Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Exercises Gauntlet: 19, 20 National Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Center: 10–12, 16, 19, 127 Gunnery: 17, 19, 65–65, 83, 217 National Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Center: 10–12, 16, 19, 127 Pre-Deployment: 19, 20 For Bradley crews: 16–20, 69, 83–84 For helicopter crews: 16–20, 65, 83 For tank crews: 69, 83 Nuclear-chemicalbiological warfare: 64, 110 Recon: 83 Rehearsals: 112 Trucks Ammunition: 73, 108, 128, 166, 188 Fuel: 108, 230 Heavy equipment transporter: 56, 58, 65, 234 Heavy expanded mobility tactical truck: 54 U.K. <strong>1st</strong> Armoured Division: 95, 136, 140, 160, 176 Assignment <strong>to</strong> VII Corps: 106 Passage of l<strong>in</strong>es through <strong>1st</strong> Infantry Division: 106, 107, 115, 127 Ur, Iraq: 218–221 U.S. Central Command: 148,192, 213, 244 U.S. Central Command, Index 311 Army Component of: 159 U.S. Mar<strong>in</strong>e Corps: 106, 118 Valley of <strong>the</strong> Boogers: 165 Vanderfeltz, 1LT, Mat<strong>the</strong>w: 56, 117, 120, 128, 133, 246 Vietnam War: 3, 8, 10, 34, 35, 39, 113, 161, 188, 242 Visibility, effects on operations: 65, 92, 138, 139, 155, 182, 188, 230 Wadi Al Bat<strong>in</strong>: 51, 62, 66, 68, 72, 80, 93, 98, 105, 160 Wallace, CPT, David: 73 War Trophies: 209, 232 Waymire, CW3, Kirk: 43, 48, 188, 211 Weapons Grenades: 77, 94, 97, 217 Iraqi: 77, 120, 164, 174, 178, 179, 200, 209 Personal: 25, 64, 109, 117, 156, 174, 197, 218 Wea<strong>the</strong>r: 33, 113, 188, 229 Effects on operations: 182 Effects of visibility: 65, 92, 138, 139, 140, 155, 188, 230 Wehage, SSG, Donald: 34, 89, 197, 212 Weisman, COL, David: 95, 99, 100, 147, 148 Wilson, Lynn: 31 Wilson, LTC, Robert: 1, 6, 13, 14, 242, 243, 244 A Troop formation: 20–21, 24, 36 Addition of tanks <strong>to</strong> squadron: 22–24, 45, 47, 48
312 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Safwan</strong> Air Troop Reorganization: 21, 22 As Samah: 88–90, 92–94 Basra Highway: 161, 163–168, 172–174, 176, 178, 179, 181, 182–184 Breach operations: 110–112, 118, 120–122, 125, 129 Breach plann<strong>in</strong>g: 82, 108 Combat Command Carter: 80, 82, 94 Decision <strong>to</strong> cut Basra Highway: 167, 174 DML Operations: 218, 219, 224 DSA Junction City: 68, 69 Forward passage of l<strong>in</strong>e with 2nd <strong>Cavalry</strong>: 142, 143, 149 Gauntlet: 19, 20 LTC Hayles <strong>in</strong>teraction: 77, 78 Objective Norfolk: 134–140, 151, 153, 155, 157, 158 Port operations: 42–43, 45, 47, 49 Postwar operations: 213, 214, 217 Preparation for deployment: 15, 16, 20, 25, 26, 30, 32, 35, 38 Pre-deployment gunnery: 16–19 Preparations for return <strong>to</strong> U.S.: 234, 236, 237 Recovery: 207, 208, 210 Return <strong>to</strong> Ft. Riley, KS: 238 Return <strong>to</strong> Saudi Arabia: 228, 229 Security operations: 72–76 <strong>Safwan</strong>: 185, 189, 192, 193–195, 197–202 TAA operations: 51, 53, 54, 56, 62, 66 Task Force Iron: 97, 104 Wimbish, Delores: 36 Wimbish, MAJ, William: 6, 12, 13, 20, 245 Advance party: 34, 40, 53 As Samah: 89 Basra Highway: 166, 172, 173, 176, 184 Breach operations: 108, 120, 131, 132 Objective Norfolk: 137, 139, 143, 149–151 Port operations: 42, 47, 49 Postwar operations: 214 Return home: 233, 235 <strong>Safwan</strong>: 198 Security operations: 73, 75 TAA operations: 54, 56–58 XO: 40, 143, 150, 173 W<strong>in</strong>ters, CW3, Craig: 18, 48, 120 Wi<strong>the</strong>rspoon, PV2, Shawn: 128, 133 Wolf, CW4, Wesley: 216 World War Two: 7, 9, 11, 22, 27, 34, 43, 64, 140, 241 Yeosock, LTG, John: 190, 191 Zahniser, SFC, William: 59, 62
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