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January 2003 Battalion Time Line ~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~ This Page Last Updated 2 April 2008 |
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Causes leading up to Operation Iraqi Freedom - I (Gulf War II) |
There are several basic reasons for the second major war between a United States-led coalition and Iraq. All of them have been the subject of intense emotional and political dissection through the past four years. As time unfolds and more of the Iraqi intelligence services records seized after the war are interpreted and unclassified, history will be the true and final judge. |
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During Operation Iraqi Freedom I, the 720th MP Battalion was assigned to operate in support of Task Force Gauntlet, V Corps and Task Force Iron Horse, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized). Their area of operation was the infamous Sunni Triangle, a hot bed of terrorist and insurgency activity. One primary mission of the Battalion towards the stabilization of Iraq would be training of the Iraqi Police Services. |
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January The Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) ORHA was established by the United States Government to act as a caretaker administration in Iraq until the creation of a democratically elected civilian government. Retired United States Army Lieutenant General Jay Garner was appointed as the Director of ORHA. Upon the dissolution of ORHA and the creation of the Coalition Provisional Authority, he then became the first chief executive of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). |
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