Summary US Deployments Iraq May 25, 2003
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Iraq is operationally divided into 3 areas, but defacto there are 4: West Iraq,
South Iraq, North Iraq, and Baghdad.
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US V Corps [HQ Baghdad]
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1st Armd Div Baghdad
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3rd MechDiv Baghdad [most to be withdrawn]
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4th MechDiv N Iraq
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101st AmblDiv Mosul
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2nd Bde, 82 AbnDiv temporarily in Baghdad [or at least units - Bde was to go
home May]
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2 ACR Baghdad
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3rd ACR W Iraq
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173rd AbnBde N Iraq
- I MEF
[Southern Iraq]- Elements USMC are still in Northern Iraq
Detailed Deployments
US
dispositions [last known position]
HQ V Corps
- 1st ArmdDiv - Baghdad
- 3rd MechDiv [2 brigades will depart]
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1st Bde - E Baghdad [formerly at Baghdad IAP]
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2nd Bde - Central Baghdad
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3rd Bde - Baghdad [exact position unknown]
- 4th MechDiv
- 1st Bde [took part in Tikrit raid 5-15-03; may be division reserve]
- Bde - Mosul
- 3rd Brigade - Tikrit, Samarra, Ad Dawr
101st AmblDiv [has reinforcing armor attached, integral 3 AH-64 bns;
has 4/2nd ACR attached]-
Bde - Mosul
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2nd
Bde - Mosul
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Bde - Mosul
2nd ACR - Baghdad [all 4 squadrons should be in place 5-19-03]
3rd ACR - NW Iraq
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1/3rd ACR - W Iraq near Syria
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2/3rd ACR - AOR Fallujah-Ramadi-Habbaniya
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3/3rd ACR - W Iraq near Jordan [Hit-Rutba-frontier posts]
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4/3rd ACR - [helicopters] based at Ramadi and one other station
Other major units/formations
- 75th FA Bde [personnel used for WMD search, to return June]
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17th FA
Bde [Baghdad]
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7th Trans Gp
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30th Med Bde
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Med Bde [Kuwait]
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11th Aviation Brigade [3 AH-64 bns, including 1 from 1st CavDiv]
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18th and 800th MP Brigades [Baghdad IAP] latter is National Guard, 1,400 troops
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143rd,
204th, 527th, 537th, 551st [at Al Hillah], 549th, 615th, 977th [at Diwaniya], 1139th MP Companies [we are unsure to which bdes they belong]
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308th Civil Affairs Bde [Baghdad IAP]
HQ I MEF
- 2/6th Marines - HQ protection
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3rd MAW Talil
- 1 MarDiv
[All units now S Iraq]
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1st RCT [excluding 2/1; including 1/4 at Samawah]
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5th RCT [only regiment with all own battalions][some elements returning US]
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2/5th Marines Samawah
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?/5th Marines Diwaniyah
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7th RCT [apparently includes battalions from other regiments]
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1/7th
Marines Amarah
- 2/7th Marines Najaf
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3/7th Marines Karbala
- Unknown HQ Nasiriya-Kut-Amarah
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?/23rd Marines Kut [might be 3/23rd]
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3/23rd Marines An Numaniyah [might be only 1-2 companies], also reported Najaf
5-16-3
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1/25th Marines Nasariyah
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2/25th Marines Nasariyah-Shatrah
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4th LAR Bn [Iraq-Iran border]
- Other units protecting LOC
- National Guard elements such as 1/293rd Infantry