From January 2005 through January 2006, Major Chris Shields served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as an assistant effects coordinator in the 3rd Infantry Division's fires and effect cell, in which he oversaw and managed all counterfire...
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Efflandt was the executive officer and then later deputy commander of 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom from approximately January 2004 until March 2005. Since 2nd Brigade deployed three...
Still in command of Tactical PSYOP Detachment 980 - part of Charlie Company, 9th PSYOP Battalion - Major John Adams, in this second interview reference his Global War on Terrorism deployments, discusses his January to June 2003 tour in support of...
Sergeant Major (P) Stephen Kammerdiener deployed from February 2003 until October 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the sergeant major of the 326th Engineer Battalion. That battalion supported the 101st Airborne Division during the...
In this first of two interviews concerning his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Lieutenant Colonel Bentley Nettles discusses his August 2003 through February 2004 deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, during which...
Major William Black served as a captain with Coalition Task Force 82 as a battle captain and a company commander, as well as a liaison officer to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan from the period of August 2002 to February...
During his 2004-2005 Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment, Colonel Robert Abrams commanded the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, based primarily in Sadr City. In this interview, he starts off by discussing the predeployment training he...
In this second of two interviews concerning his Operation Iraqi Freedom deployments, Major Scott Schumacher discusses his April 2005 to March 2006 tour as part of a special police transition team (SPTT). In an Active Component/Reserve Component...
The commander of Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry - part of 3rd Infantry Division - Major Jeff McCoy participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom from the opening of major hostilities in March 2003 through his redeployment approximately three...
From November 2003 through July 2005, Major John James served in the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, and during this time he deployed as part of F Company to the Horn of Africa, specifically Ethiopia. According to James, the Joint Special Operations...
In July 2003, Major Tideman Penland - a JAG officer with the 1st Armored Division - arrived in Iraq to serve initially as the senior legal advisor to the division rear based at Camp Dogwood, and his duties included leading and managing the legal...
As the deputy joint staff communications officer (J6) in Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan (CFC-A) from August 2004 through February 2005, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Bruce Verde had a wide variety of responsibilities, which he discusses in depth...
From July 2002 through August 2005, Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Stevenson Jr. was assigned to Joint Force Command-Naples, a NATO regional operational headquarters, at which he served in the CJ5 planning and programming section, overseeing the...
With Combined Joint Task Force 76 in Bagram, Afghanistan, from November 2004 through May 2005, Major Craig Whitten served as chief of law enforcement for the civil affairs operations section of the Combined Joint Staff. As the single point of...
From the onset of major combat operations in Iraq through his redeployment in June of 2003, Major John Cochran ran the current operations cell as the 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment's assistant operations officer. In this first of two interviews...
In this second interview regarding his Global War on Terrorism experiences, Major John Cochran discusses his January 2005 through February 2006 deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, during which he served as the chief...
Staff Sergeant Steven Jackson was a Reserve Component soldier who reenlisted on his fiftieth birthday in 2003 after a sixteen-year break in service. After a valuable predeployment train-up at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, he mobilized at Fort Bragg, North...
Based in Kabul, Afghanistan, and serving as a liaison officer to the Multi-National Brigade, Major Barry Wiltcher was tasked with providing the lash ups between ground forces and U.S. Central Command, to "ensure their missions were nested within...
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...
The second of four interviews concerning his Global War on Terrorism deployments, this covers US Army Special Forces Major Jack Noyes' November 2004 to July 2005 deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, during which he...