MAJ Michael Lorich begins his interview with a detailed discussion of the challenges in performing pre-mobilization training with Medical Service Corps (MSC) officers. MAJ Lorich relates how military training impacts Reserve Component (RC) medical...
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...
LTC Gary Thomas describes his first Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) deployment while serving as the Operations Officer (S3) for the 219th Area Support Group (ASG). LTC Thomas describes his experiences as the Kandahar airbase mayor as very...
In this interview CPT Richard L. Uggen relates his experiences as a platoon leader during his Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) deployment in 2003, when he was cross-leveled into a National Guard infantry battalion which deployed to Iraq during the...
MAJ Stephen Webster served as an advisor to the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Qalat, Afghanistan during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this September 2011 interview, MAJ Webster discusses the challenges of working...