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Global War on Terrorism Series
U.S. Army Small-Unit Action in Iraq, 2004–2007
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Contents
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F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Cb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Ak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter
1. H V S Mkp: Ab Gb—Ap 2004 . . . 13Mk J. R
2. G F Ab: Ab Gb—9 Ap 2004 . . . . . . . . . . 37R E. Kb
3. F V P: N—A 2004 . . . . . . . . . 65Mk D. S
4. E W: F—Nvb 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85J R. M
5. Up B: Mb—J 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Mk J. R
6. T B S S: D—8–9 Ob 2006. . . 129B R. S C D.
7. S F W: Z—28–29 J 2007 . . . . 147Mk J. R
8. H B: —29 Spb 2007 . . . . . . . . . . 175J B. Mkk
Abbv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Mp Sb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Ix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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S. J E. S 2 L. C. R K . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
L. C. S M J Cp. J P. Ck. . . . . . 114Cp. Iv W. Ov J. b k p. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115S M v . . . . . . . 121
W A . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 A k p Mb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126I p M -S . . . . . . . . . 131M1A2 k pk D . . . . 133S. J S. W’ k p Cp E . . . 137C D22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
A Cp D p D . . . . . . . 141S. Jp S S. S. J M. B J. . . . . . . . 141C v p Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148P N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Hv Ap Z . . . . . . . . . . . . 163M1126 Sk p ’ p . . . . 170S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Ap b Cp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
I Ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181B pkp k b . . 184F v Ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
I : pp. 20, 2 B, 12 Cv; 23, 27, 31, 34, A J. Mz; 29, 62, M. Rk Rzkk; 38, 47, 49, 50, Sp. Jb W; 66, 80 (bottom), 49 M H D; 74, 77, 79, M. Kv S. B; 80 (top), G E; 89, 93, 95, 97, 98, 101, Sp. Mk C. Sv; 108, 114, 115, 121, 124, 126, 1 B, 67
A; 131, 133, 137, 139, 141, Cp. B R. S; 148, 155, 160, 163, 170, Op D Ap 563; 172, M. B A. C; 177, CWO4 D MC; 184, Cp. T J. Lx; 185, Cp. N Hk. O Dp A .
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Contributors
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John R. Maass P.D. U.S. O SUv. A A Rv, H Dv’ Cp S B C.
Jon B. Mikolashek P.D. U.S. F S
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Army Command Post and Defense Reshaping, 1987–1997 (2008).Ben R. Simms p G
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v. I d, wd w k k dg gw.Bw d: “H, Sg Hw, I k w’ .” Tgd pdd, “Y, , I k w’ gg g .”23 C wd dw pd k. T v wd, v’ d ppg d . I w d 1230, d v w wk d. A Hk p wd wd p d g g A G.Id, pd d w g k Hk, w p v wd k x p R
Cd. T d dd k , g pg Hkd kg d A G x k p. W d wd v dg, dd k wd pv g g .
L p d p, d Hv pd M1A2 A Cp B, 2d B, 12 Cv. T kw d d g A G. O d wvd k g k. Bw pd g d p , kg w d d d p
xp. P d w IED pp d g . T w w g k z: pd ( w dd k)d . I p , g p d d g, g v wd v d. Bg d w g d.24
A dw d, A gd dp, d k dk k, k v dd d. T k 2 pd
23 V, “B D;” Iv, Kb C, 14 Fb 07; L B,“I’ J G I D’ G S,” Stars and Stripes European Edition, 14 J 2005, p H , CMH.
24 V, “B D”; Iv, Kb C, 14 Fb 07.
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47 Good fRIdAy AMbuSh
A M1A2 Abams om Coma B, 2 Baalo, 12 Caval, gagssgs a ro hss o oas oss o Ab Gab. tsc o a was a sgos o obl aa o l covo.
d g . W w d v kw, w d d dv d p g kg v. Bw wd v v d: “S .” A dv
dp , d d v d v w pg . H dd dv p g d kp gg.25 Sg W, v, k w MK19, dg k d d pk g.26
T dv k 2, K. Z, dd H k w g pw. T dd pd w v gk dd v d w . Hd Bw: “I’v g k kg dw. W d g g
pp w .” O k d pd w kg g— w w k z, xdd g d xpd. I wqk g pp d v w gwg w . H d d d d Bw:“W d g pkd p. G g k pk p. L’ v k, g .”27
J d g k pv v, w k gd p g
d pg w. H d dv k d xd
25 E-, N H M Mk Cb, 27 M 04, C’ I.26 M, “O Mv.”27 H B, Escape in Iraq , p. 37.
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d: “T’ k p d, w’v g g d.” 28
C g z d dv v gw d vd d g d w w g
; d d. Mw, k 2 w wg dw d g p , wg dd p pdg g k z.I g , gd g d wg k, Hv 644 p Cp d k wd Bw. k 2 d d v ddw .29
Rd w pg Bw’ Hv, dg k g . Ev, dg dv, d d v wSg Bkp pd w g SAW. T
C, v p v d g d.M , IED xpdd, kg Iq dv.30 C w k wp g w. W v ddg , v w g d. P. JW, dg g k 14, d p:“T L’ k w p d I d’ kw w g w d!” W kd dv,Rd . Sd, d d:“I’ g d.”31
H pkd p vkg d g pg wg wd g v. B d p
g, wv, k g d dv d d. Bdg p g g, gpd g d, p k d, d d d wd. H dd d p dv, N Hw. T v d dg dg d d g g pd. Ok gw d g d g p.32
A w dd d g d, gw vd g g. H d d w d d px
dwg. v, d dd gw g d kppd gd (RPG) d ggg IED.Ag w d , v pd v g d . T g kd g, d w kg , ppg H k“pk wg dw pv.” H dv, Hw, kd
28 M, “O Mv.”29 AAR, 172 Cp Sp Gp, 9 Ap 04, b: G F Ab—724 p/
KBR–9 Ap 2004, H , CMH.30 Iv, Kb C, 14 Fb 07; E-, H Cb, 27 M 04.31 E-, P Jb W M Mk Cb, 12 M 04, b: 2 E-, H I M
S Ab Ap 9, C’ I.32 H B, Escape in Iraq , p. 38.
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. J d , k 5, pd W E. Bd, dd . A g k x R Cd d d g vg p, d w pv d vd
d pg p g d. T p d , d d . Sp Rw,wg d M915, d kd p “k dvg .”44
H g k d kddd p, dv vp d dd p. B P, dvg k 6, d wp wdd. H , P. JSg, kp p v w SAW. k 6 d 10, vv d v, d x w d gd wg k d pp d k Cd. Jk Mg’
10 dd g , wv, dd . H , P.Gg R. Gd, pd v; Mg pp dd .T d w g d dgd
v wd d pd d p gg g k z. Sg Gg’ g k, w v dd v, p k 2, w w wg wd. H vd d d g pg w g, Sp Bw, g kw .50 g.
A Gg dd k k, Sp B dv g
k wd kp vg. Sg W d x MK19 d, d M16 w p, d dd gd . B g k w kp dvg.A W, d dv d p d dg kp vg. Dd d wg k, B d x Cd d d w. k 11 d wd,g d pkkd g. F, B zd v v d d w xp k 11. W w d d kd w p gd,
w g d d k g d wd IED, dv gv d w . S , w v w d dv v d. T v ddp pp dg d p p w g Bgdd I Ap. Td d v w d v p—d w v.45
k 13 pvd k , kg vpd Cd w dg. Rdg g k 14, Sp
44 H, Escape in Iraq , p. 41; S, Sp D L. R, .., C’ I.45 AAR, “G F Ab–724 p/KBR–9 Ap 2004”; Iv S,
Cb Sp M B, 14 M 04, C’ I; M, “ICv.”
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M, w pd W’ d dd w g.47 T dv p Mp’ g k d g d d. A d vd g, w g p, g d p w . W pppd d k d k , kg w gdg w p pd. T d w dgp g d. T d d w d, d w pdg d; d . O dd W gz w A dg p d d.
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k d d pg d d p g dg g.Sd d dw W, w d k wdd dv d w . Sd d p d , d k wdgd wkgd p. T w ggd, v pg p d d g k v g . F, W wkd . A wp vp, wwd w wkg d d.49
H’ d wd d
w g g d p R Cd. A k,p 15, pd w p d d vp. H d Hw wd, pg Sd’ vd g dg. A dd , w g d dwCd xpdd d g . H’ k vw vg w W, g w wd, w p, p pgd g d, d wp d . T , w kd k d dgd , dggd d
46 E-, W Cb, 12 M 04.47 Iv S, Cb R . S, 21 M 04, C’ I.48 E-, W Cb, 12 M 04. I , W
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Sp W g g g xpd p g d pd . U w d p p, d p d wvg g d d p p. A k ppd zg k g d gw, H d Hw d w kg wd p . B zd k w q w, Hw kd . W ppd, W d d pv d d p
g p.51
T d d v R Hk. SgG ’ Hv w d d kd IED . M ,Sp Pz k w kd d k. H d w , dppd dw d pv x , d kd d zd d d p v. Skg , d k p d g g g.
A wd k 2 w xpg d, Sv F 18 d pd p d vd wd p dd
pd. H d pd G ’ Hv, w g , w dd dv d g d Hk vp. Sp Lpd v F d dw . T v dv, d dd d wd pp , d dzd d w d, G g d pd k Hv w L d Pz d dw vg . T v gvg g, G d d w w gg w wdd d w .52
k 12, dv Edwd V. Sz, d d d k . T dv w k, d v’d w g. H , Sg. E C. K, ggd d . A Sz vgd p g k w, gpd dv kg k v, d d, Sd d W d pd . Jk L, dvg 19, w d. H w gd g k d d v d g
50 Ib.; H B, Escape in Iraq , pp. 41–42. H’ pb , b W.
51 Ib.52 S, G, 11 Ap 04. S, Sp Pk Pz, 26 Ap 04; Iv S,
Cb Jk L, 13 M 04; b C’ I.
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Good fRIdAy AMbuSh 55 : “Jk, d, k!” H d d w w w g d dd’ kw w pd. “I d’ d . Idd’ w w. I dd’ w , ‘I ’ p .’” A k
dv , p dppd wk.53
Up d, Sg Gg’ g k w pg k 2. Twvg p k g. T g k’ d g , dd wdw, d pd v. T p k d d g pd d k x wd Cd. J Bkwd, dvg 16, vgd g zd pd d wkd v g p d vp.M Bzv 17 w k. H g pd w dwgg p p; kg , d g d
Sd’ vd k. Bzv’ d , d pd . H pd Sd , d w dv dp d wd w gd wkg.54
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dd dv w , p p, v, d pd dvd g d. Bzv dd pg d.T w vd, g d gd Cd. T w v d , Sz g g p g w d wdw w kd d . K w d w, d w gd . T dv wd g xpd pv g w g k.55
Gg’ g k g dg g w p p
kd d d g . A Ggkd d , L’ d d g kdv Sp Kkpk p gd. A v w
53 . C M, “I: Hb Cv Upp L, F R,” Los Angeles imes , 26 M 2005, p H , USAS; Iv S, Cb E V. Sz J., 28 M 04, C’ I; , E V. Sz,F KBR/Hb Ep, B S D P C, b: AOv H Ab C Ab I, 18 Sp 06, H, CMH.
54 Iv S, Cb M Bzv, 20 M 04, C’ I.55 Sz’ G p
b , b v K k b. , Sz, 18 Sp 06. Iv S,Cb Sz, 28 M 04; B C, 24 Ap 04; S, 21M 04; Bzv, 20 M 04.
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w ppd x p. B Kkpk d L d k2’ dv, Z, w d d d d g p g . T g gw
pp w Kkpk’ g, Sp B, kd gg RPG .56 F, Z d L’ d k . T w g k d vp . G ’ Hv k x d .
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w w d w, x p, d vp.O w v d v d Hk, w ddd d wd k k v d d. F d d dd vp. Sv —Hw d H k 1, Gd 10, Sz 12, Sd d W 14, d Bzv 17—w dd . T d vv, w , w v.
Sp C, dvg d v v, d d dw Cd. Ag d g w
w v d vp, dvd w . T d d g w dv dvdd gw. T d d d p gg p w d. I dd, Cd w g p Hk d v dd w g. I w g k w d d k d k A v.
T d dgd Hv d w pg kdw d RPG. Sg Bkp wg SAW d
d w g, kg w g w w k d g dw dg d . C d Hw ggd w wdw. DWd (k 3), Rk (k 4), d 644 Hv w gd .57 A RPG d Wd’ d w dp g k z, p pp pg wvg Hv g . g Cd “d ” d v g .58 H wdd , Sg Hgw,gd dp . I k
56 Iv S, Cb Kkpk, 13 M 04.57 S, MD, 22 Ap 04. T 644 Hv
b.58 Iv S, Cb Rk , 28 M 04, C’ I.
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d wg k d d p wd. B kd k dv , p gg k L w.65
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T Hv’ dd dp H dg dd d. H d dv pd V v Kw: “I v d , g dw gd qk
d dw.” H dd . H d w wd dg d; w , w pd g.68
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65 Iv S, Cb Sp M B, 28 Ap 04, C’ I;Iv S, Cb Kkpk, 13 M 04.
66 S, K, 13 Ap 04.67 Iv S, Cb N H, 28 M 04, C’ I.68 H B, Escape in Iraq , p. 43.
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d v vv. Sp W g v “w !”72 C d G k d w pdw kd wdw d w d pp d.
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69 E-, W Cb, 12 M 04.70 S, Sp K L, 11 Ap 04, C’ I; S, G, 11
Ap 04; E-, H Cb, 27 M 04; Iv S, Cb H, 28 M 04; S, Pz, 26 Ap 04; , Sz, 18 Sp 06; Iv S, Cb Sz, 28 M 04;
71 S, K, 13 Ap 04.72 E-, W Cb, 12 M 04.
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C d p g pp, vd g p Hv w dd. T p pppd v d d,kg .73 I w K’ d Hv d wk w C d Pz.
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Bk d, Cp Mz kd Sg G p v’ p. G kw w g SgK d Sp Mp, H d pd
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k. Sg K’ gp dd dk g g p Cd d . g d v RPG; Bd d d Hv, d d d k d.76
T d d d g wdd v.L Bw’ qd Owdd Kp. Sp Owd d Bw’ dg, d v d, w g , d
73 Iv, Kb C, 14 Fb 07.74 M R, Cp A J. Mz, CO, Cp C, 2 B, 12 Cv,13
Ap 04, b: T B Ab Gb, B, I 7–9 Ap 2003, H ,CMH.
75 M, “O Mv”; A C, , ..; “R 724 .”76 S, K, 13 Ap 04; “R 724 ”; A C, , ..
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8 B L 1/4, C C, S 2 N S, Av SpC, Lb M Cp; I MEF (F) 11 MEU (SOC), “B A N, A 2004,” pp. 10–12; 11 MEU C C, 1 J–31 D 04, E 1,pp. 11–13.
9 Iv, M F, 21 Ap 06, pp. 7–8; J M, 8 Sp 04,pp. 4–6; J S, 6 Sp 04, pp. 3–4.
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71 fIGhTInG In The VAlley of PeAce
T g d pp wd d d g dvg d d, w 8 Agdwd. T p d w g d k.
T dd k d gg v v qpp, pd k v, d gd . T w wd wd d k dq gg w vd. T w , w dp vgg v 110 dg d g 122 p dg g . A g dd dp w 90 dg. T w w Bgdd; k d Bdg’ 3d P, Sg. J W. B,dd “d .” T pd g d
. T k d , x g wg p, d q kdw dg k d d v . Ad p d d dg pd w, B’ g, P. T F. C, dvd d , dg , , dgdg g .14
O p w d, Bdg vd wd Cp H dg N d g k q.T, vd d d w; wd
x w d.15
H w g . T 1 P, d 2d L. Dg J. S, w zd w M2A3 Bd. Sd L. J M. G’ 2d Pd M1A2 A. T 3d P d dpd Iq w M1114 HMMWV, 1 L. Cp S. D’ gp qdw k . T p dq dd Hv, p Bd pp v.16
W C M’ p g d, w g w C.A M. H, 11 MEU d. H d MEU
d d d k F 15Cv’ . A w v g , Mkd w w w d pg p. Tw w ( wd v w dv d ). H’ v gd w v dg , dgd P L H, d pp
14 J B, 7 Sp 04, pp. 7–9; Iv, J M, 8 Sp 04,pp. 7–9, J S, 6 Sp 04, pp. 7–8. Iv, S S Pk, 54 MHD,
S J W. B, C A, 2 B, 12 Cv, F 1 B, 5 Cv, 2 BC, 1 Cv Dv, 6Sp 04, pp. 4–5; P T F. Cb, 3 P, C A, 2 B, 12 Cv, F 1 B, 5Cv, 2 BC, 1 Cv Dv, 6 Sp 04, pp. 5–7; b Cp Bz, I, GWO C,CMH.
15 Iv, J S, 6 Sp 04, pp. 8–10.16 E-, Cp Kv S. B , 22 Sp 08, H , CMH.
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fIGhTInG In The VAlley of PeAce 73 T p w vg v w p
zd d d, kg w d w v dd .T x pd , dd pp,
w d p. Bdg’ p dwp, kppd d d gd, d v , w dd g p .
T Md pd w . T zdA v pd gd g g, w d xv p dg w d d .T g p w x z d q,kg d k . Lk, pvd dp g p g pd dg
p d d v. Cp p pd d p dg d g , dg d g g k d gg v, w xpd w. O, kgd gwkd w v pg d v . T d p v p.21
A w g — pvd xpv dv.T d w 120. d, d kg k w dppd d k. T d IED,
dd gp p , w v dg d. O L S’ qd d, S. Sg. W .Mv, d ’ “gg w w wd p”w kg d . Cq, g p w ggd. T d g p pd , d Cp A d IED p.
T , Cp A d w dd d dp. T d w w g d d
k g, g d d x g.22 M w w g 11 MEU wd k d w BL 1/4 d k F 27 Cv(2d B, 7 Cv) wd . A dk ppd, gd vd p p k d ; p g dg .
k F 15 Cv d k d 0600 x d, 10Ag, d g w k P L Bx. E ppd d, dg d,“d 1000 g, -
d .” T v p d d pkd p. SgB d w“g k dp.”Sp g
21 Iv, J M, 8 Sp 04, pp. 9–10.22 Iv, Pk Cb, 6 Sp 04, p. 12.
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A d Bd, gCp A d p g d d
d g w x g.23
M d kppdgd (RPG) dg p p, d , d p .
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x z g p p d p. Sg B d k vg qg k g d Bd 25-. d vg p . M, pzg d pd gg g pd
d dv, d xd gg p pgd. I , 11 MEU gv k gg p
Sols mov moa os a
oag co om a c cm. isgs a sasmos ogo aa, qg asag sacs aslow avac.
p 3, 4, d 5 dg (p d d g g wd v q). F d d wd,Cp A g dp gg p w
g k d Bd, d ggg w 25. g w x g . Bdg vd p d g g p v g, vgg wv dk d. H d dg g gg.24
T gd d 11 Ag, Iq gvpd g w Md p gg N. Id , MNCI dd v p . C H pd k F 15 Cv dv
, w g g
23 Ib.; Iv, Pk B, 6 Sp 04, pp. 4, 13.24 Iv, J D, 6 Sp 04, pp. 10–12; B, 7 Sp 04, pp. 8–9;
S, 6 Sp 04, pp. 10–12; Pk B, 6 Sp 04, p. 11.
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fIGhTInG In The VAlley of PeAce 75 k g C d gd. F dg, C M ddd p wd g d wd pp d. H
d , w p g v wv w g p P L Bx/Ddg, p H, d FOBBk. T , d x k , d ddk, gvg d p p p dg .25
Ov x w wk, Bdg’ p d w. Dg , Cp A d vd, kg d v dd p. T p g d dd p d
g vd gg A.Bdg’ d v k g g p dd w d . E d ,w g d dg d p Bd dwdg g. Tg , d d d.26
T w p Cp A N d 15 Ag. T ’dd pd w A w p w kd kp w v ’k qd w d
vd pp d, g kwd . L Gw k w d g g wd g p x z. H d g pv d gg g, d k dw gg. T d k gdd ,d wg g zd pp. Spgg wd k, p p , d , G d d (Sp. Mk A. Zp) pk g w AK47 d . Ad g, dv pd k p; w d
w w d , A vd w d dkd pd k, zg .27
Up g v d M1A2 w , xv , L S, d g d Bd gg v. T w k g v, vg w ’ d k k H d xg k w M88 v v. S d
25 Iv, J M, 8 Sp 04, pp. 19–21; I MEF (F) 11 MEU
(SOC), “B A N, A 2004,” p. 12.26 Iv, J B, 7 Sp 04, pp. 11–14; S, 6 Sp 04, pp. 10–12,
40–41; M, 8 Sp 04, pp. 24–25, 46–47. E-, S W . Mv , b: A N, A 2004, 1 Ap 08, H , CMH.
27 Iv, J S, 6 Sp 04, pp. 13–15; M, 8 Sp 04, p. 36; B, 7 Sp 04, pp. 22, 24–27.
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p k gz dw g w ddk —xd A d Bd .E k wd w v pg w d d qd pvd d v.29
Ag k w g d pg , M’ p p w dv. T Md d p k N, dg pvdd x z d q. N d Iq gv’ g w g pdd g
. v d, M d d gd d z x z d p v p wd qd kg d .30
C H ppvd pg k k F 15 Cv g 21 Ag. M d Bdg’ Cp A dg dgd pkg gg, w dgd k F OvC, w g dd ’ wp .Hg dq zd d g d gg. Cp B, k F
15 Cv, wd pvd vw dg v d pp Bdg’ p w . O wd v A F AC–130 gp, g B,d AH–64 Ap d AH–1 C k p. T wd A d d gd d d q. I dd g d dgdg ’ g, p wd w C RApp, d d wd w d . d, d gp BL 1/4 wd w Cp A,
wd v pp 11 MEU kd d w .31
Cp A vd dk dw R App w 6 k, 4Bd, d 4 M1114 pd HMMWV. A S. J P. R’
28 11 MEU C C, 1 J–31 D 04, E 1, pp. 13–14; Iv, Pk B,6 Sp 04, pp. 17–19.
29 Iv, J S, 6 Sp 04, p. 14, S M, 3 O 07,pp. 30–31.
30 I MEF (F) 11 MEU (SOC), “B A N, A 2004,” pp. 12–13;Iv, J M, 8 Sp 04, pp. 25–26.
31 Iv, J M, 8 Sp 04, pp. 25–28; B, 7 Sp 04, pp.12–14; S, 6 Sp 04, p. 13. M Kv S. B, “B A N: U.S. v. M
A, A 2004, I A S C,” P P P, .., p H , CMH; 11 MEU C C, E 1, p. 16.
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79 fIGhTInG In The VAlley of PeAce
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o ag gaag. t slg blaz soso bo coo o mac-g ammo b ows c o sgfca amag.
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, Iq p wd g .36
k F 15 Cv pd 24 Ag d pp pg p. T d k F 27Cv d p k g 25 Ag, g-g d d . (See Map 5.) k F 15 Cv d dp 0200 26 Ag. I w v , w A 120. d M 155. pvdg ppv g d w d d . Cp A d , pg A k w
Bd gg v, w w p N Dk
36 I MEF (F) 11 MEU (SOC), “B A N, A 2004,” p. 14;B, “B A N: U.S. v. M A”; Iv, J M, 8 Sp04, pp. 31–32.
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t sl ac gbooos o ol c o naja so imam Al Mosq, lavg w avs o aoac. t obl l o ols a ag gaag bw m o l o mosq.Below: O mog o 26 Ags, Amca ocs s ow ronova owa gol-om imam Al Mosq. Alog iaq s wa o assal coml, o o mos v ss iaq, abcam cssa w Ma mla ag o a acl aovo aos.
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A N Gd g d . T vw d R Nv q.37
W d v d , d d
d pdg g d w dd g. Bdgddd d dv ddd dg, pd v, w pd d .T k dd g ppd, kp p d p, g k d gg v dp. Pv F C C g w g RPG; k “k w k .” T p g 2d P w d w pd w kd k w dg g d gp. Bdg dd L
S’ 1 P d d dg, w w d dd I A Mq.38
S’ p, dw wkg Bd, d p w w qd dd. I w g, d k g dg d v d pgd d gd . T dvd w kd d k dg , d v vd dd , w wd v pkgd w d w . T k
g d gd, , g, d qd wp, dk d q w SgMv d w g. T p kd x d pd . LS’ Bd k d k d p w p.39
Gv z , S zd dd p p d d , dd Bdg d qd g.T 1 P d, kwg d w kd g
p, pd p d k dg. H d d wp ,vg gd p d wkg w kdw. Sg Mv w d d pzd d p k g wv p. A0530, Cp B, dd Cp. D F. Kg, vd w. H p w p , d d pd
37 Iv, J M, 8 Sp 04, pp. 31–32; B, 7 Sp 04, pp. 14–16;S B, 21 Sp 07, pp. 51–53. 11 MEU C C, E 1, pp. 18–19.
38 Iv, J S, 6 Sp 04, pp. 16–17; S, 6 Sp 04, pp. 16–18;Pk Cb, 6 Sp 04, p. 16.
39 Iv, J B, 7 Sp 04, pp. 16–17, S, 6 Sp 04, pp.16–18; E-, Mv S, 1 Ap 08.
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83 fIGhTInG In The VAlley of PeAce
Cp B vd 0830 w Cp A ppg w .41 Td d w w , d w w p k MEU Ov A. k F 27 Cv w d pd
d ; 1500, q w dd. F , Iq ppd , MNFI pdd p w pp g wdp v g I A Mq w N. A S, w d d N d d G B, p dd k w Sd’ p-v. T , gv S’ d w Md - g d, p d g. T g dd k q S 27 Ag, C
p pd g g v p, g k F15 Cv d v p dg wp. T dd p 3 Sp Bgdd, d 11 MEU qd v 4 Sp.42
I p, w A Iq 2004. T xpd d pd dp p , d , vg w wv g p
v p , q wk w M v ( dg V W), d x — d d v. I dd, k F15 Cv d d w p gg g d d v wp d q. k g, d ggv d . Ud , v , d Cp Bdg’ Cp A p, w g, dp, d kg, d p
d d d. M p, N d gq, v d Md k pp d w g g p .
41 Iv, J Cp D K, CO, C B, F 1 B, 5 Cv, 2 BC,1 Cv Dv, Cp Bz, I, 7 Sp 04, pp. 22–28, GWO C, CMH; J
M, 8 Sp 04, pp. 32–35.42 11 MEU C C, E 1, p. 18–19; I MEF (F) 11 MEU (SOC),
“B A N, A 2004,” p. 13; Iv, J B, 7 Sp 04, pp. 16–19, M, 8 Sp 04, pp. 36–38.
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86 TIP of The SPeAR
xpv d p 350 g. A 1915, g d k, w d v pg d . A gd, g dd pw g, g
d IED p. T d d xp d pdd “ w g” d pg kwv d v d.“I w gg d,” dvd, “d w d d .”2 A w g “wk.”3 Lk F J w, dw d d kd p pdg . T d B F w dw.
Ld v w Bgdd A Pv, F wkw q. I d pw pp w dd
d w S d pp SddH’ B’ P. M p d g d gd k H v U.S. dd g 2003.O, kg wg g d S’, pd d pp C Pv Ad p w Iq gv w J2005.4 Dg 2004, vvd “ dk g.”5
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d gg d d dg. T U.S. M k,pd k d d p v v g , d wk M.Bwg p , M d pd k d g w F Bgd, w d g Iq d d v. T vd “dg g” A v.A
2 , Sp Mk Sv, 2 P, C A, 82 E B, 11 O 07;
Iv, M Cp J Cbb, 2 B, 2 I, 2 J 06, Op LpExp P, pp. 7–10, CSI; Iv, J MC, CSI, S S J A,3 B R p, 31 J 06, Op Lp Exp P, p. 8,CSI; Dv Bv, House to House: An Epic of War (N Yk: F P, 2007), pp. 78–79;C A L L, Newsletter , Nvb 2003, pp. 85–87.
3 Iv, M Cbb, 2 J 06, p. 10.4 Iv, L L, CSI, L G R F. Nk, CG, 1 M
Exp F, 5 Ap 07, Op Lp Exp P, pp. 3–4, CSI;T E. Rk, Fiasco: Te American Military Adventure in Iraq (N Yk: T PP, 2006), pp. 138–39; B W, No rue Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah (N Yk: B Bk, 2005), pp. 13–14; J R. B, Fighting for Fallujah:
A New Dawn for Iraq (Wp, C.: P S I, 2006), pp. 2–4;GbS. S Op al-Fajr (Dawn), Op Phantom Fury [F], ..,H , U.S. A C M H (CMH), W, D.C.; p PBS Frontline : “T I,” 21 Fb 06, H , CMH.
5 p M W Iv FM WNYC 93.9, 24 Nv 04, H ,CMH.
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enGIneeRS AT WAR 87 wdw, g dd , d pp d dd U.S. . T d g v d
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g .10
g, dd wwg pdg v. A xpd, v d ,vg dp g w xp g“d [] . . . kd pd.”11
A k g w d p kg w dd d pw. A M vd: “W dd pw w d
6 M M. M, Operation al F ajr : A Study in Army and Marine Corps Joint Operations,Gb W O Pp 20 (F Lv, K.: Cb SI P, 2006), pp. 2, 9–10; B, Fighting for Fallujah, pp. 1–2, 12–15, 17–24;
W, No rue Glory , pp. 53–220; Rk, Fiasco, pp. 343–45; , Sv, 11O 07.
7 “F F,” U.S. Dp D O Pb A, 8 Nv 04,H , CMH.
8 Iv, L Nk, 5 Ap 07, p. 5; CNN, “A M,” 9Nvb 2004, H , CMH.
9 M, Operation al F ajr , p. 11; M M. M, “S Obv Wolf,10 Nvb 2004,” W G. Rb, ., In Contact! Case Studies from the Long
War , v. 1. (F Lv, K.: Cb S I P, 2006), p. 5; “F F,” 8 Nv 04; b H, “P C G ,” Te Sunday elegraph, 7 Nvb 2004, p , CMH.
10 M, “S,” pp. 5–6; M, Operation al F ajr , p. 20; Iv, L Nk, 5 Ap 07, p. 6.
11 , Sv, 11 O 07.
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88 TIP of The SPeAR
d.”12 T I M Expd F dq qd dvd w A zd w d M g v v. P gd k F 27
pp Rg C (RC) 1 d k F 22 wkw RC 7.13 L. C. P A. Nw dd k F 22, pdp Cp A 2d B, 63d A (263); p F, 4Cv; d Cp A, 2d B, 2d I (22), zd .T ’ 14 M1A2 A k, 16 M2A2 Bd ggv, 2 M109A6 Pd (155. ppd wz), d 4M120 120. d dv v p. T 2d B Iq Iv F ppd Nw’ d d wd w A dv.14
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pd g dg.17
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12 M, Operation al F ajr , p. 14.13 M, “S,” pp. 5–6.14 M, “S,” p. 6; P S. H M G J R. S. B, “k
F D OIF II: Pp S Ev I N E,”Field Artillery Magazine (J-A 2005): 4.
15 M, “S,” pp. 6–7; Iv, Cp L N, 46 M H D (MHD), 2 L S P. Gzk, 2 P, C A, 82 E B, 7 Fb05, p. 7, Gb W (GWO) C, CMH; , Sv,
11 O 07; Iv, N S B P. B, 2 P, C A, 82 E B, 1 I Dv, 8 Fb05, p. 9, GWO C, CMH; Iv, M Cp J E, 1 P, C A, 2B, 2 I, 17 J 06, p. 6, Op Lp Exp P, CSI.
16 M, Operation al F ajr , p. 21.17 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, p. 2, S R C, 2 P, C A, 82
E B, 7 Fb 05, p. 20, GWO C, CMH; , Sv, 11 O 07.
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89 enGIneeRS AT WAR
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d d w d vg wd d. E d p . Tg d dd w , dd HESCO k, x , ppg , d g g w v A p d v.21 B , d wdv d g w . T g, , d ddvg. I, M d
18 M, Operation al F ajr , pp. 1–2.19 Ib., pp. 15–19; Iv, M N, 23 M 06, pp. 3–5.20 M, Operation al F ajr , p. 19; Iv, M N, 23 M 06, pp. 5–6;
, Sv, 11 O 07.21 HESCO bk - b b p
p v v b. T B p HESCOB .
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enGIneeRS AT WAR 91 w z MCLC, dg ppp v. C Nw, wv, gd : “I I’v g g p, I v g w gg IED k g
g .” H w p.22
T d d xpd g d ppg v . Eqppd w , kppd gd (RPG), d g, p pd gp wv w d.T g d dg , gg p g v wp A p g g. Lkg g v qp, dd p dg d d ppd v dk p, pp,
k p C .23
T wd pv d gvU.S. d g. A p dd d , p vg g g w “p gd d . . . d v g.”24 Nv, d w g g . A dd v k, 2d P d C Nw’ x: “T p p g d . . . kp gg d g w AK47, I xp w .50 g.” Nw pd g dd “gv ’ v, w.”25 T k
d’ w w : “I xp p d kk ’.”26
E g 8 Nv, k F 22 pd vd k p . T w vd d w d, g wd d Cp A. W d d v v,p F d dg pp d w dd d kk gp dg w. M d 22 kd dw g w g, w
wd . F , g p “ d wd g w,” d. “Ev w dg. Ad w wd g d . W wd g d w.”27 T2d Sqd kp kg p k g,vg g .
22 Iv, M N, 23 M 06, p. 6.23 M. A. R. Mb, “L L; Op Phantom Fury,” 5 J 05, p. 2,
M Cp C L L, Q M Cp B, V.24 Iv, M Cbb, 2 J 06, p. 15.25 b H, “C Sp—I T U W Wp A,” Te
elegraph, 8 Nv 04, p , CMH.26 b H, “H, H Up. Y’ H Up M M,” Te elegraph, 21
Nvb 2004, p H , CMH.27 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, p. 8.
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93 enGIneeRS AT WAR
O ss o Fallja, gs mov wal a a o allcos. Bass sgs s a a omal a aasal bal.
k ppg Iq d g d , g w d pwd g dd d . J dg, d M k g wg d p w z.31
O d , k F 22 dv w Cp S’p d. T A d Bd d RPG , g p, w IED;
wd d pg g dkd .32
T dd dg zd gdv. W g p pd wk , vd p w d. T D9 d xv d d dvd. T d vd 0415,w pd g d RPG k Mdz d d p. (E g, ’d g d dd g d wd ppd .) T p wdw
31 Iv, M N, 23 M 06, p. 10; M W, “I H Z,”ime (14 Nvb 2004), p H , CMH; , Sv, 11O 07.
32 Iv, M N, 23 M 06, p. 11.
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95 enGIneeRS AT WAR
A sol o 82 eg Baalo obsvs as a Ma Cos d9amo blloz as clag a blg Fallja. t w cagao cab was a sv mas agas oc-oll gas.
d. T w g w w w g p. O, g p d Appd d d x dg w d kd wp .“B w d k w d g,” dSg. J A. Cd, w “v w x .”38 Ev p pd , d p. d k, g d g w d , w
vd p k d dd pw.39
Idwg , qd d g. Id, dvd d “pp w d dd wk,w wk, , d w . I d w.”40 T p dd v d, vd vd Iq gv .41
W d p dg w g wdw, g vd . Pd dw d
38 Iv, N S J A. C, 2 P, C A, 82 E B, 8 Fb 05, ,GWO C, CMH; Iv, N J, 8 Fb 05, pp. 6, 8–10; W, “I H Z.”
39 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, pp. 11–12.40 Ib., p. 14.41 Ib., pp. 29–30; Iv, N Gzk, 7 Fb 05, p. 9.
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xpd p, Sg Lkwd Sp. M L.Sv d J A. Ok g A4 g k wp. Rg w d, w d d
d p d. T k “d g ,” Lkwd d, d d dgw d d; d d v vg d.42
T g d dg dg d g d g. Dk d k d, dd g d wp pk .(Ng v ggg pvdd p dp pp d d dvw q wk; , g d
d k v.) T k v d, pdd dg. O d (NCO) d: “Id g . . . . I wd p . Ad, gdg . I ppd kg .”43
S. Sg. Dv A. Avz, Sg Cd, d Sp. Mk C.Sv d w pvd . Sv pd w p d pd , d kw “ w g p g .” T pdd . T d w dd w d d d
d dg , “w ddd dg dg.” A Avz g p v Sg B’v , d .44 B d Sp. K E. Mw d d dd d . T d ww d w:
T’ w w d gg w, d w w d w
w p d kp gg. Y v p d dw d d’ , ’ .
I d, B p d d p d pp d. A d wp d d g , d M w g w kg w RPGd g g w g.“T g
42 Iv, N S S B Lk, 2 P, C A, 82 E B, 8 Fb 05, p. 14,GWO C, CMH.
43 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, p. 21.44 C b S S Dv Avz, 2 P, C A, 82 E B, 1 I Dv, 15
J 08, H’ , CMH.
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vd . B w g d d ; p d, g g g
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xp, kkd d w p d gd k p. T w dw wd wd w d p d d dppg .T g g d
A sqa o gs caosl g v d qmovs sas wl sac kd g-g o m fgs. Clag d. Ag B’ blgs was asg, a
d d gos wo.w , “ d k v.”47
A w , 2d P d Nw’
d vd d k Hgw 10 “ dwd,” g w k wd d w dp, pg w d .48 T F w “ ” d dd “ v ddd”p .49 Fg g d k v d
p v IED d g . T k p d dg v p M , g, d ppg w .
k F 22 d dp 1400. T g wd Cp A p w v dA d Bd. T d xpd d d
47 , Sv, 11 O 07; Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, pp. 15–19, C, 7 Fb 05, p. 16.
48 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, p. 3.49 Iv, M N, 23 M 06, p. 14; b H, “T I W F
F H O,” Te Sunday elegraph, 10 Nv 04; W, “I H Z.” Iv,L Nk, 5 Ap 07, p. 6; M E, 17 J 06, p. 11; M Cp D W, 3 B, 1 I Dv, 21 J 06, Op Lp Exp P,CSI, p. 9. F [k F] 2-2 I Op Phantom Fury S, .., GWO C, CMH.
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enGIneeRS AT WAR 99 d d Hgw 10.50 Ad w v,kpg g d v. I dd , d gd, d RPG, g g w wp:
40. C k d d g ppp d d d w p. T g pd p p g k v p. T g w w d g M203 gd d .50 g d p .51
v d 2000, w k d P L H, dg d . pwd M g k p d gv
1 M Dv dq w w -p p . J 2330, dvd. Nw’ d p w dd wd d d Sd D, d w d pkd g-d. B dg 12 Nv, k d d dv P L J, dd H. v d p pd d dd wd d w dd
g d pkd g. k Cp A,dg g p, w d d . CpS pd w g g dk d d-g d Sg Lkwd’ qd . g d g p gp dw p.52
Tg , g pg g vdv, dg , d g g v d . M d p p d, d
w “dd d.”53
W p g, d v p . “A k ,” d CpA’ NCO, 1 Sg. P L. S, “w ggd 360 dg.”54 Dz g g d w dg dg d - pd dg gd d ppd dvd dd . S d RPG pd p p. S g w k
50 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, pp. 27–29.51 Ib., p. 22.52 Iv, N Lk, 8 Fb 05, p. 19.53 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, p. 22.54 Iv, M S M P S, C A, 2 B, 2 I, 1 Dv, 6 J 06, p. 9,
Op Lp Exp P, CSI.
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100 TIP of The SPeAR
, dd p , w w kg .
T RPG k p Bd, wdg
Cp A xv , 1 L. Edwd D. Iw. A kd d . O k wd w g NCO’ d. Sg C d v v v pp dg k k d d g dd d k v dg. T d dd g d d. Sg B w gvg dg dg p d qd. Hd d, wv, “w pkg wg p .”55 dd , d
w w gd dd d g dd . S d wggg g , w v d w ppg Iq pg w dd d k.56
A , C Nw dd p k d d k .57 Id gg ’ , k wd gp d pp d ’ . O RPG d d dgd
g pp wd v (HMMWV) dd d. Sg B d Avz d p dd v d v. O d d wp, Nw d p dg g w g w. T p d p d pk p d pp.T g, AC–130 Sp gp d “pdd” p F.58
T x d, 13 Nv, p dd w p. Cp
A d g dw d w k d dv p w g. A CpS d dp vp, w dw g d kd. T pd k g d. Sp Sv d p d w d “d d gg.”59
55 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, p. 24; C, 7 Fb 05, pp. 21–22; Lk, 8 Fb 05, pp. 18–21.
56 M, Operation al F ajr , p. 51.57 b H, “W Sp M O N G Bk,” Te Sunday
elegraph, 15 Nvb 2004, p H , CMH.58 Iv, M N, 23 M 06, p. 16, N C, 7 Fb 05, p. 23.59 Iv, M N, 23 M 06, p. 16, N J, 8 Fb 05, p. 17;
H, “P C G ”; , Sv, 11 O 07.
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101 enGIneeRS AT WAR
eg laoo sols occg a ooo oso f g asg ambs c’s sal sco. ts 12 novmb gagmov o b o o ogs log bal.
A 1500, k F 22 g pd wd “ d g pk AIF [Iq ] z.”60
Ad pp, p’ A d Bd wp d “d w vg.” “I w wp” d, d dd , “ gv d pd .” T g g w k ’ g d d g v; D9 dz kp vg d v d gp.61 T d w w g, g d dd pp d ppd w vd p g g A d . A ,Nw’ d d k .
T A k pd k qk d pp dd pg w d M z. B w, d d d d xpd vd pd d WdW I k. T d pp d d kp g d pgd, wkg g dgwd v gzd, xp pd dv. T kwd d , g g g g. T Bd x, g. A pw,
d pp w d dg w
60 F 2-2 I Op Phantom Fury S.61 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, p. 27, J, 8 Fb 05, p. 16; S Kb
S, “k F 2-2 F F, Danger Forward , 1 (2004): 12.
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102 TIP of The SPeAR
dg.“T w v w d,” Sg Cg.62 T g d p x w p’ k,w d k dw d pd g
. Ad v gd d v g v , p d d g d w x k. A 2300, d dv, vg kd dd wg g g.
F x x d, k d g d vdg d d . T dvd wp , dg v 57. g wdv v k, d g . T p vd IED ,
w vg 500pd .63
I dd g, L Gzdwk’ d wp d , p P L F. A p , p d MCLC Hgw 10 IED d p dg.64
S dw k, pw g w wdw d dd xpd dg k pg.65
T dv w’ dgd , Sg Lkwd d:“Y kw, k d x. I wkd w.”66 T g d IED vgd v kd p
dw. O dd dv, d w k , , d g d IED.67 Twk w d dg, d w HMMWV pd dg .68
A w wk d, d , d d IED d wp , w dd . I p, Iq d gg d Sgd. I , A dvg , pw, d g pvd v
d . I w p d dd p C Nw d d d “wk w I w .”69 T g w zd w ppp gd d
62 Iv, N C, 7 Fb 05, p. 28.63 Iv, N B, 8 Fb 05, p. 30; C, 7 Fb 05, pp. 28–30; C,
8 Fb 05; Lk, 8 Fb 05, p. 18; M E, 17 J 06, pp. 13–15., Sv, 11 O 07.
64 Iv, N Gzk, 7 Fb 05, pp. 22, 31–32; , Sv, 11
O 07.65 , Sv, 11 O 07.66 Iv, N Lk, 8 Fb 05, p. 22.67 Iv, N Gzk, 7 Fb 05, p. 18, Lk, 8 Fb 05, p. 17.68 F 2-2 I Op Phantom Fury S.69 b H, “F’ L R F F US p,” Te Sunday
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103 enGIneeRS AT WAR
; p dpd d d F. O 20 Nv, k dd v z M d dd .70
A d vd d g wg g; wd k xv v Qd Iq, pd w C p , d pp A w d wd pp Iqgv. Nv, g d d g U.S. d d gd w w g d.H, w S dvvd p g pg g d ppk k dgd w dwA w. Id g v d v d
pp, Qd Iq d Iq d wd x d p g d d .F 2d P, Cp A, 82d Eg B, w
p vvd, Sd B F d gg ddg. Sg C, w g A, ppd “ v gg I’v v , d I’v .” W g d “p d” d wd “g ,” p d p p v.71
F g p d d k
v dd xpv w g z d g dg d , g d pd w xpd d . Cp. Dg R.W, w dd d Cp A, zd v dd w: “A g g, v p, vp, d kw d.”72
elegraph, 15 Nvb 2004, p H , CMH.70 Iv, N C, 7 Fb 05, pp. 35–36.71 Ib., p. 31.72 Iv, M W, 21 J 06, p. 10; M, Operation al F ajr , p. 1.
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A dispute between a corrupt ofcial and an illegal militia ensnares a task-organized armor battalion in a daylong urban battle.
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Iq ppg Sdd H’ g. O Sdvg, 17 J 2005, Qd Iq gd w p g
wv d k. A pp k k xpdd pp wdd kp d wpp dpd dS’ q. A dd v pd , kg dd p p p .1 Agwd d dg g pv k, w g zd p pd Iq .2 Mqd Sd dd Md g pg gd, g wd g pppp dg . T Bgdd gv pdd g
pg ’ p w C. Ad Mw, S’.T wd pv p w dd w g . H w pg w Sd’ d . T w d v d v p g d , M. T ddd Ep, w w k d M dg . Mw d gd Md J, S wvd w H’ , d
1 A M S S, “D R 100 S B: Rv Sk M A Ak T k S S Lv,” Washington Post , 18 J 2005, p H , U.S. A C M H (CMH), W, D.C.
2 “C I, F k Bb K 98,” urkish Daily News , 18 J 2005, p H , CMH.
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106 TIP of The SPeAR
d. T , w w xg d g ’ w, pp w d S g w v.3
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p Cp D, 1 B, 67 A, 4 I Dv,d 2d L. C. R K, w Iq p p g dd kp. A Ap d d, Sg. S R. S vd g .6 K ddd d vg.
T 4 I Dv w w d Iq. Dg pd g k F Hd, x, d vd w d . T gz ddd gd d pd d p dw v.7 T 2d Bgd C
’ (BC’) 1 B, 67 A, xp, wd k x p: 2 zd , 2 k, 1 g,d 1 pp.8 C xp Iq dd g. M1114 pd g pp wd v(HMMWV, Hv), d g d p dw , pd M1A2 A d M2A3 Bd. Tzd d k p dd p pvd x x .
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d , wd d p , g ,d p d pv xp. T 4 Dv’ dp dd w g v gd
3 Iv, Mk J. R, CMH, L C Pk J. D, CO, 1 B, 67 A, C S M E B J., 1 B, 67 A, 30 Nv 06; L, Cp Iv W. Ov J., C O (CO), C D, 1 B, 67 A, , 4 Fb 08;b H , CMH.
4 A A Rv (AAR), 1 B, 67 A, .., b: B A—D, A,Cv, H , CMH.
5 Iv, R D B, 30 Nv 06.6 S S, S S R. S, C D, 1 B, 67 A, 25 O 06, p
H , CMH.7 W M. D, ransforming an Army at War: Designing the Modular Force, 1991–
2005 (W, D.C.: U.S. A C M H, 2007), pp. 44–45.8 L, L C Pk J. D , 19 J 07, H , CMH.
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unAnTIcIPATed bATTle 107 Qd–pd g S q F 2006. T 2dBC d d g D. Sd w Bgdd dK, g xd g gd w S d
S’ d qd g dpg g v gd d g d Ep Rv. T 1 B,67 A, k v Fwd Opg B (FOB) Ikd, wdd kg pw p v k M g.
F d F g S q,L K d w g d xp w g M w d Ep Rv dg . T p d pd Hv dd
pv K, Sg. J E. S, Sg. Bd O. MD, dS. Sg. C G J.9 T v dv p dd d dg d q vg Md dq. I w w K w Mw gg w v . T Iq p k d d wkd v, kg A “ w .”10 W wd, Mw dpd. T p wd Mp d w q. F w, A d d wg d
dp v kg g p.C Mw kd K w w g kdpp d w d dw. A , SgMD d v Iq p ppg dp dqd . T pd w gg vgp g kppd gd (RPG).11 Iq zw zd pd pg vwp. K d g dq, ppg p d v p.12 H d
Mw p d g vg pd wd p.T Hv dpd, w K’ v d,
1400. A dd wd q, d w k d. A p d ppd d. A p d , K w d pd wdw d p q. T pdd p dp
9 S S, 2 L C. R K, P L, 2 P, C D, 1 B, 67 A, 25
O 06, H , CMH.10 Iv, R 1 L C. R K, P L, 2 P, C D, 1 B, 67 A,
28 Nv 06, H , CMH.11 S S, S B O. MD, V C, C D, 1 B, 67 A, 24
O 06, H , CMH.12 Iv, R D B, 30 Nv 06.
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108 TIP of The SPeAR
Sga Saml a La kll sa o o mosq awas c o bal Msab. eal a a, a s bwMa mla a a co olc c a aw Amca ocs o ac fg.
wp d d p .13 T kd p p d A w g Mw’ . W , v Md g dg q pd w . K’ g, Sg
S, k, kg g.14
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A p pp q, p ppd d gg pg Iq g w . Ev dd dd dvd wp g. M Iq w , w d kd Sg MD’ wdd xd Hv. Ad d d pd g, P. PpR. Ad. Ad d w d gg d
. A k d, Sg G dd
13 Iv, R K, 28 Nv 06.14 S, S, 25 O 06.15 Ib.
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unAnTIcIPATed bATTle 109 p p d p. Id g, Cp. Iv W.Ov J., p d, dd K dgg d p wd d w. T
dq dd p g HMMWV p vg p.16
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g, Cp. R C. Rpp, d w RPG ppg . H M240 g d, g p gg g w M4 .17 H wd v Iq.
S dg w , Hv dd w.T w pp d kp p, p wd v g w g g d q. K d wd vd p kg d k wd . Md g w d vg
k v . Ag p ddgdv RPG w pg g d , LK d , kd p Ckp 11, w g . H d w Hv p d S. Sg. dd M. g. Kdd MD, w HMMWV g w g g, k , w Sg G’ . T g x vd dv p. (See Map 7.)
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g, d 1 P d, 2d L. K G. Ag, d “vg d w d g d w . . . Ckp 11.”18 Mkdd w k d, S. Sg. Dvd d Sg. B J.S, d w .19 Sg d g:
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16 Iv, R Cp Iv W. Ov J., CO, C D, 1 B, 67 A, 27 Nv 06, CMH.
17 S, K, 25 O 06.18 Iv, R Ov, 27 Nv 06.19 S S, S J A. Mk, P S, 2 P, C D, 1 B, 67 A, 25 O
06, H , CMH.
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M.” Jk d qk dd gv : “W d dg vg p Hv.T w w d g d v. T w I zd g w gg .” U, Mk d Hv dw Bd ( w 25. g p).21
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20 Iv, R S S Dv , V C, C D, 1 B, 67 A, 29 Nv 06,H , CMH.
21 Iv, R S S B L. Jk, S L, C A, 1 B, 67 A, 28 Nv 06, H , CMH.
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Colol Jall (middle) s accoma b Caa Coo (right), a Amcaavs w 2 Baalo, 4 Bga, 8 iaq dvso. Jall’s oos,mo c cs, so sbsq Amca s o soas oo o c.
d dd, Cp D wd pvd
Iq w d q d d wp. CpOv d dg v wd dp M g d Cp B.31 Pw g g, LAg vd w w Hv. H vd pvdg d Iq .32 Sg g’ p wd Ckp 11 w K d .
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31 Ib.32 AAR, 1 P, C D, 1 B, 67 A, .., p. 1, H , CMH.33 Ap Lb V, “221508J06 PVBIED (W k) E
Mb 418,” H , CMH.
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115 unAnTIcIPATed bATTle
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d kg d g dg d
Cp D’ dd dv.34
Gg d d, Cp Ov vd CD v p dg d d dd w k k d dd.35 Sd , dkd w d: “Lgw 62 D 6, gg w k [R] J. M Ppp J D (PJD).” T p kwdgd D’ d. L , H d k, w d g k .36
d d, Cp D vd qk pd g k. A gp w k pd Hv g d A. Cp Ov dd: “k w.” U w w g , k d p w. k d dd q. Md d v p—w w dw, “ d’k.”37 A w , A g d k g.
34 Iv, R , 29 Nv 06.35 Iv, R Ov, 27 Nv 06.36 Ap Lb V, 221508 J 06.37 Iv, R Ov, 27 Nv 06.
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unAnTIcIPATed bATTle 117 O v, L N’ p v
b Cp Mk’ p. N I A p , Hv
v pk b p . (See Map 8.) W b b p’ v, N v p I .T k p p x , b v. S W’ , Cp. E J. Rz, 7.62-. b, b p - b.43 T I , N k I b . T v Bb Pv p , B. G.
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I , p Cp C k p b v . N v C10, b S. RbK. C, S. S. R D. Pp’ C13 p p Ab.45 T p’ , 1 S.C M. K, p b k p-
Hv, k p p.46
K’ Hv p b p p .47 C D’ v . D p , C. S. M. E B J., p b v G Q’ p.48
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, Mk p . T p b I N’ p M . F, Cp A v xp b v Ep b Mb.
43 Iv, R Cp E J. Rz, k G, C C, 1 B, 67 A, 28Nv 06, H , CMH.
44 S S, N, 24 O 06.45 Iv, R S S R D. Pp, k C, C C, 1 B, 67 A, 28
Nv 06, H , CMH.46 S S, S G . W, k C, C C, 1 B, 67 A, 21 O
06, H , CMH.47 S, N, 24 O 06.48 Iv, R D B, 30 Nv 06.
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2/4–8 Ir
I
2/4–8 Ir
I
1–67 TAC
I I
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B/1–673
A/1–673(-)
C/1–672(-)
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Tanker Truck
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Tahir Police Station
Gas Station
Al Musayyib
Qaryat al Jazzārah
Qar yat H asan‘Alī az Zayd
DETAILED VIEW
22 July 2006
AL MUSAYYIB
0
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1 Kilometer
Route of Advance
Checkpoint
11
11
MAP 8
A Cp Mk p , v - . R p-Hv, B . Db’M2A3 B , b S Jk’
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unAnTIcIPATed bATTle 119 v k b S. S. Ck R.Dk, S. v . L, S. J P. N. A , p Mb.
, b v - RPG .B , Mk’ v “v , RPG’, [] p BFV [B v] x k.”49 Cp Rz p b b b Cp A’ Hv. A p , k
Cp A.50
I Mk’ , S Jk pp: “A RPG b v B. A xp v. A v RPG . O v p p pk. L Db’B.”51 O k ’ . Evp b b , pp , p .52 xp pp B’
bk, p . pb. Db v . ppp p b RPG M4 b. Fx , b z b . I b Db b p B’ -p .53 Ub b B’ x b , v v bk
p .B , S Jk p pp RPG. T Hv p b Jk’ M2A3, . T A v v - b . O b ppp
49 S, W, 21 O 06.50 Iv, R Rz, 28 Nv 06.51 Iv, R Jk, 28 Nv 06.52 Iv, R 2 L M F. Db, P L, 3 P, C A, 1 B, 67
A, 28 Nv 06, H , CMH.53 Ib. Ap xp
p bv . I p b v p p, k xp .
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, M2A3 Hv bk p N’ p.54
T ’ pp v v, p p b. L N’ k b . W Mk’ p bCp Rz’ Ab, b 120-. b - b p b : “T b Cp A bk p. I [ b p]
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p Cp MF, Cp C , Mk.MF S D P b Cp A . Mk k .
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g w p d kdpp.T d dd g pp DP d d dg, w v d wRPG g pg k. Cvd w w g , g dd dv dg. C D d D P d v d d d dg. I w . Tdv d w gg g d g .57 T d
54 Iv, R Jk, 28 Nv 06.55 Iv, R Rz, 28 Nv 06.56 Iv, R S S D P, P S, 1 P, C C, 1 B, 67 A, 28
Nv 06, H , CMH.57 Ap Lb v [C], v b , 28 Nv 06.
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121 unAnTIcIPATed bATTle
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o so a as b wo Coma C as acoss a bg sag eas rv.
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T p A d p d w L K’ p d d p. D P
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g vg d g p RPG g kg .
58 Iv, R Db, 28 Nv 06.59 Iv, R D P, 28 Nv 06.
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B , Cp D w g d M. T d g d d g g v dg pg g g . Cp Ov w pd
pvkd d k: “A k . T wp g w AK47, g, d RPG.W ggd d kd , w wdw.”60
Ov kd Cp Ck v C J g p p dg d dg. T k wd w w Iq d k w . A pd,Sg C pd IED pd d d d dv k w . A Iq d, Sd Dk Nw, wkd wd dg wg d w pp gg.61 A
ppd dg kd , g dg d dd. Sg C d IED w .50 g,d xpdd. T Iq d wd v d.62 Sd , C pd RPG kg p. H pd g g, Cp. Mk E. Bdw,w w w w 120. gxpv d. T d, Sg.R Bg, w Iq w k k pg w d Sg Sv’ k. Bg kd w M240 g.63
A d , Hv g dwg w, w w dd . L- Ag dd d:“W k v d v- d d g g . W d wgz p d d 40. gxpv gd, g w Hv’ g, [] dd’ v .”64 Mw, Sg. D A. Lwdwk d pd v g g d pkd -w.65 Ag dd
.Sg d d pg g d kd Cp Ov p Ag. Tp d d. Lkg k p w ppgpw , A ’ p d x
60 Iv, R Ov, 27 Nv 06.61 AAR, 1 B, 67 A, ..62 S S, S S A H. C, k C, C D, 1 B, 67 A, 25 O
06, H , CMH.63 S S, S Rb B, V C, C D, 1 B, 67 A, 25 O 06,
H , CMH.64 AAR, 1 P, C D, 1 B, 67 A, p. 1.65 S S, 1 L K G. A, P L, 1 P, C D, 1 B, 67 A,
25 O 06, H , CMH.
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unAnTIcIPATed bATTle 123 d dd k w d . A ppd H-v, kd Ag v v d dp. Ag pd d pd dg w gvg
g . g p d d w 120. gxpv d . Sg S’ A ddd w .Ag dpd Sg Lwdwk w w . T d dd d wdd.
k g g p k wd d , Sg ’ M1A2 A k gd. H w dd d d kd w SgS’ k, w pd dd A . d Cp D, w d d g
pg d IED d dg q.66
ww g v Sg Sv d k Cp C, g p IED, v dd d .
Cp W’ Cp B, gd w g ’ g, w g d g. g wk dA, L D w wdd Iq g dwk dd dv . T p d d vg, wg dg v gd d gg
. “A I w g , w d kg . . . g d v I w gg . . . [] I pd g gd.”67 D d pp d Bd g v. Rzg d d , gd dv’ d d dp p. Sg. Mk E. Bg’ pd k Bd . W pgg v’, D dd k v dw. Mvg , gp g x Bd d kd p w d dd d S. Sg. J W. H II. T p
d d w d .68
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66 AAR, 1 P, C D, 1 B, 67 A, p. 1.67 Iv, R D, 29 Nv 06.68 Ib.69 Ib.
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124 TIP of The SPeAR
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o slc m oso.
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d dpd .A k Sg Jk’ Bd, dg p d, pg d dv, d
70 Ib.
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unAnTIcIPATed bATTle 125 g .71 Bd pw, d, d . Dg g dw g.72
Jk dd g, P. Mw C. Bgg, v
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T RPG w d g D’
M2A3.74
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p p d . H dd dv d k v dg. W w Bd pd p , L Ng w A M d dpd w d Sg. J L. F’ Hv dg.75
Ev vd, Sg D P’ Cp C k xd - dg d Bd. H d g g , d w g.“W ggd w
[] wp. . . . .50 , M240, d x g.. . . W pd d w ggg p k , w p d p.” 76
Sg C d Ppp d p d ddd pw . T G Q dd H SWA v.
71 Iv, R Jk, 28 Nv 06.72 S S, P M C. B, V G, C A, 1 B, 67 A, 25 O
06, H , CMH.73 Iv, R Jk, 28 Nv 06.74 Iv, R Db, 28 Nv 06.75 S S, N, 24 O 06; S S, S J L. F, V C,
C C, 1 B, 67 A, 24 O 06, H , CMH.76 Iv, R D P, 28 Nv 06.
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127 unAnTIcIPATed bATTle
. T Md dd g d A d 1 B, 67 A’ dp, pg gp w IED ggg p . Ad 4 Dv
d w g d gd pp d dd v.
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ChApter Six
t h e
B attlef o r
Salem StreetBen r. SiMMS And CurtiS d. tAyLOr
A g a b a oc amo laoo s o a as ba sw o a s so b a lc .
dwaa—8–9 Ocob 2006
I Ob 2006, A k p Cp D,2 B, 8 I, pp b I A
, D.
T b v , -ppS’ . I b , C M1A2 k b . Dp Ab, pv pb v b v b- . M p, bv v A .1
D, p Q Pv, b k
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1 T xp v k p U.S. A C M H (CMH) 2007 J L C J. Sp p WCp b pp F 2007 Army History . I bp bv b.
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D/2–8 Inf 2(+)
8 Ir
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8–9 October 2006
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Actual Route
Target House
Enemy Attacks
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MAP 9
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. L S, 26 A, bk b I A , pb b Spp. M D .3 T b
x M, v I A p. T b pb x v vv k. T , , b p . T p , I
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A D; Cp A 1 B, 67 A. T Ab v . T I A p p N K.4
T 2 B, 2 B Cb , 4
I Dv, p F H . O p b- b, z p, p, p, pp . T b k z . Cp D, k D, k p z p. I , p pp
b pp v (HMMWV) Ab B v . M
p b , v pv b I A. Tp , Cp. B R. S, p Kv 2001 I 2003–2004.
Cp D’ Ab pk (SEP), b p , p, pv , , p. E - , , v
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4 E-, C J A. H J . H, 14 M 08, H , CMH.
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133 The bATTle foR SAleM STReeT
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. A v M1A2 p b-p , p k p. Tk b v pp b xp, p .50-b . S b p b p . T p- 7.62-.
M240 , M240 x 120-. .
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S S (p “”) pp b v .
W , k I p .
G O, k pp, z - p . T 2 B, v Ip, p C b b , pp S’ .Gv v , U.S. M p p . T bv b, b S’ pp b p p b I M D, A v- . A p,
G O p C . T p k; b, kp p v , - v . I , z,p Jb b— bx A b— p A p b D.
D b Spb, p.T 2 B 8 I A Dv, p pv . T
p pp k I p , p --k kp D. H I p v D p, v . Gv v , C H p p K, v D b I k p pb I . T b p, M. C D. , b p ,
E. A v ’ v, A b.L , Cp D
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, I v p p’HMMWV x . T p Ab x , kp. A pp , b pp p b p. J , - IED xp
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135 The bATTle foR SAleM STReeT
v. T b, S xp , b HMMWV v v . O x I ,
x b. T IED bz . T z v, b I p v v k bk E p. W , p I pp v . bk IED, p.T pv v I v S pb. T
b ’ EFP v -k .S , 2 B p
E. O p Ab Cp C v v, Cp S - bk K,kp 2 P k. T v . T p, 1 L. A J. M, b A , NCO k v . A pp z b b.
T xp k k b . W b bk FH, v v p Ab .
O v 8 Ob 2006, D v b p k x I . A vp b p k p k A . A I C pv
k. T bk S S. T b pp b v v p b. R pp
vb.T 2 B p p .
T U.S. p , . Lk , k 8 I A Dv pv k p, p p . T A
b b v M1A2 SEP k— 2 P b p , x v . F , S b p . pv p (p ), p p ,
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b b, k b v k.
T A k p I p k
p, z p- HMMWV. S b v b p, z p b I’ -x pp p . T k, , v pv I pk p p. T k p pv I A p, S’ Ab v k b . T p xz
pv b — p pb A b I v pp. , k b- v b p.
T I A b 9 Ob . T p p 60 k p pv b .T p p v J S, pp
. (See Inset, Map 9.) S, .S p bk. B p p I. E , k v A v -v v. T p.
W k , , S. J S. W, k - b b. I p v pp
. T x p S S, x . Cp S ppv p. M , S W’ Ab, D24, b v, pk b RPG. Tk p M1028 120. . T p 1,200 - b p; b k bk . W, k S k, p b ,
p S S v k. T RPG b . W D24 120-., k .50-b . A k v , RPG k pk . W
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137 The bATTle foR SAleM STReeT
Sga Wg a d24 a Cam eco o a msso. hs qc sosa bgg o ambs allow a oc o accomls smsso o szg a sg la wo a blcl c iaq Amsols.
v k, , RPG . v b pk , b v . T p -xpv k (HEA) b. W k b , v k b RPG . T
. W ,
b .M, J S S, I A p , pp, v .S k p HMMWV, pv p v bv. T I k b b. S v p, p. S v pp I v p
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139 The bATTle foR SAleM STReeT
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p p, RPG p v S B’ . H k pkp v b . A HEA b . O Ap k, p p . S I
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145 The bATTle foR SAleM STReeT
A , Cp S k v. T Ap k . T
, M ppv . Tk p b x p S, . T Ap 30-. , b p v p p, p . Tp p k p.
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p , p. I v , k. Sv p . S Bk RPG HEA p MPA. T Ap RPG 30-. .
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p b . S, b p, v . T , pp p p v .
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k. F b Cp S’ p . A p, p , k p p v. T pp v p k. A , v p
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v . Wv b v, A I p vb , b p, , v
v . Ap -v p. B , k bk v p p
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v v k pv b ’ v v pp. A b v p k b p. F , S B ,, . T b b S S pv M k b I
A p . I v p A A’ .
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, CMH.3 S Sk, “I: A-N M R I Dv,” Radio Free Europe/
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d w d.I dd k g ODA 566’ p d Hv Zq. T pd p gv v dd d , w vd pd C S’d.T Iq xpd dp gv d g, g w d p d, d d.T Iq A p d d d k. A p Hv d g g pg dg px w pd d wdd
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pd M203 gd .Ag xpdgkppd gd (RPG) wdd K, kp p ppg
11 Ib.12 L, Cp J R. M , 1 Fb 08, H , CMH.
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gd p v d.T ODB 510 d pd ODA 512 d g p.
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Apd w A F , ODA 512 d wd d vw p. A p 332d Expd Fg Sqd F–16C Fd w g Zq.16 T dd xdwg g g Iq A vdd d dp gv’ v d pv ddg g .17 T F zd w 20. g. Ag d d d d g, gd p d k d
v.T g pkg g F–16 g’500pd . A w xpdd g
13 “Sp F S E T H Cb M”; 5 Sp F Gp,Nv, A Sv S S S G A. K, .., H , CMH.
14 C b Op D Ap (ODA) 512 L 10 M 08 MV, H , CMH.
15 “Sp F S E T H Cb M.”16 Iv, Mk J. R, CMH, L, ODA 563, 5 Fb 08, H
, CMH; S J G, “A F Cb Ap Hp DvB A N,” Air Force Print News oday , 4 Fb 2007, p H ,CMH.
17 L G M W. W, “A’ Spz Ap W ,” 24Sp 07, U.S. A F A N Sp, p. 5, p H , CMH.Cp S. S. R A. W Dv Ov.
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ShRouded In The foG of WAR 153 g g. Dg w k, wv, dd dvg dd Iq A Hv gv p . w 74 Expd Fg Sqd A–10 Td II
k p d d g d g .18
T dd k dw d . I d d, ODA 512 d w d w wg vg pd g k Iq d. Dg p Iq, Sp F p d v d pp w d ggvv g C . T ODA 512 d d qg ODA 566 Iq p pp g ’kg , w d pd pp q d
pd A d d. C S’d ppvd q d d d. Ag pvd dd, d wpd dg d .19
T g dd pd , ppd , p, d d w d . T d g gg pw p gv dg vg d d p d gz. B w gg g , kdk C S’d’ p d , ODB 510 d
d d d .20
N v vd w g v. E g, C.A J B Pv P Sp Wp d (SWA) ppd ODA 563’ q H, ppxxv k N. A d Sp F dq d N, ODA 563pvdd dv pp C J’ . H d A d “g g w gg dw” . A w , Sp F d vd p ODA 566
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18 “A F Cb Ap Hp .”19 W, “A’ Spz Ap,” p. 5.20 Ib.21 Iv, R L, ODA 563, 5 Fb 08.
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d Dw.22
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A p AH–64 Ap k p gg L. C.
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gwg w v. T SWA p ppdx. T d kp gw w px, Iq p d d ppd v. C J d wp g Zq. H Sp F dv gd Iq d w p p pg v w d v, A p ddd g g w p d gd p. Wkg p, w d ddd pp px ,
w w pg .
22 M 0810, “C N B, 28 J–5 Fb 07,” p. 1, H ,CMH.
23 L, M S T S. B , 30 J 08, H , CMH.
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155 ShRouded In The foG of WAR
OdA 563 a hlla SWAt as o assss sao bo movg
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d. T Sp F p pd gp , w d Iq d v d . U d, d’ g ggd g d wg . T kw dvd d Iq , kw . T Sp F dd g d w d gv g wd. T SWA d ODA vd , w dg wd . T v’ p g d ggd d
. O d g d, g g d vg p.H SWA d ODA 563 w . O g, ODA 563’
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d dgd , Ap d kd H , w pd w p.24
24 S Rk E, “ACB Av H A V,” 1st Cavalry DivisionNews , 14 J 2007, p H , CMH.
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156 TIP of The SPeAR
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g:T wg g d , pd g, d ppd. T pz p. N k, pk, . T z d p k 600–700 . A w d , d , g k d k p.25
T , dd A gd vg
p gv, w w dd w px. Wd Bg G 53 gg dw, C W O Jdd d g p AH–64D d wd p d wp.26
C Hg’ dv , w ppg Zq w, wd dwg Ap. M. Sg. T S.Bd, g wp d Hv, w dk xpg d d p d pd pg .27 “WI w Ap g dw, d gd vg. . . . Evg
w d ; g d. T’ w w d gd ’ w w dd.”28
T M Hv d d d Apd g g v RPG d g . w dvg k d vw w Sg Bd’ d dwd p. Dg v, Bd d p w dd.29 A g d, C Hgdd k dd d gd.F w , d d
vd.T M dpd d w pvdg v d d . T k d v ddd dd pp, g p g d RPG kg v g. O Hv g, M. Sg.
25 W, “A’ Spz Ap,” p. 8.26 L, L C Z, C O (CO), 4 B, 227 Av, , 11
M 07, H , CMH.27 Iv, R M S T S. B, NCOIC, M 0810, 2 Fb 08,
H , CMH.28 “S L C U F,” Army News Service , 20 Spb 2007,
H , CMH.29 R M, “G B: F R Pp F D
C,” Anchorage Daily imes , 18 Fb 2007, p H , CMH.
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ShRouded In The foG of WAR 157 Cp . Cwd, pd g w .50 g w Sg Bd d S. C M. W d w 7.62. M240B g. Cwd w g
d wp.30
T ’ d d pvd vg . A pgd xg, g dwddd pd . T dv w g w , d pp pd k d dwd Ap wd A p. T p g w w d Sp F , w d d U.S. w d d ddg dwd p.
A , ODA 563 p d g, w
pd w w pd dw v H SWA p wd g xp v p k. T NCO ggd kg dv w d v w. Mg v dv w d, d d g gz pp v IqA .
T g dd w k C Gv 84. p p v pwwd d. T d ggd v wp d v d
p; p , g k d. T g pd d d k. Dzd d dg, d k dw d. B g zd w d ppd, w d wpwg. T xp dd g k p g Iqd . Ad SWA d Sp F dd w wdd, A d vd C Gv dg g gxpv d v g p gv.31
T kg , g ODA 563 d, A d, A F , d Iq p, gw SWA p dg C J, ppd . T wd v v p g g w dd . T U.S. p ddd v xpd gd v , kg g dp dpw v. A vg kwdg C
J, d gd v dv. T d v dd dp gv’ g,
w g v wd . A pv ppd d g Ap 4 B, 227
30 L, M S T S. B , 4 M 08, H , CMH.31 Iv, R F L, ODA 563, 5 Fb 08.
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158 TIP of The SPeAR
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A v g dd dw, pd wd g; g pd p, dg Ad SWA p g v. Bgg M4 , Sg W pd p: “T g pppd d p, Ik p d d g , p pg d kppd g [ ] d kd p.I dd p d wd 20 d. T g dd’ k.”33
T g d ’ g w v d
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32 L, S S R A. W , b: S b F W Rv C, 9 M 08, H , CMH; W, “A’ Spz Ap,” p. 9.
33 W, “A’ Spz Ap,” p. 9.34 Iv, R L, ODA 563, 5 Fb 08.
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ShRouded In The foG of WAR 161 d vg wd k p gg.O k p p p w vg dd vw d.
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163 ShRouded In The foG of WAR
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164 TIP of The SPeAR
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gg pp p. . . . I d d w w dvdw, v d, gg .”45
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ShRouded In The foG of WAR 165 .) Hgg v vd w v . O Xp 6, C Hg’ dv. M , ODB 510 d p kw. T Bk 63A d , dg
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166 TIP of The SPeAR
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ShRouded In The foG of WAR 167 T dd v k pd U.S.
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ShRouded In The foG of WAR 169 dg pg Cp B.64 Apg p- Iq A d p d px,Hgg gd k dg p Cp M
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ShRouded In The foG of WAR 171 w q A d w d w gd p.W w g d x w w dd . . . v.”72
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173 ShRouded In The foG of WAR
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, CMH.19 Ap Lb V, “29 Spb CZ 15 E, S B k,” p
H , CMH.
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181 hellfIRe And bRIMSTone
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, v , , b k , p .”20
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Cz 14 . J , 7.62-. b p E’ .21 I x , k k; b p.22 S bk xpv k , b b k “ k.”23 W b Fb b, Ap,
20 S Rk E, “Qk R Hp P T Ak,” Army News , 10 Ob2007, p H , CMH.
21 S S, Lx, 30 Sp 07.22 , Mkk Lx, 12 J 08.23 E, “Qk R Hp P T Ak.”
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v b p b p .25 Cp Lx p v 2 B, 8 Cv’ . Cp Rb’
Ap, p v R R, p . T b Rb’ bv v Cp Lx’ p.26 F v p, Ap Cz 14 15 v .
A p , Cz 14 bk b . K M’ p bk , 30-. . Cz 15 k k; b bk, v-b p p bv M’.27 A p , Ap bk . Cz 14 k; , B b b b
b k b .28
A v b pp , b kp p z k . C b , vp p kp b. A p , k ; , Ap pp . A p, bk . S , K p
Cz 14 “k b!”29
Hpp b, p b . T k pp v R R . T v v b pp . Cp Lx b p, v,
24 S S, CWO3 E, C B, 1 B, 227 Av, 29 Sp 07, H, CMH.
25 S S, M, 30 Sp 07.26 , Mkk Rb, 27 M 08.27 Ap Lb V, 29 Sp 07; S S, CWO3 K D. K, C B,
1 B, 227 Av, 29 Sp 07, H , CMH.28 Ib.29 L, K Mkk, 31 M 08.
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b v b k v .30
M, Cz 15 kp p k
k, b pk p. C W O M K2A H ,b p v Ap - b . H b k, k.31 T p bk H. M N- B, k b v .32
F , Cz 14
. T Ap k b k, b K2A v .33 E b p p, b Lx p bk , . W x v, - k Cp Rb’ v k b pb vv.34 TCz 14 k N- H. T xp k b b.35 B p, b, -v -,
. E k v v p xp Lx 30-. “ v .”36
k , Cp Lx C W O E b b. T p k b : “O , .” “I ,” p pp-p E.37 T
’ v, , v k . F , Cz 14 k F- H xé k b.38 W Ap 30-. b ,
30 S S, Lx, 30 Sp 07.31 S S, K, 29 Sp 07.32 S S, M, 30 Sp 07.33 Ap Lb V, 29 Sp 07.34 Ib.35 Ib.36 Ap Lb V, 29 Sp 07.37 Ib.38 Ib.
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184 TIP of The SPeAR
t b mas o a sg c c a ambs s. tm vcl a s 14.5-mm. aaca g ov o mac o Aac’s hllf mssl a 30-mm. ca g.
Cp Lx b Cp Rb’ , pv B 30-. .39
F b bk , Lx k: “, v b pp .” T v ’ b : “Y , b k .” CpLx k xp p :“T’ b.”40
T Ap k , b
, v k . A b b Cz 14 15 4 k v p, 2 , 4 b. B -v . T -Q k .41 H b p k, v- p p’ p .42
39 , Mkk Rb, 27 M 08.40 Ap Lb V, 29 Sp 07.41 S S, K, 29 Sp 07.42 V Sb, 29 Sp 07 S E, Z 93, H , CMH; L,
K Mkk, 31 M 08.
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185 hellfIRe And bRIMSTone
Left to Right: C Waa Ofc elg, Caa Lo, a C Waa Ofcs klso a Mogo o a Aac. t o avaosss a a sgs ag a aal ambs, mag ss ov iaq a ll sa o o Amca a iaq aca.
W Ap Lb, k p I.T AH–64D p v b pp vv H (p ). I xp - 29 Spb 2007, p ( v
x ) , k . Bk v pv v H, b
v v pp p p.43 T p , p vb.
Dp , Ap pv. I v b, xp p v .I , b p
k kp p p p
43 A A Rv (AAR), Cp Cp . M, 3 O 07, b: 29 SpbE, H , CMH.
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v v p.44 W Cp Lx C W O K M bp, C W O E .45 A
v v , p, k x I.46 B p k, k, , p-- v v. V p E v p b k b pv
Ap b A “v v p
p x.”47
I z b, CpLx p p v k, “b[] b v p p p .”48
44 S S, E, 29 Sp 07.45 , Mkk Lx, 26 M 08.46 , Mkk Lx, 31 M 08.47 S S, E, 29 Sp 07.48 , Mkk Lx, 31 M 08.
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Abbreviations
AAR A A Rv ADA A D A BCT B Cb CJTF Cb J k FCSI Cb S IEFP xpv p
FIST pp FOB p bGWOT Gb W HEAT -xpv k HMMWV b pp vIED pv xpv vMCLC MEF M Exp FMEU M Exp U
MHD M H DMiTT M MNC-I M-N Cp–IMNF-I M-N F–IMNF-W M-N F–WMPAT pp k NCO ODA Op D ApODB Op D Bv
RCT b RPG k-pp SAW pSCIRI Sp C I Rv ISEP pkSWAT Sp Wp TOW b-, p k,
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Examples
SF 563 Op D Ap 563
2 A/82 2 P, Cp A, 82 E B
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Note : U v b p z . T p b p , v - .
I - b p b x z p p, p b p p p, b.
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Index
1 A Dv, 2, 6, 161 B, 5 Cv, 65, 66Cp A, 16, 28Cp B, 26, 30, 31, 33See also k F.
1 B, 25 AvR, 27
1 B, 67 A,111, 126, 127
Cp A, 120, 124, 132Cp B, 112, 114, 116, 123, 124
Cp C, 117, 120, 124–25Cp D, 106, 107,
111–16, 121–231 B, 227 Av
R, 167, 175–781 Cv Dv, 6, 13, 17,
37, 44, 61, 69, 89, 1771 I Dv, 6, 71 M Dv, 6, 87, 99I M Exp F/
M-N F–W(I MEF/MNF-W), 2, 5, 6,8, 69, 70, 78, 79, 83, 88
2 A Cv R, 22 B, 63 A
Cp A, 88, 92, 942 B, 1 B, 8 I A Dv, 147, 150, 171
2 B, 4 B, 8I A Dv, 113
2 B, 12 Cv,1 Cv Dv, 19,22, 23, 30, 33, 39
Cp A, 65, 66, 70
Cp B, 13, 16, 18, 46Cp C, 17, 18, 32, 33, 572 B, 2 I
Cp A, 88, 91, 92, 98, 99, 100See also k F.
2 B, 3 I (Sk), 165, 172Cp B, 161, 164,
166, 168, 169, 171Cp C, 161, 162,
164, 166, 168–712 B, 4 I
Cp C, 1432 B, 8 I, 178, 182
Cp A, 132Cp D (D),129, 132–33, 134–35,140, 142, 143, 145
2 B, IIv F, 88
2 B, 1 Cv DvCp A, 17Cp B, 16
2 B Cb , 1I Dv, 65, 692 B Cb , 4
I Dv, 1322 I Dv, 63 A Cv R, 23 B, 82 F
A, 18, 30, 693 B, 2 I
Dv, 1613 I Dv, 64 B, 5 A
D A B A, 18, 19, 32
4 B, 227 AvR, 154, 157–58, 165–66, 167
4 B Cb , 25
I Dv, 154, 1614 Cv p F, 88, 91
4 I Dv, 2,6, 9, 106, 127
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7 p B,37, 42, 43, 62
8 I A Dv, 133,
134, 135–38, 140, 145, 15411 M Exp U (MEU), 69, 71,73, 74, 76, 78, 83
13 Cp Spp C, 3725 I Dv, 639 B, 1 Cv
Dv, 6949 Mv C
B, 43, 4474 Exp FS, 153
75 R R, 16482 Ab Dv, 2, 682 E B
Cp A, 88, 10391 E B, 17, 22
Cp B, 21
Cp C, 21101 Ab Dv, 2, 6, 9172 Cp Spp Gp, 44, 62332 Exp F
S, 152515 Cp Spp
B, 14, 16, 27644 p Cp,
42, 45, 48, 51, 56, 57
724 p Cp,7 pB, 37–38, 40, 62
2632 pCp, 38, 40
Ab k, 9 Ab Gb, 16, 17, 20,
22, 24–26, 29, 30, 31, 32
,66, 71, 74, 75, 76, 79D , 129,
132, 133–36, 138–40, 142–46 F, 88, 93, 98, 101
Mb ,106, 112–13, 114–17,120, 122–24, 125–26
k-k b, 46, 57, 60 Ab, Ab H, 150 Ab Gb, I, 5, 6,
13–35, 37–63 A, S. D C., 45 A, P. Pp R., 108 A, 9 Ak, L. C. G
G., 37, 62, 63 A-A Ab, 38 A-Ak M, 10 Al-Jazeera, 5 A-Q I, 2, 9, 10,
43, 103, 105, 184 A, A, 6, 67 A, Cp. S ., 13, 16, 18,
21, 22–23, 26, 30, 31, 35
Ab Ak, 10 Ab Pv, 5, 14, 86, 103 A, 2 L. K G., 109,
113, 114, 116, 122, 127 Ap. See Hp. Ab, 43 A, S. S. C R.,
22, 25, 29, 30, 32, 35, 61 A, CWO2 N M., 27
A, S. S. T J., 57, 60 A, 148, 150, 151 Ak, S. E R., 26 Ak B. See 1 B,
227 Av R. Avz, S. S.
Dv A., 96, 100
B’ P, 2, 3, 14, 86, 129Bb Pv, 117Bb Pv Sp Wp
(SWA), 153, 154–55
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Ckp7 (R Hk), 278 (R Hk), 20
11, 109, 111, 112, 11413 (R C), 2914 (R C), 12, 2523 (R Hk), 26
C, Cp. C D., 18, 19C, Sp. J L., 40, 46,
48, 50, 51, 56, 57, 58, 60–61CJF-7. See Cb
J k F–7.
Ck, S. R R., 23, 24C, S. R,94, 100, 102, 103
C, Cp. B A., 161,164, 165, 166, 169–70
C Pv A,2, 6, 16, 67, 86
Cb. See Hp.Cb- , 27,
66, 106, 129, 132Cb J k F–7(CJF-7), 2, 6, 14
C, 38, 40, 42, 43, 46,55, 57, 58, 61, 63, 86
C, L. G. J ., 78Ck, Cp. J P., 113, 122,
126Cb, P. T F., 71, 81
Cb , 136C, M. S.Cp ., 157
C, S. B A., 116C, Sp. S L., 111C, S. Rb K., 117, 125
D, J C., 87Dv, CWO3 A D., 179
Dk, S. S. Ck R., 119D, S. J., 25D, CWO2 J G., 175D P, S. S, 112,
120, 121, 125
DV, L. C. P., 154D Q Pv, 11D F C, 175
D Sv C, 175D, I, 129–46,148, 154, 171
D, L. C. Pk J.,111–13, 115, 117, 120
D, 1 L. J W.,113, 116, 123, 124
D. See 2 B,8 I.
D, 1 L. Cp S., 71Db, 2 L. M F.,111, 118–19, 120–21, 125
EFP. See Expv p.
E, CWO3 , 178,180, 181, 183, 186
E, I, 2, 6, 7–8,
11–12, 86, 87Ep Rv, 105, 107,111, 117, 129, 148
Ex z, 70,73, 74, 75, 76
Expv p (EFP), 133
F–15 , 142, 143, 144
F, I, 5, 6, 7, 26, 85–103M v , 17, 18, 34, 37
b , 86, 89, 98, 100, 103
F B (I), 6, 86F, 14F, 1 S. V, 170F, Sv, 54, 59, 60, 62, 63
FOB. See F Op B.F XXI B C,B B, 166
F, C. M D., 16,17, 18, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72
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195 Index
F B, N C, 37F H, x, 17, 65, 66,
106, 132, 135, 177
F Op B (FOB)Bk, 75Dv, 151, 161Dk, 69, 70, 78E, 131, 133, 134,
136, 138, 146H, 147, 150Ik, 107, 109,
111, 112, 113, 123
K, 132, 134, 135, 144,154, 161, 163, 164N, 88T, 14, 21
Wb, 38, 44Fk, S. W J., 30, 33, 34F, S. J L., 112, 125F, S. S. J A., 24, 28
G, S. S. C, J., 107, 108G, CWO2 Jb R., 154, 155G, S. S. K L., 26, 27, 30Gz B, 21Gzk, 2 L. S
P., 88, 92, 102G, 2 L. J M., 71, 75, 76G, S. B C., 19G, P. G R., 52,
5555, 56, 59, 60, 62, 63G, S. S. D C.,45, 52, 55, 58
G Z, 16G, S. S. D R., J., 171G, S. Rb D., 40, 45,
54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62Gz, Sp. I, 125
H, 1 L. B L., 176H, Sk A -,14, 17, 35, 43
Hk, MBk -, 3, 8, 67
H, T E., 43–44, 45,47, 48, 53, 54, 56, 59, 61, 63
H, CWO4 W E., 176
H, CWO4 E J., 179Hp, 1 L. J D., 22,25, 26
Hz, 2 L. M D., 22H, C. A M.,
71, 74, 76, 78, 79H b, 148H, S. Mk A., 38, 39,
44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 56, 57
Hawza, 6Hk, B. G. D J., 70Hp
Ap k p(AH–64), 12
, 76D , 144–
45, 146 , 156, 159–61, 164,
165, 167, 169 Mb, 114, 126 Z ,154, 155, 157
Ap Lb (AH–64D), 185, 186
pb , 177, 178 , 175, 176, 178–86
Bk Hk (UH–60), 154, 170
Cb (AH–1), 76K W (OH–58D),21, 27, 28, 30, 31
H b pp v(HMMWV, Hv), 6
, 66, 71, 76 D, 132, 134,
135, 136, 137, 140
F, 101, 102 Mb , 106,107, 108, 109, 111, 112,113, 114, 115, 117, 118,19–20, 122, 123, 125
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196 H b pp
v—k-k b, 38, 40,
42, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51,54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 Ab Gb, 13, 18,
21, 22, 24–25, 26, 27, 32Z , 147, 151, 153,
154, 155, 156–57, 159–61, 164, 167, 168, 171
H 8, 129H 9, 147, 148, 164
H 10, 89, 98, 99, 102H, I, 153, 154, 164H SWA , 117, 125,
126, 155, 157, 166, 171, 172HMMWV. See H b
pp v.Hb, S. S. J W., II, 123H, S. S. M N., 24, 27H, S. S.
C, J., 49–50, 56H, 1 L. G, 45H, L. C. J, 132, 134H, N, 45, 48,
53, 54, 56, 59, 60H, L. C. B F., 161,
163, 164–66, 167, 168–70H, L. C. Sp, 154,
156, 161, 165, 169, 171, 172
H, Sv, 49, 63Hv. See H b pp v.
H-k , 76, 78H, I, 17, 18, 21, 22, 30H, S, 1–2, 3–4,
14, 43, 86, 105, 129
IED A. See R Hk.
IED. See Ipv xpv v.I N G, 14I A, 67I A M, 67, 70, 78, 81, 83I A , 77
TIP of The SPeAR
Ipv xpvv (IED), 7
Ab Gb, 13, 17,
19, 20, 21, 29, 30 , 21, 45, 73, 77, 134 D, 133, 134, 135 F, 85, 86, 91,
92, 93, 94, 98, 102 Mb, 114, 116, 121,
122, 123, 124, 126 , 178 k-k b, 37, 44,
45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 58 V P, 70, 73, 77I I Gv, 6I, 131, 133I A, 69, 111, 117, 136
D, 129, 132,137, 138, 146
v , 19, 113 Z, 147, 151, 152,
153, 166, 167, 169, 171See also 2 B, 1 B,8 I A Dv;2 B, 4 B,8 I A Dv; 2B, I IvF; 8 I A Dv.
I Gv C, 2, 5–6I M D, 134
I M I, 149I N P Z, 150, 151,
152, 153, 169, 170 D, 134, 146 Mb, 117, 120 N, 69 , 107
I , 69
Z, 150,152, 154, 155, 172 Mb, 105 N, 72
I, 1 L. E D., 100
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197 Index
Jb b, 131, 134 Jb, M. S. P, 151–52 J, L. C. S M,
113, 122, 126 J S, 136,137, 143, 144
J, M, 105–06 Jb, C. Abb -,
153, 154, 157, 158 Jk, S. S. B L., 111,
118–21, 124–25 J, E., 49, 63
J, CWO4 J W.,154, 156
K, I, 67K, D Ab Z, 148,
150, 151, 152, 167, 171, 172Kp, P. R J., 57, 61Kb, I, 7, 11, 43, 107Kb Pv J
C C, 161, 163K, Cp. D F., 81, 82K, S. S. G A., 151K, 2 L. C. R, 106–09,
111, 113, 114, 121K, B R, 26K, Ab M -, 3, 67K W. See Hp.K, CWO4 Sv E., 176
K, 1 S. C M., 117Kkpk, Sp. S E.,45, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60
K, CWO3 KD., 178, 182, 186
K, S. M A., 22,57, 59, 60, 61
Kk, S. CpH., 29, 30, 32, 57, 60
K, S. E C., 54,55, 61, 62, 63K, I, 5K, I, 5, 132K, 17, 37, 59, 176
L, Sp. K G., 45, 54, 59L, M. S. R A., 151, 152Lz, Sp. J M., 19
L, Jk, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60Lk, S. D A., 122Lk, S. S. B J.,
92, 96, 99, 102L B Sz, 13, 14,
16, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27–28,29–30, 31, 32, 34, 61, 62
L Spp A A,37, 38, 40, 43, 44, 56, 57, 62
L, S. v ., 119Lx, Cp. T J., 178,179, 180, 182–84, 186
Lk, Cp. M E., 62
M , 3, 5, 7, 10, 46, 83 D, 131, 132,
134, 142, 146 , 73
Mb, 105, 106, 108, 109, 117, 126, 127 N, 67, 69, 76, 78S C k b, 16, 37p , 44See also S Hv.
M, L. C. MH, 147, 150, 151, 171
Mk, N -, 8, 10–11
Mx, 1 L. MG., 19, 23, 24, 27Mk, Cp. B J.,
111, 117–19, 120, 125M, L. C. Cp
W., 17, 18, 21M, S. S S., 164, 166Mk, S. J A., 109M, Sp. K E., 96, 97
Mp, P. K M.,49, 53, 61, 62, 63MC, Sp. J, 19MD, S. B
O., 107, 108, 109
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MD, Sp. CV., 45, 49, 51, 58
MF, Cp. S
R., 111–12, 120MK, S. Mk O., 20M, Pv. Mk D., 57M H, 176Mv, S. S. W ., 73, 81M, 1 L. A
J., 135, 138, 140M, 1 L. W
P., 23, 24, 25, 32
Mz, L. G. T F., 78MEF. See I M Exp F/M-NF–W.
MEU Obv A (N), 79, 83M, C. A, 105–06,
107, 108, 126–27M (M),
147, 154, 156, 165, 166, 171
M, Cp. J R.,163, 166, 169, 172M. See M
.M, L. C. M
M., 66, 69, 70, 71–72,73, 74, 75, 76, 78
MNC-I. See M-NCp–I.
MNF. See I M Exp F/M-NF–W; M-N F–I.
Mk, S. J, 80M, 8–9, 106M, S, 140M, 43, 67, 148M, Jk, 52, 63
M, CWO2 J C., 176,178, 180, 182, 183, 186Mz, S. S. S M., 164M-N Cp–I
(MNC-I), 6, 12, 69
M-N F–I(MNF-I), 6–7, 12
M-N Dv–
B, 177M-N Dv–C S, 69, 131
M-N S C–I, 7
Mz, Cp. A J., 17, 18, 22,25–27, 32, 33, 35, 57, 61–62
Mb, I, 105–27M Pv, 11
N, I, 5, 7, 11, 37,65–83, 129, 132
FOB Dv , 151 Z , 147, 148, 150,
152, 153, 154, 164, 173N Pv, 147, 149, 154, 166N Pv J
C C, 163
N C, 66Nk, M. G. R F., 87N Mx A N
G, 14N, L. C. P A., 88–89,
91, 94, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102N, 1 L. K, 112,
117, 120, 125N v , 91, 96,
99, 136, 138, 143, 167N- , 70, 79N Dk A N
G, 79, 81N, S. J P., 119N, S Dk, 122
Ok, Sp. J A., 96O’C, S. A B., 25
ODA. See OpD Ap.ODB. See Op
D Bv.O, G R ., 12
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Ov, Cp. Iv W., J., 109, 111,112, 113–15, 116, 122, 126
O, Sp. J B., 57, 61
Op D Ap (ODA) 563, 153,155–60, 163, 165–72
Op D Ap(ODA) 566, 151–52,153, 159–61, 166
Op DBv (ODB) 510, 151,152, 159–61, 165, 166
Op al-Fajr (N D), 8, 87Desert Shield, 176Iraqi Freedom, 177Pacific hrust, 69Phantom Fury, 87ogether Forward I, 10–11
O, M. G. A SF, 133, 134
P, 1 L. M,26, 30, 31, 33, 34
Pk, J, 49, 63P, Cp. W
W., 161, 168P, L. C. D C., 170Pz, Sp. Pk L.,
45, 54, 60, 61
P, Cp. H D., 16, 17,18, 19–21, 22, 24–25,28–29, 30, 32, 33, 35
P, S. C M., 30P, B, 52P, G Dv H., 12Pk, Cp. D K., 24P L
Bx, 72, 73, 74, 75
F, 89, 94, 102H, 71H, 99
J, 99Pp, S. S. R D., 117, 125
P , 81, 169, 171
Q Pv, 69, 129
Q, B. G. Abb Hz-M, 117, 125, 126
R, L. C. J R., 14R B ( Ab Gb),
14, 19, 22, 23, 24–25,27, 28–29, 30–34
R, I, 5R, CWO2 J L., 28
RC. See RCb .R, M. J P., 171R, CWO2 W I., 27R Cb
(RC) 1, 88Rpb G, 14R, Cp. Mk ., 154Rb, S. J P., 76–77
Rb, Cp. G L.,179, 182, 183, 184Rz, Cp. E,
117, 119, 120R, S. S. B D., 167R , 177, 180R
App, 76, 78C, 14, 24, 29
bv p , 19k-k v , 46, 51, 52, 53, 55,56, 58–59, 60, 61
See also Ckp.Hk, 14, 22, 31, 33, 34, 35
k-k v ,45, 46, 50, 51,53, 54, 56, 58
See also Ckp. J, 117Nv, 78, 81R, 175, 178, 179, 182p, 70
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R, Sp. D L., 45,49, 51, 52, 58, 63
R , 44, 70, 74
R, D H., 2Rpp, Cp. R C., 109R, L. C. J ., 14,
16–18, 19, 20, 22–23,27, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35
Rzkk, M. Rk, 16
S’, C. S M, 150,151, 153, 154, 170, 171–72
S, M -, 16, 34,37, 83, 105, 131S C, I, 5, 16, 18, 37, 46S Pv, 7, 175S S, D, 134–46S, I, 7, 10S M, 107S, S. J E., 107S B, C, 40
Sz, E V., 54,55, 56, 59, 60Sz, L. G. R S., 2Sv, Sp. Mk C., 98, 100S, 2 L. D
J., 71, 73, 78, 81S, S. S. Kv M., 25, 27SCIRI. See Sp
C I
Rv I.Szb, S. J P., 22, 25, 26S , 9, 10, 12, 106–
07. See also S’; S.S, M. Dv A., 132Sp, CWO3 C K., 28S’, 2, 3, 4, 8, 7, 9, 14,
17, 43, 67, 86, 105, 107,129, 148, 150, 172
S D, N, 99Sv, Sp. M L., 96S, Cp. B, 132,
133, 134–38, 140, 142–45Sp, S. S. Dv D., 57
S, Cp. S P., 88, 93, 94, 99, 100
S, A -, 4–5, 7,
67, 83, 149, 173Skk Wk, 38, 45S, P. J, 52S, Cp. A ., 179S, 2 L. C
W., 19, 20, 21S, Cp. J F., 38,
40, 44, 62, 63S, 1 S. P L., 99
S, 1 L. Sp C., 165,167S, S. S R., 106, 108S Hv, 148, 149.
See also M M.S, 140, 164Sp Wp
(SWA). See Bb PvSp Wp
(SWA) ;H SWA .Sp p (AC–130), 76,
79, 100, 144, 167, 169, 171S, R ., 48,
53, 54, 55, 56, 59S, 1 L. Sv D., 70, 75, 81Sb, P N., 22S, S. B J.,
109, 113, 123Sv, S. C E.,113, 116, 122, 123
Sk v, 9, 161, 165–69S , 7S, 2, 3, 6, 7–8, 9, 10, 13–14,
17, 34, 46, 86, 103, 106, 175Sp C
I Rv
I (SCIRI), 3, 8, 67S, 1, 12, 172, 173SWA. See Bb Pv Sp
Wp (SWA); H SWA .
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, S. S. M.,109, 113, 114, 116
, I, 105, 106, 111,
112, 117, 118, 120, 125, I, 45, 154, 175–86k-k b, 40–60k k, 105, 114,
115, 143, 144k F Obv C, 76k F
1-5 Cv (1 B, 5Cv), 65, 66–67, 69,
70–72, 73–75, 76, 78, 79, 832-2 (2 B, 2I), 85, 88, 89, 91,92, 93, 94, 98, 101
2-7 Cv (2 B, 7Cv), 73, 78, 79, 83, 88
, 1 S. C Q., 25,29–30, 33, 57, 60, 61
, M. C D.,
134, 143, 144, 145, S. S. Dv, 109,113, 114, 122, 123
Tp, S. J C., 116 Rv, 67, 164, 165k, I, 4, Rk, 56, 57 N Ab, 8 D, 107
pp, S. Fk S., 22, 26
Ub , 81, 88, 102, 129, 133U.S. C C, 2U.S. M Cp, 76, 87, 89
Ab Pv, 14 F, 17, 26, 34, 37, 83,
93, 94, 98, 99, 101, 103U.S. Sp F, 147, 153
Z, 155,157–61, 165, 167, 170v, 154 FOB Dv, 154
U.S. p , 2, 10, 11–12, 85
USS Abraham Lincoln, 2
V P C, 65–83
W -S C. See V P C.
W, L. C. Cp E., 177 Wk b, 101 W, S. S. R A.,
156, 158, 159, 167 W, S. C M., 157 W, P. Jb, 48, 52–53,
54, 56, 59, 60 W, Cp. D R., 103 Wk
, 42 W, S. B C., 45, 47, 52 Wb, 1 L. G S., 165, 171 W, Sp. Cp J., 29 W, Cp. B E., II, 112,
113, 116, 123, 124
W A NG, 16 W, S. C W., 24 W, D, 56, 57 W, S. S. C G.,
24, 30, 31, 33, 34 W, S. G, 112,
117, 120, 121 W, S. J S., 136
Yk, CWO4 K, 175 Yk, S. M ., 24,
30, 31, 33, 34
Zp, Sp. Mk A., 75, 76Z, I, 147–73Z, Ab Mb -, 9, 10Z, K., 47, 58
Z, A -, 69
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