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198, 284, 315Objective RAMS · 102, 126, 142, 146, 154,160, 168, 170, 178, 180, 184, 189, 196,208, 213, 217, 219, 242, 244, 261, 334,433Objective RAVENS · 247Objective ROMMEL · 318, 320, 374, 383Objective SABER · 126Objective SAINTS · 180, 244, 247, 258,260, 282, 285, 287, 289, 293, 311, 315,317, 330, 336, 341, 350, 361, 365, 422Objective TEXANS · 247Objective TITANS · 244, 248, 283, 285,312, 313, 318, 330, 336, 374, 376, 405Objective WOODY EAST · 350, 372Objective WOODY WEST · 350, 354Oliver, Michael, Major, USA, S3, 3-69th ARBN · 200, 393Oliver, Todd, Sergeant First Class, USA · C-5O’Neill, Mark E., Brigadier General, USA,OIF Study Group 437, 438Operation Desert 1 · 3Operation Desert Storm (ODS) · iii, vii, xxii,xxxi, 1, 6, 14, 24, 26, 29, 31, 33, 42, 45,47, 52, 60, 65, 69, 70, 75, 93, 99, 108, 110,150, 164, 174, 179, 215, 232, 308, 341,385, 401, 406, 414, 418, 430, 433Operation Anaconda · 25, 404Operation Enduring Freedom · 1, 24, 44, 385Operation Iraqi Freedom Study Group · vii,396, 518Operation Northern Watch · 43, 47Operation Restore Democracy, Haiti · 12Operation Restore Hope, Somalia · 11Operation Southern Watch · xxiv, 29, 43, 47,419Operation Viking Hammer · 250Osterholm, Mark, Graphic Illustrator, OnPoint · iv, 438O’Sullivan, Timothy, Captain, USA, BattleCaptain, 101 st Airborne Division · 113PPalmer, Jerod, Sergeant First Class, USA,Platoon Sergeant, B/10th EN BN · 370,371Pasarcik, Susan, A., Sergeant First Class,USA, Finance NCO, A/101st SoldierSupport Battalion · 378Patton Jr., George S., General (retired), USA· 42Paul, Matthew, Captain, USA, MortarPlatoon Leader, 2-7th IN BN · 321Paustovski, Igor, Sergeant, USA · 62, 98,187,C-11, C-14Perdue, Mia Scotia, Chief Warrant Officer 2,USA, Vessel Master, Mechanicsville · 85Perkins, David, Colonel, USA, Commander,2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division · 111,167, 207, 208, 218, 263, 271, 285, 287,288, 295, 297, 299, 311, 314, 336, 341,347, 354, 357, 362, 365, 369, 372, 374,377, 389, C-15Peshmerga · 79, 225, 227, 230, 251, 330Peterson, Steve, Lieutenant Colonel, USA,C2 Evolution Study · 92Petraeus, David A., Major General,Commander, 101st Airborne Division · 97,215, 216, 217, 220, 266, 268, 389, C-8Petrosky, Daniel J., Lieutenant General(retired), USA · iv, 41Pfaffenbach, Kai, Reuters · C-3Pierce, Sergeant First Class, USA, 507thMaintenance Company · 157Piestewa, Lori, Private First Class, USA,507th Maintenance Company · 158, 159Polsgrove, Aaron, Captain, USA, 3-15th INBN · 367Potter, Laura, Major, USA, S3, 205thMilitary Intelligence Brigade · 68Powell, Colin L., General (retired), USA,Secretary of State · 16Pre-positioned Equipment Configured in UnitSets · 40534
Prescott, Jason, Sergeant, USA · C-7Price, Carter, Captain, USA, Commander, C/2-69th AR BN · 318Price, Walter, Chief Warrant Officer5, USA, Intelligence Specialist, National Security Agency · 67Prohaska, Travis, Staff Sergeant, USA, 165th MI BN · 164Puckett, Richard, Tech Sergeant, USAF · C-6Pudil, Jeff, Chief Warrant Officer, Pilot, 3-7th CAV · 130QQuimby, Debbie, Public Affairs Officer, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center 206RRago, Louis, Major, USA, Lead OIF Maneuver Planner, G3, V Corps · 49, 50, 332Ramsel, Joseph, Specialist, USA, 3-69th AR BN · 304Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany · 42, 230, 411Rapid Refuel Point (RRP) EXXON · 113, 114, 143, 215Rapaport, Captain, USA, Commander, C/115th IN BN 319Red Ball Express · 148, 333Red Zone · 245, 247, 258, 282, 283Reed, Glenn, Major, USA, OIF Study Group ii, 438Reeves, Warren, Staff Sergeant, USA, OIF Study Group · ii, 438Reilly, Thomas, Lieutenant Colonel, (USA) Lead Planner, 3rd Army and CFLCC · 73Reimer, Dennis J., General (retired), USA · iii, 14, 26, 514Rhein Ordnance Barracks, Germany · 42, 225Ricks, Kevin, Sergeant First Class, USA, Operations Sergeant, E/165th MI BN · 179Riddle, Ken, Lieutenant Colonel, USA, Commander, 1-63rd AR BN · 225Rightmyer, Michael, Chaplain (Captain), USA, 3-187th IN BN · 309Riley, James, Lieutenant General, USA, Commanding General, Combined Arms Center, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas i, 82Riley, James, Sergeant, USA, 507th Maintenance Company · 157, 159Roberts, Lonnie, Sergeant, USA, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division C-12Robbins, Jared, Captain, USA, Commander, C/3-69th AR BN · 292Rodriguez, Andres, Specialist, USA · 217,269, 276Rooms, Travis, Major, USA, OIF StudyGroup · i, 438Rose, Matthew, Sergeant, USA, 507th Maintenance Company · 158Rotkoff, Steven, Colonel, USA, Deputy C2, CFLCC · 93, 94Rowold, John, Second Lieutenant, USA, Platoon Leader, 1/A/3-69th AR BN · 200Rutter, Scott, Lieutenant Colonel, USA, Commander, 2-7th IN BN · 303, 305, 307, 308, 367Rwanda · 4, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15SSaeed al Sahhaf, Mohammed ‘Baghdad Bob’, Iraqi Information Minister · 104, 283, 299, 329, 347, 350, 351Sanderson, Jeffrey R., Lieutenant Colonel, USA, Commander, 2-69th AR BN · 207, 250, 315, 317, 319, 375, 405Saul, Larry, Colonel, USA, Director, Center for Army Lessons Learned · iiiSchillare, Quentin W., Lieutenant Colonel (retired), USA, Archive Director · iii, 439School of Advanced Military Studies, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas · i, iv, 49, 165, 211, 411, 518Schoomaker, Peter J., General, USA, Chief of Staff, United States Army · i, 28, 413, 535
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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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Information OperationsOperation OIF
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There are some obvious OIF implicat
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Most tactical unit commanders claim
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NOTES1. JFCOM and TRADOC are moving
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Chapter 8TransitionPeace enforcemen
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On Point has not been able to deliv
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I Guess I Made an ImpressionThis fi
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him the opportunity to honor his cl
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NOTES1. General Peter J. Schoomaker
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DESERT STORM as commander of VII Co
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Combined Forces Land Component Comm
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Facilities Engineer Team410th Milit
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244th Theater Aviation Brigade (OPC
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Facilities Engineer Detachment BFor
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Detachment/Marine Light Attack Heli
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Detachment/Marine Aerial Refueler/T
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4th Light Armored Recon Battalion (
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10th Logistics Planning Augmentatio
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315th Tactical PSYOP CoTactical PSY
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Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Veh
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1st Brigade, 4th Infantry DivisionH
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Tactical PSYOP Team 221/362nd Tacti
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Control Ground Station Team 5/5/D/3
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Ground Surveillance Systems Platoon
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Eagle-Intel/Analysis and Control El
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A/326th Engineer BattalionTeam 1/27
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Elements/4th Air Support Operations
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864th Engineer Battalion (-) (Comba
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HHC (-)/22nd Signal Bde17th Signal
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51st Movement Control Detachment (D
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HHC/418th Quartermaster Bn59th Quar
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