3 1 13 ACR OIF Operations and Armor

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

Purpose/Agenda 3 1 Purpose. Provide an overview of 1 st Squadron Operations during OIF and to submit relevant conclusions regarding the mobility Lethality and survivability of our equipment Agenda • AO Orientation • Operations employing M 1 A 2 and M 2 A 3 • Armored System Assessment

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AL QAIM HOSTILE ACTIVITY 3 1 IED Located Mine Atk RPG Over 250 incidents of contact 9 M 1 A 2 s / 6 M 2 A 3 s (70% of Equipment engaged) Small Arms Mortar Atk

Conclusions 3 1 • M 1 A 1 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

Questions? AI-EE-YAH Tiger Squadron 3 1

3 1 Back Up Slides

Commander’s Intent 3 1 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 endstate 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

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

Interdict Cross-Border Movement Decisive Operations Win Tactical Engagements § 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 3 § 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 1 Extract Destabilizing Leaders & Organizers § 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 Security and Stability Shaping Operations Unemployment/IO/Services SPP § Establish stable power and natural gas § Establish raw materials LOCs § Revitalize CDC/BG § Recruit quality § Equip the force § Train & oversee the force § Reduce civil unrest through regional security POLICE § Improve quality of personnel § Equip the force § Train & oversee the force § Reduce civil unrest through local security I/O § Est TV programming personnel § Est Newspaper Media § Leaflet distro plan § Conduct Assessments § Of I/O effectiveness

Conceptual Approach Plan Now For The Next 60 Days Establish Conditions for Functioning Government Build Rapport Trust Confidence Security and Visible signs of Improvement IMMEDIATELY 3 Impact Metric -Sovereignty EST -Recognition -Investment -New Order Leverage Media and other IO Tools to Reinforce Paticpation -Trust - Rapport Built -Police themselves -Self Determination -Respect regained -Increase in school attendance -People return to Jobs -Economic growth -International SPT D TY I L AN I B A AD RO TO ST U C E Support to an Interim Govt. -Security -Meetings -IO Gain Support of Professionals/LDRs -Doctors -School Teachers -Engineers -Clerics Plan and Coordinate Visible Improvement -Trash removal -Improve Schools -Improve Hospitals -Traffic Control -Focused presence -Check Points -Clearing of Areas -Raids -Foot patrols -Surveillance 30 Days -Sports -Travel -Diplomatic TY I R S Establish security Current State 1 Impact Metric End State Plan and Coordinate 60 Days Assess BI - Monthly 90 Days 120 Days