In command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, also known as the "Ready First" Brigade, COL Sean MacFarland, deployed his command from Central Germany to Iraq in March 2006. The Ready First Brigade assumed control of western Ninewah Province...
After serving as executive officer of 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment in Operation Iraqi Freedom I where his unit reduced captured enemy ammunition and trained the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yingling returned to...
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...
Discusses a variety issues involving Tsingtao, China including terrain, climate, transportation facilities, Chinese forces in the Shantung Area (communist, puppet and guerrilla), defenses, military storage and supply, electrical communication and...
Major James Dayhoff commanded the howitzer battery in 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and served as the regimental chief of operations in Tall Afar, Iraq, from March 2005 through March 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this...
Extending from the Cold War through the current Era of Persistent Conflict, the Army implemented a number of force structure changes in response to the existing and predicted strategic environment. Similar to the architectural standard phrase that...
First Sergeant Richard Gano Jr. is a 23-year Army veteran and was deployed from 16 November 2003 through 23 October 2004 as the first sergeant for Bravo Troop, 1-14 Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Before deploying, he predicted that...
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...
This personal experience paper covers my second deployment to Iraq OIF 3. The following events, reconsolidation of equipment in Kuwait, Convoy to Camp Sykes, Operation Restoring Hope make up the content of this paper. My name is Stephen D. Tillman,...
The purpose of this report is to put in writing the form of a recommended check list lessons learned from the operation conducted by the 187th Airborne Infantry from 20-23 October 1950 during the Korean War. Contents include notes on the planning...
MAJ Ellis Barnes served as the battalion logistics officer (S4) of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (ID), Stryker Brigade, 5-20 Infantry in Mosul, Tall Afar and Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 and as company commander of Alpha Company5-20...
Attached to the 10th Special Forces Group during two separate deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - the first from March to May 2003 with 2nd Battalion, the second from January to June 2004 with 3rd Battalion - Major Steven Nosbisch...
From February through June 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Carlos Goveo served as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) commander for 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, a Blackhawk assault helicopter unit. In this...
MAJ David Hutchinson served as the company commander of the 511th Military Police Company in Mosul and Tall Afar, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this December 2009 interview, MAJ Hutchinson discusses the...
Major Jeff Tennyson, a reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), served as an advisor to the New Iraqi Army in 2004-2005. Tennyson's unit, an engineer company, was already mobilized at Fort Leonard Wood when he found out they would...
Major Dorothy DeLeon served as the assistant intelligence officer for 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and then assistant operations officer with the 311th MI Battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from February 2003 until February...
MAJ Paul Oh served as an intelligence officer (S2) with the 2-14 Cavalry Squadron from the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Tall Afar, Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this November 2009 interview,...
In this second of three interviews, Major Greg Ford discusses serving as the division intelligence collection manager for the 101st Airborne Division and as the commander of Charlie Company, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion from the Kuwait...