dayoneiniraqnotes

Day one in Iraq notes

Most important

-Physical and mental toughness

-Teamwork in everything

Soldiering is an Art

Believe that you are making tradition

Learn one new thing each day

Share ominous feelings, even if you are a Private

Don't lost discipline during war

Be a silent professional (humility)

Clearly explain and ask questions

Don't ask soldiers to "suck it up"

Take initiative

Believe that all soldiers are the next generation of Noncommisioned Officer

People make a team

Ramadi is the worst zone of combat in Iraq

Enemy agenda is Anti-coalition, Anti-Iraq, Fundamentalist

The uniting factor for the enemy is the coalition

People are the battlefield

Force is power- Iraqs will side with winning side or side with the most power

Ramadi is liberal and pramatic by Iraqi standards

Ramadi is the only town to protest against Saddam

Mission

-offensive and stability operations to gain freedom for Iraqis and make efficient Iraqi military forces

-find leaders for new government

-find terrorist safe havens

-seperate insurgents from people, weapons, support

-deny enemy propoganda

-gain trust and give freedom mindset

-Always be ready to fight and move to contact

-Maintain situational awareness, avoid patters

CRITICAL INFORMATION

-mission begin/mission complete

-loss of communications with element in area of operations

-enemy contact (who with, who is it?)

-Soldier/Marine/Airman killed

-CASEVAC (Casualty evacuation)

-actions causing civilian death or damage

Practice noise/light/litter discipline

Maintain weapon/vehicle/optics operations above 90%

Train security forces

Violence is too high in Ramadi to rebuild infrastructure

Crosstrain- weapons/dismount/mounted

No one can tell a Soldier that he cannot shoot back

My Military Notes