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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 (970001S-03 11 passi PLAN Best Available Copy NEW TOI KIMV AGCELERATION UPDATE AI JAN FEE MARJAPA MAY SUN, JUE 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 SAN I FEE, MARINA, MAY PUMAL LAIC, SEPTI OCT I NOY, DEC Where we were going Stage 3: Conduct Inltial Operations LAN L FEH, MARJ AER I MAY I JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT , MON, DEE FIRST DIVISION Stage 2: Organize, Train and Equip - 35 weaks 7 x BMS - 44 Wests 3 * BMS (305) por Region CMATT JUL 1 AUG/ SEPTI OCT 1 NOY, DEC Aria tat Bara Argo/ Burntil Arabe Turks-ren B0 Ethnoreligious Groups 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 CMATT • Infrastructure • Award training contract and • Establish recruiting • Acquire materiel Best Available Copy Star Up "wwen, iato y PenGo" •.. : . *: we beoe wonde '? CAgooe tEyR"intte To"CGLEDA NEN"Gt4 t "o ye trentderts 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 1940 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 CMATT 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... CMATT OCTOBER SEPTEMBER AUGUST papers HElORS PUT CON JULY pecialsew Combined A JUNE as Recruits roadro Bas MAY APRIL Leader NCO KMTB MARCH training • 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 CMATT ation 1 Sep Develop comorned. 1 Aug Unit Training 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 CMATT 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) CMATT 2021004 BOAT PATROL Best Available Copy SQUADRON La came UMM QSAR STATION SUPPORT FACILITIES MARITIME HQ STAFF (NUCLEUS) BOARDING CAPABILITY • сріті Station Army Air Corps r "Basiah (C 130) Squadron Transport (TBD) HO Staff Army Aire (Nucleus) Corps Base Army Air Corps Utility Lift Helicopter Squadron Station Army: Air Corps Baghdad Iraqi Army Air Corps September 2004 CMATT • Training in Jordan • Initially ~ 800 personnel • 12 × UH-1; 8 x C-130 •[ UM QASR Naval Inf Bn KMTB BDE and Safwar Mayzan 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 Futbah SAD New Iraci Amy autare Gartisons нЭ BDE TADJI Ar Rastahmiva Military Academy AirBase r Naval Force Facility 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 CMATT 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 CMATT 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 CMATT • 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 $6.0 $82.9 $51.7 $23.5 $164.0 $1,695.0 Total $2,023.1 $6.0 $2.5 $3.9 $0.8 $375.3 $164.0 $198.1 Operations $1 5. $1.0 S0.0 SO 13 $2311 $20.3 Salaries Operations 4.4 $3.0 $0.0 $0.0 $37.0 $879.3 $834.9 Equipment $0.0 $0.0 $46.2 $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 CMATT • 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 CMATT • Rapidly increases Iraqi uniformed • Many costs re-captured by reduced future • Reduces pressure on Coalition forces OCT - 2 2003 UNCLASSIFIED WASHFAX Secretary of Defense Cover Sheet 12/N 8/9-28. 9/20/2003 4:42 PM OFFICE/DESK: Office of the Secretary of Defense Ce: Fes V (b)(6) PHONE NO: FROM: Douglas J. Feith/ Under Secretary of Defense for Policy SUBJECT: Slocombe Brief on New Iraqi Army DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS: PAGES 07(Including Coversheet) HOLD FOR NORMAL DUTY HOURS XX IMMEDIATE DELIVERY DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS FAX NO. INDIVIDUAL NAME OFFICE ROOM AGENCY PHONE NO. NO. Honorable Marc Grossman VIA WASHFAX STATE OPS STATE DDCI Honorable John McLaughlin CIA CABLES CPA Mr. Reuben Jeffery NSC WHSR Honorable Frank Miller VCJCS GEN Pace NMCC NMCC JCS/J-5 LTG Sharp REMARKS: UNCLASSIFIED