US Army ground strength at Kandahar: Upperdate
Further to this at an earlier post,
So in fact the 2-2 Ramrods have already been replaced (before 15 months), but by a unit of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (see here and here), not by one from the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. That means the US Army will in fact have four manoeuvre battalions at Kandahar, not three as suggested above. So, unless this analysis is wrong (ain't orbat fun?), ISAF ground combat strength in the province will be going from two to five battalions, with the Canadian Army providing roughly 20% of that force.
Three members of the new battalion with the Canadians were recently killed.
...research has now discovered as part of the CF's Task Force Kandahar:
Update: It has been drawn to my attention by someone knowledgeable that the 2-2 Ramrods, the US Army battalion at Maywand that is part of the CF's Task Force Kandahar, will finish its 15-month deployment in the next couple of months. It has also been pointed out that the unit is to be replaced by a battalion of the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (will it too be under Task Force Kandahar?). Moreover the BCT will have four combat battalions, and one support unit that will be based at KAF. With one battalion stationed in Zabul province that will leave three US manoeuvre battalions for Kandahar province along with one Canadian (so we will be 1/4 of the strength). Thus ISAF ground combat strength is actually doubling, from two to four battalions, not tripling as suggested above.
This was the previous composition of the task force:...
1-12 Infantry (U.S. Army)
Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel Reik Andersen
Regimental Sergeant Major: Command Sergeant-Major Joseph Alexander
“1-12 Infantry” is the 1st Battalion of the 12th Infantry Regiment from Fort Carson, Colorado, now under the operational control of the Commander, Task Force Kandahar. Augmenting the ISAF force in Kandahar Province by about 700 soldiers, 1-12 Infantry was declared ready for operations and assumed responsibility for Maywand District, its designated area of operations, on 18 June 2009...
...I've seen no mention of the change in US Army battalions in the Canadian or American media.
Task Force Kandahar is the formation conducting the ISAF mission in Kandahar Province under ISAF Regional Command (South). It comprises an Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT), a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and two manoeuvre units: the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment (2 R22eR) Battle Group, and the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment [this link added to original - MC], 1st Infantry Division (2–2 Infantry) of the United States Army [emphasis added]...
So in fact the 2-2 Ramrods have already been replaced (before 15 months), but by a unit of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (see here and here), not by one from the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. That means the US Army will in fact have four manoeuvre battalions at Kandahar, not three as suggested above. So, unless this analysis is wrong (ain't orbat fun?), ISAF ground combat strength in the province will be going from two to five battalions, with the Canadian Army providing roughly 20% of that force.
Three members of the new battalion with the Canadians were recently killed.
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 2:29 p.m.
2 Comments:
When does ANA 1-205 get its 4th maneuver combat battalion?
Kandahar is going to:
4 US combat bns
1 Canadian combat bn
3 ANA combat bns (which increases to 4 in a few months)
Total = 8 combat bns, increasing to 9.
Where is the 2nd Canadian combat battalion currently? One of them being in Kandahar.
How many ANCOP are in Kandahar province? 1?
Any perspectives on how good quality the ANCOP are?
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