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1/3 ACR 1/3 ACR OIF Operations OIF Operations

and and Armor Armor

AssessmentAssessment8 September 8 September

20042004

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• AO Orientation• Operations employing M1A2 and M2A3• Armored System Assessment

Purpose. Provide an overview of 1st Squadron Operations duringOIF and to submit relevant conclusions regarding the mobilityLethality and survivability of our equipment

AgendaAgenda

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AL QAIM HOSTILE ACTIVITYAL QAIM HOSTILE ACTIVITY

IED

IED Located

Small Arms

Mine Atk

Mortar Atk

RPG

Over 250 incidents of contact9 M1A2s / 6 M2A3s (70% of Equipment engaged)

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• M1A1 Tank is very mobile, agile, lethal, dependable and essential to survivability in the OIF environment

• Both the Abrams and Bradley essential to supporting dismounted operations

• Must retain the ability to absorb energy, deliver energy and observe clearly both day and night

• Army must retain capability to conduct security operations and fight for information

• Uncertainty of combat operations will remain, must be equipped for all contingencies

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AI-EE-YAHTiger Squadron

Questions?Questions?Questions?Questions?

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Back Up Slides

Back Up Slides

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Commander’s IntentCommander’s IntentCommander’s IntentCommander’s Intent

The purpose of this operation is to set conditions that allow the Iraqi people to govern and secure themselves. The decisive point is the state in which the Iraqi people and their leadership feel responsible enough to assist in reducing criminal activities and violence against coalition forces. To achieve this we must ensure we select and emplace strong Mayors, police forces and advisory councils that will hold others accountable for establishing and following laws. It is also key that Coalition forces empower and allow the administrative functions space and time to perform their duties, while also reducing tension in the communities as a result of coalition forces performing functions for the civil administration and by displaying our dominance unnecessarily. Additionally, it is important that we find innovative ways to motivate Iraqi leaders and their people to embrace responsibility for their communities. Inherent to achieving the decisive point is exhausting means to protect our forces, while also gaining the initiative to defeat the threat. We will do this by soliciting the support of Iraqi leaders, building collection cells to penetrate terrorists groups, thereby finding and removing those that are working to disrupt our objectives. Until we reach the point where the Iraqi people are apprehending the threat, we will always exert our dominance to identify and defeat known threats in our AO. At end-state Iraqi leaders feel responsible for leading their people, incidence of violence against coalition forces in our AO is reduced and Tiger Troopers are prepared to deploy safely back to Fort Carson.

Iraqization - Intelligence - Infrastructure - Information - Internalization

Natural ProgressionNatural ProgressionNatural ProgressionNatural ProgressionEstablish AuthoritySecurity/Stability

-Presence Patrols-Foot Patrols-TCPs/Check Points-Apprehend Looters-Curfew-Demonstrate Capabilities-Information Operations

EstablishRelations with

Leaders-Identify prominent members in the community-Hold meetings with Sheiks Ulamah, Hospital Admin Former ministry members-Communicate with professionals

Find Waysto help, gain trust

and assist theCommunity – CA

Discretional Funds etc.

Continue to Assert

AuthorityDemonstrateCapabilities

EstablishInternal/interim

Government/Functions- Select a Mayor- Build Municipal Councils- Issue contracts- Build agreements with Sheiks- Build rapport with Clerics- Establish Police force- Establish security forces- Transportation/Garbage/sewage

-Leaders embrace objectives, feel Responsible for finding criminals-Police apprehend criminals-Black market activities reduced-Looting/vandalism reduced-Incidence of violence reduced-Attacks on coalition forces reduced

Reduce the Threat- Target Ba’ath, Fedayeen- Identify terrorists cells- Conduct Raids/snatches

Ruleof Law Instituted

-Election process identified-Elections conducted-Leaders set agendas-Leaders distribute resources-Taxes and revenues established-Courts and prison system established-NIA is established

LegitimateGovernment Established

Iraqi’s Leading Iraqi’s Leading and and

Protecting Protecting ThemselvesThemselves

We Are Here

ConductedThroughout

ConductedThroughout

Turning Point

Must ReducePresence / Stop

Performing these functionsGive Authority Back

(Timing is based on progressAnd conditions for self-determination

To begin)

Normalcy Established-Diplomatic ties established-Foreign Investment-International Travel-Forces Reduced

End- State

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SecuritySecurityand and

StabilityStability

WinWinTacticalTactical

Engagements Engagements

Interdict Cross-Border Interdict Cross-Border MovementMovement

Extract Destabilizing Extract Destabilizing Leaders &Leaders &OrganizersOrganizers

Shaping OperationsShaping OperationsUnemployment/IO/ServicesUnemployment/IO/Services

SPPSPP CDC/BGCDC/BG POLICEPOLICE

Establish eyes to see the enemy Understand the enemy’s patterns, TTPs Set Conditions for contact Destroy the enemy Postured to overmatch on contact Defeat, detect emplacement of detect mines IEDs

Establish eyes on likely avenues Understand the enemy’s crossing patterns – routes methods Position combat power permanently to severe/deny LOCs Severely disrupt resistance cross-border movements

Develop methods for gaining information Motivate people to provide information Turn information into credible, actionable intelligence Identify leaders/organizers Locate leaders/organizers Close with and extract

Establish stable power and natural gas Establish raw materials LOCs Revitalize infrastructure Reduce civil unrest through employment

Recruit quality Equip the force Train & oversee the force Reduce civil unrest through regional security

Improve quality of personnel Equip the force Train & oversee the force Reduce civil unrest through local security

I/OI/O Est TV programming personnel Est Newspaper Media Leaflet distro plan Conduct Assessments Of I/O effectiveness

DecisiveDecisive OperationsOperations

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Conceptual ApproachConceptual Approach

Establish security-Focused presence-Check Points-Clearing of Areas-Raids-Foot patrols-Surveillance

Visible Improvement-Trash removal-Improve Schools-Improve Hospitals-Traffic Control

Plan andCoordinate

Plan andCoordinate

Plan andCoordinate

Impact Metric-Trust - Rapport Built-Police themselves-Self Determination-Respect regained

Impact Metric-Sovereignty EST-Recognition-Investment-New Order

30 Days 60 Days 90 Days 120 Days

Gain Support of Professionals/LDRs-Doctors-School Teachers-Engineers-Clerics

Impact Metric-Increase in school attendance-People return to Jobs-Economic growth-International SPT

ROAD TO STABILITY A

ND SECURITY

Paticpation-Sports-Travel-Diplomatic

Current State

End State

Security and Visible signs of Improvement

IMMEDIATELY

Build RapportTrust - Confidence

Establish Conditions for Functioning Government

Plan Now For The Next 60 Days

Assess BI - Monthly

Support to an Interim Govt.-Security-Meetings-IO

Leverage Media andother IO Tools to Reinforce