U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001–2009

1 Marines in Afghanistan, 2001 2009 Anthology and Annotated Marines in the Global War on TerrorismCompiled byMajor David W. Marine CorpsHistory DivisionUnited States Marine CorpsQuantico, Virginia2014 Other Publications in the Marines in the Global War on Marines in Iraq, 2003: Anthology and Annotated Marines in Iraq, 2003: Basrah, Baghdad and BeyondDet One: Marine corps Special Operations Command Detachment, 2003 Marines in Iraq, 2004 2008: Anthology and Annotated Marines in Iraq, 2004 2005: Into the Marines in Iraq, 2003: Combat Service Support During Operation Iraqi Marines in Afghanistan, 2001 2002.

2 From the SeaLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataKummer, David W. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001/2009 : anthology and annotated bibliography / compiled by Major David W. Kummer. pages cm -- ( Marines in the Global War on Terrorism) Includes bibliographical references and Afghan War, 2001---Campaigns. 2. Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives. 3. United States. Marine corps --History--21st century. 4. United States. Marine corps --History--Bibliography. 5. Afghan War, 2001---Bibliography. I. Title. 2014 7450973--dc23 2014001585 PCN 10600011000 ISBN 978-0-9911588-4-3iiiTable of ContentsForeword.

3 IxPreface ..xiMaps ..xivPart I: America s 911 Force, 2001 02 Address to the Nation on Operations in AfghanistanPresident George W. Bush ..5 Thunderbolts: Strike First Marine corps Blow Against TalibanFred H. Allison ..9 Afghanistan Diary corps Considerations: Lessons Learned in Phase OneArthur P. Brill Jr..15Le Petit Beourge du Decotiis(1st Platoon Defense at Kandahar)Second Lieutenant Art G. Decotiis ..23A Deployment To Remember: The Navy s Seabees in AfghanistanLieutenant Commander Leonard W. W. Cooke, USN ..29 The Embassy: KabulLieutenant Colonel Brian D.

4 Perry Sr., USA ..35ivLeatherneck Air on Target During Operation AnacondaFirst Lieutenant Jeff Landis ..41 Bagram NightmaresFred H. Allison ..45 Part II: Rebuilding a Nation, 2003 07 Fighting The Other War : Counterinsurgency Strategy in Afghanistan, 2003 05 Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret)..59 Marine Light Attack Squadron 773 (-) Reinforced Summary of Action ..77 From Bridgeport to BlessingEd Darack ..85 Operation Red WingsEd Darack ..91 The Chai Patrols Conducting Stability Operations in AfghanistanColonel James A.

5 Hogberg ..99 Interview: Major Thomas Clinton Studies Institute ..111 Marines Deliver in Mountain StormColonel Kenneth F. McKenzie, Major Roberta L. Shea, and Major Christopher Gruntz It OutCaptain Matthew M. Maz, First Lieutenant Jason R. Gibbs, First Lieutenant David W. Litkenhus, and First Lieutenant Wayne A. Wood ..135A Mission Ends As Army, NATO Troops Take Over in Afghanistan, Marines Reflect on a Tour that You Never Forget Christian Lowe ..141 Marines Push to Take Lead in AfghanistanSean D. Naylor ..147vPart III: The Buildup, 2008A Change in MissionKristin Henderson.

6 155 Counterinsurgency on the Ground in Afghanistan: How Different Units Adapted to Local ConditionsA Marine Platoon in Gulistan, Farah, 2008 Jerry Meyerle, Megan Katt, and James A. Gavrilis ..169 Belated Honors for Marines in Fierce BattleJeanette Steele ..17 7 Cobras Strike In AfghanistanSpecial Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force AfghanistanCaptain Justin M. Welan ..181 Combined Arms in AfghanistanMajor Samuel L. Meyer ..189 Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Afghanistan: Bridge to Marine corps Future in AfghanistanSergeant Scott A.

7 Whittington ..197 Afghanistan Deployed Aviation Combat Element Performs Above, Beyond ExpectationsSergeant Juan D. Alfonso ..205 Interview: Captain Robert G. BarberMarine corps History Division ..211 Part IV: Marineistan, 2009 Interview: Brigadier General Lawrence D. NicholsonMarine corps History Division ..231 Marines Launch Mission in Afghanistan s South Focused on Security and GovernanceRajiv Chandrasekaran ..265 Arty In Afghanistan We re Here to Shoot Andrew Lubin ..271viCounterinsurgency on the Ground in Afghanistan: How Different Units Adapted to Local Marine Battalion Nawa, Helmand, 2009 Jerry Meyerle, Megan Katt, and James A.

8 Gavrilis ..277 With Special Operations Marines in AfghanistanStewart Nusbaumer ..287 Religious Leader Engagement in Southern AfghanistanAlexs Thompson ..293 Female Engagement Teams: The Case for More Female Civil Affairs MarinesMaster Sergeant Julia L. Watson ..305 Acknowledging Limits: Police Advisors and Counterinsurgency in Marine corps Police Mentor, Now Zad District, 2009 William Rosenau ..313 Victory in AfghanistanLieutenant Colonel Patrick J. Carroll (Ret) and Chief Warrant Officer-5 Terry L. Walker (Ret) ..317 Remarks by the President Awarding the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Dakota MeyerPresident Barack H.

9 Obama ..323At Afghan Outpost, Marines Gone Rogue or Leading the Fight Against Counterinsurgency?Rajiv Chandrasekaran ..331 Remarks by the President in an Address to the Nation on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and PakistanPresident Barack H. Obama ..337 AppendicesAppendix ACommand and Staff List ..347 Appendix BUnit List ..355vii Appendix CSelected Terms and Abbreviations from Operation Enduring Freedom ..365 Appendix DChronology of Events, 2001 9 ..371 Appendix EMedal of Honor Citation ..385 Appendix FSelected Sources and Annotated Bibliography.

10 387 Index ..409ixForewordThis volume presents a collection of 38 articles, interviews, and speeches describing many aspects of the Marine corps participation in Operation Enduring Freedom from 2001 to 2009. This work is intended to serve as a general overview and provisional reference to inform both Marines and the general public until the History Division completes monographs dealing with major Marine corps operations during the campaign. The accompanying annotated bibliography provides a detailed look at selected sources that currently exist until new scholarship and archival materials become available.