Operation Restore Hope

Abstract

This personal experience paper covers my second deployment to Iraq OIF 3. The following events, reconsolidation of equipment in Kuwait, Convoy to Camp Sykes, Operation Restoring Hope make up the content of this paper. My name is Stephen D. Tillman, MSG 15ZM4. Name and make up of unit, Tomahawk Troop 4/3 ACR aircraft maintenance troop, 175 soldiers, and 20 civilian contractors. Name and make up of aviation squadron 4/3 ACR Longknife, 8 AH64D Longbow Apache, 10 UH60L Blackhawk, and 24 OH58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters. The squadron leadership completed change over in before deployment. Changes covered CSM, CDR, XO, S3, S4, and S1. Mission consisted convoy escort for logistic supply routes. Attack missions coordinated with armor squadrons. Patrol Iraqi-Syrian border for insurgent activities and black market traffic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 18, 2006
Accession Number
AD1137953

Entities

People

  • Stephen D. Tillman

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Contractors
  • Deployment
  • Escort Missions
  • Helicopters
  • Iraqi-War
  • Maintenance
  • Missions
  • Reaction Time
  • Small Arms
  • Squadrons
  • Training
  • Vehicles
  • War

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.