3rd Infantry Division Operations - Fort Stewart - U.S. Army

102 3rd Infantry Division Operations
indications were that the enemy, al-Qaeda in particular, was
on the run. The Government of Iraq, once paralyzed, was now
mounting independent operations at state enemies regardless of
their location or sectarian affiliation. The Iraqi people had new
hope where once there was none.
TF Marne had launched thirteen division-level operations in
its fifteen-months as MND-C. Throughout these operations,
the men and women of the TF Marne detained over 5,000 extremists
and cleared over 1,800 IEDs and 1,300 caches. In
support of economic line of operation, the division energized
the economy with over $190 million supporting 1,474 projects.
Local entrepreneurs had received over $732 thousand for
improvements for their businesses in the form of micro-grants.
Hospitals, health clinics, and schools were improved. The hard
work of planning and conducting both offensive and economic
operations brought the most important type of success across
the battle space. There was a 90% decrease in all forms of attacks,
which resulted in a 23% decrease in civilian casualties (4
Month Average), an 80% decrease in casualties among MND-C
Soldiers and a 51% decrease in ISF casualties, (4 Month Average).
The division led more than ten different brigades in battle
against insurgents in Mesopotamia. It secured the population
of a region that stretched from the border of Saudi Arabia to
the border of Iran, an area roughly the size of West Virginia. It
conducted an aggressive campaign to restore essential services
to the Iraqi people by first bringing them security. It increased
the capability of the Iraqi Security Forces it trained and fought
alongside. Its partnership with Iraqi Security Forces strengthened
the confidence of their soldiers and police alike. The army
and police were conducting independent operations on a large
scale, providing security to the people around the clock. The