Qaeda forces occupying towns and villages in the vicinity of Shahi Khot in order to gain control of the valley.1 The US needed the towns, villages, mountains, and more importantly, the intricate and hard to access caves cleared of enemy fighters. Units participating in the operation included elements of the 101st Airborne Division, 10th Mountain Division, Special Operations Forces (SOF), and Coalition forces from seven nations including Afghanistan.2 With so many different nations fighting along with
Operation Anaconda was a success, but it was not without errors, and could have ended a number of ways. Numerous Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen were killed or gravely wounded due to several major miscalculations that could have been easily avoided. Some Commanders will eventually either ignore or undervalue critical intelligence during warfare and, unfortunately, that will not stop anytime soon. Also, the over-compartmentalization of intelligence can create problems for a mission. This paper details
United States Army prompted and selected Major General Hagenbeck to command the 10th Mountain Division to establish forward Headquarters. Major Gen. Hagenbeck had some significant hurdles to cross. The thinly stretched and highly stressed division headquarters was undermanned because their manpower was already
command the 10th Mountain Division to establish forward Headquarters. Major Gen. Hagenbeck had some significant hurdles to cross. The thinly stretched and highly stressed division headquarters was undermanned because their manpower was already
Shahikot Valley, which is 80 miles southeast of Kabul, and 18 miles south of Gardez. The Valley is 5 miles long and 2.5 miles wide. In the valley are 4 small towns, Marzak, Babulkhel, Serkhankhel and Zerki Kale. The valley is surrounded by High Mountain ridges. On the west side there is a ridge code named Whale which is 9,000 feet high and on the east side is a ridgeline where the highest peak (10,469 feet) is called Takur Ghar. On the southern end of the valley is a ridgeline called the finger
Kasserine Pass was a 2 mile-wide strategic main supply route in the North African country of Tunisia. The pass was settled in the grand dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains. The battle consisted of elements of US 1st Armored Division that was led by General Lloyd Fredendall for the Allied forces vs. the German 10th and 21st Panzer Divisions led by German General Erwin Rommel also known as the Desert Fox, for the Axis. The battle took place starting on February 14, 1943 and lasting through February 25
Afghanistan using a sizable amount of U.S. ground forces. This was due to the Taliban having control over the Shahikot Valley. However, there was no Unity of Command established. Due to this sizable ground force, General Franks appointed the 10th Mountain Division Commander, Major General (MG) Hagenbeck as the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) commander. MG Hagenback was appointed only days before the operation was to take place. As with COL Mulholland, MG Hagenback did not have control over all of the
Operation Anaconda: The Road to Victory Operation Anaconda was a strategic effort to remove all al-Qaeda fighters and their allies in Shahikot Valley located in Paktia province bordering Pakistan. This was due to the brutal attack of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001. The strategical planning and preparation for battle leading up to the invasion was complex. The uncertainties of organizational structure and integrating the forces would prove difficult in planning which
The war in Afghanistan sparked numerous operations conducted by the U.S. military and its coalition forces. One of the most influential operation until today was Operation Anaconda. Fought in the Shahi-Kot Valley during early march 2002, it was the largest American battle since the Gulf War, and their first high altitude battle ever encounter. The goal of the Operation Anaconda was to eradicate the remaining Taliban and al Qaeda foothold within the eastern region of Afghanistan. Although, originally
Dorsal Mountains, which are part of the Atlas Mountain Range, two miles wide in west central Tunisia. This battle was between the Allied Forces lead by British General Bernard L. Montgomery and consisted of British, American and French troops that formed a defensive line against General Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps of the German Army. 2. REVIEW THE SETTING (SET THE STAGE): a. Strategic/Operational Overview The Battle of Kasserine Pass pitted the German 10th and 21st Panzer divisions against
the Cretaceous period, from 145 to 65 mya (Levin). Pangea When the new era began, the supercontinent Pangea started to split into two, our modern North America being part of Laurasia first, then of Laurentia, when it split even more (Levin). The division of Pangea lasted around 150 my, into the Cenozoic Era (Levin). Tectonic events, orogenies, and resulting resources The Mesozoic era was a time of key tectonic and orogenic events
CJTF Mountain planned for this action setting up blocking positions in the upper Shahi-Kot Valley to funnel enemy forces to U.S. Forces for capture. This also influenced the planning of airstrikes before the operation begin. When in actuality enemy forces intended to make a stand and bloody coalition forces. CJTF Mountain and his staff made many assumptions based on unverified data in regards to the enemy unit’s
up and to destroy enemy forces. Major General Melvin Zais commander of the 101st Division had ordered Colonel Joseph B. Conmy Jr to move into
UNITY OF COMMAND September 11, 2001, was the day Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations carried out planned attacks in the United States on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C. This prompted the United States to launch a war on the terrorist organizations in Afghanistan. The United States Marine Corps TF 58 fought the first battles of the war. In February 2002, the Combined Forces Land Component
Its cost was. What was in doubt was whether there would be any of us left to dedicate our cemetery at the end, or whether the last Marine would die knocking out the last Japanese gunner," Major General Graves Erskine, dedicating his 3rd Marine Division cemetery at Iwo Jima just after the battle.(Alexander 207) The sea invasion of Iwo Jima was and still is the largest of any in all the years of the United States Marine Corps history. This invasion was also the most devastating. More than 26,000
give geologists information on the conditions that were present at the time of the glaciers birth, as well as the approximate age. This has an important role in the geologic time scale of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. These Glaciers played a role in the carving of the present day Rocky Mountains in Colorado, which will be the primary focus of this paper. In addition, glacial formations will be discussed to give the reader background information and the future of the Glaciers in Colorado will close
Sometimes called the “Forgotten Front1” or the “Forgotten War2” the battle for the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska was one of the bloodiest of WWII. With the Battle for Attu still fresh in their minds, on August 14th, 1943 the US military sent over 100 ships and 30,000 men to land on the island of Kiska to attack a Japanese force estimated at 10,000 men. What they found on the island wound up shocking the Allied Forces. HISTORY In December of 1941, the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor,
The battle of Dong Ap Bia Mountain is commonly referred to and know by many as Hamburger Hill or Hill 937 derived from the height of elevation in which its highest peak reaches. Hamburger Hill earned its nickname due to the intense, bloody battle that took place on this key terrain feature over the course of ten days in May of 1969. Dong Ap Bia Mountain is located in South Vietnam, only a couple miles east of the Laotian boarder and the and Trung Pham River, with Dong So Ridge to its North and Rao
The Air Force has been a life shaping institution for me as it has been for many others. The demands and opportunities inherent to military service have given me the chance to grow and develop as an individual and team member. From the age of five, I wanted to be a fighter pilot. But as I grew up, my dream remained the same while my motivations changed greatly. Once I entered the Air Force, the experiences that I had serving were profound and life changing and my current assignment affords me
Nepal is a landlocked country, sharing border with largest and fastest growing Economy in the world; China and India. It is has a total surface area of 147,181 square kilometers (56,827 sq miles). Nepal is home of 8 most highest mountain in the world. Topographically, Nepal can be divided into four ecological category; Lowland (Tarai), Midland, Highland and Trans Himalayan. Tarai occupies low and flat land also known as food basket of Nepal. 1.2 Demography According to the most recent census held