The United States Military conducted numerous attempts to train Foreign Security Forces over the past 100 years. From training the Nicaraguan National Guard to the most recent efforts in Iraq, the U.S. Military has repeatedly shown a need for a...
The G3 for the 98th Division (Institutional Training) prior to his 2004-2005 Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment, Colonel Bradford Parsons, now retired, served in country as the advisor support team leader (AST) in support of the 5th Iraqi Army...
Colonel Jody Daniels, a reservist who served formerly with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), deployed to Iraq as a member of that division's survey team, and later became the Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq joint staff...
Major Jeff Tennyson, a reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), served as an advisor to the New Iraqi Army in 2004-2005. Tennyson's unit, an engineer company, was already mobilized at Fort Leonard Wood when he found out they would...
A reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Major Scott McConnell served as the G3 advisor to the 5th Iraqi Army Division in 2004-2005. In this interview, he begins by describing the predeployment training at Camp Atterbury,...
An Army reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Friedman served as the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team command and control cell's operations officer in Iraq in 2004-2005. In this interview,...
Major Roger Swartwood, a reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), served as the leader of a battalion advisor support team (AST) to the new Iraqi Army in 2004-2005. He begins this interview by discussing the predeployment training...
This monograph discusses the concept of operational momentum as it relates to achieving and exploiting depth during offensive operations. Its purpose is to identify those elements which are essential to achieving and maintaining speed and mass...
History of the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion in training and combat, prepared by and for the men who saw action with the battalion in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Germany.
From 2003 through 2005, when the plan for using elements of the 98th Division (Institutional Training) to train the new Iraqi Army was developed and executed, Brigadier General Richard Sherlock was its assistant division commander for operations....
Part of a 10-man advisor support team assigned to the 7th Iraqi Army Battalion and located principally at the Kirkush Military Training Base and the nearby town of Balad Ruz from March through November 2004, Major Robert Dixon was tasked with a...
lack of listening, planning, vision, effectiveness, and efficiency. Senior leaders are managers; management, according to FM 21-100, is the effective use of Manpower, Materials (facilities and equipment), and Time. This is sometimes best...
This book contains a detailed account of the United States Army Reserve 98th Division deployment to Iraq in 2004-2005 and its role in building, training, and advising the new Iraqi Army.
This interview with Army reservist Lieutenant Colonel John C. Curwen, formerly the commander of 2nd Battalion, 304th Regiment, part of 1st Brigade, 98th Division (Institutional Training), deals with his 2004-2005 deployment in support of Operation...
An Army reservist with the 85th Division (Training Support), Major Jose Lopez was mobilized and deployed to Iraq in 2004 as part of the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Initially, he was a member...
After action report for the 50th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, during 15 July thru 31 August 1944, December 1944, January thru May 1945.
United States Army Reserve 98th Division (IT) deployed to Iraq September 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pre-deployment training took place at Camp Atterbury, Indiana lasting 42 days. Central Command had command and control over the 600...
A member of the 10-man advisor support team attached to the 6th Battalion, Iraqi Army, Major Mike Sullivan provided advisory and training assistance to two rifle companies and the headquarters company from April to August 2004. Standing up this...