Iraq
Newt Gingrich: U.S. Needs a Rethink on ‘Exporting Democracy’
August 05 by Mike O'BrienFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the U.S. should rethink its strategy of military interventions abroad. The neoconservative Republican from Georgia said America’s ability to "export d...
Former U.S. Army Reserve Captain Pleads Guilty to Iraq War Bribery Scheme
July 11 by IDGA EditorA former U.S. Army Reserve captain has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $90,000 in bribes from contractors while he was deployed to Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Ram...
Iraq to Receive Lockheed’s Super Hercules Airlifters
April 29 by IDGA EditorTHE IRAQI Air Force (IQAF) is set to receive its final three Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifters. Aircraft number 5721 was the first of these aircraft to be ferried from Lockheed Martin...
U.S. Army Counts on WhatsUp Gold to "reboot" Iraq
May 05 by IDGA EditorCENTCOM needed a network monitoring application that could be installed quickly, immediately pinpoint the cause of network and power outages, and handle a complex, dynamic network topology. ORHA, un...
UAV Development and Implementation in Iraq and Afghanistan
February 22 by IDGA Staff"Insatiable" is how the United States Army's demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has previously been described. The advantages of UAVs are clear cut; they provide ISTAR [intelligence, surve...
Gary Sinise on Winning Hearts and Minds with Operation International Children
January 04 by IDGA EditorGary Sinise, actor, musician, and co-founder of Operation International Children, discusses the program's creation and how it was put into action. He also details how OIC has expanded past the orig...
COL Clay Hutmacher, Commander, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment on SPEC OPS Aviation
April 30 by IDGA EditorCOL Clay Hutmacher discusses Army Aviation's role in Special Operations and working jointly with the other service branches. He also gives insight into experiences from his recent combat tours in I...
Body Armor Remains Key Concern for US Military
November 23 by IDGA EditorVector Strategy recently predicted that the US military would spend $6 billion on body armor for US Army soldiers and Marine Corps troops between 2009 and 2015. Between 70 and 75 million pounds o...
LTC Robert Myles form PEO Soldier Discusses the Improvements to the Armys Protective Items
November 04 by IDGA EditorProgram Executive Officer Soldier (PEO Soldier) performs a critical role in the arming and protection of soldiers serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Battlefield casualties occurring overseas are...
Wounded Warrior: Warrant Officer John Holsey on His Amazing Journey
October 28 by IDGA EditorThe monumental improvements in immediate combat casualty care and OCONUS medical treatment have paved the way for saving lives of severely wounded service members. The overall care and rehabilitatio...
U.S.-Iraq Drawdown Remains a "Difficult Job"
September 23 by IDGA Editor"Let me say this as plainly as I can—by August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end," President Barack Obama said on February 27th this year. Just over a month after taking office,...
Jake Rademacher’s 'Brothers at War': A Look into the Experiences of Both His Brothers and Others Serving In Iraq
August 24 by IDGA EditorIn this podcast, listen as Jake Rademacher, director of Brothers at War, discusses the challenges and overall experience of filming his documentary of his brothers at war in Iraq. The global war o...