5533 Special Ops: Journal of the Elite Forces & SWAT Units Vol.
33
Task Force Danger: The Big Red One in Iraq
Ralph Zwilling
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The book focus on the 1st (US) Infantry Division "Big Red One"
deployed to Iraq under Operation Iraqi Freedom II in 2004. Chapters
cover the divisions organisation, division history, deployment from
Germany to Iraq, Task Force organisation, a list of incidents, out
on patrol with the troops, and forward operating bases.
With a long and proud history, the 1st ID is the oldest
continuously serving division in the US Army. The BRO seen battle
in WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo before deploying to
Iraq again for Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 in early 2004. With a
strength of 17,000 troops, the headquarters of the BRO is in
Tikrit, situated 93 miles north of Baghdad. The AOR consists of the
four provinces located north of Baghdad. Its mission is to partner
with Iraqi civil and military authorities to ensure a secure,
stable and self-reliant Iraq.
The author joined units of the BRO in Iraq, participated in patrols
with Task Force 1-77 in Balad, searching for IEDs and weapon
caches. He took part in a combat patrol with Task Force 1-7 in
Bayji to neutralize or capture non-compliant forces. Finally, he
went on a night patrol in Tikirt with Task Force 1-18. The reports
of these patrols are supported by action photos of the soldiers and
vehicles of the BRO.
Within the reports are photos of up-armored Bradleys with ERA,
Abrams, M113s with filed modifications, different variants of
armored HMMWV, gun trucks, soldiers with all kinds of weapons, gear
and equipment.
Format 21 x 29,7 cm, Paperback, 64 Seiten, 208 Farbfotos,
englischer Text, Best.-Nr. Con5533