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8-101st Aviation (AVIM) (-)HHC/8-101st AviationA/8-101st AviationSmall Extension Node/B/501st Signal Battalion129th Adjutant General Co (Postal) (-)3/129th Postal Services Platoon4/129th Postal Services PlatoonTactical PSYOP Detachment 1080/318th Psychological Operations CoFree Iraqi Forces CompanyElements/1st Armored Division (-) (OPCON)HHC/3rd Brigade4-1st Field Artillery Battalion (155SP)HHB/4-1st Field Artillery82nd Airborne Division (-)HHC/82nd Airborne Div (-)82nd Airborne Division Assault CP2nd Brigade/82nd Abn DivHHC/2nd Bde1-325th Infantry3-325th InfantryTF 1-41st Infantry (-), 3d Brigade, 1st Armored DivisionA/1-41st InfantryB/1-41st InfantryC/2-70th AR2-319th Field Artillery (105T) (-)407th Forward Support Battalion (-)B/307th Engineer BattalionB/313th Military Intelligence BattalionB/82nd Signal BattalionB/3-4th Air Defense Artillery (-)2/21st Chemical Co (Smoke/Decon)2/82nd Military Police Co (+)2/618th Engineer Co96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Tactical)Element/301st Psychological Operations BattalionTeam/49th Public Affairs Det2 x Companies/Area Teams (Free Iraqi Forces)TF 1-82nd Aviation (-) A/1-82nd Aviation (+) (OH-58D) A/1-17th Cavalry (OH-58D)1st Brigade, 101st Abn Div (OPCON)HHC/1st Brigade (-), 101st Abn Div1-327th Infantry 3-327th Infantry (Attached)2-320th Field Artillery (155T) (DS)470
A/326th Engineer BattalionTeam 1/275th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)A/2-44th Air Defense Artillery2/2/SENT/HHB/2-44th Air Defense ArtilleryA/311th Military Intelligence Battalion (Combat Electronic Warfare andIntelligence) (-)Analysis and Control Team-E/A/311th Military Intelligence BnGround Surveillance Systems Platoon/A/311th Military IntelligenceBn (+)Team 1/6/D/311th Military Intelligence Bn (PPS-5D)Team 6/6/D/311th Military Intelligence Bn (IREMBASS)3/Collection and Jamming/D/311th Military Intelligence BnGround Surveillance Systems Team 1/D/311th Military IntelligenceBnGround Surveillance Systems Team 6/D/311th Military IntelligenceBnTactical HUMINT Team 1/4/D/311th Military Intelligence BnTactical HUMINT Team 1/A/311th Military Intelligence BnTactical HUMINT Team 2/A/311th Military Intelligence BnRetransmission Team 1/D/311th Military Intelligence Bn426th Forward Support Battalion274th Forward Support TeamTeam/1/50th Medical Co (Air Ambulance)Water Team/801st Main Support Bn1/63rd Chemical Co (Smoke)Tactical Air Control Party/19th Air Support Operations Squadron (-) (USAF)Force Entry Switch/A/501st Signal BattalionSmall Extension Node/A/501st Signal BattalionTactical PSYOP Detachment 1070/318th Psychological Operations CoTeam 4/B/431st Civil Affairs BattalionFree Iraqi Forces/4/Team/B/431st Civil Affairs Bn82nd Division Support Command (DISCOM)HHC/82nd Division Support Command (-)782nd Main Support Battalion (-)1/1/108th Military Police Co (Combat Support)Platoon/8th Ordnance Co (Palletized Load System Ammo)330th Movement Control Battalion592nd Movement Control Team (Division Support)Materiel Management Section/2nd Support Center 82nd Personnel Services Battalion (DS)C/82nd Soldier Support Battalion313th Military Intelligence Battalion (-)D/313th Military Intelligence BnE/313th Military Intelligence Bn (Long Range Surveillance Detachment) (-)307th Engineer Battalion (-)471
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The United States Army inOperation
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The Library of Congress Cataloging-
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PrefaceOn Point is a study of Opera
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AcknowledgementsHistorians prefer t
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called him unkind names and questio
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Table of ContentsForeword..........
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Figure 78. 101st Airborne Division
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Table of Call Out BoxesThe SIPRNET
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The 8 April Counterattack .........
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Saddam Hussein and the Ba’athists
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Army special operations soldiers, a
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• Information and Knowledge. The
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successful battles and engagements
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timelines at the beginning of each
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Chapter 1Operation DESERT STORM to
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combat. The US Army’s AirLand Bat
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The domestic political landscape in
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was to experiment to anticipate cha
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The authors also attempted to accou
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The SIPRNET RevolutionIn addition t
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efore World War I. 16 The extended
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commanders to consider the battlesp
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presence is not possible. Moreover,
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• The Air Force’s C-17 Globemas
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GAO Report. Military Transformation
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On 20 September 2001, President Geo
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All of these efforts led to a sweep
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NOTES1. General Frederick M. Franks
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Chapter 2Prepare, Mobilize, and Dep
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joint organizations played central
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Figure 10. Key coalition camps and
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CLCC LOG and Title 10 PowerPoint pr
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Figure 17. Tern delivers Army water
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Pre-positioned EquipmentIn Europe d
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allies in the region in providing s
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organization to leverage joint inte
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surprise but allowed a gradual buil
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Figure 24. V Corps objectivesin any
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that supported them, while denying
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Webster and Spider Marks. Marine Br
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V Corps Command Brief, 15 July 2003
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V Corps Command Brief, 15 July 2003
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completing its work in February. BC
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Figure 32. Soldiers posing with a D
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Figure 33. V Corps assault command
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ight thing to do. More than 6,200 s
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defense coordinator (TAAMCOORD), an
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attalion leadership, with the USARE
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The 18th MP Brigade, stationed in M
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and environment of Iraq. They condu
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proper mix of combat, CS, and CSS u
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Given all that can go wrong, the pe
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Jeremiah Johnson, Combat CameraFigu
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opportunities such as a sudden coll
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27. Major General Robert Blackman,
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80. Lieutenant Colonel John Huey, p
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Summary of EventsSaddam Hussein and
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• Breaching the berm at the borde
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humanitarian assistance supplies, w
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Intelligence Supporting Operational
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Moving the start of the ground camp
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Figure 42. PSYOP leaflets distribut
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Igor Paustovski, Combat CameraFigur
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Figure 45. Comparison of Iraqi grou
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to secure the first two primary obj
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Crossing The BermThey are coming to
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Figure 50. 3rd ID border breach sch
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covering forces rapidly and simulta
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After the aborted mission, morale s
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act of passing the change of route
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Figure 54. RRP EXXON and FARP SHELL
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Air Base (An Nasiriyah), seize the
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Figure 58. The 3rd BCT scheme of ma
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also captured more than 200 EPWs, i
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Figure 61. Division Central Collect
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Figure 63. Distance from Objective
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Figure 67. Routes of march north to
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Staff Sergeant Dillard Johnson, 1st
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did not see me and began to fire on
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At 1430 on 23 March, 3rd BCT took c
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During the fighting at As Samawah,
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24. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jay Deh
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FLOYD, Johnson’s platoon fought y
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Army Spec. Joshua Earl,a military p
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April 1, 2003, black smoke rises fr
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US Army photoSgt. 1st Class Anothon
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Chapter 4The March Up-CountryI don
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Figure 74. March up-country sequenc
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working in the LSA and units moving
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Colonel Melvin Frazier, who command
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101st Abn Div AARFigure 78. 101st A
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Courtesy of V CorpsFigure 80. 3rd I
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All of the estimates accurately ass
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decided to break his convoy into tw
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Figure 86. The 507th route of movem
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Figure 87. The 507th Maintenance Co
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With 3rd BCT, 3rd ID securing the l
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However, employing LRS is not a Lon
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the attack on Baghdad. Practically
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Marcone and Grimsley justifiably ex
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Figure 92. Ambush Alley—officiall
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advantage in fighting in the dark.
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Robert Woodward, US ArmyFigure 93.
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Figure 95. Chemical soldiers from t
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all of them. From a broader perspec
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While never perfect, the Army and e
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Figure 96. 11th AHR attack scheme f
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Still, the regiment planned routes
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Moreover, with less than half of th
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Figure 99. Apache attack helicopter
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her husband had been shot and was i
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AdaptationsFollowing the attack, Ar
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PlanningThe planned 101st attack ag
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The 2-101st intended to attack the
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Figure 107. 3rd ID’s scheme to en
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followed. The third tank, Lieutenan
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the division elected to block the e
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3-73-7CAVCAVFightingFightingininAnA
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Figure 112. Relief in place of 3-7
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enemy as they had at As Samawah. Ar
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Figure 114. Lieutenant General Wall
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airborne assault, the units had beg
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From 29-30 March, the 82nd conducte
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Company at Checkpoint Charlie, subo
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towns during the five simultaneous
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Figure 124. PSYOP leaflets to minim
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The 173rd’s combat capability als
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moment. The ground had been plowed
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The brigade also jumped with a high
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Figure 129. TF 1-63 AR Abrams tank
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NOTES1. Captain Michael Matthews, O
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59. Colonel Rodney Mallette, MTMC,
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133. Oliver.134. Marcone.135. Ibid.
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202. Colonel Blair Ross, A Transfor
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to Baghdad in the east, and the I M
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Figure 133. Objectives in the vicin
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crossed a river or entered the maze
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three brigade combat teams, 1st BCT
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paid off in spades. ThroughoutI’v
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Figure 135. Enemy disposition in th
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ack toward Baghdad, and began condu
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Figure 140. Sample district council
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virtually every type of mission pos
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Lieutenant General Wallace on theFi
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Figure 144. Objective MURRAYabout I
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Figure 145. Enemy and friendly disp
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The Approach: Isolating An NajafAft
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130th Engineer BrigadeFigure 149. E
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When his battalion attacked into to
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The FeintAt 0600, the Thunderbolts
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on the way to Al Hillah. Accordingl
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that the adversary seldom behaves a
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learned from the 3rd ID, SOF troops
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The protracted fighting in As Samaw
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Figure 156. The scheme for the isol
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Launching the AttackHaving rearmed
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IN and the tactical command post—
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Electronic attacks against enemy co
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Figure 164. TF 3-69 AR attacks to s
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The Smoke Mission at Objective PEAC
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Figure 166. 2nd BCT attacks to Obje
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Figure 168. Iraqi tank burning in t
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Accelerating the AttackDuring this
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The ApproachTrue to his word, Grims
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V CorpsFigure 171. Civilian aircraf
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First Lieutenant Mark Schenck, writ
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Essayons: Sergeant First Class Paul
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to one of the road craters at appro
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Figure 177. Platoon leaders of Apac
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Figure 179. The 3rd BCT Objectives
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TF 2-69 Armor, the brigade’s main
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Sanderson led from the front near t
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caught fire and ammunition began to
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NOTES1. Anthony H. Cordesman, The I
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61. Ibid. 2-70 AR; and Lieutenant C
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131. 2nd BCT, 3rd ID, 3. See also L
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Chapter 6Regime Collapse“There ar
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Figure 184. Attack to BaghdadBaghda
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Actions ElsewhereAs the corps’ an
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While some soldiers worked to help
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[of Saddam Hussein] were located. T
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These soldiers collect and process
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As the situation developed during t
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Despite the relative ease of their
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Mason Lowery, US ArmyFigure 190. TF
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Thunder Run of 7 AprilTask: Attack
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warrant. 40 If conditions wereGoing
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they came upon them, passing them o
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Figure 195. TF 1-64 AR movement int
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Figure 197. The 2nd BCT disposition
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dazed. The explosion and fires prod
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Specialist Gates took it it and ran
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Task OrganizationOn the evening bef
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LARRY, and Gator would secure the n
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The Pros from Dover—Special Force
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About the same time as Johnson move
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Rage faced dismounted Republican Gu
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Firing on all Cylinders— —Engin
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Figure 206. The Iraqi counterattack
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Figure 207. The Iraqi counterattack
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Silver Star RecommendationSpecialis
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NOTES1. Anthony H. Cordesman, The I
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Post). This information comes from
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Chapter 7ImplicationsSoldiers, sail
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OIF demonstrated that the COE is no
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from the War in Iraq.” The Russia
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Bank and Gaza provided grist for Ar
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Although urban operations in OIF pr
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Fort Irwin “replicated” the ene
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level did have satellite communicat
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The evidence of OIF does not compel
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Of course, building a doctrine and
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also find ways to achieve interdepe
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Special Forces in ActionOn 20 20 Ap
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Liaison between Army special forces
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Simply stated, operational maneuver
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petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL
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Logistics SuccessesThere are some g
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Following the incident, the Army la
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Grouping so many capabilities in th
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The efficacy of net-enabled means t
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Page 565 and 566: BibliographyInterviews, Discussions
Page 567 and 568: Group InterviewsInterview with CFLC
Page 569 and 570: Dilanian, Ken. “Airborne Jumps In
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103 Military Intelligence Battalion
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603rd Aviation Support Battalion ·
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General, USMC, Chief of Staff, CFLC
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Davis, Wilbur, Staff Sergeant, USA,
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Operations Officer, National Ground
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