Operation Phantom Fury

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Phantom Fury

Al-Fajr — Second Battle of Fallujah

AO: Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Date: 7 Nov – 23 Dec 2004

Cmd: I MEF / 1st Marine Division

Grid: 33°21'N 43°47'E

13,500

Coalition

~3,000

Insurgents

U.S. KIA

560+

U.S. WIA

RCT-1 (Inchon) — Col Shupp

3/1

Thundering Third

3rd Bn, 1st Marines

LtCol Willard Buhl

Main effort — Jolan District. The hardest fighting of the entire battle. Hell House. Phase Line Henry.

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RCT-1 (Inchon) — Col Shupp

3/5

Darkhorse

3rd Bn, 5th Marines

LtCol Patrick Malay

Center-west. Fortified mosque complex. Heaviest casualties in southern push through Queens District.

Enter Battlespace →

RCT-1 (Inchon) — Col Shupp

2-7

Ghost

2nd Bn, 7th Cavalry

LTC James Rainey

Armored spearhead. Bradleys punched holes through walls so Marines didn't have to use doorways.

Enter Battlespace →

RCT-7 (Ripper) — Col Tucker

1/8

Hunter

1st Bn, 8th Marines

LtCol Gareth Brandl

Mayor's Complex. Government Center. Alpha Company's house-to-house nightmare. 20 KIA in first week.

Enter Battlespace →

RCT-7 (Ripper) — Col Tucker

1/3

Lava Dogs

1st Bn, 3rd Marines

LtCol Michael Ramos

Eastern sector. Wolfpack seizure of the peninsula and hospital on D-1. Systematic clearing east of the Askari.

Enter Battlespace →

RCT-7 (Ripper) — Col Tucker

2-2

Ramrods

2nd Bn, 2nd Infantry

LTC Peter Newell

14 M1A1 tanks, 16 Bradleys, 72 infantry. Fastest advance to Phase Line Fran. Hostage slaughterhouses. VBIED factories.

Enter Battlespace →

I — Isolate

Oct 30 – Nov 6

Cordon the city. Feint south. Seize hospital.

II — Breach

Night of Nov 7–8

2,500 rounds. Breach the railroad berm.

III — Train Station

Nov 8 (Day)

Seize rail yards. Enter Dubat & Naziza.

IV — Into the Jolan

Nov 9

3/1 enters the Jolan. Reach PL Fran by nightfall.

V — Birthday Push

Nov 10

USMC Birthday. Kilo Co clears deep into Jolan. 50 KIA.

VI — Phase Line Henry

Nov 11–12

3/1 pushes PL Henry. Heart of Jolan. Deadliest fighting.

VII — Hell House

Nov 13

1stSgt Kasal. 7 GSW. 44 frag. Navy Cross.

VIII — Cross Michigan

Nov 14

All battalions push south of Highway 10.

IX — Southern Clear

Nov 15–16

Queens & Industrial. Tunnel networks. VBIED factories.

X — Transition

Nov 17 – Dec 23

Resistance collapses. Iraqi Army backfill.

Jolan

Askari

Nazal

Shuhada

Queens

Industrial

Euphrates River

MSR Michigan — Hwy 10

PL Fran

PL Isabel

PL Henry

OBJ Wolf
(Jolan Park)

OBJ Virginia
(Gov't Center)

OBJ Cougars
(Queens)

Train Station
(Staging Point)

Hell House
(Nov 13 — Kasal NC)

Mosque Complex
(3/5 Firefight)

3/1

Thundering Third

3/5

Darkhorse

1/8

Beirut BN

1/3

Lava Dogs

2/7C

2-7 CAV

2/2

2-2 INF

AQI

Jolan Stronghold

INS

Mosque Complex

INS

IED Factory

CHE

Chechen Fighters

AQI

Queens Pocket

INS

VBIED Factory

Situation

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Task Organization

3/1

3rd Bn, 1st Marines — "Thundering Third"

RCT-1 — Main Effort, Jolan District

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3/5

3rd Bn, 5th Marines — "Darkhorse"

RCT-1 — Center-West

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1/8

1st Bn, 8th Marines

RCT-7 — Center-East

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1/3

1st Bn, 3rd Marines — "Lava Dogs"

RCT-7 — Eastern Sector

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2/7

2-7 Cavalry (Army)

RCT-1 — Armored Spearhead, Jolan District

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2/2

2-2 Infantry (Army)

RCT-7 — Armored Assault, Eastern Sector

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Butcher's Bill

U.S. KIA

560+

U.S. WIA

~1,500

INS. KIA

1,500

INS. Captured

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