Coalition Forces Land Component Command
Coalition Forces Land Component Command ( CFLCC ) is a military name used by the US armed forces for a large unit .
During a military operation, a Unified Combatant Command or a Combined Joint Task Force can form component commands from components from the various branches of the armed forces - army , air force and navy . Therefore, all ground forces in an area of operations are subordinate to a Land Component Command .
The term Coalition , or sometimes also Combined , is intended to suggest a joint approach by the international community or several states, so that the impression that the United States would act alone is countered. The term combined for about "combined troops" comes from the Second World War and describes an armed force that consists of associations of different nations. Therefore, a coalition command is a large multinational association, or a US-American Unified Combatant Command , which is reinforced with international units and mostly operates under US leadership.
CFLCC during Operation Iraqi Freedom
During the 2003 Iraq War , a Coalition Forces Land Component Command was set up under the command of the 3rd US Army , the US Army component of the US Central Command , and thus under Lieutenant General David D. McKiernan , which included the, two Corps , led troops during the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The backbone of this association was formed by the 5th US Corps and the I. Marine Expeditionary Force . The following units from Brigade level were there:
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I. Marine Expeditionary Force
- 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
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1st U.S. Marine Division
- Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1)
- Regimental Combat Team 5 (RCT-5)
- Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7)
- 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
- 1st Marine Logistics Group
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V. US Corps
- 1st British Armored Division
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3rd U.S. Infantry Division
- 1st brigade
- 2nd brigade
- 3rd brigade
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101st Airborne Division - later became Multinational Division North
- 1st brigade
- 2nd brigade
- 3rd brigade
- 173rd Airborne Brigade
- 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
From March / June 2003 onwards, the CFLCC was reinforced by the 1st US Armored Division , the 4th US Infantry Division , the 2nd and the 3rd US Cavalry Regiment.
The CFLCC of this operation was replaced on June 14, 2003 by the Combined Joint Task Force 7 (CJTF 7), which was later converted into the Multi-National Force Iraq . After the CJTF 7 assumed operational command of all ground forces in the region, the CFLCC became the region's primary logistics center.