The Red Dragons Go to Iraq

Abstract

This paper will address the deployment of the 3-13th Field Artillery Battalion during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. The unit had many non-artillery missions including Force Protection and Combat Patrols. The use of crater analysis became a great asset for projectiles that the radar could not identify. The 3-13th Field Artillery Battalion is a MLRS unit that tested GMLRS rockets in combat on live targets. The unit was a test pilot for doctrinal change. MLRS units deploy as a battery with command and control over platoons. The battalion deployed platoons as separate units, but needed maintenance and supply equipment, tools, and personnel. This paper assesses these types of deployments, and addresses the need for MTOE changes for additional personnel, tools, and equipment to ensure success on today's battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 24, 2006
Accession Number
AD1137136

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey O. Adams

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Patrols
  • Command And Control
  • Deployment
  • Force Protection
  • Iraqi-War
  • Launchers
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Supervisors
  • Training
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control