MAJ James Woods served as the battalion maintenance officer (BM) with the 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 and as an Army military advisor to an Iraqi Army battalion in Kuwait and Baghdad, Iraq...
A U.S. Army reservist and, at the time of 9/11, an assistant district attorney in Clarksville, Tennessee, Major Lance Baker deployed to Karshi-Kanabad, Uzbekistan, then later Bagram, Afghanistan, with the 10th Mountain Division from December 2001...
In this interview MAJ Mary Peters discusses her deployment in support of OIF from 2004 until 2005 with 32nd MEDLOG out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. MAJ Peters didn't deploy with the unit but joined them after they'd been on the ground for a...
MAJ Keven Kercher served with the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps with the 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (ID) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010 interview, MAJ Kercher...
In this interview MAJ Bruce Carter describes his deployment with the 1-94 FA to Iraq in 2003 and 2004. MAJ Carter was the assistant S3/Battalion liaison officer initially and then took command of the HHS for his unit. Throughout the deployment...
In this interview MAJ Hoyseth describes his deployment experiences to both OIF in 2003 and OEF in 2008. MAJ Hoyseth deployed with 2-7 INF at the very beginning of OIF and was with one of the first units to cross over into Iraq. He discusses his...
MAJ Wanda Spraggins served as headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) commander with the 3rd Medical Command (MEDCOM) at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq during 2006 and 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this March 2010...
In this interview, MAJ John Herrera, US Army National Guard, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Deputy Commander in 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Herrera describes a typical day and talks about the injuries his...
In this interview, MAJ Jeremy St. Laurant, US Army, Logistics, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ St. Laurant describes his first reaction to arriving in country and how...
In this interview, MAJ Russell Klauman, US Army, Adjutant General, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Company Commander in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Klauman describes a typical day and his experience with being a...
In this interview, MAJ Michael Pecina, US Army, Infantry, discusses his deployment to Iraq as a Rifle Company Commander in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Pecina describes his major responsibilities, a typical day while in...
In this interview MAJ Walker discusses her deployment as the brigade automation officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) out of Fort Stewart, Georgia in 2005. MAJ Walker had a challenge because with a very limited staff of soldiers she had to...
In this interview MAJ Schreiber discusses his experiences as part of a military transition team (MiTT) training and advising the Iraqi Army from 2005 until 2006. MAJ Schreiber describes daily life working with the Iraqis and the unique challenges...
In mid-2005 Sergeant (CPT) Kerry S. Kinney found himself selected to deploy as a short notice mobilization filler for a National Guard Engineer battalion deployed in Iraq. After an abbreviated ten day training period, CPT Kinney joined the 113th...
In September 2004, halfway through the unit's tour, Command Sergeant Major Timothy L. Mace joined 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and, as he noted, "About five weeks later, the battalion was involved in the battle of Fallujah." Occupying a key...
In this interview MAJ Mills discusses his deployment to OIF in 2004 as the S2 for 2-7 CAV, 3rd BCT. MAJ Mills goes through the processes that he and his S2 section went through in order to prepare for deployment, deploy, and successfully maintain...
In this interview MAJ Steve Calder discusses his deployment as part of a 26-man team from the Utah National Guard into Iraq to work with CFLCC as a LNO to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense (K-MOD). MAJ Calder describes the challenges he faced in the...
LTC Mancini, an Army National Guard surgeon from Manassas, Virginia, discusses his experiences and insights gained from multiple deployments in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Mancini had previously participated in a six month rotation to Bosnia,...
MAJ Travis Habhab served as an Apache pilot in Taji, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this February 2010 interview, MAJ Habhab discusses his unit's role in reconnaissance missions and convoy security, his...
CPT Leslie relates his experiences as Military Police (MP) Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) deployed in Afghanistan from July-November 2004. While there, Leslie served as part of a Protective Service Detail (PSD) for the commander of the 76th...