In a profession filled with deployments, Husaybah, Iraq was the most dangerous assignment of my military career. It required absolute focus and constant improvisation. The soldiers of Dragon Company responded to the challenges with courage and...
The United States Army began transformation to meet the needs of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Senior leaders within the military initiated the transformation from a division-based organization to one built around brigades. This...
This is a story about Marines and a tough mission: the Marines of I and II Marine Expeditionary Forces were deployed to Iraq during 2004–2006 and confronted a violent insurgency and a nation in chaos. Though the Marines came to fight—they did...