Comments on: Operation Phantom Fury – Beginning of the End of al Qaeda in Iraq http://www.armchairgeneral.com/operation-phantom-fury-beginning-of-the-end-of-al-qaeda-in-iraq.htm All things military history! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: militaryhistory http://www.armchairgeneral.com/operation-phantom-fury-beginning-of-the-end-of-al-qaeda-in-iraq.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11557 militaryhistory Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:14:41 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6213#comment-11557 For more information about "New Dawn", including an exerpt, or information on the author, Richard Lowry, check at www.richardslowry.com or http://www.savasbeatie.com/books/book_page.php?bookVAR=NEW_DAWN&bookType=about&authorID1=RSLowry&authorID2=empty&authorID3=empty&authorID4=empty&authorID5=empty. For more information about “New Dawn”, including an exerpt, or information on the author, Richard Lowry, check at http://www.richardslowry.com or http://www.savasbeatie.com/books/book_page.php?bookVAR=NEW_DAWN&bookType=about&authorID1=RSLowry&authorID2=empty&authorID3=empty&authorID4=empty&authorID5=empty.

]]> By: Rey http://www.armchairgeneral.com/operation-phantom-fury-beginning-of-the-end-of-al-qaeda-in-iraq.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9677 Rey Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:39:52 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6213#comment-9677 I was part of that operation, I cant believe that it all happen 6 years ago, but the mission, the battle, and the aftermath are still fresh in my mind, I was with 3/5 1st platoon India company, and to me it was on honor to be part of something that was bigger than anything I can imagine, to be inbedded in histories pages and to have served and known the majority of the men that were awarded these citations and metals brings chills to my spine because some can just talk about their actions and their bravery, but I for 1 saw, witness, and supported these men's actions, semper fi marine corps, and for all those who participated in this event God bless you all, we have now reached immortality. I was part of that operation, I cant believe that it all happen 6 years ago, but the mission, the battle, and the aftermath are still fresh in my mind, I was with 3/5 1st platoon India company, and to me it was on honor to be part of something that was bigger than anything I can imagine, to be inbedded in histories pages and to have served and known the majority of the men that were awarded these citations and metals brings chills to my spine because some can just talk about their actions and their bravery, but I for 1 saw, witness, and supported these men’s actions, semper fi marine corps, and for all those who participated in this event God bless you all, we have now reached immortality.

]]> By: Afghanistan and Iraq articles « HMGS-MidSouth http://www.armchairgeneral.com/operation-phantom-fury-beginning-of-the-end-of-al-qaeda-in-iraq.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9597 Afghanistan and Iraq articles « HMGS-MidSouth Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:40:12 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6213#comment-9597 [...] to let you know about a couple of articles I published this week that may be of interest. One is Operation Phantom Fury – the Beginning of the End of Al Qaeda in Iraq, by Richard S. Lowry. Saturday will be the fifth anniversary of Phantom Fury, the second battle of [...] [...] to let you know about a couple of articles I published this week that may be of interest. One is Operation Phantom Fury – the Beginning of the End of Al Qaeda in Iraq, by Richard S. Lowry. Saturday will be the fifth anniversary of Phantom Fury, the second battle of [...]

]]> By: Rob Bodisch http://www.armchairgeneral.com/operation-phantom-fury-beginning-of-the-end-of-al-qaeda-in-iraq.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9307 Rob Bodisch Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:55:42 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6213#comment-9307 Richard, I like your opening monologue here! I think folks that read this book will not only be surprised that the 1st Marine Division actually led the attack with its two attached Army battalions (2-7 CAV and 2-2 Infantry) but they will also learn that this was quite possibly the most integrated and intense joint urban fight at the tactical level in many years. Hopefully you were able to capture all the details of how the 2-7 CAV and 2-2 Infantry employed their tanks relative to how RCT-1 and RCT-7 employed Marine tanks during this battle. Although there were clear differences, I think that the effects of both were complementary. In the case of 2-7 CAV, their use of an armored column Thunder Run down PL HENRY creating shock against the enemy and holding the LOC proved pivotal for the rest of RCT-1 being able to attack along a main LOC then fanning out to conduct detailed clearing. It was always good to see those 2-7 CAV tanks and Bradleys holding the LOC which in my mind essentially became a "life-line" for the Marines conducting the room-to-room clearing. When I say life-line, I mean to say that PL HENRY was used as a high-speed approach to resupply, re-attack, medevac, etc for the units in RCT-1. It also served as a boundary between RCT-1 and RCT-7. Holding that line open was only possible by the efforts of 2-7 CAV. The enemy also seemed to recognize the prominence of this road and I recall clearly how the 2-7 CAV soldiers never had a shortage of enemy rushing towards them. Anyway, I was suddenly reminded by your link popping up on my Facebook that the 5th Anniversary of this battle is almost here. Sometimes it feels this was so long ago, other times it feels like it was yesterday. I wish you the best of luck in your book, hope all is well and if you are celebrating the Marine Corps birthday soon, Semper Fi! Maj Rob Bodisch Richard,

I like your opening monologue here! I think folks that read this book will not only be surprised that the 1st Marine Division actually led the attack with its two attached Army battalions (2-7 CAV and 2-2 Infantry) but they will also learn that this was quite possibly the most integrated and intense joint urban fight at the tactical level in many years.

Hopefully you were able to capture all the details of how the 2-7 CAV and 2-2 Infantry employed their tanks relative to how RCT-1 and RCT-7 employed Marine tanks during this battle. Although there were clear differences, I think that the effects of both were complementary. In the case of 2-7 CAV, their use of an armored column Thunder Run down PL HENRY creating shock against the enemy and holding the LOC proved pivotal for the rest of RCT-1 being able to attack along a main LOC then fanning out to conduct detailed clearing.

It was always good to see those 2-7 CAV tanks and Bradleys holding the LOC which in my mind essentially became a “life-line” for the Marines conducting the room-to-room clearing. When I say life-line, I mean to say that PL HENRY was used as a high-speed approach to resupply, re-attack, medevac, etc for the units in RCT-1. It also served as a boundary between RCT-1 and RCT-7. Holding that line open was only possible by the efforts of 2-7 CAV. The enemy also seemed to recognize the prominence of this road and I recall clearly how the 2-7 CAV soldiers never had a shortage of enemy rushing towards them.

Anyway, I was suddenly reminded by your link popping up on my Facebook that the 5th Anniversary of this battle is almost here. Sometimes it feels this was so long ago, other times it feels like it was yesterday.

I wish you the best of luck in your book, hope all is well and if you are celebrating the Marine Corps birthday soon, Semper Fi!

Maj Rob Bodisch

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