United States Army Special Forces (SF) has played a critical role in prosecuting the Global War on Terror. Their ability to wage unconventional warfare remains their trademark. Operations in Afghanistan and northern Iraq demonstrated SF's ability...
The events leading up to and during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM gave me the opportunity to lead men at a level that most NCOs will never encounter. Not all NCOs will lead from the front in every war, but they all should know how to and be willing to...
Given the focus on the Brigade Combat Team as the Army's primary combat unit, the limited availability of U.S. Air Force airlift assets, and the U.S. Army history of employing predominantly medium sized airborne units, future airborne operations in...
In this first of three interviews concerning his Global War on Terrorism deployments, Major Edward Croot, US Army Special Forces, discusses his January to May 2002 tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, during which he served in 3rd...
Throughout the history of the United States, the American military has integrated capabilities from diverse military units. From the regulars under Washington and the local militias in the American Revolution to the airborne Divisions of World War...
From March to May 2003, Major Michael Doherty served as the Headquarters Support Company (HSC) commander for 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Once in northern Iraq working with the Kurdish Peshmerga,...
Major Scott Riley, in this first of two interviews, talks about his service as the intelligence officer for 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group in the Kurdish regions of northern Iraq from March through May of 2003 in support of Operation...
For the major combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, Major David Wakefield served as executive officer of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, and in this interview discusses his unit's predeployment training,...
In this first of two interviews covering his two Operation Iraqi Freedom deployments, Major Tom Vogel discusses his role as the logistics officer for 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group in the Kurdish Autonomous Zone in 2003. His battalion's...
The assistant operations officer for 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Major D. Jones and his unit was tasked with conducting mainly unconventional warfare in northern Iraq during the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Fighting...
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Farquhar served as a military transition team (MiTT) leader from May 2007 until May 2008 to advise a brigade of the Iraqi 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Farquhar and his team completed...
In this second part of a three-part interview, Major Tom Hough discusses his eight months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (in 2003-2004) as the commander of F Company, 51st Infantry - the long-range surveillance (LRS) company for the XVIII...
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...
This work chronicles the challenging task of bringing stability and representative government to the Iraqi city of Kirkuk after the fall of the Baathist regime. Although the plan for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) required US forces to prepare to...
This work chronicles the challenging task of bringing stability and representative government to the Iraqi city of Kirkuk after the fall of the Baathist regime. Although the plan for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) required US forces to prepare to...
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...
Winning the Counterinsurgency Fight in Iraq: The Role of Political Culture in Counterinsurgency Warfare 2003-2006 in Iraq is written to provide insight into the importance of political culture in relation to developing a counterinsurgency strategy....
Major Pete Russo served as a detachment commander - of ODA 094 - with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group during the major combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. In this interview, he discusses the predeployment...
About to join the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina - "the most deployed unit within special operations" - it came as little surprise to Major Ben Sunds that, following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, "their...
Major Mark Gilmore deployed to Iraq for his second tour of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the leader of a military transition team (MiTT) in September 2006. He reported first to Fort Riley, Kansas, to undergo immersion training at FOB Victory,...