1

OPERATIONS UPDATEOPERATIONS UPDATE

29 MAY 0729 MAY 07

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

WELCOME FOREIGN ATTACHÉ

VISITORS

WELCOME FOREIGN ATTACHÉ

VISITORS

2

OEF-Philippines900 SOLDIERS

ARMY GLOBAL COMMITMENTSARMY GLOBAL COMMITMENTSARMY GLOBAL COMMITMENTS 257,000 SOLDIERS DEPLOYED / FORWARD STATION IN NEARLY 80 COUNTRIES OVERSEAS

* INCLUDES AC STATIONED OVERSEAS

OIF-IRAQ 107,000 SOLDIERS

OEF-PHILIPPINES600 SOLDIERS

ARMY PERSONNEL STRENGTHCOMPONENT R/C AUTHORIZED FOR

MOBILIZATION / ON CURRENT ORDERS- ACTIVE (AC) 507,000 N/A- RESERVE (RC)

USAR 188,000 25,000ARNG 351,000 40,000

1,046,000

SOUTH KOREA19,000 SOLDIERS

(PART OF AC STATION OVERSEAS)

OTHER OPERATIONS& EXERCISES

3,590 SOLDIERS

HOMELAND SECURITY

6,000 SOLDIERS(RC MOBILIZED STATESIDE)

JTF-BRAVO500 SOLDIERS

MFO700 SOLDIERS

OEF-AFGHANISTAN21,000 SOLDIERS

JTF-GTMO600 SOLDIERS

KFOR2,000 SOLDIERS

AS OF 15 MAY 07

AC STATIONED OVERSEAS 108,000AC STATIONED STATESIDE 397,000

OIF / OEF KUWAIT13,000

BOSNIA10 SOLDIERS

ALASKA12,000 SOLDIERS

USAREUR52,000 SOLDIERS

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AVERAGE COMBAT SOLDIER PROFILE

RANK:

AGE:

TIME IN SERVICE:

BASE PAY:

EDUCATION:

MARITAL STATUS:

RACE:

GENDER:

AVERAGE WORK DAY:

E-4 (CORPORAL / SPECIALIST)

22

4 YEARS

$1,978.50/MONTH

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE

MARRIED W/ TWO CHILDREN

40% MINORITY

15% FEMALE

WHEN THE MISSION IS COMPLETE

ALL VOLUNTEERFORCE

ALL VOLUNTEERFORCE

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

4

115,000SOLDIERS

SUPPORTING THEJOINT FIGHT

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOMOPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

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OUR MISSION IN IRAQ

MISSION: MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ CONDUCTS COMBAT, STABILITY, AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN COORDINATION WITH THE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES TO SECURE THE POPULATION, DEFEAT TERRORISTS AND IRRECONCILABLE EXTREMISTS, NEUTRALIZE INSURGENT AND MILITIA GROUPS, AND TRANSITION RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE ISF IN ORDER TO REDUCE VIOLENCE, GAIN THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE, STABILIZE IRAQ, AND ENABLE GOI SECURITY SELF-RELIANCE.

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

6

RCT 2 (+)

1/3RCT 2 (+)

1-73

3/253/82

4/1 (-)

RCT 6

IRAN

SAUDI ARABIAKUWAIT

JORDAN

SYRIA

TURKEY

AS

ROUK

DA

UK

PL

ES

3/3

2/104/25

GROUND FORCES

ACTIVE ARMY 93,000RESERVE ARMY 27,000TOTAL 120,000

COALITION 12,000MARINES 22,000AIR FORCE 10,000NAVY 4,000

TOTAL 168,000

IRAQ THEATER OF OPERATIONS

ARMY AVIATIONAH-64 100UH-60 220CH-47 40 OH-58D 60FIXED-WING 20UAV 180

ARMY HEAVY FORCESABRAMS 390BRADLEY 830STRYKER 660ASV 670ARTILLERY 220MLRS 10UAH 13,160

AS OF 15 MAY 07

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UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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OUR ARMY IN IRAQ

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TYPES OF MISSIONS

DISMOUNTED OPERATIONS

TRAINING THE IRAQI ARMY

IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTUREMOUNTED PATROLS

UNIT SPECIFICBCT

MITTUSACE

CONVOY SUPPORT

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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DEPLOYED FOR UP TO 15 MONTHS…TWO WEEKS R & R

PATROL DUTY IN IRAQ0600 PRE-COMBAT INSPECTION0800 DAYLIGHT PATROL OPERATIONSTASKS:

• LAND NAVIGATION• COMMUNICATIONS• ENGAGE W/ DIRECT FIRES• ENGAGE W/ INDIRECT FIRES• REACT TO AMBUSH / IED• EMPLOY CLOSE AIR SUPPORT• FIRST AID / MEDIVAC PROCEDURES• CIVIL AFFAIRS / LIAISON OPERATIONS

MID-DAY MEAL (normally on the move)PATROLS LAST 5-8 HOURS FOLLOWED BYRETURN TO BASE AND AFTER-ACTIONREVIEW, MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING:

• CLEAN WEAPONS / FUNCTIONS CHECKS• REFUEL AND READY VEHICLES• RESUPPLY OPERATIONS• INTELLIGENCE DISSEMINATION

1730 DINNER2000 NIGHT PATROL OPERATIONS BY FRESH TROOPS REPEATING THE ABOVE TASKS AND DUTIES THROUGH THE NIGHT

9UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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10

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

% of TOTAL TOTALS: IRAQI FORCES 68% 338,000US FORCES 29% 144,000MNF-I FORCES 2% 12,000NTM-I FORCES 0% 100GRAND TOTAL 494,100

COALITION SUPPORT TO OIF

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DA

UK

SAUDI ARABIA

AS

RO

PL

ES

ALBANIAARMENIAAUSTRALIABOSNIA/HERZEL SALVADORGEORGIAJAPANKAZAKHSTANKOREALATVIAMACEDONIAMOLDOVIAMONGOLIASINGAPORESLOVAKIA

MNF-I

HUNGARYICELANDITALYNETHERLANDSPORTUGALSLOVENIATURKEY

NTM-I

BULGARIACZECH REPDENMARKESTONIALITHUANIAPOLANDROMANIAUKRAINEUKUS

MNF-I/NTM-I

33 COUNTRIESSUPPORTING IRAQ

11

US PRT 7

COALITION 3

NEW 10

TOTAL PRT 20

US PRT

COALITION PRT

NEW PRT

BCT

NEW PRT FOOTPRINT

Anbar

Ninawa

Najaf

Salah ad Din

MuthannaBasrah

Diyala

Kirkuk

KarbalaWasit

Maysan

Dhi Qar

Diwaniyah

Babil

Baghdad

Sulaymaniyah

Erbil

Dahuk

1 PRT PLUS 6 NEW PRTs IN

BAGHDAD AREA

NORTH BABIL

PROVINCIAL SUPPORT TEAM

1 PRT PLUS 3

NEW PRTsIN ANBAR

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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IRAQ PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS

FOCUSFOCUS

ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ IMPROVE SECURITY, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, AND LOCAL GOVERNING ACTIONS.

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

• GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ (GoI) IS VIEWED AS LEGITIMATE BY IRAQI PEOPLE

• GoI PROVIDES SECURITY, ESSENTIAL SERVICES, JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL IRAQI CITIZENS

• IRAQ IS SELF-RELIANT AND POLITICALLY STABLE• INACCESSIBLE AS A SAFE HAVEN FOR TERRORISTS• INTEGRATED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

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Complete 5070

Complete 520

Complete 6014

Complete 219

Complete 0

Complete 347

Complete 93

Complete 103Grand Total 12366

ISFF

ESF

MILCON

OMA

OTHER

Program IRRF

CERP

DFI

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION INITIATIVES

AL BASRAH OIL AL BASRAH OIL TERMINALTERMINAL

ERBILERBIL--IFRAZ WATER IFRAZ WATER SUPPLYSUPPLY

AL KARKH AL KARKH COURTHOUSE COURTHOUSE

BAIJIBAIJI--HADITHAHADITHA--QAIM QAIM 400KV400KV

• 12,366 PROJECTS COMPLETE AT A COST OF $9.16B

• THERE ARE 676 ONGOING AT $781.6M

• $5.3B REMAINS TO SPENT ON 1600 PLANNED RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

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IRAQ CHALLENGES

• BUILDING GOVERNMENT CAPACITY TO PROVIDE BASIC SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE

• GETTING ECONOMIC GROWTH TO EMPLOY THE YOUNG MALES

• ESTABLISHING RULE OF LAW WITHIN THE COUNTRY

• SECURING BAGHDAD AND THE SUNNI TRIANGLE

• BUILDING IRAQI SECURITY FORCES (POLICE & ARMY) TO PROVIDE SECURITY AND SUSTAIN ITSELF

• COUNTER IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (IED) THREAT

• COUNTER MORTAR THREAT

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

15

ABU NUWAS PARK – BEFORE…

15

…AND AFTER

IRAQ SUCCESS STORY

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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OUR MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN

• CONDUCT FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS TO DEFEAT TERRORIST AND INSURGENT ELEMENTS

• INTEGRATE JOINT, INTER-AGENCY AND MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES PARTNERED WITH THE AFGHANS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH SECURITY

• DETER THE RE-EMERGENCE OF TERRORISM TO ENHANCE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF AFGHANISTAN

US FORCES ALONG WITH AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES:

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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AFGHANISTAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

TURKMENISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

IRAN

PAKISTAN

ORUZGAN

SPIN BOLDAK

TARIN KOWT

KANDAHAR

GHAZNI

SHKIN

GARDEZ

GERESHK SHINKAY

QALATDEH RAWOD

CHAGCHARAN

ANACONDA

FOB BERMEL

CHAMKANIKHOWST

FOB WARRIOR

KABULBAMIAN

JALALABADBAGRAM

METHAR LAM

NARAY

KONDUZ

FAYZABAD

MAIMANA

HERAT

SHINDAND`

FARAH

LASHKAR GAH

QALA NAW

MAZAR-E SHARIF

ASADABAD

MUSA QALEH

GE

NO

IT

SP

RO

XXXX

FR

IT

TU82 CJTF 10

82

GROUND FORCES

ACTIVE ARMY 17,800RESERVE ARMY 3,200TOTAL 21,000

COALITION 21,700MARINES 200AIR FORCE 4,000NAVY 900

TOTAL 47,800

ARMY AVIATION

AH-64UH-60CH-47

25 5025

UAV 30

SPECIAL OPERATIONSFORCES

ARSOF 1,420

NL

CA

AS OF 15 MAY 07

UK

UK

UK

RC WEST

RC NORTH

RC SOUTH

RC EAST

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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NATIONAL COMMAND

COORDINATION

NATO OPCON

US TACON

USCENTCOM

MG Durbin, USA

ADM Fallon

ISAF

JFC Brunssum

SHAPE

GEN Back

GEN Jones

TF CT

CJTF-82

US EMBASSY

ANSF Title 22Funding

RC Capital RC West RC North RC South

NSE TF PhoenixBG Pritt, 41st BDE, ORNG

RC East

GEN McNeil

DCOM SecurityMG Layfield, USA

TF Police

SES

InteragencyCoord CellBCT

CSTC-A(Kabul)

SOCCE

ATF

ISAF C2 STRUCTURE: 14 MAY 07

BCTCJSOTF-A

SOCCENT(KUWAIT)

BG Erden BG Van LoonBG Satta BG Blotz

MG Rodrieguez, USA

4/82 ABNCOL SCHWEITZER

3/10 MTNCOL NICHLSON

3RD SFGCOL HAAS

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

19

PO

RO

CA

TURKMENISTAN UZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTAN

IRAN

AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTING NATIONS

ORUZGAN

SPIN BOLDAK

TARIN KOWT

KANDAHAR

ORGUN-EGHAZNI

GARDEZ

GERESHK SHINKAY

QALATDEH CHOPANDEH RAWOD

CHAGCHARAN

FOB BERMEL

CHAMKANI

KHOWSTSHARANA

KABUL

BAMIAN

JALALABADBAGRAM

METHAR LAM

NARAY

KONDUZ

FAYZABAD

MAIMANA

HERAT

SHINDAND

FARAH

LASHKAR GAH

QALA NAW

IT

SP

FR

IT

TUMAZAR-E SHARIF

ASADABAD

llNO

PAKISTAN

MUSA QALEH

NL

UK

GE

CONTRIBUTING NATIONSUNITED STATES 26,000UNITED KINGDOM 5,200GERMANY 3,000CANADA 2,500NETHERLANDS 2,200ITALY 1,950FRANCE 1,000TURKEY 800ROMANIA 750SPAIN 550AUSTRALIA 500NORWAY 500POLAND 500DENMARK 400BELGIUM 300OTHER: 4,300– ALBANIA - AUSTRIA– AZERBAIJAN - BULGARIA– CROATIA - CZECH REPUBLIC– ESTONIA - FINLAND– GREECE - HUNGARY– ICELAND - IRELAND– LATVIA - LITHUANIA– LUXEMBURG - MACEDONIA– NEW ZEALAND - PORTUGAL– SLOVAKIA - SLOVENIA– SWEDEN - SWITZERLAND

TOTALS:37 NATIONS47,750 SERVICE MEMBERSAS OF 20 APR 07FORCE NUMBERS ARE APPROXIMATE

RC-WESTITALIAN LEAD

RC-SOUTHUK LEAD

RC-NORTHGERMAN LEAD

RC-EASTUS LEAD

RC-CAPITALTURKISH LEAD

US

US

USUS

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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TURKMENISTAN

PAKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

IRAN

UZBEKISTANPROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS

TARIN KOWT

KANDAHAR

GHAZNI

SHKIN

GARDEZ

QALAT

CHAGCHARAN

KHOWSTSHARANA

KABULBAMIAN JALALABADBAGRAM

METHAR LAM

NURISTAN

KONDUZ

FAYZABAD

MAIMANA

HERAT

SHINDAND

FARAH

LASHKAR GAH

QALA NAW

MAZAR-E SHARIF

ASADABAD

PAKISTAN

POL-E-KHUMRI

WARDAK

PANJSHIR

PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS

LOCATION COUNTRY

RC-NORTH (5):- MAIMANA NORWAY- MAZAR-E-SHARIF SWEDEN- KONDUZ GERMANY- FAYZABAD GERMANY- POL-E-KUMRI HUNGARY

RC-EAST (12):- ASADABAD USA- METHAR LAM USA- BAGRAM USA- JALALABAD USA- WARDAK TURKEY- BAMIAN NEW ZEALAND- GHAZNI USA- SHARANA USA- GARDEZ USA- KHOWST USA- PANJSHIR USA- NURISTAN USA

RC-SOUTH (4):- QALAT USA, ROMANIA- TARIN KOWT NZ, AUSTRALIA- KANDAHAR CANADA- LASHKAR GAH UK, DENMARK,

SPAINRC-WEST (4):- FARAH USA- HERAT ITALY- QALA NAW SPAIN- CHAGCHARAN LITHUANIA

TYPICAL ORGANIZATIONELEMENT PERSONNELCOMMAND 2ADMINISTRATION 4OPERATIONS 8SUPPLY 10FORCE PROTECTION 40CIVIL-MILITARY OPTNS 15TRANSLATORS 4CIVILIAN SUPPORT 4(USAID, DOS, USDA, GOA-MOI)

TOTAL ~85

RC WEST

RC NORTH

RC SOUTH

RC EAST

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TURKMENISTAN

PAKISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

IRAN

RECONSTRUCTION INITIATIVES

TARIN KOWT

KANDAHAR

GHAZNI

SHKIN

GARDEZ

QALAT

CHAGCHARAN

KHOWSTSHARANA

KABULBAMIAN JALALABADBAGRAM

METHAR LAM

NURISTAN

KONDUZ

FAYZABAD

MAIMANA

HERAT

SHINDAND

FARAH

LASHKAR GAH

QALA NAW

MAZAR-E SHARIF

ASADABAD

PAKISTAN

POL-E-KHUMRI

WARDAK

PANJSHIR

RC-WEST

RC-SOUTH

RC-NORTH

RC-EAST

RC-CAPITAL

RC-CAPITALPRT PROJECTS $10,764,000OTHER PROJECTS $52,654,000

TOTAL $63,418,000

RC-NORTHPRT PROJECTS $31,704,000OTHER PROJECTS $170,380,000

TOTAL $202,084,000

RC-WESTPRT PROJECTS $165,804,000OTHER PROJECTS $72,438,000

TOTAL $238,242,000

RC-SOUTHPRT PROJECTS $110,001,000OTHER PROJECTS $119,531,000

TOTAL $229,532,000

RC-EASTPRT PROJECTS $285,385,000OTHER PROJECTS $228,812,000

TOTAL $314,197,000

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1 - RURAL DEVELOPMENT2 - INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT / IMPROVEMENT3 - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CAPACITY BUILDING

• THREE MAIN AREAS:

AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTIONUNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND - ARTF

• COALITION PARTNERSHIPS UNITED KINGDOMUNITED STATESEUROPEAN COMMISSIONGERMANYCANADA

NETHERLANDSNORWAYSWEDENOTHERS

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

1 - RURAL DEVELOPMENT

2 - INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT / IMPROVEMENT

3 - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CAPACITY BUILDING

• EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR:

23

AFGHANISTAN RING ROAD

Kandahar

KabulHerat

Jalalabad

Dilaram

PakistanIran

12a

3

4

5

67

8

20

10

11

12

13

B

C

D

E

F

Spin Boldak

2b2c

Donors, Estimated Cost

ADB, Kuwait, $25M

Japan, $62M

USA, $216M

Iran, $43MIndia, $84 M-

Iran, Saudi, ADB, Unfunded-

EU, €64 M

Italy, €36M

Pakistan, $25M

ADB, $70M; $20M JFPR

1

2a

3

4

56

7

8

9

10

11

12

13WB, $70M

Non -Funded

USA, $260M

2b

2c

Saudi, $61M

Japan, $34M

Pul-i-khumri

Doshi

WB, $30M14

14

15

16

17

18

IDB , WB, $10M

WB, $5MUSAID, $105M;WB $35M

USAID $270M9 Provincial Roads

Bazarak15

16

17

19

9

19 20 ADB, $135m for both

21

21

Spain, $62 MUNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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AFGHANISTAN SUCCESS STORIES

AGRICULTURE• THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 28,000 MICRO-LOANS GIVEN OUT FOR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES• AT LEAST 140 FARM MARKETS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED• SINCE 2004, THERE HAS BEEN A 40% INCREASE IN CEREAL PRODUCTION, AND A 46% INCREASE IN

WHEAT PRODUCTION

ECONOMICS• AFGHANISTAN ECONOMY VALUED AT $2.4 BILLION IN 2002; $7.3 BILLION IN 2006, AND PROJECTED TO

RISE TO $8.8 BILLION IN 2007 • PER CAPITA INCOME HAS DOUBLED SINCE 2001• US PORTION OF THE KANDAHAR-HERAT HIGHWAY HAS REDUCED TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN THOSE

TWO MAJOR CITIES FROM 10 HOURS TO 4.3 HOURS

EDUCATION• THE US HAS HELPED PRINT MORE THAN 48 MILLION TEXTBOOKS AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 42

MILLION • MORE THAN 50,000 TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED. AT LEAST 65,000 TEACHERS REGULARLY LISTEN

TO A RADIO TEACHING PROGRAM THAT AIRS DAILY • AT LEAST 5 MILLION STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED, A 500%INCREASE SINCE 2001. OF THESE, 40%

FEMALES

HEALTH CARE• AT LEAST 80% OF THE POPULATION HAS ACCESS TO BASIC HEALTH CARE• MORE THAN 500 HEALTH CLINICS HAVE BEEN BUILT AND SERVE 340,000 PATIENTS PER MONTH,

REACHING APPROXIMATELY 7.4 MILLION CITIZENS• SINCE 2004, FULL IMMUNIZATION FOR CHILDREN 1–2 YEARS OF AGE HAS INCREASED 150%, TO 37% OF

THE POPULATION

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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AFGHANISTAN CHALLENGES

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

• SECURITY:– TALIBAN RESURGENCE IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PROVINCES– PROFESSIONALISM OF THE AFGHAN ARMY– LOCAL POLICE CORRUPTION– PAKISTAN BORDER CONTROL: MOVEMENT OF TALIBAN & CLASHES W/PAKISTAN

• IROA (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN) GOVERNANCE:– CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AND NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION CAPACITY– CORRUPTION OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS– EXPANDING NATIONAL INFLUENCE TO REMOTE PROVINCES– GOVERNMENT REVENUE COLLECTION

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:– POPPY ERADICATION– FINDING ALTERNATE PROFITABLE CROPS– ILLICIT DRUG TRADE

26

WHAT THE COALITION FORCES ARE UP AGAINST…

…IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES (IEDs) AND “SNIPER” THREAT

AND HOW WE PROTECT THE MOST PRECIOUS ASSET… SOLDIERS

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

27

IED MAIN COMPONENTS

POWER SOURCE

INITIATOR

SWITCH

CASE MAIN

CHARGE

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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CONCEALMENT / EMPLACEMENT

ELEVATED ON LIGHT

POLES AND BEHIND

ROAD SIGNS DRAINAGE CULVERTS

PLACING RC ANTENNA

OUTSIDE OF CREW BUBBLE

TTPS

CURBS AND BARRIERS EFPs

PLACED IN THE ROAD

TRASH, SAND BAGS,

CONCRETE

VEHICLES (VBIED) –STATIC

AND MOBILE

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

29

VEHICLE BORNE IED DAMAGEUNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

30

SUICIDE VEST IEDUNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

31

“SNIPER” THREATUNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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COALITION COUNTER IED EFFORTS

COALITION PARTNERS ARE PART OF THE C-IED FIGHT:• ALL PATROLLING AND SEARCH OPERATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO C-IED EFFORT• COALITION PARTNERS PROVIDE SPECIALIST C-IED FORCES• COALITION EOD EFFORTS TO REMOVE UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE (UXO) AND

EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR (ERW) INTERDICT MUNITIONS SUPPLY TO THE BOMB BUILDERS

• COALITION REPRESENTATION ON JOINT IED DEFEAT ORGANIZATION STAFF• US AND COALITION EQUIPMENT / POLICY EFFORTS:

– NATO C-IED PUBLICATION– US / COALITION COMPATIBLE CREW SYSTEMS

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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REF COUNTER IED EFFORT…EXAMPLES

CYCLONE POWERFUL AIR BLOWER USED TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND OTHER OBJECTS THAT MAY CONCEAL IEDs

DESIGNED TO DEFEAT THE HANDGUN ROUNDSAND BOMB FRAGMENTATIONS

BALLISTIC FACE SHIELDS

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

IDENTIFIES POSSIBLE IEDs

TACMAV

PACBOT ROBOTMARCBOT ROBOT

30% FASTER, GRIPS 3X STRONGER, AND LIFTS 2X ITS PREDECESSOR

21 INCH TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

34

OUR SOLDIERS…OUT FRONT FOR FREEDOMUNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

35UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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WARRIOR ETHOSWARRIOR ETHOS

THIS IS HOW OUR AMERICAN SOLDIER VIEWS LIFETHIS IS HOW OUR AMERICAN SOLDIER VIEWS LIFE

I WILL ALWAYS PLACE THE MISSION FIRSTI WILL NEVER ACCEPT DEFEAT

I WILL NEVER QUITI WILL NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE

I WILL ALWAYS PLACE THE MISSION FIRSTI WILL NEVER ACCEPT DEFEAT

I WILL NEVER QUITI WILL NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

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OPERATIONS UPDATE

*****DRAFT *****

OPERATIONS UPDATE

*****DRAFT *****

29 MAY 0729 MAY 07

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