The National Security Strategy of the United States of America of September 2002 (NSS) aims “to help make the world not just safer but better.” In order to achieve this ambitious challenge, The NSS defines the following goals on the path to...
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...
From October 2005 through March 2006, Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Reed served as the deputy senior advisor for a military transition team (MiTT) assigned to form the 3rd Brigade of the 7th Iraqi Army Division, starting at cadre training and...
A veteran of two deployments to Iraq - during OIF I and OIF II - Major William Highberger was assigned first to Echo Company, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, as a civil affairs Alpha Team leader in support of the 75th Ranger Regiment. After the...
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...
Driven by his desire to be deployed either to Iraq or Afghanistan, and believing that his Connecticut National Guard unit would not be sent, in late 2004 Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ciesinski got himself transferred to the US Army Reserve's 80th...
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...
During the 101st Airborne Division fight from Kuwait to Baghdad in March and April 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. "Hank" Arnold served as officer in charge of the division's assault command post, responsible to the commanding general (CG) and...
Major Mike Swienton deployed to Iraq in July 2003 as the assistant S3 of the 5th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. At night he was the battle captain and by day he was the construction officer and Directorate of Public Works...
An Active Guard Reserve soldier assigned to the 4-80th Chemical Training Battalion when he received orders sending him with the 80th Division (Institutional Training) on a military transition team (MiTT) to Sinjar, Iraq in 2005-2006, Sergeant First...
Major Robin Lau, a National Guardsman from Hawaii, served on a military transition team (MiTT) in Salah ad Din Province from January 2005 through January 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lau begins this interview by noting that the MiTT...
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...
Major William Tomlin served on a border transition team for two Iraqi battalions in the Rabia area from March 2006 through March 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, Tomlin talks about how the training received at Fort...
Iraq may well be on a course to becoming the next Iran ' an Islamic republic that tramples on individual liberties in the name of religion. Arguably, the propensity of the predominately Shia country is to develop a government more concerned with...
MAJ Del Monroy served on a Military Transition Team (MiTT) during 2007 and 2008 in Mosul, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this January 2009 interview, MAJ Monroy discusses the deficiencies of his training at Fort Riley, Kuwait...
MAJ Adlai Wood served as the operations officer (S3) Air with the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Baghdad and Karbala, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 and as headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander of the 1-37 Armor in Sinjar and...
In this interview, LTC Matt Green, US Army, Armor, discusses his deployment to Iraq as Operations Officer in 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). LTC Green discusses his experience with losing soldiers and the interactions he had with...
From March to November 2004, Major Pete Fedak led a 10-man team that served as advisors to the 6th Battalion, Iraqi Army, training this unit from formation through its participation in Operation Phantom Fury (also known as Al Fajar), the November...
MAJ Jason Glemser served as headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander with the 172nd Stryker Brigade in Mosul and Baghdad Iraq during 2005 and 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Glemser...
As officer in charge of the 101st Airborne Division Main in Iraq from March to May 2003, Major Susan Arnold - a JAG officer - was involved with targeting and rules of engagement issues during the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. After...