In this May 2009 interview MAJ Don Bishop, Signal Corps discusses his deployment to Afghanistan a member of an embedded training team (ETT) from December 2007 through October 2008. MAJ Bishop discusses his pre-deployment training at Fort Riley,...
The operations sergeant major for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment when that unit began fighting in Fallujah in November 2004 under Marine Regimental Combat Team 7, Darrin Bohn quickly found himself thrust into the role of command sergeant...
In this interview, MAJ John Burns, Army National Guard, Field Artillery; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a platoon leader, executive officer (XO), assistant operations officer (AS3) and S3 in 2005 through 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi...
In this October 2012 interview, MAJ Thomas Cherney, US Army, Engineer; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a route clearance company commander for 59 MAC, 20 EnBn, 36 EN Bd in 2007 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ...
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...
A reservist with the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Colonel Doug Shipman was an advisor to two separate Iraqi divisions and to the Nineveh provincial police chief in 2004-2005. In this interview, he voices frustration at the information...
When the 98th Division (Institutional Training) deployed to Iraq in 2004-2005, Major General James R. Helmly was the chief of Army Reserve and commanding general of United States Army Reserve Command. In this interview, focusing on the 98th's...
During his yearlong deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Kevin Broadnax served as commander of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division. In this interview, he discusses...
Lieutenant Commander Steven Morgenfeld served as a helicopter detachment (DET) officer-in-charge (OIC) from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 49 (HSL-49) onboard USS McCampbell in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines (OEF-P)....
Assigned to the Bahrain-based Middle East office of the Defense Energy Support Center, Major Mendel Waddell served as an Army quality surveillance representative for fuel coming into and out of the U.S. Central Command area of operations. "We...
In command of 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry - part of the 11th Aviation Regiment - when the regiment launched its initial attacks in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Colonel Michael Barbee, in this interview, recounts in remarkable detail the role...
From September 2002 through July 2003, Major Peter Zike served as a liaison officer (LNO) with Combined Joint Task Force 180. "During that time," he said, "I visited Afghanistan and Uzbekistan and worked in the headquarters for General Tommy Franks...
The operations officer for Task Force 1-77, part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from February to August 2004, Major Curtis Hudson was responsible for training and the planning and executing of...
During his first of two deployments in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Major Thomas Keating served as officer in charge of the combat operations center for Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine...
A forward observer attached to Combined Arms Team-A - a mobile reconnaissance unit part of Combined Arms Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines - Sergeant Jason McManus arrived in Kuwait in February 2003 and participated in Operation...
In February 2003, US Army Major Jason Lewallen joined 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (UK) as an exchange officer. During his more than three years of service with this British unit, he served variously as the operations officer for 659 Squadron as well...
From May 2005 through May 2006, Major Omega Harris served as a battalion military transition team (MiTT) leader in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this interview, he discusses his predeployment training, his working relationship with the...
This study proposes factors that question how closely related were the organization, administration and logistical problems which arose in the mobilization of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Also, should the administrative and logistical problems...
This index is a list of 108 monographs written by the students of the Second Year Course in solving Individual Research Problem No. 6, Series X, 1929-1930.