The premise for this study evolved during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). It stems from a perception that the combat plan for the Coalition force invasion worked brilliantly but noticeably absent was a detailed plan for transitioning to peace. This...
The attacks of 11 September 2001 taught the United States that weak states can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states. With this lesson still fresh in the minds of policy makers, and the mixed results of several...
Gordon Rudd, PhD, deployed in support of what would later become the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) and eventually the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was a professor of...
Assigned to the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA), which later became the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), from March through September 2003, Major Thomas Verell Jr. served as the aide-de-camp to then Major General...
Colonel (Ret.) John Martin deployed to Iraq several times. His first tour was in 2003 as part of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) until that was subsumed by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and he transferred...
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) current organization and its role in recent stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The thesis begins by looking at some of the historic missions for...
Since 1993, the United States has conducted numerous reconstruction and stabilization operations including Operation Joint Endeavor, 1995 to 1996, and the initial stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003 to 2004. Reconstruction and stability...
As officer in charge of the 101st Airborne Division Main in Iraq from March to May 2003, Major Susan Arnold - a JAG officer - was involved with targeting and rules of engagement issues during the major combat phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. After...
The United States and many other countries are engaged in the Global War on Terror using all the elements of their national powers. Much of the diplomatic, economic and perhaps some of the military actions take place behind the scenes and often...
Many US military operations since the end of the Cold War have ended improperly; the failure has not been due to a flaw in doctrine. Instead, senior civilian and military leaders have chosen to ignore or have neglected the complexities of...
The execution of the post-hostilities phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom has prompted many to ask did why the U.S. military plan so poorly for stability and reconstruction operations (SRO)? Many studies have suggested that the lack of interagency...
Lieutenant General R. Steven Whitcomb has commanded Third Army and Army Forces, United States Central Command in Iraq and Kuwait from October 2004 through the present in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Whitcomb begins the interview by...
The contemporary operational environment includes a host of variables that make the management of post-conflict transitions a challenge. Constructing the optimal management organization is a key component of successful post-conflict transition....
Stabilization is essential to set the conditions for strategic success in post-major combat operations environments. A great deal of effort is expended in planning and executing combat operations. However, surprisingly less effort goes into the...
Deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from February through October 2003, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Perrone served roughly the first half of his tour as one of battle captain officers in charge for the V Corps Office of Staff Judge Advocate...
In 2003, the Army Field Support Command (AFSC) and the Joint Munitions Command (JMC), collocated at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, began a comprehensive oral history project aimed at chronicling a full-spectrum slice of the commands' role in...
From 2002 through 2004, Mr. Gene Del Bianco served as the US Department of State's political-military advisor in the US Embassy in Kuwait and, in this capacity, he said, "One of the major issues I was dealing with in my portfolio was the planning...
Victory is determined not only by what happens during a period of conflict but also by what happens after the fighting ends, during post-conflict operations. This monograph examines what joint military capabilities are required for post-conflict...
In support of Operation Iraqi Freedom I, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Beckert served in three important capacities. First, he was the lead maneuver planner in 1st Armored Division for a working group that was tasked by the V Corps commander General...
In April 2003, Major Wayne Sodowsky deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the assistant operations officer of the 70th Engineer Battalion, part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division - a mechanized combat engineer unit. After doing a...