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paper records, 83–84;

patrol operations, schedule for, 170–71;

pride and honor service in, 115;

progress of toward taking over security duties, 208–9;

promotion in, 109;

punishment system, 84–85, 108;

rebuilding, 62;

relationship between officers and enlisted men, 85, 107–8;

reward system for, 74, 114–15;

risk, acceptance of, 187;

security posture, 142–43;

supplies for, 73–75, 87;

torture by, 134–40.

See also convoy operations; jundi ; leave for jundi ; pay system

Iraqi army, 1st Division, 94–95

Iraqi army, 1st Iraqi Company, 36, 43–44, 52

Iraqi army, 2nd Iraqi Company, 54

Iraqi army, 3rd Iraqi Brigade, 209

Iraqi army, 3rd Iraqi Company, 52, 166–67, 207–8, 209

Iraqi army, 4th Iraqi Company:

Bani Dahir operations, 36, 39–44;

home base of, 52;

injured and AWOL jundi, 208–9;

Kaffijiya operations, 36, 44–47;

leave run process, 52–54;

misalignment of squads, 44–45;

WG’s assignment to, 36

Iraqi army, 4th Motor Transport Army Brigade, 20

Iraqi army, 7th Division, 51–54, 94–95

Iraqi Command Operations Center

(COC): confirmation brief, 36;

decision-making process, 32;

function of, 169–71;

location of, 31;

meeting Iraqis, 31;

mission planning briefs at, 29, 35;

operation planning meeting, 31–32;

S-1 (administrative section), 31, 70–71, 75–76, 81, 208;

S-2 (intelligence section), 31;

S-3 (operations section), 31;

S-4 (logistics section), 31;

S-6 (communications section), 31, 156;

training for officers, 169

Iraqi fire blossom, 91–92, 131, 231

Iraqi medics, 41, 42

Iraqi police, 6, 112

Iridium phones, 62

Jabber Company, 78

Jaber, Ali, 174, 175–77

Jackson, Corporal, 174

Jaffer, Mulazim, 123, 127–29

Jamal, Mulazim, 64–65

Jellison, Corporal, 80

Joint IED Defeat Task Force (JIEDD TF), 17–18

jundi : accommodations for, 29–30;

asking advice of, 113;

civilians, treatment of by, 43;

civilians’ opinion of, 44;

competence of, 35;

complaints by, 86–87;

dead body (angel) escort, 101–5, 191–92;

death, attitude about, 151;

defensive perimeter around control base, 143–45;

definition of, 29;

driving style of, 107–8, 134;

explosives in Camp Ali, 215;

friendships with, 235;

jundi -bots, 140;

lunch with, 75;

morale of, 209, 236;

motivation of, 115, 236;

orders from Americans, 59;

punishment system, 84–85, 108;

quitters and runaways, 209–10;

relationship between officers and, 85, 107–8;

reward system for, 74, 114–15;

security posture, 142–43;

treatment of by officers, 108–9;

trust of, 82;

undisciplined firepower, 91–92, 131, 231;

willingness to fight, 39;

wounding of during combat patrol, 131–34.

See also Iraqi army (IA); pay system

Juwad, 93, 149–51, 155–57

Kaffijiya, 35–36, 44–47

Karim, 60

Kasem, Sergeant Major, 83, 109

Kelley, Sergeant, 126–29, 130–33, 139–40

Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR):

chow halls, 10, 56, 57–58;

lounge, 9

Krazes, 30

Krissoff, Nate “Natedawg,” 3–4, 212–13

Kumamoto, Japan, 3

“Kurdish pride” bug, 228

Kusay, Lieutenant, 170–71

Kuwait, 8, 9, 239, 240

Lawrence, T. E., 194

lazimus maximus, 74

Le Gette, Marco:

explosion near Camp Ali, 239;

Haditha FOB, duty at, 148;

intelligence briefing, late arrival for, 5;

patrol operations, schedule for, 170–71;

pressure washers, need for, 68–69;

walk to Kuwaiti market, 240

leadership: by example, 74–75;

respect for enlisted men, 109

leave for jundi : accountability numbers, 75–76;

amount allowed, 51;

convoys, attacks on, 201–2, 211–12;

convoys, routes for, 212;

extended leave and AWOL jundi and officers, 207–10;

greetings following, 58–59;

leave run process, 51–54, 58–61;

restrictions, 84;

Route Bronze convoys, 54–56, 59–61, 149–52

Lebanon, 224

Leyland transport trucks, 30

lion analogy, 224, 225

Lovejoy, Owen, 31–32, 35

lunch with jundi , 75

Lynch, Private, First Class, 130–33, 135

Mahdi army, 189–90, 215

Majid, Operation Al, 237–38

man love, 92–94

Manning, Steven, 3, 4

Mark (interpreter), 83, 108–9, 111–13, 152, 189–90, 228–31

Martin (interpreter):

bridge IED, 149, 150–51;

character of, 165;

command wire mother lode, 154;

detainees, treatment of, 135–36, 137;

escape from Iraq, conversation about, 228;

generator maintenance man, 129;

history of Iraq, 65–66;

runaway jundi , 209;

shotgun, antique, 165;

Water Treatment Facility combat control base, 122, 126

Mawfood, Captain, 126, 128, 129, 135, 144–45

McCloud, Joseph Trane, 214

McGinnis, James “Doc”:

bridge IED, 152, 153;

Chameleons, effectiveness of, 232–33;

children begging from, 60;

convoy operations, 164;

detainees injured in IED attack, 156;

generator building COC, 125;

generator maintenance man, 129;

glove request from Castro, 211;

leave convoy, attack on, 202;

MiTT replacement team, assessment of, 232–33;

motorcycle crash, 123–24;

on Mark’s competence, 152;

PT gear to shower, 16;

revenge fire on vehicle, 191;

rock formation for aiming IEDs, 154;

swimming in Euphrates River, 70;

walk to Kuwaiti market, 240;

Water Treatment Facility combat control base, 122

McMonigal, Andrew “Mac,” 220

McShane, Captain, 24, 59, 102, 119–20, 166, 201

meals, ready-to-eat (MREs), 87

media reports, accuracy of, 214–15, 217

meetings, timing of, 36

military transition team (MiTT):

accommodations at camp, 28;

advantages over Army adviser teams, 19–20;

arrival at camp, 27–28;

assignment to, 4;

camp at Asad Airbase, 57, 58;

duties as embedded military advisers, 6, 159;

experience of members of, 5;

IED attack on, 17;

Iraqi army, focus shift of training, 169;

Iraqi army, reality of working with, 23;

leadership of, 33;

leave run duties, 51–54;

liaison meeting with Cooling, 32–34;

motivation of members, 5, 22–23;

Nimer operation planning, 120;

predeployment gear list, 6;

relationship between members, 240;

replacement team, 231–33, 235;

resources for, 28–29; slush fund, 78;

training for, 16–23, 34

military-only roads, 50, 54, 192

militias, 189–90, 207

Mofak, 177

Mohammed (Serman’s friend), 203

Mohammed, Captain, 170–71

Mohammed, Mr., 86

Moody (interpreter):

American policy in Iraq, 66–67;

Barwana market transactions, 80;

beatings, 99–100;

combat patrol, 130–33;

escape from Iraq, conversation about, 228;

honesty of, 83;

laziness of Iraqis, explanation of, 187–89;

pay system operations, 94–95;

sniper attack, 133;

tribalism in Iraq, 97–99;

violence for solving politics and policy, 113–14;

Water Treatment Facility combat control base, 122

Morales, Peter, 56

Morgan, Lance Corporal, 220

mortar attacks, 11–12, 202

motivational (moto) tattoo, 220

motorcycle crash, 123–24

MREs (meals, ready-to-eat), 87

Muhammad, 42–43, 47

Muhanned, Captain, 31, 60