Iraq War order of battle
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[[Image:Iraq.convoy.fire.jpg|thumb|SGT. Karl King and PFC. David Valenzuela lay down cover fire while their squad maneuvers down a street from behind the cover of a Stryker combat vehicle to engage gunmen who fired on their convoy in Al Doura, Iraq, on [[March 7]] [[2007]]. The soldiers are from Company C, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.]]
In military terms, the description of units involved in an operation is known as the [[order of battle]] (ORBAT). [[NATO]] and the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] define the order of battle as the identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the personnel, units, and equipment of any military force. Below is a brief Order of Battle for the major units currently deployed with the [[Multinational Force Iraq]] and other U.S. military units operating in Iraq under CENTCOM.
== Overall chain of command ==<!-- This section is linked from [[Multi-National Division – Baghdad]] -->
The overall military commander in [[Iraq]] is [[General]] [[David H. Petraeus]], Commander, [[MNF-Iraq|Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I)]] who reports to [[United States Central Command]]. MNF-I replaced [[Coalition Forces Land Component Command|Combined Joint Task Force 7]] in [[May 2004]]. MNF-I consists of Multi-National Corps Iraq and [[Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq]] (MNSTC-I), as well as a logistical support element.
* '''Special Operations Task Forces'''
There is a distinction in United States military terms between the troops of Multinational Force-Iraq and forces which fall directly under CENTCOM's control but are in Iraq also. There are two special operations task forces operating in Iraq, Task Force 77 and CJSOTF-AP. Though TF 77, a 'black' force, does not answer to MNF-Iraq, it is included here for the sake of completeness of the U.S. forces operating within Iraq. TF 77 is under the command of the [[Joint Special Operations Command]] and its principal mission is to hunt down the leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq. <ref>Army Times, [http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/army_specialforces_080225w/ SF presence may grow in combat areas], February 2008</ref>
***Task Force 77 (formerly [[Task Force 145]])—LSA Anaconda, Balad<ref>Sean Naylor, [http://www.armytimes.com/legacy/new/0-ARMYPAPER-1739369.php Closing in on Zarqawi], [[Army Times]], May 8, 2006</ref>
****TF North/unidentified battalion [[United States Army Rangers|75th Ranger Regiment]]—unknown location, northern Iraq
****TF West/unidentified element, [[United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group|DEVGRU]]—unknown location, western Iraq
****TF Center/unidentified squadron, [[Delta Force|1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta]]—LSA Anaconda
****TF Black/unidentified squadron, 22nd [[Special Air Service]], Baghdad and [[Basra]] area <ref>Thomas Harding, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/26/wiraq426.xml SAS trooper shot dead in al-Qa'eda raid], The Telegraph, March 27, 2008</ref>
The second force, which appears to be separate from TF 77, is the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP). CJSOTF-AP is a "white," or unclassified, special operations task force that is always organized around the headquarters of 5th Special Forces Group or 10th Special Forces Group. <ref>[http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/army_specialforces_080225w/ SF presence may grow in combat areas]</ref> Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP), itself answers to [[United States Special Operations Command Central]]. While information is scarce, it probably consists of battalions of the [[United States Army Special Forces]] (the 'Green Berets').
* '''Multi-National Corps Iraq'''
The U.S. Army's [[III Corps (United States)|III Corps]] headquarters, under Lt. Gen. [[Raymond T. Odierno]], provides command and control for Multi-National Corps Iraq, which is divided into the following division-sized areas:
* '''[[Multi-National Division Baghdad]]'''
This division is headquartered by the [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]], based at [[Camp Victory]] (primary component of the Victory Base Complex), north of [[Baghdad International Airport]]. The division controls those brigades in greater Baghdad that are responsible for areas within the city itself. Of the brigades currently controlled by the 4th Infantry Division, one is north of the city at [[Taji, Iraq|Taji]], one in the northeastern part in [[Adhamiya]], one at Camp Liberty in the west, one in the "International Zone" or "green Zone" at the heart of the city, one on the southern outskirts, and a sixth in the southeast near Rasheed airfield. Most of the brigades' troops are dispersed at battalion- and company-level "combat outposts" and "joint security stations." MND-B was previously headquartered by the 1st Armored Division (2003–2004), 1st Cavalry Division (2004–2005), 3rd Infantry Division (2005–2006), 4th Infantry Division (2006) and 1st Cavalry Division (2007).
* '''[[Multi-National Division Center]]'''
Headquartered by the [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]], this division, also known as Task Force Marne, is responsible for operations in the "belt" areas south of Baghdad. It controls one brigade on the southwest outskirts of Baghdad, two to the south near [[Iskandariya]], a fourth east of the city on a newly built forward operating base (FOB Hammer), and a Georgian brigade in Kut.
* '''[[Multi-National Division North]]'''
This division is headquartered by the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] and is also known as Task Force Iron. It is based at [[FOB Speicher|Contingency Operating Base Speicher]] outside [[Tikrit]], where one of its brigades is also stationed. Its also has one brigade based in [[Mosul]], one in [[Kirkuk]], one at [[Taji]], and one in [[Baqubah]]. A sixth brigade is also temporarily under its command in Baquba for Operation Arrowhead Ripper.
* '''[[Multi-National Forces West|Multi-National Force West]]'''
This force is headquartered by [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] (Forward). It covers western Iraq, including [[Al Anbar Governorate]] and the cities of [[Ramadi]] and [[Fallujah]], the area where Iraq's Sunni [[Iraqi insurgency|insurgency]] has been at its strongest. Headquartered at [[MEK Compound (Fallujah, Iraq)|Camp Fallujah]], where one of its two regiments is also stationed, it has another regiment at Camp Ripper near [[Al Asad Airbase]] and a brigade in Ramadi.
* '''[[Multinational Division Central-South|Multi-National Division - Central South]]'''
This division is headquartered by the [[Polish Armed Forces|Polish military]] and covers the area south of Baghdad, including the cities of [[Diwaniyah]] and [[Al Hillah]]. As the contingent allied units departed over the course of 2006, MND-CS has diminished in size and some of its former regions have been assigned to other Divisions, and will dissolve officially in 2007. Iraqi Army units are taking over the division's area of responsibility.
* '''[[Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)|Multi-National Division South East]]'''
The [[British Armed Forces|British military]] commands this division, which covers southern Iraq, including the city of [[Basra]]. It is a division only in name, as it consists only of a reinforced brigade, which is itself expected to be drawn down from its current strength of 7,000 to 5,500 in the spring of 2007.
* '''[[Logistics Support Area Anaconda]]'''
The U.S. [[13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)|13th Corps Support Command]] is in charge of LSA Anaconda, which is responsible for providing logistics support throughout Iraq. It has operational control over one combat brigade, based at [[Tallil Airbase]] near [[Nasiriyah]]. This brigade provides convoy security across much of the country.
== Multinational Force Iraq: complete current order of battle ==
In the summer of 2006, units from the fourth rotation of forces in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07, or OIF 05-07) began to be replaced by units from the fifth rotation, OIF 06-08, and in January 2007, some units began to deploy early as part of a "surge" or forces into Anbar and Baghdad. [[As of April 2007]], there were approximately 145,000 American troops in Iraq.<ref name="Jelinek"/> Many brigade combat teams (BCTs) lend battalions to other BCTs during the course of their deployments, giving them "operational control" of those units. In such cases, the battalion's name is followed by "OPCON". Many higher-echelon units have two or more designations, often the formal unit around which the formation is based and then the name of the provisional task force; in these cases, both names are included, separated by a slash. Unless otherwise noted, all units are American. This order of battle extends to battalion level and lists maneuver units only; artillery, support, special operations, and advisory units are not listed.
'''Multinational Force Iraq (Gen. [[David Petraeus]])—[[Camp Victory]], Baghdad'''
****1st Battalion 185th Infantry Regiment (California National Guard)—rear area security, [[Camp Bucca]], Iraq
****3rd Battalion 297th Infantry Regiment (Alaska National Guard) (Lt. Col. Duff Mitchell)—rear area security, [[Camp Buehring]], Kuwait
***1st BCT, 34th Infantry Division (Col. David Elicerio) (Minnesota NG)—Logistical Support Area (LSA) Adder, [[Tallil]]<ref>[http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8763 1/34th BCT receives big farewell at Camp Shelby]</ref>
****1st Battalion 133rd Infantry Regiment (Mechanized) (Iowa NG) (Lt. Col. Ben Corell)—[[Camp Ripper]], Asad
****2nd Combined Arms Battalion 136th Infantry Regiment (Minnesota NG) (Lt. Col. Gary Olson)—[[Camp Taqaddum]]
***4th BCT, [[1st Cavalry Division]] (Col. Philip Battaglia)—LSA Adder, Tallil
****2nd Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment—U/I location
****1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment (Lt. Col. Daryle J. Hernandez)—U/I location
****2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment (Lt. Col. Edward Bohnemann) - U/I location
****2nd Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment (Lt. Col. Scott Kendrick) - U/I location
****5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lt. Col. Tim Daugherty) - U/I location
****27th Brigade Support Battalion (Lt. Col. Mark T. Simerly) - U/I location
****4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Lt. Col. Timothy P. Norton) - U/I location
*'''Multinational Corps Iraq/[[U.S. III Corps|III Corps]] (Lt. Gen. [[Raymond T. Odierno]])—Camp Victory, Baghdad'''<ref>[http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8484 V Corps assumes command mission in Baghdad]</ref>
**'''Multinational Division Baghdad/[[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond)—Camp Victory, Baghdad'''
****33rd Light Infantry Battalion (Republic of Georgia)—[[FOB Sharkvelo]], Baghdad
****2nd Battalion 3rd Infantry Regiment (Stryker) (OPCON from 3rd SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division)—[[QRF]] recently in [[East Rashid]], Baghdad
****1st Battalion 149th Infantry Regiment (Kentucky NG)—[[Camp Slayer]], Baghdad
***2nd SBCT, [[25th Infantry Division]] (Col. Todd McCaffrey)—[[Camp Taji], [[Taji]]
****1st Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment
****1st Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment (LTC Thomas Boccardi)-[Tarmiyah, Iraq]
****1st Battalion 27th Infantry Regiment
****2nd Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment
****[[225th Brigade Support Battalion]]
****2nd Battalion 11th Field Artillery Regiment
***2nd BCT, [[101st Airborne Division]] (Col. William Hickman)—Camp Liberty, Baghdad
****1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
****2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Michael Getchell)—Patrol Base Copper
****1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment (Lt. Col. David Burwell)—Camp Liberty
****1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment
****526th Brigade Support Battalion
****2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion (Lt. Col. Miguel Hobbs)
****4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (OPCON from 2nd SCR)
****2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment (OPCON from 4th BCT, 1st Infantry Division)
****1st Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (OPCON from 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division)—[[Hurriya]], Baghdad
***4th IBCT, [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]] (Col. Rick Gibbs)—[[FOB Falcon]], Baghdad
****1st RSTA Squadron 4th Cavalry Regiment (Lt. Col. Jim Crider)—[[Dora]], Baghdad
****2nd Battalion 12th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Stephan Michael) (OPCON from 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division)—East Rashid, Baghdad
****1st Battalion 18th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized) (Lt. Col. George Glaze) (OPCON from 2nd BCT, 1st Infantry Division)—southwest [[Rashid]], Baghdad
****2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment (Stryker) (OPCON from 4th SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division)—East Rashid, Baghdad
****1st Battalion 28th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Patrick Franks)—[[Amel]], Baghdad
****1st Battalion 38th Infantry Regiment (Stryker) (Lt. Col. Ricardo Love) (OPCON from 4th SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division)—East Rashid, Baghdad
***[[U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment|2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment]], [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] (Col. John S. RisCassi)—Rashid, Baghdad
****1st, 2nd and 3rd Squadrons
****Fires Squadron
****Regimental Support Squadron
****1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment (OPCON from 2nd SBCT, [[25th Infantry Division]])
***4th BCT, [[10th Mountain Division (United_States)|10th Mountain Division]] (Col. Mark. A. Dewhurst)—[[FOB Loyalty]], Baghdad
****2nd Battalion 30th Infantry Regiment
****2nd Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment
****3rd RSTA Squadron 89th Cavalry Regiment
****5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment (Lt. Col. Dennis Yates)—[[FOB Rustamiya]], Baghdad
****4th Brigade Support Battalion
****4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion
****2nd Combined Arms Battalion 69th Armor Regiment (Lt. Col. Troy Perry) (OPCON from 3rd HBCT, 3rd Infantry Division)—[[FOB Rustamiya]], Baghdad
****1st Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (OPCON from 1st BCT, 82nd Airborne Division)—[[Rusafa]], Baghdad
***2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division (Col. Billy Don Farris)—[[FOB Apache]], Baghdad
****2nd Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment—Combat Outpost Ford, Adhamiyah District, Baghdad <ref>[http://www.bragg.army.mil/82DV/cop_ford.html Action never stops for paratroopers at COP Ford]</ref>
****1st RSTA Squadron 73rd Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) (Lt. Col. Ross Davidson)—Sadr City, Baghdad
****1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized) (Lt. Col. Eric Schacht) (OPCON from 2nd BCT, 1st Infantry Division)—Adhamiya, Baghdad
**'''Multinational Division Center/TF Mountain/10th Mountain Division (Maj. Gen. Michael Oates)—Camp Victory, Baghdad''' <ref>[http://www.taskforcemarne.com/home/1873 10th Mountain Division assumes MND-C mission]</ref>
***2nd BCT, 3rd Infantry Division (Col. Terry Ferrell)—FOB Kalsu, Iskandariya
****3rd Armored Recon Squadron 7th Cavalry Regiment—U/I location
****1st Combined Arms Battalion 30th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Ken Adgie)—Arab Jabour
****6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment (OPCON from 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division)—between [[FOB Falcon]] and Arab Jabour <ref>[http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=15301 Coalition Forces Detain 6 in Northern Iraq]</ref>
***2nd BCT, [[1st Armored Division]]—[[FOB Hammer]], [[Besmiya]]
****1st Battalion 6th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Brian S. Eifler)—FOB Hammer, Besmiya
****2nd Battalion 6th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Michael S. Shrout)
****1st Battalion 35th Armor Regiment (Lt. Col. Rich Morales)
****4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment (Lt. Col. Michael J. Mammay)
****40th Engineer Battalion (Lt. Col. Dominic Sparacio)
****47th Forward Support Battalion (Lt. Col. Michel M. Russell)
***3rd BCT, [[101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne Division]] (Col. Dominic J. Caraccilo)—[[Camp Striker]], Baghdad
****Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Brigade—Camp Striker, Baghdad
****1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment
****3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. John Valledor)—Patrol Base Kremple
****3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment
****626th Support Battalion
****3rd Special Troops Battalion
****1st Battalion, 33rd Cavalry Regiment (Lt. Col. Brian Coppersmith)
***3rd Combat Aviation Brigade
****2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment
****3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment
****4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment
****603rd Aviation Support Battalion
***4th BCT, [[3d Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]] (Col. Tom James)
****4th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion
****3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment
****4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment
****703rd Brigade Support Battalion
***31st Infantry Brigade{{Fact|date=July 2007}} (Republic of Georgia)—Camp Delta, Kut
****U/I Georgian infantry battalion
****U/I Georgian infantry battalion
**'''Multinational Division North/[[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]]/TF Iron (Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling)<ref>{{cite press release | title = 1st Armored Division begins mission in Iraq
| publisher = Story Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
| date =[[2006-09-15]]
| url =http://www.1ad.army.mil/Story/oct07/begin.htm
| accessdate = 2008-01-11 }}</ref>—COB Speicher, Tikrit'''
***3rd Brigade Combat Team, [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] (Col. David Sutherland)—[[FOB Warhorse]], [[Baquba]], supporting Operation Arrowhead Ripper
****6th Armored Recon Squadron [[U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment|9th Cavalry Regiment]] (Lt. Col. Keith Gogas)—[[FOB Normandy]], [[Miqdadiya]]
****1st Combined Arms Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment (Lt. Col. Morris Goins)—vicinity of Baquba
****5th RSTA Squadron 73rd Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) (Lt. Col. Andrew Poppas) (OPCON from 3rd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division)—northern edge of Baquba
****31st Light Infantry Battalion (Republic of Georgia)—FOB Warhorse, Baquba
***1st BCT, [[101st Airborne Division]] (Col. Michael McBride)—COB Speicher, Tikrit
****1st Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Peter Wilhelm)—Siniyah, north of Tikrit
****2nd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. J.P. McGee)—Patrol Base Olsen, Samarra
****1st Special Troops Battalion
****2nd Battalion 320th Field Artillery Regiment (Lt. Col. John Dunleavy)—LSA Anaconda
****1st Squadron (RSTA), 32nd Cavalry Regiment
****426th Brigade Support Battalion (Lt. Col. Greg Anderson)
***1st BCT, [[10th Mountain Division (United_States)|10th Mountain Division]]
****2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Dennis Sullivan)
****1st RSTA Squadron 71st Cavalry Regiment (Lt. Col. Darrin C. Ricketts)
****1st Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Christopher S. Vanek)
***3rd SBCT, [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] (Col. Steven Townsend)—leading Operation Arrowhead Ripper, Baquba
****4th Battalion 9th Infantry Regiment (Stryker) (Lt. Col. Bill Prior) (OPCON from 4th SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division)—outskirts of Baquba
****5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment (Stryker) (Lt. Col. Bruce Antonia)—western Baquba
****1st Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment (Stryker) (Lt. Col. Avanulas Smiley)—western Baquba
***4th SBCT, [2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]](Col. John Lehr)
***2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery—Camp Taji
****2nd RSTA Squadron 1st Cavalry Regiment (Stryker) (Lt. Col. Marshall Dougherty)—Khan Bani Saad
***[[3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment]] (Col. Michael Bills)—FOB Marez, Mosul
****1st Squadron
****2nd Squadron
****3rd Squadron
****4th Squadron
****Regimental Support Squadron
***1st Combat Aviation Brigade, [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]] (Col. Jessie O. Farrington)—[[COB Speicher]], [[Tikrit]]
****Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade-[[COB Speicher]], [[Tikrit]]
****1st Attack Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment-[[COB Speicher]], [[Tikrit]]
****2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment-[[COB Speicher]], [[Tikrit]]
****3rd Air Assault Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment-[[COB Speicher]], [[Tikrit]]
****601st Aviation Support Battalion-[[COB Speicher]], [[Tikrit]]
****1st Squadron, [[6th Cavalry Regiment]] (Lt. Col. John Thompson)-FOB Warrior, [[Kirkuk]]
**'''Multinational Force West/I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) (Maj. Gen. John Kelly)—[[Camp Fallujah]]'''
***[[Regimental Combat Team 5]] (Col. Patrick Malay)—Camp Ripper, Al Asad
****[[3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion]]
****[[1st Battalion 7th Marines]]
****[[3rd Battalion 23rd Marines]]
****[[3rd Battalion 2nd Marines]]
****2nd Combined Arms Battalion [[7th Infantry Regiment (United States)|7th Infantry Regiment]] (Lt. Col. Doug Crissman) (OPCON from 1st HBCT, 3rd Infantry Division)—[[FOB Eden]], [[Hīt]]
***[[Regimental Combat Team 1]] - Camp Fallujah
****[[1st Reconnaissance Battalion]]— Camp Fallujah
****[[1st Battalion 1st Marines]]
****[[3rd Battalion 3rd Marines]]
****[[3rd Battalion 5th Marines]]
****Company D, [[3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion]]
****Company D, [[1st Tank Battalion]]
****S Battery, 5th Battalion 10th Marines]]
****Company A, [[1st Combat Engineer Battalion]]
****5th Armored Recon Squadron 7th Cavalry Regiment (OPCON from 1st HBCT, 3rd Infantry Division)—vicinity of Amiriyah
****3rd Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Val Keavaney) (OPCON from 4th BCT, 25th Infantry Division)—COP Karmah
***1st HBCT, 3rd Infantry Division (Col. John Charlton)—Camp Ramadi
****[[2nd Battalion 5th Marines]] (Lt. Col. Craig Kozeniesky)—Camp Ramadi
****[[3rd Battalion 7th Marines]] (Lt. Col. R. B. Turner)—Camp Hurricane Point, Ramadi
****1st Battalion 9th Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Charles Ferry) (OPCON from 2nd BCT, [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]])—[[Camp Corregidor]], Ramadi
****3rd Combined Arms Battalion 69th Armor Regiment (Lt. Col. Michael Silverman)—Camp Ramadi
****1st Battalion 77th Armor Regiment (Lt. Col. Miciotto Johnson) (OPCON from 2nd BCT, [[US 1st Infantry Division|1st Infantry Division]])—Camp Ramadi
***[[13th Marine Expeditionary Unit]] (Col. Carl Mundy III)—Camp Taqaddum
****[[3rd Battalion 1st Marines]] (Lt. Col. Phillip Chandler)—Camp Taqaddum
***[[Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3]]
***[[Marine Aircraft Group 16]]
****[[VMA-542]]
****[[VMAQ-2]] (LtCol Richard T. Bew)
****[[VMFA-115]]
****[[VMGR-252]] (LtCol David A. Krebs)
****[[VMM-263]] (LtCol Paul Rock)
****[[HMH-362]] (LtCol Brian W. Cavanaugh)
****[[HMLA-167]]
****[[HMLA-773]] (LtCol M.L. Maffett)
****[[HMM-262]] (LtCol Michael Farrell)
****[[HMM-364]]
****[[HMM-361]] (LtCol Frederick H. Lengerke)
****[[MALS-16]] (LtCol Anthone R. Wright)
****[[1st Battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment]]
***[[Marine Air Control Group 38]] - Al Asad
****[[Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38]]
****[[Marine Air Support Squadron 3]] (LtCol Richard Hilberer)
****[[Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38]]
****[[Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1]]
****[[Marine Air Control Squadron 1]]
***[[Marine Wing Support Group 37]]
****[[Marine Wing Support Squadron 272]] (LtCol Terrence A. O'Connell)
****[[Marine Wing Support Squadron 372]] (LtCol Erik B. Kraft)
****[[Marine Wing Support Squadron 473]] (Colonel C.J. Roach)
**'''[[Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)|Multi-National Division South East]] (UK)—[[Basra International Airport]]'''<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/OperationsFactsheets/OperationsInIraqDetailsOfBritishAndCoalitionForces.htm Details of British Forces]</ref>
***Headquarters, 4th Mechanised Brigade
****[[The Royal Dragoon Guards]]
****1st Battalion [[Scots Guards]]
****The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion [[The Royal Regiment of Scotland]]
****1st Battalion The [[Duke of Lancaster's Regiment]] (King's, Lancashire and Border)
****1st Battalion [[The Mercian Regiment]] (Cheshire)
***U/I Danish Helicopter Unit—Basra International Airport
**'''Multinational Division Central South/11th Armored Cavalry Division (Poland) (Maj. Gen. Pawel Lamla)—[[Camp Echo - Iraq|Camp Echo]], [[Diwaniya]]'''
****U/I Mongolian company<ref>[http://www.piomndcs.mil.pl/index.php?akcja=archiwum&years=2006&months=10&id=780 Mongolian change of command]</ref>
****U/I Polish battalion—Camp Echo, Diwaniya
****Cuscatlan Battalion (El Salvador)—Camp Delta, Kut
==United States Naval forces in Iraq==
The [[United States Navy Riverine Squadron]]s of the [[United States Navy]] are elements of the [[Navy Expeditionary Combat Command]] (NECC) that have taken active part in the land operations in support of the Army and USMC units. According to the Navy: “The Navy’s Riverine force focuses on conducting Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation in a riverine area of operations or other suitable area. The force is capable of combating enemy riverine forces by applying fires directly, or by coordinating supporting fires. It will share battle space with the other Services in an effort to close the seams in Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.”<ref name="NECC1">[http://www.necc.navy.mil/ U.S. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command: “Riverine: About Us”]</ref>
As of 2008, three riverine squadrons are active in the Navy, all under the command of Riverine Group 1, located in [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. Riverine Squadron 1 (RIVRON 1) deployed to Iraq in April 2007 and was relieved by Riverine Squadron 2 (RIVRON 2) in October 2007.<ref name="NavyNews1">[http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32756 Navy NewsStand: “RIVRON 1 Sailors Return Home”, Story Number: NNS071023-24, date: 2007-10-23]</ref> Riverine Squadron 3 (RIVRON 3) was established in July 2007<ref name="NavyNews2">[http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30481 Navy NewsStand: “NECC Establishes Riverine Squadron 3”, Story Number: NNS070710-13, date: 2007-07-10]</ref> and will presumably relieve RIVRON 2 in Iraq when their deployment is completed
== Upcoming deployments ==
'''Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 rotation:'''
On November 17, 2006, the Pentagon announced the first of the major units scheduled to deploy as part of the OIF 07-09 rotation.<ref>{{cite press release| title =DoD Announces Units for Next Operation Iraqi Freedom Rotation
| publisher =U.S. Department of Defense
| date =[[2006-11-17]]
| url =http://www.defenselink.mil//Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=10195
| accessdate = }}</ref> Several of the units later had their deployments accelerated as part of the surge of troops to Baghdad. Another unit originally scheduled to deploy for OIF 07-09, the 173rd Airborne BCT, has been retasked to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Other units, including 13,000 National Guard soldiers, were alerted for deployment on April 9, 2007, for a forecast troop total of 160,000 by early summer.<ref>{{cite news
| last =Shane
| first =Leo
| coauthors =Associated Press
| title =Army units' Iraq and Afghanistan tours lengthened to 15 months
| work =Pacific Edition
| publisher =Stars & Stripes
| date =[[2007-04-13]]
| url =http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=45036
| accessdate = 2007-04-11 }}</ref> Still more were alerted on May 8, 2007. Another routine announcement was made on July 31, 2007.<ref>{{cite press release| title =DoD Announces Force Adjustments
| publisher =U.S. Department of Defense
| date =[[2007-07-31]]
| url =http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11185
| accessdate = }}</ref> The major units on the basic OIF 07-09 rotation are:
*[[XVIII Airborne Corps]] <ref name="Iraq-orbat"/>
**[[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]]<ref name="Iraq-orbat"/>—to replace 25th Infantry Division
**4th Infantry Division<ref name="Iraq-orbat">{{cite web
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| title =Iraq - US Forces Order of Battle
| work =Iraq Occupation and Reconstruction
| publisher =Globalsecurity.org
| date =[[2007-04-02]]
| url =http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat.htm
| accessdate = 2007-04-09 }}</ref>—to replace 1st Cavalry Division
***1st IBCT, 10th Mountain Division<ref name="Iraq-orbat"/>—to deploy in June
****2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment
****1st RSTA Squadron 71st Cavalry Regiment
****1st Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment
***2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment—to deploy in August
****1st Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
****2nd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
****3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
****4th RSTA Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
***4th HBCT, 3rd Infantry Division—to deploy in September
****3rd Combined Arms Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment
****4th Combined Arms Battalion 64th Armor Regiment
****6th Armored Recon Squadron 8th Cavalry Regiment
***1st IBCT, 101st Airborne Division—to deploy in September
****1st RSTA Squadron 32nd Cavalry Regiment
****1st Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment
****2nd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment
***3rd IBCT, 101st Airborne Division—to deploy in early October
****1st RSTA Squadron 33rd Cavalry Regiment
****1st Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment
****3rd Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment
***2nd IBCT, 101st Airborne Division—to deploy in late October
****[[75th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|1st RSTA Squadron 75th Cavalry Regiment]]
****1st Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment
****2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment
***3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment—to deploy in early November
****1st Squadron 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
****2nd Squadron 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
****3rd Squadron 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
***2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division—to deploy in late November
****1st Battalion 6th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized)
****2nd Battalion 6th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized)
****1st Battalion 35th Armor Regiment
***4th IBCT, 10th Mountain Division—to deploy in late November
****2nd Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment
****2nd Battalion 30th Infantry Regiment
****3rd RSTA Squadron 89th Cavalry Regiment (already partially deployed)
***2nd SBCT, 25th Infantry Division—to deploy in early December
****1st Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment
****1st Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment
****1st Battalion 27th Infantry Regiment
****5th RSTA Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment
***1st HBCT, 4th Infantry Division—to deploy in late December
****8th Armored Recon Squadron 10th Cavalry Regiment
****1st Combined Arms Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment
****1st Combined Arms Battalion [[66th Armor Regiment (United States)|66th Armor Regiment]]
***3rd HBCT, 4th Infantry Division
****1st Combined Arms Battalion 8th Infantry Regiment
****1st Combined Arms Battalion 68th Armor Regiment
****2nd Armored Recon Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment (possibly as 4th Armored Recon Squadron 10th Cavalry Regiment)
***[[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] Headquarters
****[[Regimental Combat Team 1]]
****[[Regimental Combat Team 5]]
***[[37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team]] (Ohio National Guard)(Columbus, Ohio)<ref name="Jelinek"/>—to deploy in 2008
****unknown complement of Ohio and other National Guard battalions
***39th IBCT (Army National Guard)(Little Rock, Arkansas)<ref name="Jelinek"/>—to deploy in 2008
****unknown complement of Arkansas and other National Guard battalions
***45th IBCT (Oklahoma National Guard)(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)<ref name="Jelinek">{{cite news
| last =Jelinek
| first =Pauline
| title =15,000 Troops Could Stay Longer in Iraq
| publisher =Washington Post
| date =[[2007-04-09]]
| url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/09/AR2007040901231.html
| accessdate = 2007-04-09 }}</ref>—to deploy in 2008
****unknown complement of Oklahoma and other National Guard battalions
***76th IBCT (Indiana National Guard)(Indianapolis, Indiana)<ref name="Jelinek"/>—to deploy in 2008
****unknown complement of Indiana and other National Guard battalions
In addition to the units that have been officially announced, the following units are training with the expectation of deployment in the late OIF 07-09 timeframe:
***58th IBCT HQ (Maryland National Guard)
****1st RSTA Squadron 158th Cavalry Regiment (Maryland National Guard)
****1st Battalion 160th Infantry Regiment (California National Guard)
****1st Battalion 175th Infantry Regiment (Maryland National Guard)
***116th IBCT HQ (Virginia National Guard)
****3rd Battalion 116th Infantry Regiment (Virginia National Guard) (Lt. Col. John Epperly)
****3rd Battalion 144th Infantry Regiment (Texas National Guard)
****2nd RSTA Squadron 183rd Cavalry Regiment (Virginia National Guard)
== Other nations contributing to MNF-I ==
'''Division and brigade contributors:'''
The British military commands the [[Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)]], which included UK, Italian, Australian, Romanian, Danish, Portuguese, Czech and Lithuanian troops. As of February 2007, the Australians, Romanians, Danes, Portuguese and Lithuanians remain (see [[Multinational force in Iraq]] and [[Operation Telic]] for further information). The UK itself has about 7,100 personnel serving in Iraq, making it the second-largest contributor of foreign troops to Iraq, behind the United States. Led by the 3rd UK Infantry Division, MND-SE is a division in name only, its one brigade being the British 19th Light Brigade. British troop levels are expected to be halved during 2007.
British troops are organized into six battalion-sized battlegroups, based around the Queen's Royal Lancers in Maysan province, the 2nd Battalion of [[The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers]] in downtown Basra, the 1st Battalion of [[The Staffordshire Regiment]] in north Basra, the 1st Battalion of [[The Royal Green Jackets]] in south Basra, [[Yorkshire Regiment|The Yorkshire Regiment]] south of the city, and the 2nd Battalion of [[Duke of Lancaster's Regiment|The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment]] as a divisional reserve. Within the battlegroups, battalions and regiments are mixed and matched on a task-oriented basis; companies from the 3rd and 7th Battalions of the Black Watch, the 2nd Battalion of [[The Light Infantry]], the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion of [[The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers]] are alo deployed.
Fire support is provided by elements of the 5th and 40th Regiments of [[Royal Artillery]], and engineering support by the 38th Engineer Regiment Group. Various military police and logistical support units are also attached.
South Korea is the third-largest contributor of foreign troops to MNF-I, with 3,200 troops from the provisional [[Zaytun Division]] originally stationed in the Kurdish city of Irbil, however the contingent was reduced to 2,300 in early 2006, with a full withdrawal expected by the end of the 2007. These troops are tasked with reconstruction and rebuilding only.
Since 2003, Poland (peak contingent: 2,500) and Ukraine (peak contingent: 1,650) have held command of Multinational Division Central South, but during 2006 all Ukrainian and many Polish troops were withdrawn. Poland retains command of a skeletal division structure which controls one Polish brigade and one Polish infantry battalion. Other Polish troops make up Military, Border, and Police Transition Teams; for a total of 900 troops as of February 2007. Poland currently commands troops from El Salvador, Mongolia, Latvia, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
An independent 1,345-man Dutch contingent was deployed from July 2003 to March 2005, one of its key responsibilities being the protection of a 600-member Japanese humanitarian unit which arrived in Iraq in 2004, for a two and a half year stay. (These duties were assumed by the Australians upon the Dutch departure).
A Spanish force of 1,300 (also commanding contingents from Honduras, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua; see [[Plus Ultra Brigade]] for further information) served in Iraq from April 2003 to April 2004.
'''Battalion contributors:'''
Several nations continue to contribute battalion-sized combat task forces to MNF-I. The Republic of Georgia rotates two light infantry battalions (300 troops) into Iraq every six months, one to the city of Baquba and one to Baghdad's International Zone to provide security there (both under US command). Two nations provide battalions to Britain's MND-SE: Australia, which has deployed a 20-man training team and a task force of about 500 soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry and Royal Australian Regiment to Tallil Airbase (in addition to naval and air force contributions in the Gulf region, and an embassy protection team in Baghdad), and Denmark, which leads the battlegroup (460 men) north of Basra. El Salvador also contributes a rotating battalion-sized light infantry force of 380 troops to the Polish MND-CS. (See [[Operation Catalyst]] for fuller information on Australian deployments, and [[Multinational force in Iraq]] for further information about the Coalition in general).
'''Company and smaller contributors:'''
A variety of nations contribute company-sized or smaller elements to MNF-I either for reconstruction, training, or combat. Mongolia and Romania each provide an infantry company to MND-CS, while 53 Lithuanian soldiers are attached to the Danish force and 95 Czech soldiers of the 11th Military Police Contingent are based near Basra.<ref>[http://www.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=6589 Czech military deployments in Iraq]</ref> There are also Latvians, Moldovans, Kazakhs, Estonians, Macedonians, Armenians, Albanians and Azerbaijanis, and Bosnians.
== See also ==
*[[Iraq War]]
*[[Reconstruction of Iraq]] : the transitional period following the multinational forces invaded Iraq in March 2003.
*[[2003 invasion of Iraq]] : Comprised the multinational forces entry into Iraq by force and the combat between the old Iraqi army and the Coalition forces.
*[[2003 - 2004 occupation of Iraq timeline]] : Timeline of events during Multinational force's occupation of Iraq, following 2003 invasion of Iraq, and relevant quotations about nature of occupation from officials
*[[2005 in Iraq]] : Events in Iraq during the year 2005.
*[[Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003]] : the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the ensuing 2003 occupation of Iraq, and the continuing coalition presence there have come in many forms, and the accuracy of the information available on different types of casualties varies greatly.
*[[Iraqi insurgency]] : the armed campaign being waged by various irregular forces, both Iraqi and external in origin, against the multinational force and the new Iraqi government.
*[[Iraq Survey Group]] : A fact-finding mission sent by the coalition after the 2003 Invasion of Iraq to find weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs developed by Iraq under the regime of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
*[[Military occupation|Military rule]] : Military garrisons occupation of all or part of the territory of another nation or recognized belligerent during an invasion.
*[[Sectarian violence in Iraq]] : Events that could lead to an Iraqi civil war.
== References ==
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*[http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=41512 1st Cavalry Division to take over Baghdad command]
*[http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=10006 DoD announces Iraq force adjustments]
*[http://www.defence.gov.au/opcatalyst/ Australian Defence Force: Operation Catalyst]
*[http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=9770 DoD announces units for next Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation]
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072701537.html 3,700 troops' stay in Iraq is extended]
*[http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=238580 3rd Brigade to deploy to Iraq]
*[http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/installation/pao/news/newsRelease.asp?id=2006/0607-21 Fort Drum anticipates final redeployments of 1st Brigade Combat Team]
*[http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=9073 1,500 1st AD soldiers move from Kuwait to Iraq]
*[http://www.kam.lt/index.php/en/34419/ Lithuanian military personnel in international operations]
*[http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/templatereleaseview1/B0A390AAD1B1D59C852570E00056F437?opendocument I MEF units deploying to Iraq]
*[http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060620-13303.html DoD announces units for next Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation]
*[http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20051107-5075.html DoD announces units for next Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation (2005)]
*[http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=7980 'Screaming Eagles' mark second Iraq deployment with ceremony]
*[http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8435 ‘Ironhorse’ Division assumes responsibility for Baghdad]
*[http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8355 Two 1st Cavalry brigades going back to Iraq]
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'''References for old rotations''' - see [[Multinational Force Iraq]]
[[Category:Multinational force involved in the 2003 Iraq conflict]]
[[Category:Orders of battle]]