens discusses his responsibilities during deployment and his perception...
In this interview, MAJ Thomas Long, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as a MiTT Team Leader in February 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF). MAJ Long discusses his responsibilities during deployment and and the friendships he...
In this interview, Major Brian Neill, US Army, talks about his deployment to Iraq as a Quartermasters Officer in January 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Neill discusses his personal experience with deployment while his wife was also...
In this interview, Major Scott Reed, US Army, talks about his deployment to FOB Salerno and Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan as a Company Commander in support of 69th Transportation Company, in March 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom...
MAJ Drew Phillips served as a historian attached to the 82nd Airborne Division during 2007 in Bagram, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this May 2009 interview, MAJ Phillips discusses the lack of any kind of...
MAJ Javier Bilbao served as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Commander at Life Support Area (LSA) Anaconda in Balad, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this October 2009 interview, MAJ Bilbao...
MAJ Jennifer Gruber served as the assistant operations (S3) battle captain in Kandahar, Afghanistan during 2003 and 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this May 2009 interview, MAJ Gruber discusses the challenge of adjusting to...
MAJ Jennifer Gruber served as the Company Commander of Alpha Company 2-10 Aviation in Kandahar, Afghanistan and as night battle captain at the brigade intelligence (S3) shop at the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) in Bagram, Afghanistan during...
MAJ Juan Nava served as the joint intelligence officer and joint operations officer on a transition team during 2005 and 2006 at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Loyalty in Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this August 2009...
This field service document is broken down into three categories: organization, operations (information, security, orders, marches and convoys, combat, shelter), and administration (service of the interior, service of the theater of operations,...
This field service document is broken down into three categories: organization, operations (information, security, orders, marches and convoys, combat, shelter), and administration (service of the interior, service of the theater of operations,...
This paper will briefly express what happened with 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and Hawk Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, during the deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom. You will receive informative information...