Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
Task Force 151
Operation Iraqi Freedom 08-10
Dec 2007 Dec 2008
Commander: CPT Jesse W. Smith
Executive Officer: 1LT Dustin B. Irwin
First Sergeant: 1SG Brian W. Moody

151st Infantry Regiment traces its history to service in War of 1812.
CAMPAIGN HISTORY
o War of 1812 oWorld War II: Philippines
o Mexican War of 1846 o Vietnam
o Civil War o Bosnia: Operation Joint Forge
o Spanish-American War o Afghanistan: Operation Enduring
Freedom
o Mexican Border Service
o Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom

02 January 2007: Indianapolis hosts farewell ceremony at the RCA Dome
3,400 Soldiers of the Indiana National Guard deployed with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
(BCT). Deployment was the largest for Indiana National Guard since World War II.

Jan 2008 – Feb 2008: Task-oriented training was completed at Fort Stewart.
GA in preparation for deployment.
Training was intense and focused on core tasks designed to
enhance unit effectiveness for the ensuing deployment.
Conditions were often wet, cold, cramped and left time for very
little sleep. Soldiers often engaged in playful sparring matches to
release tensions and build unit comradery.

Unit’s make final preparation before arrival at destination.
A 3-week training period in
Kuwait was designed for
environmental acclimation and
included substantial down-time.
Camp Buerhing played host to
numerous music groups
including performances by
A few Soldiers and myself posing with Disturbed. Disturbed, Jessica Simpson and Camp Beuhring, KU; Starbuck’s surrounded with
the Pussycat Dolls. Hesko’s (protective blast walls)
Living arrangements while in Kuwait.
Waiting in the shadow of a wing for a flight to Iraq. Typical Kuwait horizon.

Unit conducts operations vicinity Tikrit, Iraq.
Combat Logistics Patrols (CLP’s) Non-Lethal Engagements (NLE’s)
Combat logistics patrols are necessary to maneuver supplies Working with Civil Affairs, our unit engaged local leaders
throughout Iraq. Our gun trucks provided security to and citizens to address quality of life and stability
convoys comprised of 40-50 cargo trucks driven by a concerns. This form of engagement is also intended to
combination of locals, Turks and U.S. contractors. These foster cooperation and reduce tensions between U.S. forces
missions were often very long and tedious. Interruptions and the populace. We viewed these missions as most
caused by vehicle malfunction and enemy attacks were rewarding and found through dialogue and friendly
frequent. interaction how similar we are.

Welfare, morale and unit activities.
Sightseeing after a successful mission.
Living quarters
Boxing Tournaments
Sandstorms occur frequently
The personal bonds established during a
deployment are never forgotten. Often
feeling forgotten by the world, Soldiers
cope with the family separation, harsh
living conditions, emotional crescendos
Swimming at LSA Balad
Macedonian forces
and psychological stresses of the
deployment. Successful leaders find
ways to build morale and comradery in
overcoming such adversity. For July 4th,
our unit held a Luau in conjunction
with the families at home to find
reprieve from daily life in Iraq.

Notable Accomplishments
o Successfully resourced 3 vocational schools in Ad Dawr, Tikrit
and Al Alam to facilitate the training of a capable workforce.
o Acquired and installed industrial generators to power schools DECORATIONS
and soccer stadium. Purple Hearts: 11
Bronze Stars: 7
o Negotiated water-sharing agreement between the Sheiks of Meritorious Service Medals: 2
Owja and Wynot with the City Council Chairman of Tikrit. Army Commendation Medals: 104
Army Achievement Medals: 11
o Installed new water pumps in the village of Wynot to extract
subsurface sweet-water.
Valor Devices: 2
o Renovated an aged a nonfunctioning asphalt plant in Al Alam.
220 MISSIONS COMPLETED
0 FATALITIES

Team Wildcat
HHC, 1-151
Tikrit Soccer Stadium: Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq
April, 2008