Combined Joint Task Force 7
Combined Joint
In a meeting which Commander-in-Chief Central Command, General
The United States deployed more than seventy-eight percent of the soldiers in the occupying coalition with the majority of other troops coming from the United Kingdom and the rest made up from several other allies. Their status as Coalition Provisional Authority, or "Occupying Powers" under a United Nations resolution changed when the new government came to power on 28 June 2004, although they were still heavily influenced by the massive U.S. military and diplomatic presence in the country.[3]
India's government announced on 14 July 2003, that it would need explicit United Nations authorization before it would send troops to Iraq. The decision was a setback to U.S. officials, who had hoped for a division of 17,000 Indian soldiers to help relieve U.S. forces in the north of the country.[4]
The Task Force was replaced by Multi-National Force – Iraq and Multi-National Corps – Iraq on 15 May 2004.
Rotations 2 and 3
On 23 July 2003, the Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 (OIF-2) rotation for Combined Joint Task Force 7 was announced. The
The complete OIF-2 rotation to brigade level under CJTF-7 was as follows (although OIF-1 and OIF-3 units were present at virtually every point during OIF-2):
Headquarters:
- 197th Field Artillery Brigade (New Hampshire ARNG)(Southern SECFOR)
- Task Force Olympia – replaced the Multi-National Division - North
- 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (United States)
- 1st Cavalry Division – Task Force/Multi-National Division-Baghdad
- 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
- 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
- 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
- 5th Brigade Combat Team (Provisional), 1st Cavalry Division
- 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (ARNG) (Baghdad/Taji, Iraq)
- 1st Infantry Division
- 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st ID
- 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st ID
- 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th ID
- 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team (Mechanized) (North Carolina Army National Guard)
- I Marine Expeditionary Force
- 1st Marine Division
- Regimental Combat Team 1
- Regimental Combat Team 7
- 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
- Multinational Division Central-South (Polish led)
- 13th Corps Support Command
- 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team(Washington ARNG)
- 593rd Corps Support Group
- 172d Corps Support Group
- 350th Civil Affairs Command (USAR)
- 2nd Medical Brigade
- 31st Combat Support Hospital
- 67th Combat Support Hospital
References
- ^ Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor, 'Cobra II,' Atlantic Books, London, 2007, p.557
- ^ Gordon and Trainor, p.559
- ^ "PART 1: A government with no military, no territory". Asia Times. 11 March 2006. Archived from the original on 12 March 2006.
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- ^ For the intended replacement for the 101st Airborne Division and troop replacement in general, see Tom Squitieri, 'U.S. secures half of foreign troops sought,' USA Today, 6 August 2003, p.8
Further reading
- Thomas E. Ricks, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006
- Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor, Cobra II, Pantheon Books, 2006