The fall of Fallujah
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An overview of the battle of Fallujah, based on observing and interviewing 200 Marines from 9 companies in 4 infantry battalions and 2 American advisory detachments in Fallujah during November and December 2004 is provided. The November fight, which was definitive in excising the terrorist stronghold from Fallujah, has imparted a lesson for the coalition led by the US and the Iraqi Government that they should not allow the hardcore opposition to metastasize a second time.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2005
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Implications from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM for the Marine Corps
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The war in Iraq and the implications of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) most pertinent to the Marine Corps are discussed. The OIF was a remarkable victory to the Americans, where the Marines demonstrated remarkable innovations in planning and tenacity in execution and completing a campaign. Finally the maneuver warfare moved from being a theoretical doctrine to a real battlefield where it proved itself.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2003
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Mobilization issues for reserve judge advocates
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The three issues related to the mobilization of Marine Forces Reserve judge advocates (JAs) for Operation Iraqi Freedom are presented. Those include individual augmentation requirements and JA sourcing, activation of site JAs, and command relationships, investigation and courts-martial responsibilities.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2004
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