1/3 ACR OIF Operations and Armor Assessment 8 September 2004

1. 1/3 ACR OIF Operations and Armor Assessment 8 September 2004

2. Purpose/Agenda Purpose. Provide an overview of 1st Squadron Operations during OIF and to submit relevant conclusions regarding the mobility Lethality and survivability of our equipment Agenda • AO Orientation • Operations employing M1A2 and M2A3 • Armored System Assessment

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4. AL QAIM HOSTILE ACTIVITY IED IED Located Mine Atk RPG Over 250 incidents of contact 9 M1A2s / 6 M2A3s (70% of Equipment engaged) Small Arms Mortar Atk

5. Conclusions • 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

6. Questions? AI-EE-YAH Tiger Squadron

7. Back Up Slides

8. Commander’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

9. Natural Progression Establish Internal/interim Government/Functions Establish Relations with Leaders Establish Authority Security/Stability • Presence Patrols • Foot Patrols • TCPs/Check Points • Apprehend Looters • Curfew • Demonstrate Capabilities • Information Operations • 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 • Identify prominent members • in the community • Hold meetings with Sheiks • Ulamah, Hospital Admin • Former ministry members • -Communicate with • professionals We Are Here Conducted Throughout Conducted Throughout Find Ways to help, gain trust and assist the Community – CA Discretional Funds etc. Continue to Assert Authority Demonstrate Capabilities • Reduce the Threat • Target Ba’ath, Fedayeen • Identify terrorists cells • Conduct Raids/snatches Must Reduce Presence / Stop Performing these functions Give Authority Back (Timing is based on progress And conditions for self-determination To begin) Turning Point End- State • Normalcy Established • Diplomatic ties established • Foreign Investment • International Travel • Forces Reduced Rule of Law Instituted Legitimate Government Established • 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 • Election process identified • Elections conducted • Leaders set agendas • Leaders distribute resources • Taxes and revenues established • Courts and prison system established • NIA is established Iraqi’s Leading and Protecting Themselves

10. Interdict Cross-Border Movement • 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 Decisive Operations Extract Destabilizing Leaders & Organizers Win Tactical Engagements • 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 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 Security and Stability Shaping Operations Unemployment/IO/Services CDC/BG POLICE I/O SPP • 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 • Est TV programming personnel • Est Newspaper Media • Leaflet distro plan • Conduct Assessments • Of I/O effectiveness

11. End State • Impact Metric • Sovereignty EST • Recognition • Investment • New Order Conceptual Approach Leverage Media andother IO Tools to Reinforce Plan Now For The Next 60 Days • Impact Metric • Trust - Rapport Built • Police themselves • Self Determination • Respect regained • Paticpation • Sports • Travel-Diplomatic Establish Conditions for Functioning Government • Impact Metric • Increase in school • attendance • People return to Jobs • Economic growth • International SPT Support to an Interim Govt.-Security -Meetings -IO ROAD TO STABILITY AND SECURITY Build Rapport Trust - Confidence Gain Support of Professionals/LDRs -Doctors -School Teachers -Engineers -Clerics Plan and Coordinate Security and Visible signs of Improvement IMMEDIATELY Visible Improvement -Trash removal -Improve Schools -Improve Hospitals -Traffic Control Plan and Coordinate • Establish security • Focused presence • Check Points • Clearing of Areas • Raids • Foot patrols • Surveillance Current State Plan and Coordinate Assess BI - Monthly 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days 120 Days