Operation AL FAJR : a study in Army and Marine Corps joint operations / by Matt M. Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Matt, 1959-

Contributor:

Combat Studies Institute (U.S.)

Series:

Global war on terrorism occasional paper ; 20.

Global war on terrorism occasional paper ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Fallujah, Battle of, Fallūjah, Iraq, 2004.

Combined operations (Military science)--Case studies.

Combined operations (Military science).

Unified operations (Military science)--Case studies.

Unified operations (Military science).

United States--Armed Forces--Mobilization--Case studies.

United States.

Armed Forces--Mobilization.

Iraq.

Iraq--Fallūjah.

Genre:

Case studies

Physical Description:

vii, 91 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Study in Army and Marine Corps joint operations

Place of Publication:

Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : Combat Studies Institute Press, [2006]

Summary:

In November 2004, a combined USMC, US Army, and Iraqi Army offensive succeeded in eliminating the enemy in Fallujah in a destructive urban battle. This paper focuses on the ways in which Army and Marine forces operated together in the second Battle of Fallujah. Among the many Army units that participated, Task Force 2-2 Infantry and Task Force 2-7 Cavalry spearheaded the attacks of two Marine regimental combat teams into and through the city. With access to first-person accounts and unit histories from both task forces, narrative describes their role in the battle from notification, to planning, and through the fighting to the conclusion of their role in the battle. Army? Marine interoperability is the theme around which this account is based. Well-educated and professional Army and Marine leaders at the Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel levels overcame many ingrained cultural differences to synchronize operations. Areas in which the Army and Marines must continue to improve their ability to fight side by side is also addressed.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Jan. 23, 2007).

Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library.

Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-89.).

Other Format:

Print version: Matthews, Matt, 1959- Operation al-Fajr : a study in Army and Marine Corps joint operations

ISBN:

0160768772

9780160768774

OCLC:

78904042