Non-Commissioned Officers in the United States Army have not always enjoyed the prestige and been viewed as the professional Soldier they have come to be. Non-Commissioned Officers were once looked down upon by Commissioned Officers and snubbed by...
The role of the NCO is ever changing and is directly linked to the latest technology. These changes include both duties and leadership roles for NCOs and can be tracked by the rank insignia the NCOs wear. Specific innovations in American military...
The Non Commissioned Officer empowerment has been building for over 200 years. This power has evolved through military pay, education and training, and a professional personnel management system provided to our young men and women in the Armed...
Major Tarrant was a member of the 7th SFG which primarily handles South America but his team was pulled to do a specific mission with the ICTF in Iraq for seven months. In this February 2010 interview, Major Shane Tarrant, US Army Special Forces,...
MAJ Ed Vedder deployed to Iraq in support of OIF from August 2007 until December 2008 to COB Speicher, Iraq. MAJ Vedder, an attack helicopter pilot, deployed initially as the XO for 1-1 Attack and halfway through the deployment was sent to Fort...
MAJ Matthew McGrew served as team chief on a military transition team (MiTT) advising the 46th Iraqi Army (IA) Brigade during 2008 and 2009 in Kirkuk, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In his second interview in February 2010, MAJ...
MAJ Timothy Mungie served as the battalion fire support officer (FSO) with the 1-21 Infantry in Kirkuk, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 and as headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander in Tikrit, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of...
MAJ Tom Lowman served on the V Corps staff as a future operations planner at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq and as liaison officer (LNO) in An Najaf, Iraq during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ...