U.S. Marines In Afghanistan, 2001-2002: From the Sea

by Nathan S. Lowrey

49 chapters15h 25mEnglish2012

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This monograph is more than the story of Marine expeditionary operations in Afghanistan. It describes who our nation's enemies are; how America became involved in the Global War on Terrorism; and how the Marine Corps struggled to acquire a major role in Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as the actions of Marines and sailors who helped prosecute the air and ground campaigns against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces. - Excerpt from the Foreword by Charles P. Neimeyer

Chapters (48)

1Prologue Part 1 - Soviet-Afghan War and Beyond - Introduction; The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan; The Soviet-Afghan War

1248

2Prologue Part 2 - The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; The International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders; Sidebar (Territorial Sovereignty)

1343

3Prologue Part 3 - A Response from the White House; A New Administration

906

4Chapter 1 Part 1 - The Global War on Terrorism - Another Day of Infamy; On Board the USS Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group; Defining Military Options

1407

5Chapter 1 Part 2 - U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command

1086

6Chapter 2 Part 1 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Developing a Concept of Operations

1309

7Chapter 2 Part 2 - Joint Special Operations Task Force North; Adjusting Expectations

835

8Chapter 2 Part 3 - Combat Search and Rescue at Jacobabad, Pakistan; Sidebar (The Evolution of Expeditionary Warfare)

868

9Chapter 3 Part 1 - Striking Back - Air Operations; Refining Operational Strategy

1164

10Chapter 3 Part 2 - Initial Ground Operations

1427

11Chapter 4 Part 1 - Changing Plans - Spoiling for a Fight

1350

12Chapter 5 Part 1 - Naval Expeditionary Task Force 58 - Unified Command; Sidebar (Changing Amphibious Command Relationships)

1227

13Chapter 5 Part 2 - Everyone Fills Sandbags; Setting Up Shop; Team Building

1237

14Chapter 6 Part 1 - Operational Maneuver from the Sea - Battle Rhythms and Intelligence-Driven Operations; Coalition Building

1352

15Chapter 6 Part 2 - Task Organized and Scalable Raid Options; Sustained Operations Ashore

1008

16Chapter 6 Part 3 - Sustained Operations Ashore (cont)

1060

17Chapter 7 Part 1 - Operation Swift Freedom - The Campaign Continues; Staging for the Fight; Ship-to-Objective Maneuver

921

18Chapter 7 Part 2 - Ship-to-Objective Maneuver (cont)

797

19Chapter 7 Part 3 - Establishing Forward Operating Base Rhino

1284

20Chapter 7 Part 4 - Establishing Forward Operating Base Rhino (cont); An Unanticipated Operational Pause

1304

21Chapter 8 Part 1 - Concurrent and Distributed Operations at Forward Operating Base Rhino - Changing Command Relationship; Force Sustainment

1295

22Chapter 8 Part 2 - Airfield Maintenance and Camp Construction; Ongoing Events

1299

23Chapter 8 Part 3 - Ongoing Events (cont)

1423

24Chapter 9 Part 1 - Interdiction Operations - The Campaign Continues into Southern Afghanistan; Highway Interdiction

830

25Chapter 9 Part 2 - Highway Interdiction (cont)

1076

26Chapter 9 Part 3 - Highway Interdiction (cont)

1066

27Chapter 9 Part 4 - Highway Interdiction (cont)

852

28Chapter 10 Part 1 - Occupation and Exploitation Operations - Securing the Kabul Embassy

1229

29Chapter 10 Part 2 - Occupying Kandahar Airport

1196

30Chapter 10 Part 3 - Sensitive Site Exploitation: Tarnak Farms and Dewalak

576

31Chapter 11 Part 1 - Concurrent and Distributed Operations at Kandahar - Establishing a Second Forward Operating Base

866

32Chapter 11 Part 2 - Establishing a Second Forward Operating Base (cont); Detention Operations

1151

33Chapter 11 Part 3 - Detention Operations (cont); Visitors, Holiday Celebrations, and Continued Conflict

1077

34Chapter 12 Part 1 - Tora Bora - A View from the Front

1213

35Chapter 12 Part 2 - A Base Too Far; Wrapping Up; Sidebar (A Plan from the Past)

1495

36Chapter 13 Part 1 - Sensitive Site Exploitation and Security Missions - Garmabak Ghar Training Camp; Maiwand Garrison

1069

37Chapter 13 Part 2 - Lashkar Gah Command and Control Center; Zhawar Kili Cave Complex

1298

38Chapter 13 Part 3 - Khost-Gardez Mission Planning and Band-e Sardeh Airfield Survey; Tori Khel; Hazar Qadam; Khost Security Mission

1158

39Chapter 14 Part 1 - Winding Down - Reconstitution of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit; Continuing to Develop Kandahar; Relief in Place and Ongoing Operations

1376

40Chapter 14 Part 2 - Relief in Place and Ongoing Operations (cont); The Final Mission

1419

41Chapter 15 Part 1 - Marines During Operation Anaconda - Into the Valley

1037

42Chapter 15 Part 2 - Into the Valley (cont)

920

43Chapter 15 Part 3 - A Force in Readiness

1245

44Chapter 15 Part 4 - A Force in Readiness (cont); Operation Anaconda: Phase II

1146

45Chapter 15 Part 5 - Operation Harpoon

1142

46Epilogue Part 1 - A New Beginning - The Bonn Agreement; Operation Enduring Freedom-Phase III

1158

47Epilogue Part 2 - Operation Enduring Freedom-Phase III (cont)

872

48Epilogue Part 3 - Operation Enduring Freedom-Phase III (cont); Continuing Operations

955

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