Rebirth of an Army

Abstract

Shortly after the United States led Coalition defeated and dismantled Iraqs military in 2003, it became a high priority for us to stand up an Army for the newly liberated country. The US and its allies did not plan on staying in Iraq forever. We planned to insert a new government and remove our forces as quickly as possible, letting Iraqis take responsibility for their own affairs. Our leaders quickly realized that a serious security vacuum had developed and that the coalition lacked the manpower to fight an escalating insurgency. In the summer of 2003, the Coalition started to recruit citizens, many from the old regimes army, to rekindle Iraqs security forces. The New Iraqi army had been initiated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 21, 2006
Accession Number
AD1140094

Entities

People

  • Rohan M Mcdermott

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Assault Rifles
  • Body Armor
  • Communication Equipment
  • Employment
  • Guns
  • Infantry
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Training
  • Mobile Phones
  • Night Vision
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • South Korea
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.