Major Tim Bairstow deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom as a company commander in 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (2/2) in February 2004. His infantry company of "East Coast" Marines flew to Kuwait, drew not only their equipment but more than 70 vehicles...
From February 2004 through January 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Jim Carlson served as the assistant S5 with the 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne) and, in this capacity, was tasked with helping stand up the Iraqi Highway...
Major Robert Matthews served as a brigade operations officer and commanded the 170th Military Police Company in Baghdad, Iraq in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He talks about conducting gunnery, convoy live-fire, and cultural awareness...
In the third of three interviews, MAJ Bill Dougherty discusses his second deployment to Iraq in April of 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Dougherty talks about the differences in his two deployments to Iraq, the deficiencies in...
From January 2005 through January 2006, Major Chris Shields served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as an assistant effects coordinator in the 3rd Infantry Division's fires and effect cell, in which he oversaw and managed all counterfire...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
MAJ Donald Matcheck served as the brigade operations officer (S3) with the 48th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) during 2005 and 2006 in Baghdad and Mahmudiyah, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this November2009 interview, MAJ...
MAJ Jon Myers served as the assistant operations officer (S3) with the 503rd Military Police (MP) Battalion in Mosul, Iraq during 2003 and 2004, as company commander of the 118th MP Company, Airborne in Babel Province, Iraq during 2004 and 2005,...
MAJ Werner Barden served as the senior operations/plans officer with the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) during 2005 and 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In the second of two November 2009 interviews, MAJ Barden...
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...