CSM Phillip Johndrow served as the Command Sergeant Major of Multi-National Force - Baghdad in Baghdad, Iraq during 2006 through 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In this July 2010 interview, CSM Johndrow discusses the surge and its successes, what he saw as his role with the Soldiers, and his understanding of the broader picture from his perspective down at the ground level. CSM Johndrow concludes his interview with the observation, " I have total faith in confidence in the American Soldier and Coalition Forces out there. Those Soldiers will keep doing what they're asked to do every day, and we're going to be fine."

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