MAJ Eric Haas served as the battalion personnel officer (S1) with 1st Armor Division (AD) at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) during 2003 and 20034 and as the intelligence officer (S2) with the 2nd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (ID) in...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threat to the US Army and various methods used to counter this threat. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) is the current method. This paper will address...
In this interview, MAJ Brian Huskey, US Army, Military Intelligence; discusses his mission to Iraq as a the Task Force Troy Officer in 2006 through 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Huskey discusses a typical day in country...
In this interview MAJ David Hansen, Military Intelligence (MI) officer, discusses his deployment to Iraq in support of the Extra Judicial Killings (EJK) Task Force in 2006. MAJ Hansen deployed as an individual augmentee to serve as the liaison...
This study investigates the effect organizational turbulence caused by frequent changes in task organization has on the company sized elements resident in the sustainment brigades. The study identifies the modular structure of the sustainment...
MAJ Jimmy Smith served as a tank company commander with 3-15 Infantry in Sadr City, Iraq and with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT), 3-7 CAV at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Rustamiyah during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi...
Units are going to suffer casualties in combat. It is important how the unit reacts and overcomes these traumatic events. In Iraq, Crazy Horse Troop suffered its first two causalities at the same time; this was a traumatic event for everyone in the...
From March 2004 through April 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Jason Kidder served as the deputy operations officer for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division in Northeast Baghdad (Sadr City). In this two-part interview...
MAJ Karst Brandsma served as commander of the 258th Military Police (MP) Company in Baghdad, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this November 2010 interview, MAJ Brandsma discusses the role of military police...
In this October 2012 interview, MAJ Thomas Cherney, US Army, Engineer; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a route clearance company commander for 59 MAC, 20 EnBn, 36 EN Bd in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ...
Soldiers build confidence through their individual equipment and weaponry. This paper
will discuss equipment, training, and weaponry that enhance and develops a Soldier’s
confidence. The confident Soldier is able to perform their mission with...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how Soldiers become confident. Soldiers’
confidence is built through training, leadership, and technological advances which is evident
through the success of the Army Retention Program. A comparison of any...
If the U.S pulls out of Iraq to early security in the Middle East region will be severely upset. Many players in the region want the U.S. to leave. If we do it will cause many problems that will have far reaching effects.
In June of 2004, our unit Battery B 1st Battalion 623d Field Artillery, a Kentucky National Guard Unit, received an alert order for a possible mission in Operation Iraqi Freedom III. Prior to two annual training sessions at the Wendall H. Ford...
This paper describes some of the lesson learned during my deployment to Contingency Operations Base Adder, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-08. I give significant discussion to: the operational posture of the battalion prior to mobilization,...
The following paper is about a couple of weeks in the 978th Military Police Company during its deployment to Iraq for the third time. This paper talks a little about the training the unit had and what happen within the first 90 days and how we...
During mid months of 2005, 13 Missouri Soldiers were notified of deployment to Iraq. This deployment was to be the first rotation for advisors that would train and fight with Iraqi Commando's Special Police Tactic Teams and was made up of personnel...
Major Doug Hayes served on a military transition team (MiTT) as a maneuver advisor and the field artillery and effects advisor for 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from April 2007 until March 2008. Hayes...
In this second of two interviews, Major Mark Huhtanen talks about serving as the assistant operations officer and executive officer for 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry in Baghdad, Iraq, from August 2005 through November 2006 in support of Operation...
In this second of two interviews, Major Jong Kim talks about serving as the operations officer in the 260th Quartermaster Battalion at Talil Airbase, Iraq, from August 2006 through November 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He discusses...