OIF: The Fight for Baghdad

Beginning on 1 April 2003, this film features Coalition Forces’ fight for Saddam Hussein’s capital. The film opens with the fight for Objective PEACH, covers the battles for objectives around the city, and concludes with Soldiers and Marines meeting up in downtown Baghdad. Third Infantry Division's successful seizure of downtown Baghdad in April 2003 essentially signaled the end of Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime.
At 50 minutes, this film is filled with current U.S. Army doctrine, virtual terrain, historical footage and photographs, and interviews with the Soldiers who served in first phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Introduction - 0:00
Enemy Disposition - 3:41
Seizing Objective PEACH - 4:43
Defending Objective PEACH -10:55
Objectives SAINTS and LIONS - 15:08
Isolating Baghdad -21:27
The First Thunder Run, 5 April 2003 - 25:20
Preparing for the Second Thunder Run, 6 April 2003 - 32:13
The Second Thunder Run, 7 April 2003 - 35:51
Winning the Fight for Baghdad - 44:44
Credits - 47:59
Extra Credit Scene - 49:57
Doctrine:
Line of Operations (ADP 5-0) - 2:40
Hasty Gap Crossing (ATP 3-90.4) - 5:38
Convergence (ADP 6-0) - 8:44
Bridgehead Force (ATP 3-90.4) - 11:24
Kill Box - 12:17
Blue Kill Box - 13:00
Purple Kill Box - 13:15
Final Protective Fire (ADP 3-90) - 14:43
Mission Command (ADP 6-0) - 16:39
Reconnaissance in force (FM 3-0) -24:48
Covert Breach (ATP 3-90.4) - 36:33
Decentralized Execution (ADP 6-0) - 38:46
Main Command Posts and Tactical Command Posts - 40:58
Main Command Post - 41:07
Tactical Command Post - 41:21
Command Post Survivability - 43:08
Resupply (FM 3-96) - 45:55
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[@L9MN4sTCUk]

The USA lost

[@jaybazzaz1587]

I’m an Iraqi who lived and grew up in Baghdad! Still remember these crazy days! Especially when the Americans reached Baghdad international airport! Our house was at the sw side of Baghdad which is couple of miles away from the airport! It was Thursday around 4:30 pm when starts hearing rockets, tanks fire and air strikes going crazy! We had to leave the house as everybody in the neighborhood did! I Went back next day Friday morning around 10 am to pick up some food and got my german shepherd dogs with me! I found couple of Fada’ain Saddam in our house! They took some clothes to change and leave safely without their uniforms! I was happy Saddam gone but worse than him came to power!

[@tyates4398]

Were the dogs ok?

[@xsixinfantryx]

I was in the 1st Armored (triangle patches, if you remember). Although our mission was for combat operations, I wish the military as a whole would have helped you all better. A lot of us did actually care. I hope you are well, stay safe...

[@jaybazzaz1587]

@@tyates4398 yes, I took them with me to central Baghdad

[@jaybazzaz1587]

@@xsixinfantryx Thanks man, it was really tough days, hope u doing well

[@tyates4398]

@@jaybazzaz1587 Glad you all made it safe, real mess of a war that was

[@joshstiltner]

Great video. That first week of April 2003 changed my life forever. I was one of those wounded at OBJ SAINTS. Rock of the Marne!

[@davidcraft4636]

Thank you and bless you!

[@skeetrix5577]

did you get dead?

[@82lowe36id]

Great video and well done. I served in OIF III and love learning about how everthing before I got there played out. Thank you to all my brothers that served during the invasion.

[@andrewheydt577]

we never should have gone into that horrible evil stupid insane pointless war just like vietnam so many americans killed and maimed for nothing just like vietnam why the hell would anybody support that war i really cant understand just like vietnam was completely pointless horrible and extremely tragic so many young adults died for nothing

[@omarmohammed1277]

انتم غزاة مجرمين قاتلين الاطفال

[@presentationsuperhero7730]

Thanks for the history lesson!

[@earsplitingloud]

Excellent documentary. Factual, not repetitive and containing depth of subject without getting lost in too much detail. I wish there were more documentaries of this caliber.

[@ralphthebulldog5163]

It was shit and boring

[@andrewheydt577]

what a horrible stupid idea this war was just like vietnam really shouldnt have happened very much a pointless war just like vietnam which destroyed so many young americans and hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians for nothing

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Yes I would have preferred less jaw more paw though..!!

[@uchahandoko8050]

you're evil

[@Tigercats1976]

Check out Battlefield Vietnam documentary series. There isn't one for the gulf wars as of yet, but they have Vietnam and a bunch of ww2 documentaries, if ya liked this one, you'll probably really enjoy these ones as well, they're really well done.

[@Don_ECHOguy]

*_Awesome video... Thank You!_*

[@justdont2019]

This is done really well. Thank you for honoring my/our service. - OIF Veteran/CIB

[@user-kr4ow4yh3w]

How do you feel when you know you are part of Crime of killing million Iraqi?

[@skeetrix5577]

thank you for your service

[@simbathomu6496]

What were you servicing?... 😆 🤣 😂

[@brandofoster6195]

​@@simbathomu6496 your mom 😮

[@simbathomu6496]

@@brandofoster6195 then you failed dismally.. loserssss..

[@iom5292]

حيا الله القوات الأمريكية المحرره للعراق والعراقيين من صدام والبعثين وحيا الله الرئيس جورج بوش وجعلها في ميزان حسناته

[@Mr.GoodBeer]

Thanks for posting this. I was at objective peach. We built the ribbon bridge over the Euphrates river.

[@davidcutz1526]

Thank you for your service

[@wilburanderson2060]

Thanks so much for your service. Honestly great job.

[@slikkalmighty]

🖤🖤🖤

[@TheCarson65]

How’d it feel

[@johhnn143]

@@davidcutz1526 you’re welcome mate

[@Feelthepaintoo]

Excellent video.. professionally done and and amazing detail of Baghdad opp.

[@gjnezat]

This was a great explanation of what transpired. Thank you

[@ArmyUniversityPress]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marmadukegrimwig]

If only there were more documentaries of this quality.

[@locomot1ve]

Great graphics and insight

[@GMP-Official]

Love the infographics! outstanding!

[@Ekstrax]

Superbly done, could not stop watching. Very interesting

[@yesar92]

Great information. We Iraqis always thought that there was never a defence of Baghdad but it seems there was. Quality of the defence was poor of course. Anyway, it's all history now.

[@yourbossdonpely]

The fact that China is studying these videos and using them to train their forces in preparation for the invasion of Taiwan is what blows my mind

[@Yasser.Osman.A.Z.]

May Allah have mercy on Saddam's soul. You guys did huge mistake letting this happens. Hope you doing fine though تحياتي من ام الدنيا

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

How are things in Baghdad now? Better or worse? There is very little news from Iraq these days, except for when ISIS blow up women and kids in a market or something.

[@alexyoung8983]

@@PersonalityMalfunction I hear it’s very worse now there’s no order

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Quality wasn't necessarily poor but was severely undergunned for their opponent. Their was also little will left to fight for Saddam, those with intel certainly knew what the result of any defense would be on a city. At least that was my understanding.

[@Rey_M]

As a veteran from that initial invat... I mean liberation I can tell you that the bridge on Objective Peach AKA Karbala Gap was indeed well guarded. As we were crossing the bridge, my vehicle got hit by an RPG. Also, I remembered on the gap, we were expecting a chemical attack. Also, intelligence had told us that the Iraqis were planning on blowing the dam so the we were wash away into the river as we were crossing. I was a young 20 year old Dog Face PFC soldier

[@medroc9639]

Rock of the Marne!

[@nickabdoo96]

@@medroc9639top of the rock

[@mrsobchak898]

I was a 20 year old as well 2/69 armor

[@mrsobchak898]

And the gap was something else interesting times

[@WWIIman1942]

Great series. Very informative.

[@MisteriosGloriosos922]

*Thanks for letting us know!!!*

[@DonaldTurner-xc2og]

I was there with the 1/39th FA. LTC Batson was CPT Batson and my battery commander at the time. Great guy. Hard to believe that it was almost 20 years ago now.

[@mustafaakram7310]

I'm from iraq and i was kid when us forces defeated Saddam regime I can say us army dis great job by liberating iraq from dictatorship but us politics waste that effort by giving it to the wrong guys

[@holocaust_2.0]

It's crazy, I was talking with some of my other veteran friends who fought in Iraq. There are now adults in your country who only ever experienced war since childhood whereas I only experienced war for 18 months. War is hell and awful. The future is ours though. We should strive for peace and prosperity!

[@mamurshed1]

المشكله هو السيستاني الذي اراد الانتخابات قبل ان يمسك التكنوقراط مؤسسات الدولة العراقيه لجعل الامور تتجه ال علمنه الدوله بشكل صحيح

[@zuheyrcade6239]

Hhhh, Really are you iraqi? Tell me only one country that USA have built in it's history? USA stands for destructing and occupying empire ,no matter how the consequences are if they're winning they'll do anything to win. USA wanted to disintegrate iraq at first to promise for Israel that it's safe from Iraq, but saddam became a problem to USA and Israel's ambition that's why they preferred to destroy iraq . What about the WMD ? Did USA haven't it? Because they wanted to save Israel from any danger So they would invade to any strong nation in the region to promise for Israel to exist ,and put that information into your note book.

[@alfredbedolla9745]

Can you believe this is now old enough for kids to learn this in school

[@Blap552]

Really good job people!😌 TY!

[@ji3194]

Outstanding!

[@Yourfriendlyinsurgent]

As a member of 3ID for some reason we are still using football teams as names for an objective. Almost 20 years later

[@billwylie1746]

Tired of playing army lets go get pass around pattie and turn over tina and play DR

[@stinkfist4205]

I think we took over for 3ID in Baghdad. I was 1AD. I was in 4-27 FA. Needs of the Army had us as mobile infantry for the first year, then I went to Mahmoudiyah to shoot counter fire. M109A6 that’s my ride. Red leg 4 life.

[@steveminniear1282]

Very well done. Very impressive.

[@DigitalCodeOwl]

Looks great!

[@oldreliable40]

i hung out with the 3rd i.d. in germany in schwienfurt germany! 80's the 11th cav got ur back ! in 2021!!!

[@Blackhawks87]

Thank you to all who have served for this great nation. Also thank you to all others who have served their country with honor and dignity. Bless up for y'all

[@Perfection212]

Served your great nation for what??Invading a country and taking over their OIL FIELDS! WTF!!

[@cjpiper2420]

Fuking fools, for allowing bush to play his game

[@clyderyder2599]

If you don't get that the fools that killed and died in Iraq served nobody but Israel, you are even more stupid than they are.

[@2loco]

What honour? Invading an ill equipped nation makes you a hero? I guess by your stupid logic a criminal robbing a grandma of her life savings is also honourable.

[@goldarrrdigi8588]

They are terrorist . Bcs they kill and rape million of civilians and theft there resources .

[@AlAjmi-71]

Excellent video & good reference

[@forwardobserver2.083]

Thanks this Lesson!!!

[@alanluscombe8a553]

I spent five years in third infantry division. I was 4th brigade 3-15 infantry, Charlie company.

[@steviov3376]

Thank you for your service. God bless

[@fakk5903]

Wow for that time i was at there , Thanks for all US soldier was participate in operation Iraq freedom OIF in 2003

[@yacqubsaid6362]

What u've got now?

[@fakk5903]

@@yacqubsaid6362/ Remove Dictatorial

[@dhirendrapsingh6758]

Informative. Useful. Calming. Inspiring. Life-changing. Enjoyable. Heart-warming. Other.

[@rouser_bro9859]

great video, underrated chanel

[@brunnersamuel4615]

Man this is truly gem, why this doc make me feel so good.

[@CosasMilitares]

You are awesome guys, I love your content!

[@peterfrankiewicz9379]

So glad the algorithm suggested this channel. Thanks US.

[@thomaslinton1001]

Wonderful jargon!

[@Losfhc]

31:17 SSGT Booker now has a Tank named after him as well as the Silver Star 🫡🇺🇸🎖️

[@SM68Pete]

Would love to see a similar video about the Army SOF role in the fight for Baghdad and the lead up. Any chance?

[@joeandjoe2]

Naaa.

[@billallen4793]

I talked to some SF guy's who claimed to have been on station for over 3weeks, laying outside of the cities doing recon. Said it sucked....from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸🤠

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

I've heard rumours of a Tier 1 Team HAHO'ing onto the main Iraqi mobile phone HQ in the centre of Baghdad in the days before the invasion. Apparently the installed bypass devices, giving the coalition unlimited access to all mobile phone traffic and GPS data. This is supposed to have been done covertly and the Iraqis remained unaware of the entire communications system being monitored in real time by ISA. Not sure if this is true, but would love to find out.

[@user-vp4lm2wg1s]

America and its allies suffered a heavy loss militarily in Iraq. This is a fact, but the lying media works for America’s benefit with deceptive Hollywood films.

[@coldshoemedia4463]

240B gunner in Bco 3/15 INf 2nd BCT. I remember leaving the bombed BDE CP for Curly. What a crazy fight. The syrians were on drugs that made them zombie like, not reacting to being shot. Many images I wish to forget that day. I will always remember the heroes who gave their lives. SFC Marshal and SSG Stever were not mentioned even though they gave his life on HWY 8 escorting the resupply.

[@markjansen495]

The drug they were most likely on is pure concentrated adrenaline.. Gives me chills when I hear stories of blown up corpses still screaming hopped up that shit...

[@theimmortal4718]

I was in A Co, 3-15. Wild times

[@wolfgangjr74]

@@BLove-cv9mo Yes. Saddam and his ruthless military where very innocent. Nothing but angels. Right?

[@michaelheery6303]

@@BLove-cv9mo I kind of agree. But mid East a And parts of africa are strategic. Some mad guys will take over sue canal maybe .

[@BLove-cv9mo]

@@michaelheery6303 Mid East and some parts of Africa are strategic! How about you stay home in your country and leave them alone as you have never done any good there

[@markrodriguez5936]

Thank you 1st BCT!

[@samle2476]

Good information thank u

[@IchimokuCloud]

Great video. The campaign to stabilize Iraq was the quagmire. The campaign to capture Iraq and Baghdad was textbook.

[@Coolidge2329]

Joe Biden is racist

[@brunnersamuel4615]

@@Coolidge2329 Would you prefer to be Jo Biden son, or Trump son ?

[@parabellum4224]

Text book of raping and killing?, fuck yeah I agree

[@edwardteal4984]

So true

[@salch105]

History will not speak good words about america . Mr. Bush

[@nsm1]

I was then 8 years old in the city of Nasiriyah, when the American army advanced. The Iraqi soldiers were stationed in front of our village. At the beginning, there was an exchange of artillery fire. The American shells were falling in our village. I remember that scary day of the war. In order to hide from the missiles, in the morning the fighting intensified, and we had to flee our village after some houses were destroyed and some civilians were killed.The sounds of the planes were very scary, they were dropping their missiles everywhere, the confrontation was not equal in terms of equipment and numbers.

[@brianmacl6724]

Your government was going to be the next Germany if they weren’t stopped

[@tannergoddard6474]

I was 7 on the other side of the world when this was going down how’s life for you now?

[@chansesyres4117]

I loved it, all of it.

[@ricksanchez5002]

very informative presentation.

[@wolfofrhodeislandx7462]

RIP staff sergeant Booker🙏🙏🙏

[@thetruthseeker5549]

Failure in weapons maintenance learned the hard way.

[@husn7697]

I was seven years old at the time. I remember well those bloody days in Baghdad. My family and I lived through the days of war together, from bombing and fighting. Damn those who started the war and lied under the false pretext of lethal weapons.

[@ATXAdventure]

No kidding, why on earth we attacked Iraq, I still don't understand. Total madness.

[@tl9223]

@@ATXAdventureit wasn’t total madness…all bush had to say was “Saddam Hussein is currently doing what Saddam Hussein does” and they have my vote 100%-they don’t even need to mention nuclear weapons. This is the guy that committed mass genocide against the Kurds gassing them in their thousands and who invaded Kuwait starting the gulf war. Should we have just left him in Kuwait to wander around and take over his neighbour? Would you like to go to his house for tea and biscuits?

[@ATXAdventure]

@tl9223 Yeah, 100% leave him alone in the desert and don't send over 125,000 us service men and women to their deaths (combat + suicides) to keep one sand guy from being mean to another sand guy. Who cares.

[@tl9223]

@@ATXAdventure your figures are well off btw…it’s less than 5,000 losses. Still 1 is a tragedy, but that had to happen for US security, western security, regional security and global security. Of course the power vacuum that was created and the implications of which can be debated, but intervention was 100% required.

[@ATXAdventure]

@tl9223 My figures are conservative. Infact, I didn't even state combat losses. Those 125k is the number of servicemen and women who have killed themselves since going to war in Iraq. War was not justified, it was a waste of life and capital to enrich corrupt politicians.

[@b.bruster1462]

Thank you.

[@ArmyUniversityPress]

You're welcome!

[@pitbull65taz]

Damn good video.

[@redskyatnight123]

This is a good documentary

[@princepsoctavius7849]

I love this sort of presentation...reminds me of the Battlefield documentary series.

[@ArmyUniversityPress]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertocanales1201]

Thank you very much 😑🙏🏼

[@user-pv8vo4uu7d]

شكرآ لكم من كل العراق

[@garthstewart6099]

I was there, and I want to take issue with this documentary on a minor point: At Karbala Gap, 3rd BDE did not turn North “as planned” but rather because enemy fire from the electrical-complex near the Dam. We could not suppress the fire. A big issue was we used up the indirect at Hilla/Babylon the day before. For example, I was 11C Mortar Gunner; we fired 2,000 rounds of 120mm HE in two weeks, but we fired 1,000 in one day, March 30th. So the next day at Karbala, we fired what was left, and it was not enough. At that time command bypassed North. Resupply no longer came from BDE at that point, it was all used up; we had to wait for Division stock.

[@gangstar8652]

By my maths that's over 150 rounds of 120 mike mike now I'm no soldier but I do know enough to say that its a big fucking round that what, football pitch kill zone? Yet you still couldn't suppress? Why not call in a2,00lb Jdams and be done with?

[@garthstewart6099]

@@gangstar8652 the electric compound was to be preserved unless absolutely necessary.

[@gangstar8652]

@@garthstewart6099 But yet you pounded it with 120 mm mortars? Typical yank response right here.

[@garthstewart6099]

@@gangstar8652 the structure was able to withstand mortars just fine, but an air strike was deemed imprudent. Why can’t you Brits understand plain English????

[@gangstar8652]

Garth Stewart I see, that's hilarious. An air strike was deemed imprudent!!!!!!! Yet you rained by your own admission 3,000 120 MM mortars into the position. Us Brits can read just fine, we invented the language fun fact.

[@andrewmagdaleno5417]

Fucking love these! Keep em coming! I've watched the Stalingrad series at least 5 times.

[@Coolidge2329]

🇺🇸

[@JarodShapiro]

Im just about to watch that Stalingrad one!!

[@andrewmagdaleno5417]

@@JarodShapiro it's really good!

[@michaelheery6303]

Weirdo. Watch DONNYGATE

[@jcm5083]

For more detailed views from boots on the ground, I highly recommend the book, Thunder Run

[@schwerpunkt7687]

Had a class where Citino gave an excellent lecture on this campaign

[@markbrisec3972]

Interesting fact. The fall of Baghdad was the fastest defeat of a defended large multi million resident city in history. When you think of all the bloody and prolonged battles that took weeks and even months, the battle of Baghdad was an incredible achievement. Just remember the battles of Stalingrad, Berlin, Warsaw, Manila, etc... Paris is a different story since it was proclaimed the open city and was not defended..

[@hivaladeen4892]

What about New York when the planes flew into the twin towers? I’d say that was a pretty big L for NY

[@Ragnar06]

@@hivaladeen4892 but not a total surrender. That's what's being discussed.

[@williambowers8042]

@@hivaladeen4892 I didn't know it was a battle for New York City...😳 And I damn sure don't remember no Iraqis setting up camp...🤔

[@zombieepx1933]

​@@hivaladeen4892 that was an unprovoked suicide terror attack targeting thousands of innocent civilians, who were just starting their work day trying to live their lives, not a battle between two militaries which seems to be the part that went completely over your head lol. It was nationally televised when Bush warned Suddam that he had two days to vacate the office, and leave Iraq or the US would invade to dispose of his genocidal regime. Civilians were given 3 days to leave Baghdad before the first air strikes. Then US armed forces went in there and dismantled the "4th largest army" and made them look like a joke. Let this video be knowledge to you for what would happen to Iran.

[@Broodkast8]

@@zombieepx1933 Most Iraqi regiments threw down their weapons, there wasn't that much of a fight. And yes, the invasion of Iraq was swift. But followed by one of the biggest foreign policy fuck ups since WWII, by the worst American president since WWII. And for what reason? To rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein? If you think the Bush administration was that concerned with human rights in Iraq, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.

[@shawnhoward9844]

I was with B co 1-64AR. We were attached to TF 1-15IN. It's sad to not even hear a mention of them. I was also a crewmember on the tank that took 2 RPG rounds on the second Thunder Run. Our tank commander was also shot with small arms fire. Not sure why they left so much out.

[@brett9675]

They left so much out due to how the "thunder runs" went, they weren't as effective as command wanted, if any mech unit does that again, a lot more wouldn't make it back to base.

[@bluecollarvet_tv8615]

We led the thunder run. 2nd BCT 3rd ID.

[@jerrywyant5409]

I was in A 1-15IN

[@meditationuniversemusic5993]

Great documentary 🖒

[@allxtend4005]

not really, why they never told that the British and americans was using uran ammo. ?

[@vvvvv3316]

شكرا شكرا شكرا جزيلا اخي القاىد

[@thewatcher4552]

I was there with my brothers! Semper Fi

[@PECOSO0]

Semper Fi

[@erikrudolph5769]

Derp

[@yungjamir]

Thank you for your service! 🙏🙏🙏

[@kghamzadz4964]

Thank you for killing civilians🖕🖕

[@parabellum4224]

Yeah semper fi to kill innocent people

[@changmoyang3157]

Thank you for your passion and service. For freedom and peace, they are willing to sacrifice themselves definitely. They deserve to be paid a tribute.

[@sreendelir6503]

😂😂😂Frankly, you are laughing, you criminals. He said, “Aid.” He said, “Any assistance that talks about killing, destroying a solution in Iraq because of you.

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

They were the aggressor nation invading a sovereign nation illegally without UN mandate. The entire justification for the war was a lie cooked up by Chenney and Rumsfield who thought Afghanistan "had no good targets". They destroyed a nation and left it in ruins and fled leaving it far far worse than they found it. Every Iraqi today will tell you Saddam was far better than ISIS or any of the Govs that have followed.

[@maxcullen3427]

Very informative thanks from English civvie

[@charlesmurphy1510]

I was there during OIF in Balad.

[@charlesmurphy1510]

@POTUS TRUMP 2020 .MAGA-NRA just sayin.

[@arminiuszmazowszanin2670]

Americans losing couple tanks and people : "we've had some big losses". iraqis losing over 2 thousand of people and hundreds of tanks : "we are winning, americans had been repulsed"

[@jasonm949]

I don't know if you've been paying attention, but we ran with our tail between our legs from Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@divinelyblessed3056]

So selfish of you, propagating just the reverse of it between Ukraine and Russia! Iraq was no threat to The US, and yet your unjustified invasion that devastated a whole country, and whole region for no reason! Just sheer arrogance, what a pity!!!

[@theimmortal4718]

​@@jasonm949 Nope. Violence was down 90% when we left. It was just too expensive to stay.

[@satiricalzero]

​@jasonm949 command was passed over in Iraq at the end ot Operation New Dawn and in Afghanistan, there was a hard date to get out of the country that was misplanned in a bad deal a year before. There was no "running".

[@ralphespedido504]

good documentary

[@DaBTEDI]

Nice

[@jack1990181]

Love these brave man and women in uniform..they advanced so quickly toward Baghdad..I felt bad for those soldiers tricked and killed in Nasiriyah .. and the Apache helicopter shot down in Karbala ..couldn’t wait to feel the freedom and see The brutal of Saddam Hussein regime leaving for ever ..god bless America 🇺🇸

[@goldarrrdigi8588]

Stop praising terrorist . They are killer . They kill a million civilian and destroyed there beautiful country . They spread false propaganda against Saddam for invading.

[@MohaanJaabir-cz6zs]

Saddam will be a student for the US when it comes to brutality, Do you have any other thing to say? bcs you have no morals to tell the people what's right while you're the biggest evil in the last century

[@randomcoyote8807]

I showed up for OIF-II, the immediate follow-on mission. After hearing from the initial forces about their optempo, the living, sleeping, and eating conditions, it was otherworldly to show up at BIAP and be surrounded by air-conditioned trailers and plumbing and hot chow. War and our expectations of it have changed a lot. I wonder how many of the lessons learned here will be re-applicable in traditionally symmetrical peer-nation conflicts.

[@sportosp-0158]

Probability for reapplication is low. You don't get stronger or smarter by fighting weaker opponents.

[@dormandavis2767]

We shouldn’t get too complacent

[@addeecabdihassan6626]

Don't be cry our time come we slam people making now United states of Islam Countries like Iraq,Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkish, Iran,Algeria, Nigeria, Somalia, Indonesia,Azerbaijan, China & Russia will be our side.

[@richardrose9943]

Was a Seabee we stole those air conditioners from the air force and set them up for 3/5😂

[@Longo556]

I was in OIF, and I tell people that troops in the push probably had more in common with WWII units, operationally/strategic, than they had in common with most units that followed. We never stayed anywhere twice, always moving, all tempo. Now, I’m not saying that it was like WWII or that it was as difficult. I’m not comparing it to that at all. I’m just saying that phase I was an operationally different experience that didn’t see much similarities in the 20 years following. Much respect to all forces throughout both theaters in both campaigns. They each had their own challenges and constraints. Respect.

[@Lavaman-jy3yd]

Here before 1mil subs

[@christianleblanc2842]

Incredible comments, thank y'all for the personal witness.

[@yourbossdonpely]

The fact that China is studying these videos and using them to train their forces in preparation for the invasion of Taiwan is what blows my mind

[@theimmortal4718]

​@@yourbossdonpely How many times did you write this? This battle has nothing in common with a seaborne amphibious operation

[@gangstar8652]

Rip Robert Bob Consiglio MM ex 42 RMC British SAS B Squadron died Iraq 27/1/1991 on call sign Bravo Two Zero. Mum misses you mate.

[@gangstar8652]

john ME109 Thankyou my friend. Respect to too NZsas and SASAus both excellent units, very very similar to British sas. Thanks fella.

[@BLove-cv9mo]

Bob should never have died had he not taken part in the invasion to steal the Iraqi oil. And millions of Iraqis would be alive had that invasion not taken place

[@gangstar8652]

BLove1880 Bob died doing what he did best, soldiering and if you knew the guy and told him beforehand it was going to get hairy Bob would of still gone anyway. His mission was to locate, detect and possibly destroy mobile scud missile launchers, nothing to do with oil, not for him anyway. I totally agree about the invasion of Iraq, it was a bad idea, same as Afghanistan of course it was. My problem with it apart from the futility of war is the fact that now there is a 100% more chance of a terrorist attack laid at ISIL's door happening than ever before Saddam was toppled. A waste all round

[@byronharano2391]

Sorry for your loss

[@BLove-cv9mo]

@@byronharano2391 What do you say to over a million dead Iraqis?

[@savagex466-qt1io]

This is awsome ... amazing detail. USA is such a heavy hitter.

[@allxtend4005]

yes as long as it is a weak enemy, but still cant defead rice farmers :(

[@cenccenc946]

my favorite story was about how the american armor rolled in to the bagdad airport at night, and found no one. everyone bedded down for the night. at first light they woke-up to discover a iraq armored force was on the other end of the runway, and the iraqs did not detect them roll in either. a quick battle ensued to sort out the parking situation. LOL Not sure what documentary I seen that story told.

[@hellohello8556]

Dead set?

[@recoil14u]

I was there. 3/69AR Scout Platoon 1st BCT. I can tell you first hand that we woke up in a hurry.

[@RoseRose-nt4ju]

@@recoil14u did you wipe them out? How many casualties were on your side in that battle and was there a lot of Iraqi resistance?

[@tahaemad5809]

two battles happened in the airport at first one people witnessed fedyeens holding american heads while moving i buses because they ere told if someone bring a head of us soldier they will recieve money

[@yourbossdonpely]

The fact that China is studying these videos and using them to train their forces in preparation for the invasion of Taiwan is what blows my mind

[@genghiskahn1989]

Why? China wants to invade Taiwan?

[@VesproDBA]

@@genghiskahn1989 been hibernating have you

[@djsipp4743]

2022 it's about to happen

[@pabloeskabar9611]

China ppl don't want no Smoke 🥱.... China ppl in 2 or 3 generations dam sure will though 😳

[@noco7243]

I'm not suprised. If you don't learn from other's mistakes (or successes) then you'll be doomed to repeat their failures. If the Russian MoD learned from the American invasion of Iraq, they very likely wouldn't have the issues they're having now.

[@dewygreen4646]

11:45 what a friendly, curious dog ;-))

[@Mohammed_Amer..2003.]

yes

[@markrodriguez5936]

Speed and Power!

[@kalasag9113]

Larry, Curly, Moe?! 'love it!!! (minute 35).

[@robashton8606]

RIP Sgt. 1st class Smith. Did what had to be done to protect his brothers. Respect from the UK.

[@2loco]

Now he will meet his creator and answer for his actions. Killing innocents is not honourable

[@theimmortal4718]

​@@2loco He was fighting Fedayeen, not babies

[@petermallia558]

Very very good documentary, excellent in narration and script as well as details around describing the particular parts of missions and systems as in bridgehead. Enjoyed it a lot, shame It didn't have any action with the Brits nvolved and the indestructible Challenger 2, no losses, nit a single one accept one from a blue on blue incident by another Challenger 2.

[@a10warthog28]

I love the usage of arma.

[@Impailer67]

had a buddy in a med unit , they had 4 enemy tank crews surrender to them .

[@hellbreaksloose5536]

The Marines perspective would be great to see in this format. Also if anyone can recommend something similar to this with the Marines perspective I would appreciate it.

[@iquote7806]

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[@iquote7806]

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[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Isn't Generation Kill , the HBO miniseries, a good representation of this? Try that out. It's not all action, but it apparently covers things really well.

[@krisporter7717]

I just watched released footage from marines. Its a documentary on cinema. Thats what brought me here. Combat obscura. Filmed by 18 y.o miles lagoze, videograpger for recruiting purposes, but he didn't stop recording. He released the footage the corps doesn't want you to see.

[@bluecollarvet_tv8615]

Marines perspective : The army covered and saved our asses many times. I.E. Fallujah. End perspective

[@macbrown99]

Somehow this voice and those mission layout pages remind me of playing Mechwarrior 3.

[@SargesCustoms]

The back of my big ole head at 40:32.... awesome.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

you're a goddamn hero soldier

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

I was 20 years old and it’s the first time I had seen what really happens when a tank takes a direct hit and saw this spinning turret 200 feet in the air 😮

[@brandofoster6195]

😮

[@jp38able]

37:35 When you order a mine obstacle from Wish.

[@captianpicard1055]

Bruh

[@loundclear9279]

Now that’s funny as hell😂😂😂

[@bodyboardingchronicles602]

Steadfast & Loyal Men Of Battle 👊😎

[@brandonwagner3873]

Cool

[@itsnotalwaysblackandwhite8624]

17 Years on and the coalition are still trying to stabilise Iraq❓❓A conflict reminiscent for peace in Afghanistan. Once again a brilliant piece of work, graphics and intelligence. Being able to have insight to the command process was riveting.

[@residental4331]

They are not trying to stabilize anything, what you see now is all designed to be like that and will always be.

[@Papi1960R]

No the get out of town tour is over. The Iraqi government asked the US and Allies to leave years ago, but then asked for help when ISIS rose to power. Just a great example of how punitive expeditions are correct. Go in, break everything, kill specific leadership, destroy specific institutions, and leave spending zero dollars to fix anything. Nation building after regime change is the total loss proposition. Allied Troops should have exited Iraq by Christmas 2003 and left a big FU only.

[@itsnotalwaysblackandwhite8624]

@@Papi1960R At the end of the day. Afghanistan was all about the poppy fields and heroin. Iraq has oil.

[@Papi1960R]

@@itsnotalwaysblackandwhite8624 Iraq has oil. And their Government agreed to sell none of it to the United States. The Iraqi National Export board has exclusive contracts with China, India, Spain and South Africa. But then again its one of those things I'll just say I guess you had to be there. I deployed to Afghanistan 7 times all over a year. I deployed to Iraq for the Invasion in 03, the Surge in 07, and to fight ISIS in 2016/17.

[@otablott7779]

@@Papi1960R But why? Why do that to a people thosands of miles away who also need stability, peace, safety, happiness

[@JasonWester]

Man, I would have sworn that 3ID was a part of 18th Airborne Corps during the invasion.

[@unitedwestand5100]

Yes, during Desert Storm, and as part of the rapid deployment component of the military.

[@dalemllns]

Charlie Company 1-30INF(M) .... I was there for this. No one leaves the rock. I never left the rock. 😔

[@byronarnold6882]

Yes Sir.. C Co. 1-30 INF.!!!

[@bcask61]

I would have thought that scouting the terrain in the Karbala Gap would have been advisable.

[@JarodShapiro]

Wheres my OIF 3 brothers!!! 3rd ID!!

[@theimmortal4718]

3rd ID OIF 1, 3, and 5. I was at FOB Hope in Sadr in 2005

[@mikeoneil5770]

Probably at Fort Stewart, Georgia

[@theimmortal4718]

@@mikeoneil5770 Yep

[@BleedCubbieBlue77]

Oif 2 04-05 1st cav

[@randomweirdo2701]

@@BleedCubbieBlue77 I was also there in 2004. I worked as a medic in the ER at the big hospital in Baghdad (31st CSH). That place was unreal. So much carnage.

[@SV-DEDICATED]

If you weren't with 3ID, you were just watching. ROTM.

[@Papi1960R]

So true, although all 3 3rd ID Brigades were brought up past 100% manning by Battalions from the 101st. General Petreaus wanted his guys in the action, not just babysitting the MSRs. I was the head Arabic IT assigned to the Marine Ground Task Force. We moved like slugs, didn't fight too much, every suggestion I made in any situation was vetoed because I was a Army Officer not a Marine.

[@LESLASLESLAS]

I’m a DOG FACE SOLDIER! With a RIFLE ON MY SHOULDER’ And I EAT RAW MEAT FOR BREAKFAST EVERYDAY!

[@cmarz6564]

@@LESLASLESLAS SO FEED ME AMMUNITION KEEP ME IN THE 3rd DIVISION, YOUR DOG FACE SOLDIER'S A-OKAY!

[@robertsettle2590]

@@Papi1960R typical marine jealousy!!!

[@Papi1960R]

@@robertsettle2590 the majority of Marines and Marine NCOs are amazing Troopers and totally proficient at their war fighting tasks. Their Officer Corps is about 98% Buddy Fuckers. Somewhere in the Officer Basic course it is instilled in every Marine officer that they need to have their own personal bloody Tarawa or Peleliu on their record if they want to advance to the Senior ranks. Junior and Senior Marine officers waste the lives of their young Marines like it's nothing. At Al Kut the Divisional command group was right behind the first Tank platoon. We took fire from our right, the entire group turns their Hmmvs toward the fire, everyone hit the ground returning fire from the prone while laying behind the vehicle wheels. I told my driver to move up 30 meters to the left side of a M1. The CO orders a foot assault on palm Grove where the fire was coming from. He didn't use the 4 M1s and their 120mm cannons or their 4 M2s, no artillery or mortars. Just 35 young Marines crossing 90 yards of open dirt. As they assembled I called the fire support NCO and asked if he had a FO with eyes on the Grove? No. I made a call for fire for Mortars, and all hell broke loose because I was a Marine. The assault Platoon took off without any preparatory fires made it halfway before bogging down from great defensive grazing fire. 2 dead 7 wounded, before the CO finally brought in Artillery fire and Cobras. At the AAR other Marine Officers told me their career would be over for superseding the CO.

[@yourmomsdildo3938]

Good times.