U.S. Marines In Afghanistan, 2001-2002: From the Sea
Nathan S. Lowrey
49 chapters · 15 h 25 min · English
Read by Aaron Bennett
War & Military
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This monograph is more than the story of Marine expeditionary operations in Afghanistan. It describes who our nation's enemies are; how America became involved in the Global War on Terrorism; and how the Marine Corps struggled to acquire a major role in Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as the actions of Marines and sailors who helped prosecute the air and ground campaigns against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces. - Excerpt from the Foreword by Charles P. Neimeyer
Chapters
1 Foreword and Preface 16 min 2 Prologue Part 1 - Soviet-Afghan War and Beyond - Introduction; The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan; The Soviet-Afghan War 21 min 3 Prologue Part 2 - The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; The International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders; Sidebar (Territorial Sovereignty) 22 min 4 Prologue Part 3 - A Response from the White House; A New Administration 15 min 5 Chapter 1 Part 1 - The Global War on Terrorism - Another Day of Infamy; On Board the USS Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group; Defining Military Options 23 min 6 Chapter 1 Part 2 - U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command 18 min 7 Chapter 2 Part 1 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Developing a Concept of Operations 22 min 8 Chapter 2 Part 2 - Joint Special Operations Task Force North; Adjusting Expectations 14 min 9 Chapter 2 Part 3 - Combat Search and Rescue at Jacobabad, Pakistan; Sidebar (The Evolution of Expeditionary Warfare) 14 min 10 Chapter 3 Part 1 - Striking Back - Air Operations; Refining Operational Strategy 19 min 11 Chapter 3 Part 2 - Initial Ground Operations 24 min 12 Chapter 4 Part 1 - Changing Plans - Spoiling for a Fight 22 min 13 Chapter 5 Part 1 - Naval Expeditionary Task Force 58 - Unified Command; Sidebar (Changing Amphibious Command Relationships) 20 min 14 Chapter 5 Part 2 - Everyone Fills Sandbags; Setting Up Shop; Team Building 21 min 15 Chapter 6 Part 1 - Operational Maneuver from the Sea - Battle Rhythms and Intelligence-Driven Operations; Coalition Building 23 min 16 Chapter 6 Part 2 - Task Organized and Scalable Raid Options; Sustained Operations Ashore 17 min 17 Chapter 6 Part 3 - Sustained Operations Ashore (cont) 18 min 18 Chapter 7 Part 1 - Operation Swift Freedom - The Campaign Continues; Staging for the Fight; Ship-to-Objective Maneuver 15 min 19 Chapter 7 Part 2 - Ship-to-Objective Maneuver (cont) 13 min 20 Chapter 7 Part 3 - Establishing Forward Operating Base Rhino 21 min 21 Chapter 7 Part 4 - Establishing Forward Operating Base Rhino (cont); An Unanticipated Operational Pause 22 min 22 Chapter 8 Part 1 - Concurrent and Distributed Operations at Forward Operating Base Rhino - Changing Command Relationship; Force Sustainment 22 min 23 Chapter 8 Part 2 - Airfield Maintenance and Camp Construction; Ongoing Events 22 min 24 Chapter 8 Part 3 - Ongoing Events (cont) 24 min 25 Chapter 9 Part 1 - Interdiction Operations - The Campaign Continues into Southern Afghanistan; Highway Interdiction 14 min 26 Chapter 9 Part 2 - Highway Interdiction (cont) 18 min 27 Chapter 9 Part 3 - Highway Interdiction (cont) 18 min 28 Chapter 9 Part 4 - Highway Interdiction (cont) 14 min 29 Chapter 10 Part 1 - Occupation and Exploitation Operations - Securing the Kabul Embassy 20 min 30 Chapter 10 Part 2 - Occupying Kandahar Airport 20 min 31 Chapter 10 Part 3 - Sensitive Site Exploitation: Tarnak Farms and Dewalak 10 min 32 Chapter 11 Part 1 - Concurrent and Distributed Operations at Kandahar - Establishing a Second Forward Operating Base 14 min 33 Chapter 11 Part 2 - Establishing a Second Forward Operating Base (cont); Detention Operations 19 min 34 Chapter 11 Part 3 - Detention Operations (cont); Visitors, Holiday Celebrations, and Continued Conflict 18 min 35 Chapter 12 Part 1 - Tora Bora - A View from the Front 20 min 36 Chapter 12 Part 2 - A Base Too Far; Wrapping Up; Sidebar (A Plan from the Past) 25 min 37 Chapter 13 Part 1 - Sensitive Site Exploitation and Security Missions - Garmabak Ghar Training Camp; Maiwand Garrison 18 min 38 Chapter 13 Part 2 - Lashkar Gah Command and Control Center; Zhawar Kili Cave Complex 22 min 39 Chapter 13 Part 3 - Khost-Gardez Mission Planning and Band-e Sardeh Airfield Survey; Tori Khel; Hazar Qadam; Khost Security Mission 19 min 40 Chapter 14 Part 1 - Winding Down - Reconstitution of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit; Continuing to Develop Kandahar; Relief in Place and Ongoing Operations 23 min 41 Chapter 14 Part 2 - Relief in Place and Ongoing Operations (cont); The Final Mission 24 min 42 Chapter 15 Part 1 - Marines During Operation Anaconda - Into the Valley 17 min 43 Chapter 15 Part 2 - Into the Valley (cont) 15 min 44 Chapter 15 Part 3 - A Force in Readiness 21 min 45 Chapter 15 Part 4 - A Force in Readiness (cont); Operation Anaconda: Phase II 19 min 46 Chapter 15 Part 5 - Operation Harpoon 19 min 47 Epilogue Part 1 - A New Beginning - The Bonn Agreement; Operation Enduring Freedom-Phase III 19 min 48 Epilogue Part 2 - Operation Enduring Freedom-Phase III (cont) 15 min 49 Epilogue Part 3 - Operation Enduring Freedom-Phase III (cont); Continuing Operations 16 min
