NOTE FOR STEVE HADLEY
SUBJECT: Slocombe Brief on New Iraqi Army
Attached is the brief Walt Slocombe gave to the Secretary on
September 17. I am sending it to you for your information.
CC:
Marc Grossman
John McLaughlin
Reuben Jeffery
Frank Miller
General Pete Pace
LTG Skip Sharp
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Analysis so far
FIRST CORPS HQ
produce 9 BNs by 1 AUG 04.
and equipped by early 2006.
keep pace with training.
THIRD DIVISION
• Program as conceived was to
• 3 Divisions manned, trained
• Recruiting trends are good...
• Garrison construction will
SECOND DIVISION
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Where we were going
Stage 3: Conduct Inltial Operations
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FIRST DIVISION
Stage 2: Organize, Train and Equip
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- 44 Wests 3 * BMS (305) por Region
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In the beginning
employed per contract
firms
• 1000s of Iraqis back to work
• All contract funds to Iraqi
• 12 Manufacturers engaged
• Average of 450 Iraqis
Mosul, Arbll
refurbishment
- 4 stations; Baghdad, Basrah,
- Uniforms, blankets, boots
- Tables, chairs, beds
- 3262 recruited to date
- Three garrison sets under
establish training site
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• Infrastructure
• Award training contract and
• Establish recruiting
• Acquire materiel

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Why Acceleration?
won't do now
friendly Arab nations to commit troops to
security operations in Iraq......... which they
enable Coalition units to leave sooner
• Time is not on our side in Iraq
• Iraqi Army units brought on line quicker
CMATT
• Iraqi Army units in the field may enable

249,441
1,361,462
Enlisted Men
16,624
93,172
Officers
Pre WW II US Army Mobilization
Total
266,065
1,454,634
Year
1941
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We Can Go Faster
What we Realized
Establish the Cadre First
- Existing ‹but corrupted> military tradition
- 400,000 trained military personnel pool
• Situation has changed - security
• Not the Afghan model
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very well
• Many countries train Soldiers
• Few countries train Leaders
• Attack the leader dilemma

Objective
• 9 Army Brigades, limited C2
• Nucleus of an Army Air Corps
• Nucleus of a Maritime element
Vice 9 battalions under original plan
...BY CREATING THE LEADERSHIP
Change plan to man, train, equip...
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• 1800 Non-Commissioned Officers
•What Jordan doesn't do, coalition must
• 250-1500 Lieutenant through Lieutenant Colonel
Generic Battalion Time Line
FEBRUARY
• Coalition monitors with Advisor Teams on site
• Tailored recruiting
• Jordanian leader training assistance
• Cadre train their assigned troops
• KMTB converts to NCO Academy
JANUARY
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1 Sep
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1 Aug
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1 Jun
NCO TNG
stage ampired
castling.
1 March
Officer Training
Producing the larger force
1Dec 1 Jan
Rudelig
4 Badalois oguippe
4 Battalions trained
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Now

KMTB
Training
Command
Military
Academy
Base
Detachments
(Admin &
Training
3 Bde
XX
2 Bde
51h Div
3ed Div
15 Div
1 Bde
DSA / ARMY HQ STAFF
Air Corps
New Iraqi Army on 1 SEP 2004
Army
Depot
Facility
(Selected Battalions will be prepared to transition to mechanized infantry and armor)
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SUPPORT FACILITIES
MARITIME HQ STAFF (NUCLEUS)
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Army Aire
(Nucleus)
Corps Base
Army Air Corps
Utility Lift
Helicopter
Squadron
Station
Army: Air Corps
Baghdad
Iraqi Army Air Corps September 2004
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• Training in Jordan
• Initially ~ 800 personnel
• 12 × UH-1; 8 x C-130

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Naval Inf Bn
KMTB
BDE and
Safwar
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3 Training Sites
Al Amarah
Az Zubau
An Nasirlvah
1X BDE
KIRKUK
Al Kut
DHY
Tallil
Al Muchanna'
Al Gadiklyan
Olyal
As Sulaym
Baqubah
Ad Diwanlyah
Baghdad
Al Hillah
Bashur
Irbil
Arbll
At Tanim
3 x BDE
An Najaf
An Mulat
Dahuk
Tikrit
AN NUMANIYAH
Fallujah
Salah ad Dur
Ar Ramadi,
Refurbish existing bases to Grafenwohr standards
or what makes fiscal sense.
Ninawa
Al Anbar
Euphrati
AT Qalm
3 BDE
MOSUL
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SYRIA
9 Recruiting Annexes
1 3000 Soldier Training Base
1 Iraqi Military Academy
3 Recruiting Stations
9 Bde Garrisons
1 Iraqi Defense Support HQ
1 Naval Inf Bn Base
NIA Facilities by EOY 2004
1 Depot Facility

End State on 1 September 2004
Brigades
battalion of 12-16 helicopters
refurbished for squadron of 8 C130s and a lift
• ARMY: 3 Division equivalents (9) Infantry
• ARMY AIR CORPS: Pilots in training and aircraft
• MARITIME: Patrol boats and boarding unit
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Additional Resources Needed
03 - Aug 04)
• Coalition Mobile Training Teams
• Heavy Construction Engineer Battalion
• Battalion Training Advisory Teams
• Naval Port Construction Battalion
• Jordanian Army Liaison Team with CMATT (Nov
• Battalion equipment fielding teams
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by 1 Sep 04
Equipping the Larger Force
A credible defense capability that will allow Coalition
forces to drawdown sooner
e.g. (M60A3/M113A3)
- Initially Motorized -Combined arms equipped late 04
27 Infantry Battalions
in Summer 04
Army Depot and returned to use in 05
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• Miscellaneous recovered artillery and vehicles (TBD) repaired at the
• 5 Fast Patrol Boats returned to use and a boarding unit
• 12 x UH-1Bs and 8 x C-130 (Bs & Ks) as initial nucleus of Army Air Corps
• Most equipment needed in 04 must be acquired outside Iraq

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Equipment
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$41.0
$16.5
$745.4
$641.7
Facilities
- Stipends: $256.7M
- Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC): $75.58M
The Cost of the Larger Force
* Non-U.S. Priced budget $1.8Billion
* Non-NIA Funds, but military related:
Purchased
Totals
Training
International
trainers
US/Foreign
Millions)
Academy
Summary
Maritime
Budget
Army
Military
(In US$
Iraq DSA
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• Convoy Security
• Checkpoints
• Small-unit Infantry Tactics
• Border Security, Patrolling
Off the shelf or
We own all factors except
Support Operations
Already warmed up
overhaul used materiel
Jordanian piece; can
work around
Stability Operations &
Risk
Low to Medium
Medium to High Recruiting
Low
LoW
• Infrastructure: Low
• Train:
• Employ
• Equip:
• Man:

Summation
Coalition requirements
presence which points toward sovereignty
money, manpower
• Attainable at modest cost increase -
• Improves the security dynamics in Iraq
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• Rapidly increases Iraqi uniformed
• Many costs re-captured by reduced future
• Reduces pressure on Coalition forces

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