In this November 2012 interview, MAJ Craig Daniel, US Army, Logistics; discusses his deployment to Iraq as a distribution/transportation officer in charge (OIC) for Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq (MNSTC-I) in 2008 through 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Daniel describes his family's reaction to his deployment and shares his experience with a short pre-deployment training since he deployed as an individual augmentee. He describes his relationship with the contractors and Joint Forces in country and details some difficult challenges he faced with missing equipment or parts stolen from newly signed for equipment. MAJ Daniel talks about reintegration post-deployment and closes his interview with a lesson learned.

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