During his 2003 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Russ Meyer commanded Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division. In this interview, he discusses leading his rifle company...
A veteran of multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as both a company commander and as the battalion logistics officer (S4), Major Scott Green, in this interview, discusses each in depth, beginning...
Major John Grantz deployed as the assistant S3 for 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division in February of 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In part one of his two-part interview, he begins by...
Manual de campanha 3-07, operações de estabilidade: aumentando a velocidade da mudança. General William B. Caldwell IV, Exército dos EUA e Tenente-Coronel Steven M. Leonard, Exército dos EUA; A publicação do Manual de Campanha FM 3-07,...
From March through May 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Scott Himes served as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander for 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. As part of the division's...
Because of the nature of asymmetric warfare today in Iraq, morals, values and ethics will playa major role in decision making. Our leaders and soldiers find themselves fighting an extremely adaptive insurgency. Because the insurgents are so...
Like "stepping through a mountain pass and seeing Shangri-La below" was how Major Robert Bowers described his arrival at the 75th Ranger Regiment and assumption of duties as the regimental judge advocate. "There weren't any money issues there,...
The purpose behind this monograph was to explore the moral level of war in the context of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the larger framework of counterinsurgency operations. Operation Iraqi Freedom is a war fought in the moral realm and the resulting...
The infantry battalion that I was with for Operation Iraqi Freedom did an excellent job of adjusting its training to meet the demands of the ever-changing missions and lessons learned from its area of operation. The Marines and Sailors in the...
Major Sargis Sangari served as a civil affairs team leader with the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion in Al Anbar Province from August 2006 to June 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While in Al Anbar Province, Sangari supported AOB 540, the...
From September 2004 through January 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major David Pasquale served as the fire support officer for 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, assigned to the 1st Marine Division and operating in Anbar...
MAJ Andrew Watson served as the squadron personnel officer (S1) for the 3d Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment during 2003 and 2004 at al Taqaddam Airfield, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this February 2009 interview, MAJ...
Mistreatment of civilians not party to a large-scale, violent conflict is not new. The perceived lack of empathy for civilians (historically and presently) points to ambiguities about who the enemy is, rules of engagement, as well as the ongoing...
A veteran of two deployments to Iraq - during OIF I and OIF II - Major William Highberger was assigned first to Echo Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, as a civil affairs Alpha Team leader in support of the 75th Ranger Regiment. After the...
Captain Chad Roehrman deployed with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment to Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of their S3 shop, later taking command of Dragon Company in June 2003. This interview deals primarily with his experiences immediately before...
From February 2003 through March 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Calvert served as the operations officer for 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. "We essentially owned the entire Al Anbar Province," he said, an area...
The United States Military has an ethical problem with human rights and Law of War violations in Afghanistan and Iraq. While the Nation's leadership is trying to pass legislation that will facilitate the timely prosecution of terrorists and at the...
The article conveys a brief description of how ethical lapses of Soldiers have been detrimental to sustained success in the war on terror. It details a necessary training transition from a pre 911 mindset to one that is more realistic, adaptive and...
Ethical conduct reflects beliefs and convictions. The Army will not tolerate unethical behavior. Unethical behavior destroys morale and cohesion. It undermines the trust and confidence essential to teamwork and mission accomplishment. Soldiers...
Joining the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment as its operations officer in the summer of 2003, Major James Gallivan recounts in this interview some of his experiences during Operation Iraqi Freedom, particularly those relating to that...