1st Marine Expeditionary Force
LtGen John Sattler
Task Force Blue Diamond – 1st Marine Division
Major General Richard F. Natonski – Devil Dog 6
Brigadier General Joseph Dunford ADC
LtCol George Bristol G-2
LtCol Joe L’Etiole G-3
LtCol Mike McCarthy FSC
LtCol Gary “Static” King, Air Officer
1st Marine Regiment Regimental Combat Team 1
Colonel Mike Shupp – Inchon 6
7th Marine Regiment Regimental Combat Team 7
Colonel Craig Tucker – Ripper 6
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division US ARMY “Black Jack Brigade”
Colonel Michael Formica – Black Jack 6
2d Radio Battalion
LtCol John Pollock
1st Marine Regiment – Regimental Combat Team 1
Colonel Mike Shupp – Inchon 6
LtCol Keil Gentry – XO
LtCol Jim Donlan – POB 6
LtCol Dave Bellen – S2
LtCol Jeffrey Chessani – S3
Gunner Chuck Carleton – Regimental Gunner
Sergeant Major Eduardo Leardo III – Regimental Sergeant Major
3d Battalion, 1st Marines
LtCol Willy Buhl – Brahma 6
Major Clark Watson – XO
Major Jeff McCormick – S2
Major Christian Griffin – S3
Captain David “Pork Chop” Smay – FAC
CWO3 Armando Garcia – Battalion Gunner
Sergeant Major Ed Sax
Weapons (George) Company – Rob Belnap
India Company – Capt Brett Clark – Raider 6
1st Platoon – 1stLt Timothy Strabbing
Kilo Company – Capt Timothy Jent – Spartan 6
1stLt Paul Vaughan – XO
1stSgt Allen Miller – First Sergeant
1st Platoon – 1stLt Adam Mathes
2d Platoon – 1stLt John Jacobs
3d Platoon – 1stLt Jesse Grapes
Lima Company – Capt Brian Heatherman – Warrior 6
1stLt Greg Jones – XO
1stSgt Wayne Hurt – First Sergeant
CAP India – 1stLt Zach Iscol
3d Battalion, 5th Marines
LtCol Pat Malay – Darkhorse 6
Major Todd Desgrosseilliers – XO
Major Robert Piddock – S3
CWO3 Stuart White II – Battalion Gunner
SgtMaj Rudy Resto – Sergeant Major
India Company – Capt Brian Chontosh/Leonard Coulman – Diesel 6
1st Platoon – Lt John Campbell
2nd Platoon – 2dLt Clint Alanis
3rd Plt – Lt J.P. Blecksmith/Jensen/MacIntosh
Weapons Platoon – 1stLt Sven Jensen
Kilo Company – Capt Andrew McNulty – Samurai 6
1stLt William “Ben” Diaz – XO
2dLt Duncan – FO
1stSgt Steven Knox – First Sergeant
1st Platoon – 2dLt Michael Cragholm
2nd Platoon – 2dLt Todd Moulder
3rd Platoon – 2dLt Colin Browning
Weapons Platoon – GySgt Cardenas
Lima Company – Capt Eduardo Bitanga – Havoc 6
Weapons Company – Capt Tom Knowl
Scout Platoon – 1stLt Samuel Rosales
81mm Mortars – 1stLt Alfred Lee Butler IV
Charlie Company, 2nd Tank Battalion
Capt Rob Bodisch – Comanche 6
1stLt Aaron Smithley – XO
Bravo Company, 2d AMTRACS
Captain Medeo
Mike Battery, 14th Marine Regiment
2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment US ARMY
Task Force 2-7
14 tanks, 30 Bradleys
LTC James Rainey – Ghost 6
MAJ Scott Jackson – XO – Ghost 5
CPT Dave Grey – S2
1LT Mike Erwin – Assistant S2
MAJ Tim Karcher – S3
CPT Coley D. Tyler – FSO
Sergeant Major Tim Mace - CSM
A Company, 2–7
CPT Edward Twaddell III – Apache 6
1LT Hank Wiley – Apache 5
1st Platoon – Bradleys – 1LT Daniel Kilgore
2nd Platoon – Bradleys – 1LT Michael Durant
3rd Platoon C/3–8 (attached) – tanks – 1LT Matt Wojcik
C Company, 2–7
CPT Chris Brooke – Comanche 6
10 Bradleys
C Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment
CPT Peter Glass – Cougar 6
1LT Michael Throckmorton – XO
1st Sgt Robert Blakey
1st Platoon – tanks – 1LT Omari Tompson
2nd Platoon – tanks – 1LT John Baker
2nd Platoon C/2–7 (attached) – Bradleys – 2LT Benjamin Polanco
Bravo Company, 215th Forward Support Battalion
CPT Jake Brown
3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (-)(Rein.) Task Force Wolfpack
LtCol Steve Dinauer – Wolfpack 6
Major Ken Kassner – XO
Major Innes Quiroz – S3
Major Rick “Rico” Uribe – FAC
Lt Greg Rockford USN – Surgeon
SgtMaj Leland Hatfield – SgtMaj
HQSVC(-)(Rein.), 3rd LAR Battalion
Captain Matthew Good
Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment (Rein)
Major Michael Miller Jr. – Cajun 6
1st Platoon – Captain Ronald ‘Shane’ McGinty
Company C, 3rd LAR Battalion
Captain Scott Conway – Comanche 6
Company C(-)(Rein.), 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2BCT, 2ID, USA
14 Bradleys, 4 tanks
CPT Victor Pirak USA – Cobra 6
Small Craft Company. HQBn, 2nd Marine Division
Major Dan Wittnam – Game Warden 6
Scout Sniper Platoon(-), HQSVC Co, BLT 1/4
1stLt Manerian
36 Commando, Iraqi Special Operation Forces (TACON)
CPT Trevor Driver USA – Team Leader SOF
Plat. Co A(-), Iraqi Intervention Force (TACON)
Captain Adam Collier (LNO)
Combat Service Support Company – 113(DS), 1st FSSG
Major Pat Sweeney
7th Marine Regiment – Regimental Combat Team –7
Colonel Craig Tucker – Ripper 6
LtCol Robert Kosid - XO Major Lawrence Hussey – S2
LtCol Nicholas Vuckovich – S3
Major Brent Norquist – S4
Major Jonathan Dunne – FCS
Cmdr Mark Hammett – Regimental Surgeon
SEAL Platoon Commander – Neutron 6
CW3 Jeffrey Eby – Regimental Gunner
SgtMaj Phillip Freed – Regimental Sergeant Major
1st Battalion, 8th Marines
LtCol Gareth Brandl – Hunter 6
Major Mark Winn – XO
Capt Gregory Starace – S2
Major Kevin Trimble – S3
Palmer Jones – AsstS3
Capt Bruce ‘Link’ Green – Air Officer
Capt Matt Nodine – JAG
Cmdr Richard Jadick USN – Surgeon
LCDR Denis Cox USN – Chaplain
SgtMaj Anthony Hope – SgtMaj
Company A – Capt Aaron Cunningham – Avenger 6
1stLt Doug Krugman – XO
Capt ‘Jorge’ Ramsey – FAC
1stSgt Derek Fry – First Sergeant
1st Platoon – 2dLt Elliot Ackerman
2nd Platoon – 2dLt Hunt
3rd Platoon – 2dLt Douglas Barnes
Weapons Platoon 1stLt Dan Malcom (KIA November 10)
Company B – Capt Read Omohundro – Beowulf 6
FAC – Capt Michael “Yuri” Stroud
Company C – Capt Theodore Bethea II – Cajun 6
1stLt Christopher Conner – XO
Lt Patrick O’Connor – FO
1stSgt Andrade – First Sergeant
1st Platoon – 2dLt Rhoades
2nd Platoon – 2dLt Turner
3rd Platoon – 2dLt Littell
Weapons Company – Captain Stephen Kahn – Wolverine 6
Weaps Platoon Leader – Lt Mathew Kutilek
Weaps Platoon Leader – Lt David Lee
Weaps Platoon Leader – Lt James Risler
1st Battalion, 3d Marines
LtCol Mike Ramos – Bronco 6
Maj. Aden Pfeuffeur – S3
“Crash” – Air Officer
Company A – Capt Lee Johnson – Junkyard 6
Company B – Capt Jay Garcia – Blade 6
Company C – Capt Thomas Tennant – Spartan 6
“Worm” and “Buzz” – FAC
1stSgt Michael Farrell – First Sergeant
Weapons Company – Capt Derek Wastilla
Charlie Company, 1st LAR (attached) – Captain Gilbert Juarez – War Pig 6 Forward Observer – 2dLt William Warkentin
1st Pltn. – Lieutenant Paul Webber
Raider Pltn. – 2d Lt Mike Aubry
AAV Platoon – Gator 6
2–2 Infantry Regiment US ARMY Task Force 2–2
LTC Peter A. Newell – Ramrod 6
CPT Ray Pemberton – S2
MAJ John Reynolds – S3
MAJ (Dr.) Lisa Dewitt – Surgeon
CPT James Cobb – FSO
CSM Steve Faulkenberg/Darrin Bohn – Command Sergeant Major – Ramrod 7
A Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment
CPT Sean P. Sims/CPT Doug Walter – Terminator 6
1LT Edward Iwan – XO
1LT Christopher Walls – Platoon Leader
1st Platoon – tanks – 1LT Jeff Emery
3rd Platoon – Bradleys – 1LT Joaquin Meno
Engineer Platoon
A Company, 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armored Regiment
CPT Paul Fowler
F Troop, 4th Cavalry Regiment
CPT Kirk Mayfield
Iraqi Intervention Force
Major Miller – LNO
2d Force Reconnaissance, 4th Platoon
Capt Jason Schauble
Alpha Company, 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Alpha Company, 2d Tank Battalion (-) ten tanks
Capt Christopher Meyers – Panzer 6
1stLt Mark Markley – XO
Company First Sergeant – 1stSgt Brant Young
Tank Leader – GySgt Frank Herbert
2d (WHITE) Platoon – Lt David Klingensmith
3d (BLUE) Platoon – 2dLt Jeffery Lee
Charlie Company, 2d AMTRACS
Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12thMarine Regiment –Steel Rain 6
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division US ARMY “Black Jack Brigade”
COL Michael Formica – Black Jack 6
1st Battalion – 5th Cavalry Regiment
LTC Myles Miyamasu – Black Knight 6
A Company/2–12 Cavalry – tanks
1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment (Stryker)
LTC Todd McCaffrey – Bobcat 6
2nd Battalion, 12thCavalry Regiment (Tanks)
LTC Tim Ryan
Alpha Battery/3–82 Field Artillery
8 Paladin Guns
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
LtCol Darric Knight – Raider 6
Major Timothy (Rich) Dremann Jr. – XO
Captain Travis Homiak – S3
A Company – Maj. Pat Simon – Triton 6
B Company – Maj. Mark Rainey/Maj. Kevin Hutchinson – Plague 6
A Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Captain John Griffin – Apache 6
Lt Philpot - XO
1stSgt Brian Link
1st Platoon
2nd Platoon
3rd Platoon – Lt Phares
Mortar Section
759th Military Police Battalion
LTC Byron Freeman
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division US ARMY
Colonel Gary Patton
1/503 parachute Infantry Regiment
1/506 parachute Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion, Fifth Marines
44th Engineer Battalion
4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division US ARMY
Colonel James C. McConville
1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment (1–227) (attack)
LTC Ron Lewis – Attack 6
2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment (2–227) (lift)
LTC William K. Mooney
1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment (1–25) (attached)
LTC Mike Lundy
615th Aviation Support Battalion
LTC Dave Parker
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Colonel Ron Johnson
Battalion Landing Team 1/2
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Colonel Lee Miller
Battalion Landing Team 1/3
3d Marine Air Wing
MajGen Keith Stalder
HMM-161
HMM 268
VMFA 242 – F/A18
HMLA-169
LtCol “Shooter” Wright