Iraq-1a Weapons, Battles, US Invasion
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Terminology
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5-Troop Misconduct
6-Iran-Iraq-USA
7-Injuries (also Veterans Issues)
8-Deaths
9-United Kingdom Involvement Iraq,
other allies (Afghanistan and Iraq)
10-Some mentioned divisions
11-Some mentioned names
12-Iraq after Op End. Freedom
13- Very brief history of Iraq
14-Iraq War Contractors
15-Other Allies of the USA in Iraq - OIF
Iraq-3
Iraq-4a Case Study “Perfect Storm”
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Iraq-5-Links
See also: Islamic Resources Islamofascism
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TERMINOLOGY - BRIEF
Common Weapons and Equipment at least up through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Weapons IEDs (also VBIEDs) EFPs RPGs
Air Vehicles Apaches Chinooks Black Hawks
Tanks, Vehicles Abrams Armored Security Vehicles Bradleys Humvees MRAPS Strykers
Tech Assisted Reconnaisance, Insurgent/Bomb Deterrence Unmanned Tech UAVs EODs
Army Levels Top to Bottom: Corps Division Brigade or Regiment Battalion Company or Battery or Troop Squad
UAVs Unmanned Technology
https colon //en dot wikipedia dot org/wiki/UAVs_in_the_U.S._military
The military role of unmanned aircraft systems is growing at unprecedented rates. In 2005, tactical- and theater-level
unmanned aircraft alone had flown over 100,000 flight hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation
Iraqi Freedom, in which they are organized under Task Force Liberty in Afghanistan and Task Force ODIN in Iraq. Rapid
advances in technology are enabling more and more capability to be placed on smaller airframes, which is spurring a large
increase in the number of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) being deployed on the battlefield. The use of SUAS in
combat is so new that no formal DoD wide reporting procedures have been established to track SUAS flight hours. As the
capabilities grow for all types of UAS, nations continue to subsidize their research and development, leading to further
advances and enabling them to perform a multitude of missions. UAS no longer only perform intelligence, surveillance,
and reconnaissance missions, although this still remains their predominant type. Their roles have expanded to areas
including electronic attack, drone strikes, suppression or destruction of enemy air defense, network node or
communications relay, combat search and rescue, and derivations of these themes. These UAS range in cost from a few
thousand dollars to tens of millions of dollars, with aircraft ranging from less than
https colon //en dot wikipedia dot org/wiki/UAVs_in_the_U.S._military
EODS Explosive Ordnance Disposal
https://www.iimef.marines.mil/News-Releases/Article/565927/bombs-away-eod-disposes-of-explosive-threats/
Excerpt: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NC --
Thick gray smoke filled the air after the loud bang. But, don’t worry; explosive ordnance disposal technicians actually
produced the blast to make the area safer. Marines from EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, participated in
their end of the year field training exercise Dec. 8-17, 2014, aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, combining everything
they’ve learned throughout the year into one final exercise. EOD techs practiced dealing with mock-improvised explosive
devises, unexploded ordnance, and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear explosives.
WEAPONS
EFP’s Explosively formed Penetrator, Explosively Formed Projectile a self-forging warhead, or a self-forging fragment,
is a special type of shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively (Wikipedia/Explosively Formed Penetrator)
Military Times
2015/07/14 Iran linked to deaths of 500 US Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. By Andre DeGrandpre and Andrew Tilghman
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2015/07/14/iran-linked-to-deaths-of-500-u-s-troops-in-iraq-
afghanistan
Names of Import in this article: Senator Tom Cotton (Army), Republican from Arkansas, and an Army veteran Infantry Iraq
and Afghanistan; Joseph Dunford (Marines) Marine Corps General who [was] Obama's nominee to be chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff; David "Bo" Bolgiano (Army), a retired Army Special Forces officer who deployed to Iraq in 2006 and 2007 with
the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization; Gen. Lloyd Austin (Army) a top US commander in the Middle East
EFP’s-Excerpt: "The big EFPs from Iran were fairly easy to identify because of the metallurgy involved and the copper plate
formation," he said. "We had beyond-a-reasonable-doubt proof that Iran was the main supplier of the copper-plate EFPs,"
said Bolgiano. Troops referred to them as "IEDs," but that's not completely accurate, Bolgiano said. "Improvised is a little
bit misleading because it makes it sound like a basement bomb-maker, and that was not the case. The shaped charges, the
copper plates, the components were anything but unsophisticated. They were designed and at the level anything that any
other non-Western government would have," Bolgiano said.
Photo of EFP damage of Humvee: Picture of bombed/back end destroyed/burning/smoking Humvee: “A U.S. military vehicle
burns near Samarra, 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 18, 2007. A roadside bomb went off
next to an American military convoy, damaging one Humvee, local police said. Eyewitnesses reported casualties among U.S.
troops
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2015/07/14/iran-linked-to-deaths-of-500-u-s-troops-in-iraq-
afghanistan/
IEDs Improvised Explosive Device; VBIEDs
Wikipedia
IEDs: An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military
action. ... In the second Iraq War, IEDs were used extensively against US-led invasion forces and by the end of 2007 they had
become responsible for approximately 63% of coalition deaths in Iraq. There is quite a bit on the Wikipedia page listed
below. Animals, robots, boats, anti-personnel (ie shrapnel that scatters like a bb gun spray, etc), biochemical aspects.
(Wikipedia-https colon//en dot wikipedia dot org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device)
VBIEDs: These are IEDs on vehicles:
Excerpt from Wikipedia:A car bomb , lorry bomb , or truck bomb , also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
( VBIED ), [1] is an improvised explosive device placed inside a car or other vehicle and then detonated . Car bombs can be
roughly divided into two main categories: those used primarily to kill the occupants of the vehicle (often as an
assassination ) and those used as a means to kill, injure or damage people and buildings outside the vehicle.
https colon//en dot wikipedia dot org/wiki/Car_bomb
RPGs Rocket Propelled Grenade; there is a history over time regarding the development and uses of this. Largely
to be held on the shoulder and directed against tanks, an earlier variation was used in Vietnam.
Britannica
Photo of a Shiite Iraqi male carrying an RPG in Iraq in 8/7/2004; Photo of a shoulder held anti-tank launcher
M136 ATR:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/RPG-7
Excerpt: Other countries also developed small shoulder-held recoilless launchers firing shaped-charge
warheads. Some of them, such as the American AT4, came preloaded and were designed to be discarded
after firing.
AIR VEHICLES
Apaches Chinooks Black Hawks (also see UAVs like RQ-7 Shadow) Kiowa Light Helicopters
Apache [Photo Left Below: AH-64 Apache]
Wikipedia List of Aviation Shootdowns and Accidents During Iraq War
https //en wikipedia org/wiki/List_of_aviation_shootdowns_and_accidents_during_the_Iraq_War
2003 Najaf
Excerpt: Despite this failed mission, the Army insists the Apache was indispensable during the war,
providing critical close air support for ground troops engaged in combat and armed
reconnaissance by helping to destroy Iraqi armor and other key equipment lurking on the edges of
the battlefield. “Our Apaches did great for us,” said Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division,
during a briefing after the war. “We were flexible and adaptable in the way that we used them.”
https //www airforcemag com/article/1003najaf/
Chinook [Photo Left Below: CH-47 Chinook]
Afghanistan war logs: US covered up fatal Taliban missile strike on Chinook
Surface-to-air strike over Helmand shows Taliban had strong anti-aircraft capabilities earlier than
previously thought
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-taliban-missile-strike-chinook
The US military covered up a reported surface-to-air missile strike by the Taliban that shot down a
Chinook helicopter over Helmand in 2007 and killed seven soldiers, including a British military
photographer, the war logs show.
GROUND VEHICLES
Note to the fellow novice: At first glance, these vehicles might seem kind of the same. Start by looking for whether there are
wheels or tracks. Then note if wheels, how many. Notice tanks have tracks; for example, Abrams are tanks. Then notice if it is
mostly to fight or a carrier to both carry infantry and do some fighting. Notice how some have special armor that looked V-
shaped, some are longer than others, some are more jeep-like. Notice how vehicles changed to respond to certain threats like
IEDs, EFPs and anti-tank guided missiles. Pay attention to how tires and steel burn, how weapons and explosives on the vehicle
can pop or add to a fire problem.
Abrams These are tanks 1980s onward until they became replaced by guided missile tanks. They were used in Desert Storm and
beyond. See Abrams’s M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank 1982-1992 by Steve Zaloga and Peter Sarson
and M1 Abrams in action by Jim Mesko.
The Fulda Gap
2018/01/09 The M1 Abrams and Iraq. By Aram S
https://www.thefuldagap.com/2018/01/09/the-m1-abrams-and-iraq/
Excerpt: The tank, once thought to be nearly invincible, has absolutely begun to show its age and
vulnerability to newer, more advanced anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) systems….[On Operation Enduring Freedom]…by the time
the invasion of Iraq came about on March 19, 2003, the most advanced version of the Abrams fielded was designated the
M1A2SEP1. These tanks featured upgraded armor and electrical systems, a new cooling system, and modernized sensors/sights.
However, the majority of tanks deployed in 2003 were of the M1A2 variety, which had been introduced first in 1986.
Unfortunately for the US military, this generational difference in vehicles would prove deadly. While no Abrams tanks were
reportedly destroyed in action by enemy fire, at least 530 were damaged so heavily that they had to be returned to the US for
repairs (during the period 2003 – 2009). This staggering number of damaged vehicles, compared with the number lost during
Desert Storm, can be attributed to a number of issues. First, the occupation of Iraq lasted far longer than the Gulf War did.
Second, the insurgents in Iraq used massive roadside bombs for their attacks, which often disabled tanks (as opposed to outright
destroying them). Finally, the advent of roadside bombs with explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warheads meant that
explosives found lying around Iraq (leftovers from the both wars) could be turned into deadly anti-tank weapons.
https://www.thefuldagap.com/2018/01/09/the-m1-abrams-and-iraq/
[Accessed from internet on 2020/02/02]
Bradleys - BFV - Armored fighting vehicle, M2, M3
Wikipedia
https://en dot wikipedia dot org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle
Excerpt: The Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) is a fighting vehicle platform of the United States
manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, formerly United Defense. It was named after
U.S. General Omar Bradley. The Bradley is designed to transport infantry or scouts with armor
protection, while providing covering fire to suppress enemy troops and armored vehicles. The
several Bradley variants include the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and the M3 Bradley
cavalry fighting vehicle. The M2 holds a crew of three (a commander, a gunner, and a driver) along with six fully equipped
soldiers. The M3 mainly conducts scout missions and carries two scout troopers in addition to the regular crew of three, with
space for additional BGM-71 TOW missiles. The Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Texas, is the Center of Industrial Technical
Excellence for the maintenance and repair of the Bradley system. During the Gulf War, M2 Bradleys destroyed more Iraqi
armored vehicles than the M1 Abrams. A total of 20 Bradleys were lost—three by enemy fire and 17 due to friendly fire incidents;
another 12 were damaged.
https //en dot wikipedia dot org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle
Humvees “The Humvee was the American successor to the jeep…The downside of the Humvee is that, despite being a military
vehicle, it was basically designed to be a non-combatant, providing mobility for forces behind the front lines…” (See Washpark
Prophet Blogspot below for a good run-down of the Humvee subject.)
Note from RG/PF: The Humvee was used a long time. Armor was added to the basic model.
However, they just simply did not cut it. Many, many people died in them from a variety of
explosions. The military kept sending people out in them. When any combat veteran tells you
he was hit by an IED or EFP in the road while in a vehicle, consider asking, “What kind of vehicle
were you riding in at the time?”
Also in EFPs section, there is a photo of a bombed Humvee at this link:
https //www militarytimes com/news/pentagon-congress/2015/07/14/iran-linked-to-deaths-of-
500-u-s-troops-in-iraq-afghanistan/
Army tech dot com
2014)The end of an icon rise and fall of the Humvee
https://www.army-technology.com/features/featureend-of-an-icon-the-rise-and-fall-o [the link doesn’t seem to work]
Excerpt: For nearly 30 years the Humvee has been the workhorse of militaries across the globe. It has achieved iconic
status and is now one of the most recognisable vehicles on the planet. But after criticisms that it can no longer protect
troops in combat, the US Army is planning to replace it. Is this the end of the Humvee’s story, or is there more to come for
this symbol of US military might?
CBS
2004/05/06 Despite Upgrades, Humvee Deaths Up
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/despite-upgrades-humvee-deaths-up
Excerpt: Coming on the heels of insurgent violence in Iraq on Wednesday, a new report says that despite stronger armor on
over 50,000 Humvees and other military vehicles throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, roadside bombs have killed more U.S.
troops this year based on Pentagon records. Most are dying in their Humvees, USA Today reports, as insurgents plant
more powerful bombs and use different triggering methods to evade U.S. countermeasures, experts tell the newspaper.
According to Pentagon casualty reports, 67 U.S. troops have died this year in roadside bomb attacks on their Humvees, and
another 22 troops were killed when IEDs hit other military vehicles, including more heavily armored tanks and troop
carriers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/despite-upgrades-humvee-deaths-up
Marine Corps Times dot com
(2017/11/21) Why the hell are Marines still driving Humvees?
https colon //www dot marinecorpstimes dot com/news/your-marine-corps/2017/11/21/why-the-hell-are-
marines-still-driving-humvees
Wash Park Prophet Blogspot
(2006) Humvee Problem
https colon //washparkprophet dot blogspot dot com/2006/03/humvee-problem.html
Note from PF/RG: this was added here in more depth than normal because of all the deaths and injuries in
Humvees in Iraq and elsewhere. It gives the background of Humvees, why it was a preferred vehicle for many
years, and its weaknesses.
Excerpt: The Humvee was the American successor to the jeep. It entered service in 1985, as one of the last
major military systems purchased in the Cold War, and was used first in the First Gulf War under the
administration of the elder George Bush, then in Kosovo and Bosnia and Somalia during the Clinton
administration, and is now being widely used in the Iraq War and in Afghanistan during the administration of
George W. Bush. The military has tens of thousands of them, if not hundreds of thousands of them, and there
are about a dozen different variants of them. When the Humvee was first designed, the main focus was on its
off road capabilities. There is probably no four wheeled vehicle that rivals it in this respect. Its low center of
gravity, wide frame, four wheel drive and other features allow it to climb steep hills (60% grade), drive with a
right side much higher than its left (40% grade), or visa versa, and its undercarriage is designed to give it
exceptionally high clearance (16 inches) of rocks and tree stumps and debris that may be in its way, and ford
shallow streams (30 inches in a standard configuration). In short, it is designed to be able to carry modest
loads of cargo and troops anywhere tracked military vehicles, like tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles, could
while getting fuel economy at about 12 mpg, which isn't great, but is far better than a tank, 0.5 mpg, or a
Bradley, at about 1.5 mpg. (A Stryker gets about 6 mpg.)
The downside of the Humvee is that, despite being a military vehicle, it was basically designed to be a non-
combatant, providing mobility for force[s] behind the front lines in a European conflict with the Soviet Union.
As one commentator puts it, "'just getting around and doing work, particularly in quieter areas' is a role
concept that becomes deeply questionable for a military vehicle." Civilian vehicles without extreme off roads
capabilities can do that in areas that are genuinely behind the front lines, like military bases away from
combat zones, for less money with greater performance. But, a vehicle that isn't even armored enough to
stop shrapnel and ordinary firearm rounds, and has no design features to protect its occupants from land
mines is ill suited for use in a combat zone, even when the opposition has already been stripped of heavy
weapons like aircraft, tanks and heavy artillery.This is particularly a concern as the roles of the Humvee have
expanded because the military has a great many of them. While it was well designed to serve as a behind the
front lines cargo/troop carrier, or shelter carrier, and is reasonably useful as a field ambulance, its design its
less suited to its roles as a patrol vehicle and automatic weapons platform, which implies a vehicle likely to
get into firefights, as an anti-tank missile carrier, and hence very near enemy tanks, or as a light howitzer
carrier, and hence operating close to the battlefield and possibly facing return fire. In the conflicts where it
has been used militarily, its role as a automatic weapons platform on patrol duty in urban or hostile
territories, for which it wasn't designed, has been particularly in demand, and while there has been relatively
little occasion for Humvees to be used in the extreme off road environments for which it was designed.
Another problem with the Humvee is its size. While two or three of them can fit on a C-130 intratheater
transport plane, they can not be carried on a V-22, or internally by any American military helicopter, and are
difficult for all but the largest of American military helicopters to carry externally. This means that troops
delivered by helicopter have to walk or use some other vehicle once they are dropped off. These are the
problems that are driving the choice of successors to the Humvee. Vehicles can be designed to better address
these problems, and it will probably take three different kinds of vehicles to address the problems that have
arisen with it.
Armor can provide protection against enemy gunfire in firefights, and many existing Humvees have been
armored to address this issue. But, the Humvee wasn't designed to carry the kind of weight that armor
creates, so armored Humvees face suspension problems and other maintenance difficulties. Improvised
armor is often not terribly good at protecting occupants. And, even relatively ample, factory designed armor
isn't sufficient to make a Humvee impervious to heavier weapons like anti-tank rounds and rocket propelled
grenades (RPGs).
https colon //washparkprophet dot blogspot dot com/2006/03/humvee-problem.html
Wikipedia
Humvee Replacement Process also gives some background of the history of the vehcle
https colon //www dot army-technology dot com/features/featureend-of-an-icon-the-rise-and-fall-o
M1117 Guardian - Armored Security Vehicle (ASV)
Book
US Army and Marine Corps MRAPs: Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
By Mike Guardia See pages 19-20 on a good discussion on ASV’s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1117_Armored_Security_Vehicle
Excerpt: The M1117 Guardian, also denoted Armored Security Vehicle (ASV), is an
internal security vehicle based on the V-100 and V-150 Commando series of
armored cars. It was developed in the late 1990s for service with the United
States Military Police Corps.[2] The first prototypes appeared in February 1997
and serial production of the M1117 commenced between 1999 and early 2000.[2]
The M1117 was one of the first American military vehicles to be built on a specialized mine-resistant hull, and after
2001 was adopted in increasing numbers as a direct response to the threat posed by improvised explosive devices to
US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.[3][4] Its armament consists of an Mk 19 grenade launcher and M2HB Browning
machine gun, mounted in a turret similar to that used on the U.S. Marine Corps' Amphibious Assault Vehicle; and a
M240H Medium Machine Gun mounted outside the gunner's hatch. The vehicle was utilized by American military
police and convoy security units in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a more heavily protected and heavily armed
alternative to the armored Humvee which was not originally designed to be a protected fighting vehicle. In 2015
Textron Systems rebranded the M1117 as the COMMANDO™ family of vehicles, bringing back the name of the
vehicle from which the M1117 was derived.[5]
https //en.wikipedia org/wiki/M1117_Armored_Security_Vehicle
MRAPs 2007-2012 (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) armored vehicles; Examples: Force Protection Cougar H, International
MaxxPro
Wikipedia
en dot wikipedia dot org › wiki › MRAP
Excerpt: The United States Department of Defense MRAP program began in 2007 as a response to
the increased threat of IEDs during the Iraq War. From 2007 until 2012, the MRAP program
deployed more than 12,000 vehicles in the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan. Production of MRAP
vehicles officially ended in 2012.
[there is a photo of an MRAP at this link]
en dot wikipedia dot org › wiki › MRAP
Strykers, Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS); “The vehicle is named for two unrelated U.S. soldiers who posthumously received
the Medal of Honor: Private First Class Stuart S. Stryker, who died in World War II, and Specialist Four Robert F. Stryker, who died
in the Vietnam War.” It is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the
Canadian LAV III. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada for the
United States Army. It has 4-wheel drive (8×4) and can be switched to all-wheel drive
(8×8)(Wikipedia/Stryker)
News Miner
(2020/01/08) About 2,200 Fort Wainwright Stryker soldiers are in Iraq. By Alistair Gardiner.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/about-fort-wainwright-stryker-soldiers-are-in-iraq/article_8f27c092-
31f1-11ea-af15-cbfa5e8cd596.html
Popular Mechanics
(2009/10/01) Stryker Crews in Iraq Rally to Defend Their Rides: Field Report. By Joe Pappalardo
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a2696/4253991/
Excerpt: The MGS has the same body as nine other Stryker variants, so it shares design flaws common to them all,
including vulnerable wheels, inadequate armor and cramped operating conditions. Other complaints specific to the
MGS variant revolve around computer system freezes, and instability caused by its large, tanklike main gun.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a2696/4253991/
Some general info on Abrams, Bradleys, Strykers etc
Book (2010/07) OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM US ARMY: Abrams, Bradley and Stryker By Andy Renshaw (also listed in Books)
MWI do USMA do edu
Light, Mobile, and Many: Rethinking the Future of Armor
https://mwi.usma.edu/light-mobile-many-rethinking-future-armor/
Technology Review dot com
How Technology Failed in Iraq The Iraq War (2003) was supposed to be a preview of the new U.S. military: a light,
swift force that relies as much on sensors and communications networks as on heavy armor and huge numbers. But
once the shooting started, technology fell far short of expectations. by David TalbotNov 1, 2004
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/403319/how-technology-failed-in-iraq/
Excerpt: Ultimately, some 10,000 vehicles and 300,000 coalition troops rumbled across the sandy berm at the
Kuwaiti border, 500 kilometers from Baghdad. Desert highways crawled with columns of Abrams tanks, Bradley
fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, tank haulers, Humvees, and of course, fuel tankers to slake the fleet’s
nine-million-liter daily demand for fuel.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/403319/how-technology-failed-in-iraq/
4a Case Study The Perfect Storm moved to Iraq-4
Updates: 2022/01/06 The Perfect Storm section was given its own page today; 2022/01/05 The Perfect Storm added; 2020/06/12 Chinook and Apache photos added;
Some material on Apache at Najaf in 2003; 2020/05/05-06 a variety of changes underway; the entire section was moved from River Gold; various links might not work as
a result of the transition but are being worked on; M1117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) added to list of vehicles along with photo; MRAP photo and MRAP material
moved to right section (Vehicles) from where it had been misplaced in weapons; 2020/04/01 Allies section added to, addition of “Iraq and Afghanistan” for allies; Ballard et
al quoted early post-9/11 coalition in Op. End. Freedom; 2020/03/29 edited some book material; 2020/02/21 added to Books sections comments on two books, incl. 10th
Mtn Div. No Man Left Behind. Updates: 2020/02/09 UAVs, EODs added with links active2020/02/02 Desert Storm added to; Abrams material added; Page Two split off
from this Page One section. Incorporating Old System Abuse/Iraq material into this overall section. 2020/02/01 Humvee, Stryker info added to, links activated inside the
section; 2020/01/31 Why We Lost, by Dan Bolger, added to Books; IED/VBIED and RPG sections added to; 2020/01/26 book (2010/07) Operation Iraqi Freedom US
Army : Abrams, Bradley and Stryker. By An dy Renshaw; added; 2020/01/22 Added (2017/04/13) Foley v. Syrian Arab Republic to Battles/Abductions/Wayback Web
Archive Court Listener-;2020/01/20 PTSD moved to own page, identified under Injuries on this page; Books-added No Man Left Behind; 2020/01/19 Baghdad nearby
abduction-2006/06 incident added; 2020/01/18 refining of incidents/abductions; 2020/01/16; 2020/01/14-15 mostly adding links to topics and fleshing out books and links
per subject; there has been, and will continue to be, topic restructuring; 2020/01/11; 2020/01/10; 2020/01/09 Page started
IRAQ-1a
US Invasion of Iraq and Beyond
Weapons, Battles, US Invasion
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BOOKS-moved to Iraq-4 Resources-Links, Books
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Terminology (BRIEF)
Common Weapons and Equipment at least up through Operation Iraqi
Freedom
Bombs, Explosives IEDs (also VBIEDs) EFPs RPGs
Air Vehicles Apaches Chinooks Black Hawks (also see UAVs like
RQ-7 Shadow) Kiowa Light Helicopters
Tanks, Vehicles Abrams Armored Security Vehicles Bradleys
Humvees MRAPS Strykers
Tech Assisted Reconnaisance, Insurgent/Bomb Deterrence Unmanned Tech
UAVs EODs
Army Levels Top to Bottom: Corps Division Brigade or Regiment
Battalion Company or Battery or Troop Squad
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4a Case Study - “The Perfect Storm” Chapter in book Endgame
[has been moved to Iraq-4] incl. Takeaways/Lessons ie, on Airport
Infiltrations
Books from Iraq-q moved to Iraq-5 Resources