Iraq War order of battle - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Below is a estimate of the list of the major units deployed with the Multi-National Force - Iraq and other U.S. military units operating in Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

under United States Central Command

United States Central Command

The United States Central Command is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense...

(USCENTCOM). It has been compiled through the synthesis of many many wikipedia contributors in the years 2006-2009. The data below roughly portrays the 2009 time period, and requires further authoritative corroboration.

In military

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...

terms, the description of units involved in an operation is known as the order of battle

Order of battle

In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...

(ORBAT). NATO and the U.S. Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

define the order of battle as the identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the personnel, units, and equipment of any military force.

Overall chain of command

From September 2008 to 31 December 2009, the overall military commander in Iraq

Iraq

was General

General

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

Raymond T. Odierno

Raymond T. Odierno is a United States Army general and the 38th and current Chief of Staff of the Army. Odierno most recently commanded United States Joint Forces Command from October 2010 until its disestablishment in August 2011. He served as Commanding General, United States Forces – Iraq and...

, Commander, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) who reported to United States Central Command

United States Central Command

The United States Central Command is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense...

. MNF-I replaced Combined Joint Task Force 7

Coalition Forces Land Component Command

Coalition Forces Land Component Command, or CFLCC, is a generic U.S. and allied military term. In U.S. military terminology, Unified Combatant Commands or Joint Task Forces can have components from all services and components – Army ~ Land, Air, Naval, Marine, and Special Operations...

in May 2004. MNF-I consisted of Multi-National Corps - Iraq and Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq

Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq

Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq was the branch of the Multi-National Force - Iraq that is responsible for developing, organizing, training, equipping, and sustaining the Iraqi Security Ministries and their associated Iraqi Security Forces , i.e...

(MNSTC-I), as well as a logistical support element.

On January 1, 2010, Multi-National Force Iraq became United States Forces - Iraq.

Special Operations Task Forces

There is a distinction in United States military terms between the troops of Multinational Force-Iraq and forces which fall directly under CENTCOM's control but are in Iraq also. There are two special operations task forces operating in Iraq, Task Force 77 and CJSOTF-AP. Though TF 77, a 'black' force, does not answer to MNF-Iraq, it is included here for the sake of completeness of the U.S. forces operating within Iraq. TF 77 is under the command of the Joint Special Operations Command and its principal mission is to hunt down the leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq.

Task Force 77—LSA Anaconda, Balad
- TF North/unidentified battalion 75th Ranger Regiment
  United States Army Rangers
  United States Army Rangers are elite members of the United States Army. Rangers have served in recognized U.S. Army Ranger units or have graduated from the U.S. Army's Ranger School...
  
  —unknown location, northern Iraq
- TF West/unidentified element, DEVGRU
  United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group
  The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group , commonly known as DEVGRU and informally by its former name SEAL Team Six , is one of the United States' four secretive counter-terrorism and Special Mission Units .The vast majority of information about DEVGRU is highly classified, and...
  
  —unknown location, western Iraq
- TF Center/unidentified squadron, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta
  Delta Force
  1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta is one of the United States' secretive Tier One counter-terrorism and Special Mission Units. Commonly known as Delta Force, Delta, or The Unit, it was formed under the designation 1st SFOD-D, and is officially referred to by the Department of Defense...
  
  —LSA Anaconda
- TF Black/unidentified squadron, 22nd Special Air Service
  Special Air Service
  Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
  
  , Baghdad and Basra
  Basra
  Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
  
  area

The second force, which appears to be separate from TF 77, is the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP). CJSOTF-AP is a "white," or unclassified, special operations task force that is always organized around the headquarters of Special Forces Command. Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP), itself answers to United States Special Operations Command Central

United States Special Operations Command Central

The United States Special Operations Command Central is a subordinate unified command of joint forces for the U.S. Central Command...

Joint Base Balad

Located approximately 40 miles north of Baghdad, Joint Base Balad is home to the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force's 332d Air Expeditionary Wing

332d Air Expeditionary Wing

The United States Air Force's 332d Air Expeditionary Wing is an Air Expeditionary unit located at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.-Mission:...

and the U.S. Army’s 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, which is responsible for providing logistics support throughout theater. It was formerly known as Logistics Support Area Anaconda

Logistics Support Area Anaconda

Joint Base Balad, formerly Balad Air Base and Logistics Support Area Anaconda, or simply LSA Anaconda - formerly known as Al-Bakr Air Base and known in popular media as Camp Anaconda - is one of the largest United States military bases in Iraq...

, the largest Army supply center in Iraq.

Order Of Battle as of 2009

Unless otherwise noted, all units are American. This order of battle extends to battalion level and lists maneuver units only; artillery, support, special operations, and advisory units are not listed. Many brigade combat teams (BCTs) lend battalions to other BCTs during the course of their deployments, giving them "operational control" of those units. In such cases, the battalion's name is followed by "OPCON." Many higher-echelon units have two or more designations, often the formal unit around which the formation is based and then the name of the provisional task force; in these cases, both names are included, separated by a slash. Units are stationed at a variety of bases, including Forward Operating Bases (FOB), Contingency Operating Bases (COB) and Joint Security Stations (JSS).

Multi-National Corps - Iraq

(Gen. Raymond Odierno)—Camp Victory

Camp Victory

Camp Victory is the primary component of the Victory Base Complex which occupies the area surrounding the Baghdad International Airport . The Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq , is located on Camp Victory...

, Baghdad

The U.S. Army's I Corps headquarters *Multi-National Corps Iraq/I Corps

U.S. I Corps

I Corps is a corps of the United States Army headquartered in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. It is a major formation of United States Army Forces Command....

(Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr.)
. Based at Camp Victory

Camp Victory

(primary component of the Victory Base Complex), north of Baghdad International Airport

Baghdad International Airport

Baghdad International Airport, originally Saddam International Airport, , BIAP is Iraq's largest airport, located in a suburb about west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate...

, it provides command and control for operations in Iraq, which is divided into the following division-sized areas:

32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin Army National Guard (Col. Steven Bensend)
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 32nd BCT—International Zone, Joint Area Support Group–Central
- 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment—rear area security, Camp Bucca
  Camp Bucca
  Camp Bucca was a detention facility maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. As of June 2011, a group of entrepreneurial Iraqis and Americans are re-building Camp Bucca as Basra Gateway, a logistics city and environmentally-friendly industrial hub to lead the new...
  
  , Iraq
- 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Camp Cropper, Iraq
- 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Camp Cropper, Iraq
- 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, Camp Bucca
  Camp Bucca
  Camp Bucca was a detention facility maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. As of June 2011, a group of entrepreneurial Iraqis and Americans are re-building Camp Bucca as Basra Gateway, a logistics city and environmentally-friendly industrial hub to lead the new...
  
  , Iraq
- 132nd Brigade Support Battalion—rear area security, Camp Bucca
  Camp Bucca
  Camp Bucca was a detention facility maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. As of June 2011, a group of entrepreneurial Iraqis and Americans are re-building Camp Bucca as Basra Gateway, a logistics city and environmentally-friendly industrial hub to lead the new...
  
  , Iraq
- Brigade Special Troops Battalion

155th Brigade Combat Team (Col. William L. Glasgow)—base defense and support, force protection, personal protection and convoy escort security missions throughout Iraq
- Headquarters, 155th BCT
- 106th Brigade Support Battalion
- 155th Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment (Joint Base Balad)
- 1st Battalion, 98th Cavalry Regiment
  98th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
  The 98th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 2006.-History:The 1st Squadron 98th Cavalry of the Mississippi National Guard follows the lineage of the 1st Battalion 198th Armor Regiment and A Troop, 98th Cavalry....
- 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms Battalion

29th Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard (Col. Bruce E. Oliveira)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 29th Brigade Combat Team—Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
- 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 29th Brigade Support Battalion
- 1st Squadron, 299th Cavalry Regiment—Camp Virginia, Kuwait
- 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment
- 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment (Army Reserve)—Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

41st IBCT, Oregon Army National Guard (Col. Dan Hokanson)—Camp Victory
Camp Victory
Camp Victory is the primary component of the Victory Base Complex which occupies the area surrounding the Baghdad International Airport . The Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq , is located on Camp Victory...

, Baghdad
- 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment
- 41st Special Troops Battalion
- 141st Support Battalion
- 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment

Multi-National Division Baghdad

1st Cavalry Division (Maj. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger)—Camp Victory

Camp Victory

, Baghdad

Also known as Task Force Baghdad, this division is headquartered by the 1st Cavalry Division. The division's area of responsibility (AOR) is the city of Baghdad. MND-B was previously headquartered by the 1st Armored Division (2003–2004), 1st Cavalry Division (2004–2005), 3rd Infantry Division (2005–2006), 4th Infantry Division (2006) and 1st Cavalry Division (2007).

1st BCT, 1st Cavalry Division (Col. Tobin Green)
- 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 115th Brigade Support Battalion
- 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion—Joint Security Station War Eagle
56th SBCT, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard (Col. Marc Ferraro)—Camp Taji
Camp Taji
Camp Taji is a military installation, also known as Camp Cooke used by coalition forces near Taji or Al Taji , Iraq. The camp is located in a rural region approximately north of the city of Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate.-History:...

, Taji
- 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, [Tarmiyah, Iraq]
- 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Squadron 104th Cavalry Regiment
- 328th Brigade Support Battalion
- 856th Engineer Company
- 1st Battalion, 108th Field Artillery Regiment
- D Company (Anti-Tank), 112th Infantry Regiment
- 656th Signal Company
- 556th Military Intelligence Company
2nd BCT, 1st Infantry Division (Col. Joseph Martin)—Camp Liberty, Baghdad
- 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment
- 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment
- Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 299th Brigade Support Battalion
- 70th Engineer Battalion
- 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment (OPCON from 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard)

30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team
30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team (United States)
The 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team is a modular heavy brigade of the United States Army National Guard.The unit is composed of units from North Carolina and West Virginia. It was formed from the remains of the downsized 30th Infantry Division of World War II fame...

(Col. Gregory A. Lusk)—FOB Falcon, Rashid district, Baghdad
- 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment
  120th Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 120th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army National Guard.The unit is an organic element of the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the North Carolina Army National Guard...
- 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment
- 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment
- 230th Brigade Support Battalion
- 30th Brigade Special Troops Battalion
3rd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division (Col. Timothy McGuire)—FOB Loyalty, Baghdad
- 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 82nd Brigade Support Battalion
- 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment (OPCON from 2nd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division)—FOB War Eagle
1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Col. Douglas Gabram)—Camp Taji, Iraq
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment
- 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment
- 615th Aviation Support Battalion

Multi-National Division South

34th Infantry Division - (Maj. Gen. Rick C. Nash)—Combat Operating Base Basra

Multi-National Division South, also known as Task Force Mountain, assists Iraqi Security Forces with security and stability missions in the area south of Baghdad ranging from Najaf to Wasit provinces extending to Basra. MND-South is headquartered by the 10th Mountain Division (Light) from Fort Drum, New York. The areas south of Baghdad were previously organized into MND-Center, under U.S. leadership, and Multi-National Division (South East), which was commanded by the British military. The areas were merged into MND-South on March 31, 2009, to reflect the departure of Britain from Iraq. MND-Center took in portions of the area previously controlled by the long-disbanded Polish-led Multi-National Division Central-South.

The 34th Division transferred control of MND/USD-South to the 1st Infantry Division on February 2, 2010.

- 34th Infantry Division Headquarters
- 34th Infantry Division Special Troops Battalion
- 34th Military Police Company
- 34th Infantry Division Band
4th BCT, 1st Armored Division
4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (United States)
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, "Highlanders", is a Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division. The brigade is mechanized and its major combat equipment include the M1A2SEP Abrams Tank, M2A3 & M3A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, M109A6 Paladin Howitzer, M1151 HMMWV and MRAP .-Current...

(Col. Peter Newell)
- 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment
  77th Armor Regiment (United States)
  The 77th Armor is an armored regiment of the United States Army. The 77th Armor Regiment is part of the U.S. Army Regimental System with only a single battalion, the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, and is therefore classified as both a single battalion, and the remainder of the Regiment itself...
  
  —COB Adder, Iraq
- 2nd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment—COB Adder, Iraq
- 121st Brigade Support Battalion
- 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion
172nd Infantry Brigade, Forward Operating Base Kalsu
- 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment
  2nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 2nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. It has served the United States for more than two hundred years. It is the third oldest regiment in the US Army with a Lineage date of 1808 and a history extending back to 1791...
- 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment
  28th Infantry Regiment (United States)
  Since the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, three regiments have held the designation 28th Infantry Regiment. The first was a Provisional unit that was constituted on 29 January 1813 and served during The War of 1812. The second was a reorganization and redesignation of 2nd...
- 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment
  77th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
  The 77th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army. first Constituted 1916 in the Regular Army.-Lineage:Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 19th Cavalry...
- 9th Engineer Battalion
- 172nd Support Battalion
- 57th Signal Company
- C Company, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
- E Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment (Lt. Col. Barren) (OPCON from 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division)—Convoy Support Center Scania
17th Fires Brigade
17th Fires Brigade (United States)
The 17th Fires Brigade is an artillery brigade in the United States Army. It is currently based in Fort Lewis Washington and supports I Corps.-History:...

(Col. Steven L. Bullimore)—Contingency Operating Base Basra
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade
- 256th Signal Company
- F Battery, 26th Field Artillery Regiment
  26th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
  The 26th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army. first Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army -Lineage:...
- 5th Battalion 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
  3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
  The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1907-History:The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was first activated in 1907 from numbered companies of artillery...
- 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment
  377th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
  The 377th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army.-Lineage:Constituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 377th Field Artillery and assigned to the 101st Division Organized in November 1921 with Headquarters at Green Bay, WisconsinReorganized and...
- 308th Brigade Support Battalion
Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard (Col. Teresa Gallagher)—Contingency Operating Base Adder
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment (Attack)
- 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment (General Support)
- 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment
  1st Battalion, 150th Aviation (United States)
  The 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment is an Assault Helicopter Battalion that was split between two mid-atlantic states with a total of 16 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. One half of the unit was the Headquarters & Headquarters Company , Alpha Company, and Charlie Company based at Trenton, New...
  
  (Assault)
- 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment (Security and Support)
- 628th Support Battalion (Aviation)
- 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) (OPCON from Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division)

Multi-National Division North

25th Infantry Division/TF Lightning (Maj. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr.)—COB Speicher, Tikrit

This division is headquartered by the 25th Infantry Division and is also known as Task Force Lightning. Its area of responsibility includes the cities of Balad, Kirkuk, Tikrit, Mosul, and Samarra. It is based at Contingency Operating Base Speicher outside Tikrit

Tikrit

Tikrit is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river . The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 260,000 is the administrative center of the Salah ad Din Governorate.-Ancient times:...

, where one of its brigades is also stationed. Its also has one brigade based in Mosul

Mosul

Mosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...

, one in Kirkuk

Kirkuk

Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad...

, one at Taji, and one in Baqubah

Baqubah

Baqubah is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate.The city is located some to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2003 it had an estimated population of some 467,900 people....

2nd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division (Col. Ryan F. Gonsalves)—FOB Warrior, Kirkuk
Kirkuk
Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad...
- 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 15th Brigade Support Battalion
- 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion
3rd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division (Col. Gary Volesky)—FOB Marez, Mosul
- 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 215th Brigade Support Battalion
- 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion
- 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment (Lt. Col. Casey) (OPCON from 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division)—Mosul
3rd SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division (Col. David Funk)—FOB Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq
- 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Battalion
- 296th Brigade Support Battalion
  296th Brigade Support Battalion
  The 296th Brigade Support Battalion is a battalion of the United States Army is composed of four companies that support the operations of the 3/2 ID SBCT1...
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd SBCT
- 334th Signal Company
- 209th Military Intelligence Company
- 18th Engineer Company
- Charlie Company, 52nd Infantry Regiment (Anti-Tank)
3rd BCT, 25th Infantry Division (Col. Walter Piatt)—COB Speicher, Tikrit
- 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Special Troops Battalion
- 3rd Battalion 7th Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Squadron (RSTA), 4th Cavalry Regiment
- 325th Brigade Support Battalion
10th Combat Aviation Brigade (Col. Erik C. Peterson)—COB Speicher
COB Speicher
COB Speicher formerly FOB Speicher is a US Army Contingency Operating Base captured from the Iraqi Army during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. It was reassigned from a Forward Operating Base to a COB because of its large size...

, Tikrit
Tikrit
Tikrit is a town in Iraq, located 140 km northwest of Baghdad on the Tigris river . The town, with an estimated population in 2002 of about 260,000 is the administrative center of the Salah ad Din Governorate.-Ancient times:...
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Brigade
- 277th Aviation Support Battalion
- 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment
- 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion

Multi-National Force West

II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) (Maj. Gen. Richard T. Tryon) — Al Asad Airbase

This force is headquartered by II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). It covers western Iraq, including Al Anbar Governorate and the cities of Ramadi

Ramadi

Ramadi is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad. It is the capital of Al Anbar Governorate.-History:Ramadi is located in a fertile, irrigated, alluvial plain.The Ottoman Empire founded Ramadi in 1869...

and Fallujah

Fallujah

Fallujah is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dates from Babylonian times and was host to important Jewish academies for many centuries....

, the area where Iraq's Sunni insurgency

Iraqi insurgency

The Iraqi Resistance is composed of a diverse mix of militias, foreign fighters, all-Iraqi units or mixtures opposing the United States-led multinational force in Iraq and the post-2003 Iraqi government...

was at its strongest. Headquartered first at Camp Fallujah

MEK Compound (Fallujah, Iraq)

The MEK Compound in Fallujah, Iraq is a large compound used by the U.S. Marines from 2004 to 2009. Prior to Marine occupation, the Iranian dissident group called Mujahideen-e-Khalq used the MEK as a training camp, but turned it over to the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne on May 11, 2003 after the...

and then at Al Asad Airbase.

Regimental Combat Team 6
U.S. 6th Marine Regiment
The 6th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The regiment falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Division of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. the 6th Marines combat history dates back to World War I...

(Col. Matthew A. Lopez) — Camp Ramadi
- 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment
Regimental Combat Team 8
U.S. 8th Marine Regiment
The 8th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. They are based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and fall under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.-Subordinate units:...

(Col. John K. Love) — Al Asad Air Base
- 3rd Battalion
  3rd Battalion 9th Marines
  The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I it served until the early 1990s when it was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines during a realignment and renumbering of the Marine Corps' infantry battalions, following the...
  
  , 9th Marine Regiment
- 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
  3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
  3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ' is a mechanized infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Their primary weapon system is the LAV-25 and they are part of the 1st Marine Division and I Marine Expeditionary Force...
- 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
II MEF Headquarters Group (Forward) (Col. Scott D. Aiken)
- H&S Company
- 1st Battalion
  1st Battalion 8th Marines
  1st Battalion, 8th Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina...
  
  , 8th Marine Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment—Provides general convoy security in support of MNF-W convoys
- Detachment, 2nd Intelligence Battalion
- Detachment, 2nd Radio Battalion
- 8th Communications Battalion
  8th Communications Battalion
  8th Communication Battalion is a communications battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is part of the II Marine Expeditionary Force and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.-Mission:...
Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (Forward) (Col. Vincent A. Coglianese)—Camp Al Taqaddum with detachments in Ramadi, Baharia, Al Asad and Sahl Sinjar
- Combat Logistics Battalion 4
- Combat Logistics Battalion 46
- 2nd Supply Battalion
- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) (Brig. Gen. Robert S. Walsh)—Al Asad with detachments at Korean Village, Al Taqaddum, Al Qaim and other locations throughout the Al Anbar Province
- Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2
- Marine Air Control Group 28
- Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2
- Marine Wing Support Squadron 271
- Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28
- Marine Air Support Squadron 1
- Marine Air Control Squadron 2
- Marine Air Control Squadron 24
- Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28
Marine Aircraft Group 26
- Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269
- Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26
- Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268
- Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462
- Company C, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (OPCON from 12th Combat Aviation Brigade)
- Company B, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (OPCON from 12th Combat Aviation Brigade)
- Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252
- Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3
- Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4
- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314

United States Naval forces in Iraq

The United States Navy Riverine Squadron

United States Navy Riverine Squadron

The Riverine Squadrons of the United States Navy are elements of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command . According to the Navy: “The Navy’s Riverine force focuses on conducting Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation in a riverine area of operations or other suitable area...

s of the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

are elements of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

The Navy Expeditionary Combat Command serves as the single functional command to centrally manage current and future readiness, resources, manning, training and equipping of the United States Navy's 40,000 expeditionary forces who are currently serving in every theater of operation. The NECC was...

(NECC) that have taken active part in the land operations in support of the Army and USMC units. According to the Navy: “The Navy’s Riverine force focuses on conducting Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation in a riverine area of operations or other suitable area. The force is capable of combating enemy riverine forces by applying fires directly, or by coordinating supporting fires. It will share battle space with the other Services in an effort to close the seams in Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.”

As of 2008, three riverine squadrons are active in the Navy, all under the command of Riverine Group 1, located in Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....

. Riverine Squadron 1 (RIVRON 1) deployed to Iraq in April 2007 and was relieved by Riverine Squadron 2 (RIVRON 2) in October 2007. Riverine Squadron 3 (RIVRON 3) was established in July 2007 and will presumably relieve RIVRON 2 in Iraq when their deployment is completed

Deployments in Autumn 2009-2010

4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
- 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment (RSTA)
- 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment
- 202nd Support Battalion
- Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB)

3rd Infantry Division Headquarters

1st Infantry Division Headquarters

1st Armored Division Headquarters

1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division

1st and 2nd Brigade Combat Teams, 10th Mountain Division

1st, 2nd and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams, 3rd Infantry Division

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

53rd Brigade Combat Team, Florida Army National Guard

Other nations contributing to MNF-I

United Kingdom

The British were the second-largest contributor of foreign troops to Iraq, behind the United States. The British military commanded the former Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)

Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)

Multi-National Division was a British commanded division responsible for security in the south east of Iraq from 2003 to 2009. It was responsible for the large city of Basra and its headquarters were located at Basra Airport. The division was initially responsible for the governorates of Al...

, which included UK, Italian, Australian, Romanian, Danish, Portuguese, Czech and Lithuanian troops. However, the British turned over command to the United States on March 31, 2009, and are now in the process of withdrawing the 4,100 UK personnel based in and around Basra, leaving behind just 400 by the end of July 2009. The 20 Armoured Brigade commands the British forces in Iraq, which are now attached the U.S.-led Multi-National Division South.

Australia

Australia Defence Forces currently has about 100 personnel providing security for the Australian Embassy in Baghdad. Known as Joint Task Force 633, it consists mainly of infantry, cavalry, military police and combat service support personnel from the Darwin-based 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment and 2nd Cavalry Regiment. The ADF also has 45 personnel embedded in various coalition headquarters and contributes two officers to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

Romania

'The Romanian Army currently has one battalion deployed to Iraq. The 26th Infantry Battalion, based at Contingency Operating Base Adder near Nasiriyah, is attached to the 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division and performs convoy and key infrastructure security missions.

NATO Training Mission – Iraq

The NATO Training Mission – Iraq is not a combat mission but is focused on training and mentoring Iraq Security Forces and the Iraqi National Police. It is supported and funded by all 28 NATO nations and 14 nations have staff in theater as of January 2009, including Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Ukraine participates alongside these nations, though it is not a member of NATO.

Overall chain of command

Special Operations Task Forces

Joint Base Balad

Order Of Battle as of 2009

Multi-National Corps - Iraq

Multi-National Division Baghdad

Multi-National Division South

Multi-National Division North

Multi-National Force West

United States Naval forces in Iraq

Deployments in Autumn 2009-2010

Other nations contributing to MNF-I

See also