Bravo Battery 3-7 FA was a six-howitzer firing battery with approximately 85 Soldiers assigned to the unit. We received orders for a combat deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom-V (OEF-V). Initially, the Battery’s mission was to separate into...
The 25th Infantry Division’s deployment to Afghanistan marks the first time since the Vietnam War that the Division Headquarters, along with its Headquarters Company, had deployed. In the 25th ID, every deploying Soldier must complete numerous...
This paper will describe some of the duties I, as a First Sergeant, had while deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. I will also cover some of the key events, challenges and lessons learned from one combat mission in which I...
This paper will describe some of the duties of the Security Forces (SECFOR) assigned to Task Force (TF) Phoenix V. I will also describe some of the key events, challenges and lessons learned during my deployment to Afghanistan during Operation...
Addendum: Anbar awakens. Colonel Sean MacFarland, U.S. Army; A major player in the Anbar Awakening recalls how joint-force cooperation led to the turnaround in Ramadi.
The most important thing: legislative reform of the national security...