OIF: The Drive to Baghdad

[@ArmyUniversityPress]

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[@JackBQuick79]

I can't think of one documentary, movie or any other form of media where the details were sequenced and narrated in such a manner. Outstanding production and without all the sugar coating. Thank you I am appreciative.

[@المصممهطيبه]

Had it not been for 32 countries toppled Saddam Hussein, he would have swallowed America. But the cowards killed Saddam Hussein.

[@chrisforet]

I was there! scary place to be at the time my friend

[@sakr-el-bahr272]

The Operations Room

[@dmimz7691]

Considering we were all lied to in order to go to war.. yea sure. Feel bad for all the guys who came back dead, or badly injured…

[@klsc8510]

I was a 49 year old Signal Soldier then from Alpha Company, 156 Signal Battalion attached to Iowa's 234 Signal Battalion. We arrived in July 2003. Once at BIAP, we did a 3 day FTX to test our Signal Equipment, MSE. After that, we split up to with each team going to their mission. I was part of a SEN team, K-13. Our mission was comm support to the quarters of Lt. Gen Sanchez. Our deployment orders were for 6 months. We got extended for 3 more months. I wasn't terribly surprised. It turned out that Alpha company was so good, we almost got 3 more months! Us old Soldiers sure showed the young kids how to do Signal! I am still very proud of the Soldiers from Michigan I was fortunate to serve with.

[@manhalen7046]

How did the MSE equipment hold up over there? I was a co. 501st signal/101st at Campbell and was an instructor as an E-4 at the division commo school. Was also a SEN team leader in the battalion at Campbell, NTC and JRTC the MES gear always did pretty damn good, i was always impressed.

[@klsc8510]

@@manhalen7046 K-13 did pretty good. We had some problems at the start on the 1st mission. We were too close to the Node and had a hard time attenuating the signal. The 2nd mission was almost perfect at BIAP. We did have a problem with the power panel. I was the only school trained 31F on the team. A quick trip down the bubble chart and I found what was wrong. The other problem was the 5K for the V1 broke a stator ring. A part was quickly available and we were back on gen power in 2 hours. Thankfully we had rigged a light in the team house to monitor the 5K. Going to Mosul, I am convinced the bumpy road caused a wire to come loose behind the card rack in one of the switch boards. We only had two or three outgoing lines. When tech assist came from the maker, he really fixed things. When he was done, we had no lines out! I was prior Air Force computer repairman. In the AF, we didn't have the 10, 20, ect. maintenance levels. I was ALL levels. If it was broke, I fixed. Simple! I had o'scopes meters, and other test equipment. Vehicle maintenance was worried about how long our generators would last. One motor troop told me he thought maybe if lucky 90 days. Running on JP-8, they just ran and ran and ran! No complaints! They took the heat at Baghdad to snow in Mosul. The best part was our SEN was modified to pass internet traffic before we deployed. YES! So a 12 hours shift every other day was a 12 hour e-mail war with friends back home telling them how rough I had things in Iraq!!! The team agreed that our only internet computer would be in the SEN. That way your duty was your computer time. Nice incentive to go to work! One funny story for you. After Iraq, I was asked to help show off a SEN at the Muskegon, MI, Air Fair in 2004. Being former AF, you don't have to ask me twice to go!!! The SEN was parked behind an M-1 tank. The most common question people had about the shelter was how much armor it has as the tapped the side wall. My answer was, "It is armored against all known BB guns! I was an E-5. I enjoyed being both leader and worker. The Iraq tour was better than we could have dreamed. We brought everyone home safe and all of our equipment back.

[@manhalen7046]

@@klsc8510 Thats awesome man, good to talk to a fellow 31F dog. Yeah as far as eqpt issues we would slingload our stuff on air assault missions fairly regularly and would have a card issue here and there but for how we beat the piss out of it the stuff held up really, really well. GTE made great stuff. We had a GTE guy at Campbell (JJ) who was always on standby because we werent allowed to do level 2 or 3 level maintenance, if it broke it was call JJ at GTE. What year were you at Delta 369 at Gordon?

[@manhalen7046]

@@klsc8510 My team always got tasked to roll out with 1/187inf and 159 aviation brigade at campbell, two really great units.

[@klsc8510]

@@manhalen7046 I did my MOS training at Camp Atterbury, IN. We did everything in two, 2 week segments in 2001. Hard, yes, but I enjoyed the challenge! The first part we had to almost mutiny to get a half day off. I was the only one in the class to ace the first two week final test. The 2nd part was a lot more practical hands on training. We did get a full day off in that segment! The last day we had instructors up from Fort Gordon to check out our training. I was standing under the canopy waiting for my practical test. I had my forearms resting on my two canteens around my waist. My hands were just kind of behind my back. One of the instructors, a Master Sergeant, from Gordon complimented me on knowing how to stand when talking to a superior NCO. I am thinking, "What an idiot!". It confirmed that I was glad I didn't go to Fort Gordon for training. It also confirmed to me that the Army's training Command, like the Air Force's Air Training Command (back when I was in) was made up of people that either never got to the "real service" or couldn't hack it in the "real service". I guess I have a low tolerance for ate up training command types. Back in the Air Force in 1980, I was going to my 2nd computer repair system school. This was a 4.5 month TDY school at Kessler AFB, Biloxi, MS. This was part of going PCS from Grissom AFB, IN to Pruem Air Station West Germany. I had been in over 8 years at this point. I was doing something in uniform on base. I was wearing my blue shop hat from Grissom. This Air Force MSgt (E-7) chewed me out for not wearing a standard green ball cap. I tried to explain that I wasn't permanent party to Keesler. I still belonged to Grissom until I signed in at Pruem. Since I still belonged to Grissom, this cap was still legal. The school I was attending had no problem with the hat. He still "ordered" me to get a green one. After he left, I thought, there are 10,000 airman at the base, My chances of meeting this jerk again are about ZERO. So I continued to wear the hat through graduation. I did get a green hat to wear once I got the Pruem! Training Command Idiots!

[@Norosco4u]

26:17 Hey those are the POWs we rescued while heading towards Tikrit. I was with 3rd LAR, one of my Marines was selected to escort them on the helo ride back to Kuwait. Fun times.

[@reddeath5delta]

That sandstorm was a Godsend. It allowed us to get rest, refit, and fix broken shit. It was also the first chance I got to sleep since crossing the berm.

[@reddeath5delta]

@Jacob L yup. At that time, i was attached to 4/64 Armor. We got passed around like a bomber joint at a frat party. Anywhere they needed extra armor support (we were Air Defense in Bradleys), that's where we went.

[@shadymaint1]

I was out side pulling guard duty during that sand storm. Had so much sand in my M249 that I had to push the charging handle back with my foot.

[@reddeath5delta]

@@shadymaint1 it gummed up our coax pretty good.

[@shadymaint1]

@@reddeath5delta I was a mechanic/ wrecker operator in a transportation unit. We watched the taking of Tallil airbase and set up the first Camp Cedar. My ass was everywhere around that shit hole. Ended up at an abandoned train station up by Fallujah.

[@reddeath5delta]

@@shadymaint1 we were originally air defense, but since there was no enemy air, we became whatever was needed at the moment. Perks of driving a Bradley, I guess.

[@tammyowens7316]

I was a 20 y.o. signal soldier with 3ID and by far, this was the most unreal time of my life. Thank you for this video. It's been almost 19 years and it still feels unreal.

[@PellegrinoPool]

I know why I felt unreal! Because it was Unreal. Everything we were told was not real

[@jeffdaily9196]

@@PellegrinoPool have been on the ground in Iraq? I know the answer. You're sloppy and unlearned. You fell for one of the biggest lies of our time and it had nothing to do with wmd's. If you're ready to learn the truth message me. No hate just giving you pictures, documents and real account of what was found.

[@jeffdaily9196]

You're loved Tammy. Job well done.

[@Datrainbowchic82]

Fort Stewart Hooah! I’m an army brat/veteran my father was stationed at Stewart at the time. You all went through ALOT, praise 🙏🏽God you made it back as we lost so many soldiers. I fought in OIF4 apart of 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment 4th ID at FOB Falcon. We replaced 3rd ID in the fall of 2005. God bless you.🙏🏽

[@CCM1199]

@@Datrainbowchic82 I was in B Trp 1-10 CAV during OIF I. when we got the order to push north, our tanks were combat loaded onto HETTS and we had to man the crew served weapons on the tanks while we were HETT'ed toward baghdad. The amount of vehicled both ours and Iraqi's that were destroyed were unreal. I remember manning the .50 Cal in the TC's hatch when rounds were pinging off the turrets as we were pushing through. We were combat dropped 15KM outside of Baghdad and we pushed the rest of the way towards the airport. after a small rest and refit, we pushed to Tikrit what we called FOB Ironhorse (Danger/ Speicher since camp speicher was originally located there before an airfield was renamed to speicher). My unit was at Mandali and our platoon was at a permanent TCP between Kanaquin and mandali. I eventually PCS'ed to 3rd ID (which I was put on a stop movement) and came back to Iraq in 2005 revisiting all the places 1-10 CAV has established during OIF 1 (FOB Summerall/K2 airfield). Ready and Forward my sister!

[@sgtmayhem7567]

Former 11B2P here. This was my first time at your channel and I subscribed. Thank you for a fantastic documentary, the narrative, interviews and visuals all just clicked. It was especially refreshing to hear historical fact, not opinions or editorials.

[@animula6908]

There’s a shortage of resources for historical fact on contemporary and recent events. Soliloquy and soapboxes we have aplenty.

[@richardcranium8334]

You are a terrorist

[@trashpanda314]

3rd ID absolutely steam rolled their way to Baghdad. I went through Infantry OSUT not long after the invasion and had a DS that was a 3rd ID veteran. He was in his first cycle on Sand Hill and the lessons he taught us were valuable to me when I got to Iraq. It was great having Drills that were so recently in the wars.

[@bassbuckmaster]

And the stayed there the first tour for 15 months or longer. Ya they earned their combat patch.

[@MC-zt3wb]

bassbuckmaster they were not in Iraq/OIF 1 for 15 months. I was in 1AD and watched them leave in September/October 2003.

[@brettwilson9913]

@@MC-zt3wb As a member of 3/7 Cav..... Yes we left in September of 03 the 1st deployment was January 21st 03 to September 03 it was only an 8 month deployment the 2nd one was a 12 month deployment and the 3rd time we went was a 15 month deployment

[@jefrey5578]

I can see that. Most of my DI's were vietnam vets and a few first gulf war vets. I enlisted in 1993-2017 retired. I still value my boot experience a lot. I hear now they let guys use cell phones and watch tv. We got 1 phone call when first arrived at Parris and that was it. When I went to transfer to the Army I went to WTC. It was super laid back but I was already an E5 when I did that.

[@melissagibson8462]

3rd ID 2nd Brigade 26th fsb Top Flite Convoy Security ! We supported 3/7 Cav and 1/64! Rock of the Marne ! Send me!

[@jerrysullivan7223]

My son went in with the 101fst airborne division crossing into Iraq on the third day he would serve three tours of duty in Iraq .

[@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568]

so he obliterated lots of people. how nice..

[@LuvLight44]

Yall forgot 4ID we arrived in 2003 as well and I know because I was with them💯💯💯

[@dartdude4084]

Easily forgotten

[@jordanvangundy975]

Blame the Turks

[@Jlamantia]

You fed them chow on time everyday! Without the food you made them they would not have had the energy to persevere

[@darrylwiggins3700]

U.A.COMBAT.SOILDER.HURA!A.U.MADE.IT.HOME. GOD.BLESS.

[@tonymontanamalverde]

STEADFAST AND LOYAL!

[@yasirhasan8499]

Great documentary, great authorship and lots of in-depth details.

[@MikeDonner]

Oh boy have I been waiting for this! You guys are awesome! That Stalingrad series was amazing, so looking forward to this!!

[@rezgarali2253]

Donald Trump?HAHAHA get some help sooner is better 👎👎

[@bryans5150]

Truly well done with this production Sir. As ex Army, I do appreciate the content. War is horrible but I miss my ARMY.

[@11bravo1789]

Is there a worse description than “ex Army”. How about as a “former Soldier”. Good lord guy

[@bryans5150]

@@11bravo1789 wtf?

[@bryans5150]

@@11bravo1789 former army. NEVER former soldier. Low blow man

[@11bravo1789]

@@bryans5150 ok guy. “Ex Army”. You can say whatever you want. Just not that. Its not an ex girlfriend. How about “Veteran”. But not “Ex” anything.

[@يومياتحياتي-ن3ت]

Why you killed Iraqi people

[@m.d.bishop1244]

On the Marine side we didn't sleep and drove for 3 days strait at the slowest speed possible before we finally got a break and all the units started leap frogging each over. Then everything turned red. It unreal.

[@davidday2373]

Over 80 hours, no sleep... I did the math way back when. People were getting hurt and even killed from accicents, effects of sleep-deprivation.

[@davidday2373]

It rained mud one of those nights... or was that just a hallucination?

[@m.d.bishop1244]

@@davidday2373 I heard about a tank that drove off a bridge because they all fell asleep. I was told I drove for miles completely asleep by my A driver. I ask him why didn't you wake me up? He said he was too tired. I don't remember any rain during that trip. but I was at the tip beside the tanks for most of it.

[@Longo556]

My driver dosed off as we crossed the breach. Thank god we didn’t hit a landmine. Boy, but watching that stream of artillery volleys streaming overhead was unreal. I’ll remember that until the day I die.

[@ryanwatts2880]

I had gotten out in 1997. Just before Iraq

[@chrisdude2675]

This is an awesome video. I was with 3rd ID 2nd brigade the whole time and just finished the book Cobra 2 and Take Down. Glad to see this in a video format.

[@iraq9519]

لقد دمرتم بلدي 😢

[@santini79]

12C Bridge Builder and we patrolled the rivers with our boats. April 2003- April 2004. 671st Engineering Company. 🤟❤️🇺🇸

[@kayp4601]

Essayons

[@jt5592]

I’ve always searched for OIF with miles and miles of tanks and US soldiers waving to the news before the invasion. I yet to see that footage ever again. Like EVER

[@mikeflo6459]

I was there with 5th core attached to bravo 3/15 infantry of 3rd ID. Checkpoints Larry, Curley and Moe. I was 22 at that time. I remember that red day very well along with all the small arms fire and big booms. Nobody slept for weeks until we got to Balad.

[@twright3802]

Every soldier and Marine that has ever served in a Corps, knows that its spelled CORPS!

[@theblankettruth]

I stumbled across the documentary recently. In the past, I have seen various documentaries done covering OIF. Most were related to personal stories, movement of individual units, or what amounts to personal diaries which often provided little clarification to strategies or doctrine. I enjoyed the manner in which this documentary describes movements as well as objectives and the specific doctrine for why said movements and objectives were set. In all compared to previous documentaries I have seen covering OIF, this is by far the best I have watched!

[@sights3255kamobrin]

Reading the comments is like a Movie in itself‼️

[@elijahschott9978]

41:49, an adventure I'll never forget. Things I dream about. 2nd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division. Didn't cover thunder run.

[@melissagibson8462]

Wild & Free Forever 3rd ID 2nd Brigade 26th fsb Top Flite Convoy Security! We’re still here for all of you that’s asking!!

[@ss-qm5hz]

War monger.

[@xisotopex]

they cover the thunder run in this one... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmnYknmQdt2tptk

[@Mgreen0104]

Some wars unfortunately are necessary. Sadaam dropped nuclear bombs on his own people! Someone has to fight for the People.

[@killervito]

Wow time flies I was there 18 years ago!

[@stickyjocky]

Same. I was wounded quite soon though

[@moses468]

@@stickyjocky God bless you guys and your family..👍🙏

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

That was awesome!!! Thanks!!!! We truly love you up here in Canada!!

[@FarrahPrince]

Great documentary, great authorship and lots of in-depth details.. Great documentary, great authorship and lots of in-depth details..

[@burants89]

American logistics is pretty awesome, don't think any other country could match it when it comes to this area of combat

[@codyweien4513]

Delicate, wouldnt be nearly as impressive against a real Nation... The u.s's shipping network had no threat, iraq has no navy or airforce to shootdown cargo planes and sink shipping freighters..

[@1939rommel]

@@codyweien4513 Even without active threats its still impressive and something no other country has the capability of pulling off. It's even more impressive when one considers all the lives American logistics has saved from all around the world. A couple of examples include rapid response to the 2004 boxing day tsunami, flooding in Pakistan, earthquake in Haiti, Japanese tsunami, etc. America even has a hospital ship they send to different poor countries where they perform thousands of operations for people who have no access to care. Even the operation to find and free the kids trapped in a tunnel in Thailand was organized by the American military even if all the rescue divers were from other countries. Just as in world war 2 should the need arise they would certainly provide assets to protect their supply lines.

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

@@1939rommel Now 8 months later they can't organize sufficient face masks and testing kits for its population. You certainly got your priorities right.

[@basedsavage4793]

Well they need good logistics for never ending waras

[@bigbcor]

This aged absolutely terribly. We’re you a Russian troll back then too?

[@suchetbhagwat]

Was France ever punished in anyway for have tried to help Iraq build a nuclear reacter? Or such sanctions are reserved for only third and second world countries?

[@gangstar8652]

Well those countries are the types to have dictators, despots and evil leaders who only to the line with vital sanction threats. You just can't do that with a first world country like france.o

[@zinjanthropus322]

@@gangstar8652 After a decade of democracy. The Iraqis wished they could return to the rule of the dictator.

[@jeanc.m.a3982]

What about Saudi Arabia or Israel they need to be punished too but they give money to the USA

[@ImpCaesarHadrianvs]

Were the US and the UK ever punished for bringing this region to near chaos and the resulting threat built in the region against the West ? For having invented a false cassus belli, for lying in front of the all world in the UN ? Building nuclear reactors is one of the French expertise and thus trying to sell it can be understood. The US in its domain of expertise sold Iraq many weapons to fight against Iran, training a part of the officiers etc... Stop thinking black and white

[@neilfenney-xk8cg]

The French were probably bullied by Saddam . Spineless race the French

[@vyatka515]

Some one has been through Battle Staff! Overlay is on point!

[@soldier09r]

I was there with 4/64 and it was BRUTAL.

[@bassboye8959]

Ty SIR, very glad you made it home!

[@soldier09r]

@@bassboye8959 appreciate you brother

[@djpirl412]

My man we made it trough. It was hell , but we were ready. A-co 4/64 AR 1st Plt

[@bensmith8284]

Thank you for your service and glad you made it back, I hope you don't suffer any after effects of combat

[@soldier09r]

@@bensmith8284 thank you my brother! I wish that were the case but I'm doing well thank you!

[@jeremychapman8736]

1st Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment 3rd Bde 3rd Infanty DIvision I was there for all of that

[@donaldlamendola1392]

I guess they forgot that we had been in Kuwait since March of 2002 as well. Also did you notice that they never mentioned that 1-15 is who actually ended up securing As Samawah?

[@1976outsider]

1/30th Battle Boars! 3/3rd myself, we escorted 1st BDE north to the airport...... and man did they need it!!!!

[@العمريالعمري-ت9ط]

عاش العراق وعاش جيش العراق صاحب السفر الخالد وعاشت امتنا المجيده مع محبي الامن والامان وحق الشعوب في العيش ب حريه وعاشت فلسطين حره عربيه

[@shadymaint1]

I was part of that drive to Bahgdad.

[@matthewpalach2688]

I love you more than you know. Yourself and your unit made it so much safer for mine and myself to go through there. Fuck brother, I owe you my life

[@thekoneill8]

As usual, an excellent video. Thanks.

[@mkrump9403]

37:05 Great to hear that he was aware of it I wish everyone hear that.

[@manhalen7046]

This was really well done, I was 1/187 inf 101st AASLT and the great commanders always did a good job of explaining the battlefield, and our role in it, to all the soldiers whether you were the battalion CSM or Pvt Joe Snuffy. That really helped you take pride in what you were actually doing and accomplishing out there. But this was a really great breakdown of how and why a big force moves and operates like it does and all of the aviation, commo and logistics train moving with it.

[@BuzzLiteworth]

Rock-a-sauns right?

[@manhalen7046]

@@BuzzLiteworth Rakkasans

[@dartdude4084]

My grandpa was a Rakkasan during the Korean War.

[@المصممهطيبه]

Had it not been for 32 countries toppled Saddam Hussein, he would have swallowed America. But the cowards killed Saddam Hussein.

[@CCM1199]

1-187 was with us in 2005's deployment in IRAQ. MND-N, FOB Summerall, TF 101AR (AkA TF Dragoon). That was the worst deployment for any unit in country as it was the most dangerous tour of all deployments.

[@قناةالتلاواتالنادرةوالمميزة]

Many innocent civilians were killed, and I remember when a missile fell in the middle of the residential houses and the ground shook, and the fighter planes were low and their sound was very terrifying and everything was flying. We were in a small shelter in the house..there was heavy bombing that night and we were praying and asking God not to die. It was difficult and terrifying days. We thank God anyway.

[@stinkfist4205]

Got to Baghdad in April 03, did a year in Baghdad and then moved to An Mahmoudiyah to shoot 155mm hot gun rotations. 1AD 2BCT 4/27 FA

[@mohamedbaghdadi778]

The most beautiful thing about this war is that Iraq is offering a gift on a golden plate to Iran.

[@jamesvazquez2491]

And sadly that fact is lost. The American public is so bombarded with other issues and distractions whether it be Trump, covid, name whatever you like. We gave it to the mullahs on a silver platter and nobody here seems to even realize it

[@1k20a]

Isis had no problem defeating any Iran or Iraq defenders and only after the USA gave both Iraqi and Iran help was isis defeated. Iran is not seen as a big problem atm.

[@inannamardokh995]

On that day as ASSYRIAN Christians, my family in Baghdad was threatened by some Muslim to be assassinated and killed, I was in Canada studying Computer Engineering, my 2 boys stuck in Baghdad, their father passed away in 2001...also, we had a new house built beside the airport was taken by force by some Muslim Iranian. We asked the troops to help... but unfortunately no one could help us, my dad had a Stroke and became paralyzed, he died in duhok... and I lost my 5 siblings around the world each of us now is in a different country... For 18 years we never gathered again together... for 11 years now I didn't see my elderly mom . She is alone in north Iraq... nothing really changed... just lately after isis the currpoted government destroyed Nineveh gate of Nargal... And today is our 6771 ASSYRIAN Babylonian Akkadian New Year... Happy New Year to you All... I'm sure you all drank from the water of our revers, so I am sure you will miss it... just like me 😑🕯

[@oldreliable40]

my troops that i knew did'nt give a s-ht about iraq!! we did'nt git involved with the " politics" of the job"!!! we had no say!! peace to all the combatants!!! im proud of the units i knew of! the 3 rd i.d. and the 11 th a.c.r.!!! allons!!

[@johnkamau-hb3sx]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@Gruntmike54]

Good documentary. But why at 32:57 is there a camel on a roof? I've been to Iraq never saw that before!

[@kevinu9320]

To all that served, and to the ones that passed. Thank you for you're service I have much respect!

[@evan6898]

thank you for you are service?

[@kevinu9320]

@uzair ahmed I don't think I mentioned Blackwater did I? If you have no respect for USA military piss on you! Blackwater are contracters not soldiers that's why it's called Blackwater they strip them and make them do dirty b.s.. I agree on black water but the 🇺🇸 military has all my respect.

[@Kh11_711]

They killed innocents.

[@danoneall4013]

Iraq posed NO THREAT to the USA. You people are so blind. China and Russia had always been the biggest threat. Now look.

[@Darth_Diddious]

@@Kh11_711 Russian bot

[@user-ix3en1zd7n]

(Notes / points of interest) 22:35 23 March 507th -POW 9 24:59 23 March 6-6Cav 1-227th-POW 2

[@حسينجوحي-د4ف]

شكرا جورج بوش من بغداد

[@mustafaALiraqi-ou5kg]

لعنة الله عليك وعليه والله يحشرك معاه الله ينتقم منك ومنو حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل الله يرحم كل شهداء ومن ضمنهم والدي

[@Max-ye9xg]

Iraq did show people that the us army is super experienced and intelligent in Warfare at the doctorate-level

[@orangejjay]

It also caused the US to dial back its drive to act as World Police. Lots of mistakes made and it's a shame 100,000+ people had to die for us to learn them.

[@ryanboisture8013]

Remember this like yesterday...geez...20 years ago

[@Wofski]

Awesome video!

[@ArmyUniversityPress]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@thomasknight1172]

This is amazing to watch. I was there with 2/70th Ar.

[@HandyMan657]

No mention of the infamous WMDs? The reason we went there? Interesting reteaching of history.

[@kskeel1124]

"Peace and security in the region" 20 years later?

[@jimhollywood2763]

Such is this world. It is Darwinian.

[@drlca6601]

yah nuts lol

[@swallowmyplantain3337]

They're much better off now

[@BrianWeaver-c6t]

1st Armored Division, 1st Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry out of Budingen Germany, detached to V Corps. We got deployed 3 days after President Bush ordered us in on March 3rd. We arrived in Camp Udari, Kuwait, to modify 15 OH-58D helicopters, 26 days later, we pulled/flew into BIAP. We didn't run into much opposition on the way to BIAP, which shows just how thorough the main attacking units cleared the route. There was always threats of IED's. The 1st Armored Division was the first Division to get extended from 12 months to a 15-month deployment. To all fellow warriors/troops and civilian employees a heart felt thanks from 1 thankful Cavalry trooper, we earned those spurs on this one.

[@paulrevere2379]

The disaster with the 507th Maint. Company (-) demonstrated how essential it is for ALL ground operations commissioned officers and senior troop NCOs to understand and practice good map reading and land navigation. This is a problem bound to occur even more in future conflicts with an ever growing over-reliance on technology over basic warrior skills.

[@texasveteran7231]

Thank you for those who were there not a day goes by I don't think about it.

[@j.b.m4640]

Amen

[@texasveteran7231]

@@j.b.m4640 I see brave rifles patch. At one point I was I trp 3/3 acr.

[@j.b.m4640]

@@texasveteran7231 howitzer battery 2/3 . Hope you are well brother

[@texasveteran7231]

@@j.b.m4640 same to you bro it's always good to see fellow brave rifles in the comments.

[@fhl1996]

@@bigo3836 😂 😂😂 But it won’t happen 😂😂😂

[@vivzorz]

This is really well made, I appreciate the insight. It is so interesting to observe contrast in professionalism of American armed forces invading Iraq in 2003 vs the Russians invading Ukraine in 2022. Many civilians struggle to appreciate the benefit of having a military with high standards of training and conduct for all enlisted.

[@michaelemory552]

Noted, regarding The Ukraine, sadly. With all the impressiveness of coalition forces - training , tech, logistics,…- the event at min. 40 with the decision of Col. Hughes based upon Al-Weili’s awareness of the larger situation strikes me greatly. The images of backing down with empathy was shown on evening news then. It should be this way when possible. Build bridges. Then on the evening news was later seen bad behavior at Abu Ghraib detainment. I heard myself blurt out, “We just lost it.” Be good and well.

[@bensmith8284]

I don't think we struggle with it, most people can just see through the smoke. Mexico, Canada isn't trying to invade the US. I live in a military town, I respect what they do, many of my closest friends are all lifelong military and they know they aren't saving American lives, they are collecting a paycheck. Lets be adults here. There are clearly benefits to having the worlds most powerful military but these wars were just to enrich the MIC, the govnt doesnt care about soldiers, if they did we wouldn't have to fight so hard to get more funding and better services at the VA.. and its still crappy. Iraq didn't have any nuclear missiles, if they did we wouldn't have invaded that's how we know that didn't have. North Korea is never going get invaded, they got nukes. Least Trump said the reality when we left troops in Syria, he said it was to get control of the oil wells, which is illegal but everyone knows that's the only reason. We don't care about any1 in the Middle East, if they didn't have oil we never would have been there.

[@GruntProof]

Best and worst times of our lives, and a complete waste of time, money, and lives.

[@ChexQuest]

Curious as to why there wasnt more mention of the actions on the other side of the Euphrates, and also the battle of nasiriyah was overlooked almost entirely. Big friendly fire incident there.

[@nicknewton3390]

This video is more focused on the Army’s operations, Nasiriyah was primarily Marines.

[@craigmackay7691]

Was it that a10 that strafed marines in aav's?

[@edenrosejensen944]

My dad worked with the third ID as a translator. I remember Captain CORN . I wish I can get a hold of him !!!

[@pieterniemandt1733]

These warriors dont need passports when going on a working holiday in a hostile foreign country.

[@sabata657]

thank you USA army and Mr. Bush for liberation of Iraq but When America handed over power to the followers of Iran and other parties, the situation became bad again, but I do not forget those days of liberation. They were the most beautiful days with our American friends.

[@originalpastaman5470]

Invasion of Iraq: *One of the greatest land invasions in both modern, and all of Human history* Occupation of Iraq: *One of the greatest tactical oopsie whoopsies in recorded history* Israeli Ministry Of Defense: *One down, four to go.* 6/10 Not the greatest summer road trips, but it's up there.

[@rebazahmed6631]

Cool story bro. But the latest version wasn't WMDs

[@HowlingWo1f]

We never should’ve been in this war! But Thank you to our amazing veterans & servicemen and women You all are brave heroes.

[@wetwriterrr]

Why do you say we shouldn't have invaded Iraq?

[@HowlingWo1f]

@@wetwriterrr Well for one the 3000 thousand dead Americans, & thousands dismembered, as well as Thousands upon thousands of innocent dead Iraqi civilians, all On a lie and false pretenses of them having weapons of mass destruction. And the result is things Have not become better for them or for Stability in the Middle East but only much worse and we have thrown the Middle East into a complete chaos. But the military industrial complex are making billions and that’s what really counts 🤪

[@johnkonrad5040]

Agreed. Excellent documentary, well produced and researched. But should have never happened.

[@wetwriterrr]

@@HowlingWo1f you are forgetting one BIG point: Sadam was to allow U.N. inspectors to search everywhere but he repeatedly throw them out. The U. N. could not verify Iraq did not have those weapons or facilities to manufacture. The USA gave several warnings for those inspectors must return. Sadam was evil and defient. America and Allies solved the problem, both problems. Sadam started that war. s

[@johnkonrad5040]

@@wetwriterrr There were multiple indications made by the UN that more or less verified Iraq possessed no WMDs nor capability to produce them. Additionally, the claims that Iraq *did* have WMDs were never verified either by the CIA or MI6. Had it not been for political interference, those assessments would have simply been thrown in the trash bin. Nothing was solved, hundreds of thousands died. Millions were forced to flee, Islamic fundamentalism spread like a cancer. And then we got ISIS. And Iraq's continued government dis-function. I won't debate Saddam's lacking morality, but all things considered... Too high of a fucking butcher's bill.

[@matthewcallis3470]

Awesome. I was there. I was communications and set up at the berm, The tanks rolled in in front of us and the MLRS set up behind us for the invasion into Iraq. MLRS shot over us and Tanks shot in front of us. Then we entered shortly after. Too cool.

[@daspiper8941]

All I know is that the IF Veterans had much better technology that we VN Veterans had. We were a world apart. The IF Vets used their weapons well.

[@joegriego3091]

Vietnam war soldiers were still using WWII tactics and sometimes, equipment with upgrades.

[@saif_iraq]

You entered Iraq, and after your forces took control of Iraq, special forces Amirimah entered at night Alinah in a house and killed my father while he was a handicapped who could not move. And more, and Iraq has become in the hands of the militias and gangs that rule it

[@__-kn3rh]

Survival of the fittest baby

[@SSDfreedom]

I feel you bro. Stay strong. Sorry for your lose.

[@saif_iraq]

@@SSDfreedom Thank you, dear brother, but I lost my father, who was the support of me, and now I bear responsibility for my family. My life is very difficult. I cannot collect enough money to see a family. I lost my brother. He was sick.

[@markbrisec3972]

Never knew that the tracks on tanks have to be replaced so soon. I thought they were good for at least 2-3000 miles. Guess I was wrong. Those suckers wear down much sooner, together with the wheels that power them.. You live you learn..

[@Longo556]

I can’t remember seeing tank parts, but there were AAV rubber pads all over the roads.

[@adamwilson2227]

Literally all these spots were my AO in 2004

[@DobermansRock]

My only complaint with this is it only portrays the very first in. My unit crossed the berm 22 April 2003 and we were a heavy unit as well. #RD ACR was not mentioned at all. The convoy was a freaking insane race between units and bottlenecks we would all get us mixed up. It was wild times.

[@picsomar7028]

Joe Schmalzel Exactly. I was with 4TH ID, A Co 4 FSB (Pack Horse) attached to B Co 1/22 IN (Regulars) attached to 3/66 AR convoyed from Kuwait to Bayji airfield north of Tikrit.

[@DobermansRock]

@@picsomar7028 Our stories cannot be taken from us. I want to write a book.

[@jsandra860]

101st B Co 3/187 from Camp New York to Baghdad and beyond! Super wild times, come back ammo black and re-armed no questions asked. ROE’s changed big time 2nd and 3rd time over there.....

[@DobermansRock]

@@jsandra860 Second and 3rd rotations turned into a garrison deployment. Or so everyone who went back told me.

[@jsandra860]

@@DobermansRock 2nd deployment, ALOT of convoy security, QRF and OP’s. 3rd deployment, I was with Multinational Forces Iraq (MNFI) and had some serious fun with the aussies and brits!

[@iom5292]

ألف شكر وتحيه إلى قوات التحالف الأمريكية المحررة للعراق والعراقيين من صدام النكس والبعثيين السفله الكفرة جعلها الله في ميزان حسناتك أيها الرئيس جورج بوش وقوات التحالف الامريكيه المحررة للعراق والعراقيين

[@franciscom8153]

Home of the Brave baby I love my Country!! God bless our Warriors!!

[@jeanc.m.a3982]

Your name is Francisco where are you from ? Mexico fuck off anybody can be brave when you in a tank against a dude in flip flops I mean you can see what happen in Vietnam or Somalia or ww2 where the only way they beat Japan was with the nuclear bomb

[@jaidenmead1239]

@@jeanc.m.a3982 Yes but who won :0

[@jeanc.m.a3982]

@@jaidenmead1239 oh don’t worry whatever ya did to Iraq is going to hurt a lot more to the USA when they fall if shit continue going the way is going with them ridiculous trump supporters your country is divided and is in a really really bad place lol and is only going to get worse

[@fhl1996]

@@jeanc.m.a3982 You Go And fight against USA 😂😂😂😂

[@jeanc.m.a3982]

@@fhl1996 I can’t I live in the USA is the country I love 💕 💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️❤️❤️💕❤️❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕💕

[@Abbas_A_M]

There are three main factors that contributed to the rapid fall of Iraq (First, the economic blockade on Iraq since 1990) (Secondly, the Iraqis’ hatred of Saddam’s oppressive, dictatorial regime) (Third: Military superiority in terms of technology, satellites, stealth aircraft, drones, night binoculars, and so on... In terms of the fighting faith of the Iraqis, it is very strong, but they looked at Saddam as an enemy, so the occupation of Iraq was faster than receiving a monthly salary

[@willyho2g]

On March 19 president George Bush announced the beginning of milatary operations in Iraq. On March 18th my ass was already in Iraq lol

[@tfs203]

That happens all the time. Many Operations are just never announced, for Political reasons, in places no one knows we are.

[@Evocati-Augusti]

I knew of SAS and SF forces going on Scud missile hunts early on. in the first war, a group of SAS soldiers got fcked when they landed in the wrong place and were kill or captured called Zero Two Bravo. I was at Prince Sultan Air Base, as USAF HUMINT in April.

[@Praktical_]

@@Evocati-Augusti there was also a bunch of SASR guys there pretty early on

[@JoshEmerson0421]

That's called good op sec

[@Evocati-Augusti]

@@JoshEmerson0421 do you mean Opsec(Operational Security)

[@killervito]

Semper fi to all my soldier brothers, corpsman and airmen.

[@sachinshetty7551]

I heard stability?

[@thepresident1971]

Yes but its BS to promote the war business

[@Rey_M]

Hi! Former Dog Face Soldier here (Rock of The Marne). Very detailed documentary. Excellent. But I would add something to this that you didn't mention. At objective peach( Karbala gap), we had Intel that we'll encounter chemicals and a biological attack. As well that the Iraqis were planning on blowing the dam while we were driving by. Also, something very important, that bridge was not 100 stable. I (my crew and I in our vehicle) got hit by an RPG that hit on the left corner of our vehicle. The bridge was partially destroyed. And the red storm, yes, you couldn't see 5 feet in front of you during the daytime. And 0 visibility at night. NVG didn't help at all. I graduated BCT on 27 September 02. Did one rotation to NTC October/November, and on Jan 5, 03, I was in Camp Pennsylvania. With cold showers and no heat. I was 19 years old.

[@AliWazny]

Hi 👋 bro

[@Rey_M]

@@AliWazny 🫡 hi brother

[@AliWazny]

@@Rey_M good morning dear

[@AliWazny]

U have been in iraq in the army usa

[@Rey_M]

@AliWazny hello habibty

[@brucepoole8552]

Great video, you guy’s did a fantastic job, but our politicians failed.

[@المصممهطيبه]

Had it not been for 32 countries toppled Saddam Hussein, he would have swallowed America. But the cowards killed Saddam Hussein.

[@CC-8891]

I served under MSG Joseph Aiello, great guy. 👍

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

I led one of these convoys in 2004.

[@rexmasters1541]

I was on an LAV during this. We had all the fuel and oil we needed, ammo and other small stuff was hard to get. Batteries for our NODS we did not ever have. We had to ask to have our families send us the small stuff we needed. Pretty sad the US Marine Corps could not even supply us will small batteries. I remember rolling back to a FOB with 11 rounds for my entire crew. Pretty sad when 8 Marines only have 11 rounds between them .

[@jasonhands2934]

I love documentaries

[@prentice9875]

My brother was in the unit from 05-07

[@1k20a]

So many civilian rage about this war yet the majority of the soldiers say they would do it all again! Thank you to all the brave that have served♡

[@mkrump9403]

Yeah but civilian dont like the idea to have an (soldiers) army controlling their buildings, streets and lifestyle. Or seeing their best boys coming back with trauma (familial, physic and mental). It's not something enjoyable from spectator's view.

[@cry666nothing]

Absolutely! Oil is the name of the game. 20 years now and I see no liberation..

[@Mocha69A]

In desert storm we rolled long and deep into Iraq . Know they can move far.

[@kararkarar6545]

Why did your damned country open to Saddam by launching air strikes and he killed thousands of persecuted Shiites?

[@Amy-dk3of]

@@kararkarar6545 ask the top officials in the government.

[@kararkarar6545]

​@@Amy-dk3of its long story you will dont get it

[@kararkarar6545]

@@realWARPIGI know that who is spoke for freedom, equality and safety from within is the mother of evil

[@LloydCJ-eu3yg]

Possible for anyone who can help me place where the 1st Recon Marines fitted in? Dumb question I know that it was explained in the beginning.

[@velasco563]

Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, whose next

[@Balogun1111]

Another weaker nation for the world tugs to destroy.

[@velasco563]

@@markcooke5270 Iran could be next, domination in middle east means controlling the supply of oil. Without this, China's modern war arsenal stand no chance to US.

[@sgtellioman]

Skipped that debacle by being on advance party... flew into BIAP and nearly blew chunks into my helmet. Flew out too.... 458th EN BN under 1CAV

[@MsEgyptking]

3:43 side note that enemy buncker was a just civilian shelter full of women and children

[@atharahmed2036]

Satan love's kills to kids

[@domochoa]

meda 33 and if it wasn’t they would move dead people there and say it was a hospital

[@kingofburgundy6323]

Athar Ahmed that is true that Muhammad did expel all Jews and Christians from the Arabian peninsula. I would consider such act as a devilish one.

[@codyweien4513]

Nope, the mujahedeen where using part of it aswell, the iraqis themselves are open about that

[@Kris-xm3lp]

I was a gunner with 1/3 ada 3rd id

[@eddie4324]

When all is said and done I still think that the removal of Saddam was a good thing. It's just such a shame that the nation building process was so badly implemented, if more thought had been given to this aspect of the campaign then the outcome would have been very different.

[@Jeff-uq7iu]

The one problem with removing Saddam is he kept iran in check. And disbanding the Iraqi army was a very bad decision,.the US should have kept them on the payroll. All those jobless iraqi soilders quickly joined the insurgency

[@eddie4324]

@@Jeff-uq7iu Very true. From what I've read there were three major failures with the invasion policy: not securing the municipal buildings, sacking the security forces on mass and banning the ba'ath party.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Could have all been avoided by making the right deals with Saddam and not dreaming of "democratizing the ME." Iraq and Syria would have been spared a decade of terrible carnage. The oil is still for sale. Iran is bolder. China quietly built its islands. Iraq was a war that never needed to happen. We'd have been better off focusing on Afgh with other limited ops as needed.

[@T.C.216]

I was in CSC Scania; FOB Kalsu 03-04 - LSA Diamondback (Mosul); FOB Sykes ( TalAfar) 05-06 - FOB Echo (Diwaniyah) 07-09

[@Yank-brain]

Thank you for your service. This was a phenomenal victory for Iraq and America

[@reallyhappenings5597]

A victory for Iraq? We gutted the country so completely that it became like a petri dish for terrorism. ISIS in Mosul was the end result of this masterpiece of logistical planning.

[@ahmadjarrad2635]

What….?

[@mohammedjamal4446]

😂 f u

[@gunitundaboss2404]

I heard we still looking for WMD

[@adddad9779]

What a tool Bush was to the Cheney regime... Why did we do this again??? I was there in 2003 BTW, and still have no idea why...

[@fupopanda]

Because Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bush wanted it. Pretty much. It's terribly sad. Democracy was supposed to prevent the concentration of power in the hands of few, but after 9/11, the people gave too much trust and power to the Bush regime and the executive branch (which remains to this day).

[@26michaeluk]

To bad Franks didn't have a plan for after Baghdad fell. Left us out in the open, exposed, and doing shit that created more insurgents.

[@kararkarar6545]

you dont know nothing us help that but it war about sunni and shia over 1400 years ago started even great england was not exiest

[@abulsorkar3486]

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[@26michaeluk]

@Pendulous Testicularis well he retired upon Baghdad's fall and there was no coherent strategy. The onus falls with the administration ultimately but he was telling us we'd be home in 30 days and we got extended. He bailed.

[@26michaeluk]

@Pendulous Testicularis I mostly agree except the perfect part because that's impossible but nobody could have foreseen Paul Bremer destroying the Baathist and simply firing the entire military after we told them to surrender and we'd pay them. That sent 100,000 armed men who were heavily armed right into insurgency. Even Bush didn't approve of that. Bremer simply did it. It's why I put the onus on the administration.

[@chrisle2674]

I was with 3-7 cav 3rd ID OIF 1, than 3-7 Infantry Oif 3 Oif 07-09, Gen Franks was in a tough spot, we didn't have enough Troops and couldn't get much Support from NATO. Gen Shinseki was forced out as Powell and Bush decided to launch the invasion. its no fair to blame the Generals. The blame lies at Bush Powel and Rumsfeld

[@FancySeeingYouHere]

16 years later, now I'm fighting in Iraq

[@codyweien4513]

No you arnt. Youre not SF

[@FancySeeingYouHere]

@@codyweien4513 Dumbass instead of trying to prove me wrong. Go google units currently deployed and tell which BCT I may be in

[@FancySeeingYouHere]

@Chris Martin if the Army and the unit post that shit on social media then I don't give a fuck

[@theorderlyguy5315]

You're stationed there yeah. How many firefights are you in? Yeahhhhh.

[@FancySeeingYouHere]

@Uncle Ed that's good that you believe that

[@RANDYJR72]

This was great! What a time to be in the Army during the invasion. I was in the 720th MP Bn out of Ft Hood attached to the 18th MP BDE out of Germany. All those convoy escorts and clearing out routes and towns by passed during the Thunder Run. All those years of training coming fruition where it paid off. Brought all my guys back home without a scratch. Great educational video.

[@CCM1199]

I was with the 1-10 CAV, 4th AVN BDE 4th ID when OIF I kicked off. We were supposed to push from the north via Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. But Turkey refused to let U.S. forces conduct operations from Incirlik AB so we had to reroute our vehicles from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf and eventually download our vehicles in Kuwait. we ended up following 3rd ID behind them by almost a week in operations. By 1MAY03 we got word that combat operations Ceased. I arrived on Kuwaiti soil on my birthday on 31MAR03. We were at Camp Udari, Kuwait. until we got the mission order to push north.

[@TheAmerican1963]

Question.....how much did, or does, the type of terrain Tanks operate on affect driveline and tracks???

[@d1agram4]

Job well done, comments are going to be a war in themselves unfortunately

[@dobiem1]

5:20 - well, at least they admitted themselves this operation is what it was. While I disagree with the politics behind this particular action, I watched the video and appreciated the application and explaination of the few examples of US armed forces doctrine.

[@truthexposed9916]

So many brainwashed MORONS.

[@AOmega-wj1jk]

I loved it personally, all my heart was in it and still is ,so I honorably obey my commander in chief, and fellow Texan.

[@AOmega-wj1jk]

@george mcelroy I was a fucking 3rd I.D soldier, in 2003 invasion , fuck the legalities, homies died.

[@AOmega-wj1jk]

@X war is awesome👍🇺🇸🍻

[@aghaayubahmadzai3046]

Today on 23/05/2020 at 01:49, I discovered this documentary Army University Press about the US Invasion of Iraq in 2003. Today its the night of 29th of Ramadan and I will watch this documentary later on.