From January 2004 through January 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Darren Keahtigh served as commander of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry - part of 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division - and was based variously in Baghdad...
An individual augmentee attached to Marine Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) from July 2004 to March 2005, for most of his deployment Major Any Dietz served as RCT-1's information operations (IO) officer. During Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr),...
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations chose to examine the Department of Defense (the Department, DOD) foreign language program's "transformation" efforts to improve language skills, regional expertise, and cultural...
During Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr) in November 2004, the combined-joint assault to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah, Colonel Michael Shupp commanded Marine Regimental Combat Team 1. In this interview, focusing squarely on the battle itself -...
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.
From March 2003 through June 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Ty Wilson initially served as the assistant operations officer for 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, and then mid-tour assumed command of the squadron’s...
Maj Robert Bodisch, USMC served as the company commander for Charlie Company, 2nd Tank Battalion during 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). In this October 2009 interview, Maj Bodisch discusses the intensity of the...
US Marine Corps Maj Eric Penrod served as company commander of Charlie Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB) in Fallujah, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In the first of two February 2009 interviews,...