In October 2007, SGM Anthony Naste and Operational Detachment Bravo (ODB) 9510 trained and worked with the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit in Babel Province, Iraq. This story will enlighten others to an experience of what can happen at the...
On 28 March 2003, Task Force 2-70 Armor was detached from the 3rd Infantry Division and attached to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) West of Al Kifl, Iraq. The tactical relationship between the Army’s Air Assault Division and a heavy...
From July 2004 through February 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Caroline Horton commanded the 66th Military Police Company and operated in the Multinational Division-Center South area of responsibility, dispersed across four...
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...
This paper is to document my experience as a Company Sergeant Major during Operation Iraqi Freedom IV and my company's rotation. It will cover some of my experiences during mobilization, pre-mission training, deployment, redeployment, and...
From March 2003 through February 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Anthony New served initially as the commander of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry, part of 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, and then later as an...
During his 2003-04 deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Milt Kinslow served as part of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) as the south-central regional operations officer, responsible for the governorate teams in the Iraqi...
Major Marc Cloutier deployed to Iraq in February 2003 as commander of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His unit followed behind the 3rd Infantry Division and its objectives were to secure FARP...
Major Matthew Payne served as commander of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division. 1-9 Field Artillery was direct support to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team in support of Operations Desert...
During the 101st Airborne Division fight from Kuwait to Baghdad in March and April 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. "Hank" Arnold served as officer in charge of the division's assault command post, responsible to the commanding general (CG) and...
Many authors have begun to write that the heavy force has no role in the future contemporary operating environment – especially where internal political-militia groups rely on guerrilla tactics. The US heavy force is an integral part of...
In this two part-interview about his experiences in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Matthew Konz discusses his March 2003 through January 2004 deployment as commander of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry, part of the 101st...
Major Steven Fandrich, in this first of two interviews, talks about his service as the commander for Charlie Battery and Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery supporting the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd...
Major Matthew Payne served as commander of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division. 1-9 Field Artillery was direct support to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team in support of Operations Desert...
An artillery battery commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom I in 2003, Major Jeremy Jelly, in this interview, discusses major combat operations his unit fired in support of, including the clearance of An Najaf, Kifl and Hillah; how his soldiers...
Part two of the interview with Major Brian Beckno focuses on his March to June 2003 experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as the commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, part of 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, and...
The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) commander for 4-64 Armor, part of 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division in 2002-2003, Major Jeff Powell deployed with his company to Kuwait in November 2002 to join the CONUS Crisis Response Force...
From March through September 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major James Swift commanded the 426th Forward Support Battalion's supply company - part of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. In this comprehensive interview,...
From February 2004 through January 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Ted White served as the support operations officer for the 357th Corps Support Battalion, US Army Reserve, based in Tallil, Iraq. In this interview, he discusses...