Combined Joint Task Force 7: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Script-assisted fixes: per MOS:NUM, MOS:CAPS, MOS:LINK
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
'''Combined Joint [[Task Force]] 7''' was the interim military [[formation (military)|formation]] that directed the U.S. effort in Iraq between June 2003 and May 2004. It replaced the [[Coalition Forces Land Component Command]] on 14 June 2003. CFLCC was the land forces component of [[United States Central Command]] that carried out the initial invasion of [[Iraq]], was established by Commander, U.S. Army Forces Central Command, in 2002/3, to oversee two corps-sized organizations, [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] (I MEF) and [[V Corps (United States)|V Corps]]. These two corps-level formations carried out Operation Iraqi Freedom which began on 20 March 2003.
'''Combined Joint [[Task Force]] 7''' was the interim military [[formation (military)|formation]] that directed the U.S. effort in Iraq between June 2003 and May 2004. It replaced the [[Coalition Forces Land Component Command]] on 14 June 2003. CFLCC was the land forces component of [[United States Central Command]] that carried out the initial invasion of [[Iraq]], was established by Commander, U.S. Army Forces Central Command, in 2002/3, to oversee two corps-sized organizations, [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] (I MEF) and [[V Corps (United States)|V Corps]]. These two corps-level formations carried out Operation Iraqi Freedom which began on 20 March 2003.


In a meeting which Commander-in-Chief Central Command, General [[Tommy Franks]] held with his officers after the announcement of the [[Coalition Provisional Authority]] in late April 2003, it was decided that a new Combined Joint [[Task Force]], headed by a three-star general, would be the best organisation to take over from the CFLCC.<ref>Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor, '[[Cobra II]],' Atlantic Books, London, 2007, p.557</ref> General [[Victor E. Renuart Jr.|Gene Renuart]] chose the new force's number, 7, as that was the number his son had worn on his soccer uniform. Lieutenant General [[Ricardo Sanchez]] was selected to lead the new force, drawing on the V Corps staff with senior officer augmentation from across the army.<ref>Gordon and Trainor, p.559</ref>
In a meeting which Commander-in-Chief Central Command, General [[Tommy Franks]] held with his officers after the announcement of the [[Coalition Provisional Authority]] in late April 2003, it was decided that a new Combined Joint [[Task Force]], headed by a three-star general, would be the best organisation to take over from the CFLCC.<ref>Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor, '[[Cobra II]],' Atlantic Books, London, 2007, p.557</ref> General [[Victor E. Renuart Jr.|Gene Renuart]] chose the new force's number, 7, as that was the number his son had worn on his soccer uniform. Lieutenant General [[Ricardo Sanchez]] was selected to lead the new force, drawing on the V Corps staff with senior officer augmentation from across the army.<ref>Gordon and Trainor, p.559</ref>


The United States deployed more than seven-eighths percent of the soldiers in the occupying coalition with the majority of other troops coming from the United Kingdom and the rest made up from several other allies. Their status as [[Coalition Provisional Authority]], or "Occupying Powers" under a [[United Nations resolution]] changed when the new government came to power on June 28, 2004, although they were still heavily influenced by the massive U.S. military and diplomatic presence in the country.<ref>{{cite web | title = PART 1: A government with no military, no territory | work = Asia Times Online | url = http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HC11Ak01.html | date = 11-03-2006 }}</ref>
The United States deployed more than seven-eighths percent of the soldiers in the occupying coalition with the majority of other troops coming from the United Kingdom and the rest made up from several other allies. Their status as [[Coalition Provisional Authority]], or "Occupying Powers" under a [[United Nations resolution]] changed when the new government came to power on 28 June 2004, although they were still heavily influenced by the massive U.S. military and diplomatic presence in the country.<ref>{{cite web | title = PART 1: A government with no military, no territory | work = Asia Times | url = http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HC11Ak01.html | date = 11 March 2006 }}</ref>


India’s government announced on July 14, 2003, that it would need explicit [[United Nations]] authorization before it would send troops to Iraq. The decision was a setback to U.S. officials, who had hoped for a division of 17,000 Indian soldiers to help relieve U.S. forces in the north of the country.<ref>https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/iraq-international-peacekeepers and New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/world/after-the-war-other-forces-india-decides-not-to-send-troops-to-iraq-now.html After the War: Other Forces], July 15, 2003.</ref>
India's government announced on 14 July 2003, that it would need explicit United Nations authorization before it would send troops to Iraq. The decision was a setback to U.S. officials, who had hoped for a division of 17,000 Indian soldiers to help relieve U.S. forces in the north of the country.<ref>https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/iraq-international-peacekeepers and New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/world/after-the-war-other-forces-india-decides-not-to-send-troops-to-iraq-now.html After the War: Other Forces], 15 July 2003.</ref>


The Task Force was replaced by [[Multi-National Force – Iraq]] and [[Multi-National Corps – Iraq]] on 15 May 2004.
The Task Force was replaced by [[Multi-National Force – Iraq]] and [[Multi-National Corps – Iraq]] on 15 May 2004.
Line 11: Line 12:
==Rotations 2 and 3==
==Rotations 2 and 3==


On 23 July 2003, the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom 2]] (OIF-2) rotation for Combined Joint Task Force 7 was announced. The [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]] was to be replaced by the [[82nd Airborne Division (United States)|82nd Airborne Division]] (-), the I MEF by what was to become Multinational Division South Center, [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]] by [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]], with an Army National Guard Brigade (ARNG) attached, [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] by [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]], also with an ARNG Brigade attached, 3 ACR by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division by a putative Multinational Division that in the event was never formed.<ref>For the intended replacement for the 101st Airborne Division and troop replacement in general, see Tom Squitieri, 'U.S. secures half of foreign troops sought,' [[USA Today]], August 6, 2003, p.8</ref> In the event, the 101st was replaced by Task Force Olympia.
On 23 July 2003, the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom 2]] (OIF-2) rotation for Combined Joint Task Force 7 was announced. The [[3rd Infantry Division (United States)|3rd Infantry Division]] was to be replaced by the [[82nd Airborne Division (United States)|82nd Airborne Division]] (-), the I MEF by what was to become Multinational Division South Center, [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]] by [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]], with an Army National Guard Brigade (ARNG) attached, [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]] by [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]], also with an ARNG Brigade attached, 3 ACR by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division by a putative Multinational Division that in the event was never formed.<ref>For the intended replacement for the 101st Airborne Division and troop replacement in general, see Tom Squitieri, 'U.S. secures half of foreign troops sought,' ''[[USA Today]]'', 6 August 2003, p.8</ref> In the event, the 101st was replaced by Task Force Olympia.


The complete OIF-2 rotation to brigade level under CJTF-7 was as follows (although OIF-1 and OIF-3 units were present at virtually every point during OIF-2):
The complete OIF-2 rotation to brigade level under CJTF-7 was as follows (although OIF-1 and OIF-3 units were present at virtually every point during OIF-2):
Line 20: Line 21:


* 197th Field Artillery Brigade (United States) (New Hampshire ARNG)(Southern SECFOR)
* 197th Field Artillery Brigade (United States) (New Hampshire ARNG)(Southern SECFOR)
* Task Force Olympia - replaced the [[101st Airborne Division]] as [[Multi-National Division - North]]
* Task Force Olympia – replaced the [[101st Airborne Division]] as [[Multi-National Division - North]]
** 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)]]
** 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)]]
* [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] - Task Force/Multi-National Division-Baghdad
* [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] – Task Force/Multi-National Division-Baghdad
** [[1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division]]
** [[1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division]]
** [[2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States)|2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division]]
** [[2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States)|2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division]]
Line 55: Line 56:


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references/>


==Further reading==
==Further reading==

Revision as of 10:48, 23 March 2020

Combined Joint Task Force 7 was the interim military formation that directed the U.S. effort in Iraq between June 2003 and May 2004. It replaced the Coalition Forces Land Component Command on 14 June 2003. CFLCC was the land forces component of United States Central Command that carried out the initial invasion of Iraq, was established by Commander, U.S. Army Forces Central Command, in 2002/3, to oversee two corps-sized organizations, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and V Corps. These two corps-level formations carried out Operation Iraqi Freedom which began on 20 March 2003.

In a meeting which Commander-in-Chief Central Command, General Tommy Franks held with his officers after the announcement of the Coalition Provisional Authority in late April 2003, it was decided that a new Combined Joint Task Force, headed by a three-star general, would be the best organisation to take over from the CFLCC.[1] General Gene Renuart chose the new force's number, 7, as that was the number his son had worn on his soccer uniform. Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez was selected to lead the new force, drawing on the V Corps staff with senior officer augmentation from across the army.[2]

The United States deployed more than seven-eighths percent of the soldiers in the occupying coalition with the majority of other troops coming from the United Kingdom and the rest made up from several other allies. Their status as Coalition Provisional Authority, or "Occupying Powers" under a United Nations resolution changed when the new government came to power on 28 June 2004, although they were still heavily influenced by the massive U.S. military and diplomatic presence in the country.[3]

India's government announced on 14 July 2003, that it would need explicit United Nations authorization before it would send troops to Iraq. The decision was a setback to U.S. officials, who had hoped for a division of 17,000 Indian soldiers to help relieve U.S. forces in the north of the country.[4]

The Task Force was replaced by Multi-National Force – Iraq and Multi-National Corps – Iraq on 15 May 2004.

Rotations 2 and 3

On 23 July 2003, the Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 (OIF-2) rotation for Combined Joint Task Force 7 was announced. The 3rd Infantry Division was to be replaced by the 82nd Airborne Division (-), the I MEF by what was to become Multinational Division South Center, 4th Infantry Division by 1st Infantry Division, with an Army National Guard Brigade (ARNG) attached, 1st Armored Division by 1st Cavalry Division, also with an ARNG Brigade attached, 3 ACR by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division by a putative Multinational Division that in the event was never formed.[5] In the event, the 101st was replaced by Task Force Olympia.

The complete OIF-2 rotation to brigade level under CJTF-7 was as follows (although OIF-1 and OIF-3 units were present at virtually every point during OIF-2):

Occupation zones in Iraq as of September 2003

Headquarters: III Corps

  • 350th Civil Affairs Command (USAR)
  • 2nd Medical Brigade
    • 31st Combat Support Hospital
    • 67th Combat Support Hospital

References

  1. ^ Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor, 'Cobra II,' Atlantic Books, London, 2007, p.557
  2. ^ Gordon and Trainor, p.559
  3. ^ "PART 1: A government with no military, no territory". Asia Times. 11 March 2006.
  4. ^ https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/iraq-international-peacekeepers and New York Times, After the War: Other Forces, 15 July 2003.
  5. ^ For the intended replacement for the 101st Airborne Division and troop replacement in general, see Tom Squitieri, 'U.S. secures half of foreign troops sought,' USA Today, 6 August 2003, p.8

Further reading

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Combined_Joint_Task_Force_7&oldid=946948863"