11 nov 2004 operation phantom fury ambush

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Interviews in Eyewitness to War span a wide spectrum of participants, from commanders and senior non-commissioned officers at platoon, company, and battalion levels, to combat and combat service support personnel on the battlefield, and to one journalist who witnessed the battle firsthand. troops saw during the Second Battle of Fallujah, also known as Operation Al Fajr and Operation Phantom Fury.

#11 nov 2004 operation phantom fury ambush full

Using the firepower and mobility of the Army's heavy armor and mechanized units to full effect, the Marine Regimental Combat Teams were successful in destroying the enemy and securing Fallujah in ten days. Operation Phantom Fury-Day 5-Live thread Various Media Outlets 11/12/04 TexKat. Adlesperger’s story illustrates the fierce combat that U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct combat operations and fire on the enemy during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, November 2004. Under the overall command of the 1st Marine Division, four Marine infantry and two US Army battalions, Task Forces 2-2 Infantry and 2-7 Cavalry, were committed to the streets of Fallujah while the Army's 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division formed a cordon to hold and isolate the insurgents in the city. The second battle for Fallujah in November 2004 was a brutal and bloody fight so characteristic of urban terrain. 2004, and, as detailed above, was spearheaded by both U.S. This study is a derivative of the CSI Operational Leadership Experience (OLE) project, a program that collects and archives first-person experiences from the Global War on Terror. Prologue On Wednesday morning, 31 March 2004, a private security firm convoy was ambushed on the streets of Fallujah, Iraq. Designated Operation Phantom Fury, it offi- cially lasted from November 7 to December 23.

Matthews (Editor) Eyewitness to War: A US Army Oral History of Operation AL FAJR, is a unique publication. Army Command and General Staff College, Combat Studies Institute Staff (Contribution by) Matt M. Eyewitness to War: the US Army in Operation Al Fajr Volume I by Kendall D.