Author Description

This volume presents a collection of articles describing different aspects of U.S. Marine Corps participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom during 2003. As with the previously published anthologies on the Spanish American, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars, our intent is to provide a general overview that will serve as an interim resource for educating Marines and informing the public about the conflict, until the History Division completes an intended series of monographs dealing with major Marine Corps operations in that campaign. As the operational environment continues to mature, the authors' varied accounts will also serve as an introduction to changing tactics and strategies encountered or developed by Marines conducting stability and support operations in Iraq.Part I * Commanders' Perspective * "I Marine Expeditionary Force Summary of Action" * Lieutenant General Wallace C. Gregson * "Briefing on Military Operations in Iraq" * General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army * "I Marine Expeditionary Force Commander Live Briefing from Iraq" * Lieutenant General James T. Conway * "Briefing on I Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq" * Lieutenant General James T. Conway * "We've Always Done Windows' * Lieutenant General James T. Conway * Part II * Ground Combat * "Blue Diamond Intelligence: Division-Level Intelligence Operations During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM" * Lieutenant Colonel Michael S. Groen * "1st Marine Division and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM" * Lieutenant Colonel Clarke R. Lethin * "Logistics Support to the 1st Marine Division During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM" * Lieutenant Colonel John J. Broadmeadow * "Aviation Integration in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM I: A Division Air Officer's Perspective" * Lieutenant Colonel Patrick A. Gramuglia and Major Richard L. Phillips. * "The Battle of An Nasiriyah" * Company Commanders, 1st Battalion, 2d Marines * "Charlie Company Leads BLT into Northern Iraq" * First Lieutenant Christopher Mercer * "Experience and Adaptability Ensure Success for 24th