Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) replaced Combined Joint Task Force 7 on May 15, 2004. It is the land forces component of United States Central Command that carried out the initial invasion of Iraq, designated the Coalition Forces Land Component Command, was established by Commander, US Army Forces Central Command, in 2002/3, to oversee two corps-sized organizations, I Marine Expeditionary Force and V Corps. These two corps-level formations carried out Operation Iraqi Freedom (the U.S. military term) which began on 20 March 2003. CFLCC was replaced by Combined Joint Task Force 7 on 14 June 2003. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emblem of the United States Central Command. ... General Meaning Coalition Forces Land Component Command, or CFLCC, is a generic U.S. and allied military term. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Combined Joint Task Force 7

Occupation zones in Iraq as of September 2003

On 23 July 2003 the Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 (OIF-2) rotation for Combined Joint Task Force 7 was announced. The 3rd Infantry Division was to be replaced by the 82nd Airborne Division (-), the I MEF by what was to become Multinational Division South Center, 4th Infantry Division by 1st Infantry Division, with an Army National Guard Brigade attached, 1st Armored Division by 1st Cavalry Division, also with an ARNG Brigade attached, 3 ACR by a Stryker brigade, and 101st Airborne Division by a putative Multinational Division that in the event was never formed. In the event, the 101st was replaced by Task Force Olympia. The 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade were to be withdrawn without replacement. Map: occupation (stabilization) zones in Iraq, September 2003 Made by Kpalion File links The following pages link to this file: Post-invasion Iraq, 2003-2005 Categories: GFDL images ... Map: occupation (stabilization) zones in Iraq, September 2003 Made by Kpalion File links The following pages link to this file: Post-invasion Iraq, 2003-2005 Categories: GFDL images ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the 173rd Airborne Brigrade. ...

The complete OIF-2 rotation to brigade level under CJTF-7 was as follows (although OIF-1 and OIF-3 units were present at virtually every point during OIF-2):

Areas of Responsibility in Iraq as at 30 April 2004

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• 81st Armoured Brigade Combat Team (Washington ARNG)
• Task Force Olympia - replaced 101 ABD as Multinational Division North
  • 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (United States)
• 1st Cavalry Division - became Task Force/MND Baghdad
  • 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
  • 2nd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division
  • 3rd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division
  • 5th Brigade Combat Team (Provisional), 1st Cavalry Division
  • 39th BCT (ARNG) (Baghdad/Taji, Iraq)
• 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd BCT, 1st ID
  • 3rd BCT, 1st ID
  • 2nd BCT, 25th ID
  • 30th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mechanized) (North Carolina Army National Guard)
• I Marine Expeditionary Force
  • 1st Marine Division
    • Regimental Combat Team 1
    • Regimental Combat Team 7
    • 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
• Multinational Division South Centre (Polish led)
  • Polish Brigade
  • Plus Ultra Brigade
  • Ukrainian Brigade

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Multi National Force Iraq

In its turn, CJTF 7 was replaced by Multinational Force Iraq on May 15, 2004. Multinational Force Iraq was established to handle strategic level issues while Multi-National Corps Iraq (MNC-I) directed the tactical battle. General George Casey serves as Commanding General. As of mid 2006 the 1st Corps Support Command based at Logistics Support Area Anaconda at Balad, Iraq was providing theatre logistics support. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George William Casey Jr. ... 1st Corps Support Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia The 1st Corps Support Command (1st COSCOM) is a major support unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. ... Balad Air Base control tower The Sustainer Theater at Camp Anaconda. ... Balad (Arabic: بلد) is a city 50 miles (80 kilometres) north of Baghdad in Iraq. ...

The two big units in OIF-3, announced by July 2004, were the 3rd Infantry Division, and the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York National Guard. The 3rd Infantry Division headquarters commanded two brigades of the division and the 256th Infantry Brigade of the Louisiana National Guard. The division relieved the 1st Cavalry Division in and around Baghdad.

OIF-3 Rotation

The complete OIF-3 rotation to brigade level under MNF-I was as follows:

Headquarters XVIII Airborne Corps Patch of the XVIII Airborne Corps. ...

• 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard
• 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas ARNG
• Task Force Freedom - northwest AOR?
  • 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (acting as TF HQ)
  • 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
  • 1st Styker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
• 3rd Infantry Division - MND Baghdad?
  • 2nd BCT, 3rd ID
  • 4th BCT, 3rd ID
  • 2nd BCT, 10th Mountain Division
  • 256th Brigade Combat Team (ARNG)
• 42nd Infantry Division (ARNG)
  • 1st BCT, 3rd ID
  • 3rd BCT, 3rd ID
  • 116th BCT (ARNG)
  • 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment RCT (ARNG)
• II MEF (Fwd)/2nd Marine Division
  • RCT-2
  • RCT-6
  • 2nd BCT, 2nd ID
  • 155th BCT (ARNG)

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OIF-4 Rotation

The OIF 4 rotation was announced on December 14, 2004.

The 4th Infantry Division's second deployment to Iraq began in the fall of 2005. The division headquarters replaced the 3rd Infantry Division, which had been directing security operations as the headquarters for Multi-National Division - Baghdad. The 4th assumed responsibility on January 7, 2006 for four provinces in central and southern Iraq: Baghdad, Karbala, An-Najaf and Babil. On January 7, 2006, MND-Baghdad also assumed responsibility for training Iraqi security forces and conducting security operations in the four provinces.

The 36th Aviation Brigade's subordination is unclear. It is definitely deployed within MNF-I but whether it is actually under 4th Infantry Division/MND Baghdad is unknown.

The complete rotation to brigade level under MNF-I is as follows:

V Corps (Fwd)

• 2nd BCT, 1st AD (forward based in Kuwait)
• 48th BCT (ARNG)
• 36th Combat Aviation Brigade (Army National Guard)
• 4th Infantry Division (MND Baghdad)
  • 1st BCT, 4th ID
  • 2nd BCT, 4th ID
  • 4th BCT, 4th ID
  • 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division
  • 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division
  • 4th BCT, 101st Airborne Division
• 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
  • 1st BCT, 1st AD
  • 3rd HBCT, 4th ID
  • 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division
  • 3rd BCT, 101st Airborne Division
  • 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
• I MEF (Fwd)/1st Marine Division
  • RCT-5
  • RCT-7
  • 2nd BCT, 28th ID (ARNG)

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OIF-5 Rotation

The Pentagon announced on June 20, 2006, units that will be deploying to Iraq as part of the OIF 5 rotation of forces:

• III Corps Headquarters, Fort Hood, Texas

• II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

• Division Headquarters, 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas

• Division Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, 45th Sustainment Brigade and 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

• 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska

• 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado

• 13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood, Texas

• 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany

• 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York

Multinational Corps Iraq now oversees divisions in the north of Iraq, in the west (Multinational Force West, usually manned by divisions of the United States Marine Corps), in Baghdad, in the Centre South sector (a Polish led Division) and in the south (the British led Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq). For the III Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, see III Corps (ACW). ... The 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), one of three MEFs in the Marine Corps, is a combined arms force consisting of ground, air, and logistics forces possessing the capability of projecting offensive combat power ashore while sustaining itself in combat without external assistance for a period of 60... The 1st Cavalry Division (1st Cav Div) is a heavy armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Hood, Texas. ... (Redirected from 25th Infantry Division) Patch of the United States Army 25th Infantry Division. ... (Redirected from 25th Infantry Division) Patch of the United States Army 25th Infantry Division. ... The 2d Infantry Division is a formation of the United States Army. ... Patch of the United States Army 1st Infantry Division. ... The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division of the United States Army currently serving under the XVIII Airborne Corps. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ... Multi-National Division (South-East) (MND(SE)) is a British commanded division responsible for security in the south east of Iraq. ...

External links

• Official MNF-I site
• CFLCC moves, GlobalSecurity.org