Global War on Terror Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Global War on Terror Collection
Subject
War on Terror, Iraq War, Iraqi War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, War in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, detainee, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Iraq, Afghanistan
Description
The Trefry Archives presents a curated collection records from its collection related to the Global War on Terror.
The Global War on Terror stems directly from the events of the attacks of 9/11 and America's subsequent involvement to play a greater role in combating terrorism around the world. This increase in hostilities will primarily manifest themselves with America entering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, there were other areas that were touched by the War on Terror including Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Lybia, Mali, Somalia, and others.
While not an official classification, the War on Terror became a catchall phrase for the United States' struggle to combat Islamist fundamentalism around the world and it encompasses the many different iterations that these conflicts took from the days after 9/11 on to the present. America's War on Terror had two major fields of operations: Afghanistan and Iraq.
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as a means to deny Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden a safe base of operations, which the Taliban government in Afghanistan provided. After the removal of the Taliban from political power, an international security force was established a large contingent that consisted of American troops, which remain there to this day. The War in Afghanistan has also been referred to Afghanistan War and various phases were known as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
The Iraq War began in March 2003 with the United States-led coalition invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein's control of the entire country. The coalition quickly defeated Iraqi forces, but in the vacuum of a government a bitter religious civil war broke out. For the remainder of the 2000s, United States combat forces remained in an effort to provide stabilization in the country. The last combat troops were withdrawn in 2011. There was controversy surrounding the original basis for the Iraq War which centered around Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program or lack thereof.
The War on Terror also produced concerns for how enemy combatants from Afghanistan, Iraq, and other fronts of the war on terror were treated while in United States custody.
The Trefry Archives' War on Terror collection highlights all of these aspects of the conflict by providing access to hard to find and never before released reports, memos, studies, briefings, and more. These records preserve and inform the legacy of these conflicts.
The records here have been collected from the personal papers of LT GEN Richard G. Trefry, USA (Ret), who donated his records to American Public University Systems (APUS). The records in the collection are public records that have been released and are freely available elsewhere. They are housed in the Trefry Archives at APUS in Charles Town, WV.
The Global War on Terror stems directly from the events of the attacks of 9/11 and America's subsequent involvement to play a greater role in combating terrorism around the world. This increase in hostilities will primarily manifest themselves with America entering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, there were other areas that were touched by the War on Terror including Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Lybia, Mali, Somalia, and others.
While not an official classification, the War on Terror became a catchall phrase for the United States' struggle to combat Islamist fundamentalism around the world and it encompasses the many different iterations that these conflicts took from the days after 9/11 on to the present. America's War on Terror had two major fields of operations: Afghanistan and Iraq.
The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as a means to deny Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden a safe base of operations, which the Taliban government in Afghanistan provided. After the removal of the Taliban from political power, an international security force was established a large contingent that consisted of American troops, which remain there to this day. The War in Afghanistan has also been referred to Afghanistan War and various phases were known as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
The Iraq War began in March 2003 with the United States-led coalition invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein's control of the entire country. The coalition quickly defeated Iraqi forces, but in the vacuum of a government a bitter religious civil war broke out. For the remainder of the 2000s, United States combat forces remained in an effort to provide stabilization in the country. The last combat troops were withdrawn in 2011. There was controversy surrounding the original basis for the Iraq War which centered around Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program or lack thereof.
The War on Terror also produced concerns for how enemy combatants from Afghanistan, Iraq, and other fronts of the war on terror were treated while in United States custody.
The Trefry Archives' War on Terror collection highlights all of these aspects of the conflict by providing access to hard to find and never before released reports, memos, studies, briefings, and more. These records preserve and inform the legacy of these conflicts.
The records here have been collected from the personal papers of LT GEN Richard G. Trefry, USA (Ret), who donated his records to American Public University Systems (APUS). The records in the collection are public records that have been released and are freely available elsewhere. They are housed in the Trefry Archives at APUS in Charles Town, WV.
Creator
APUS Richard G. Trefry Archives
Publisher
American Public University System
Language
EN
Type
Collection
Coverage
Located at APUS Richard G. Trefry Archives
Collection Items
Academic Report - Trip to Iraq and Kuwait
Memo written for COL Mike Meese and COL Cindy Jebb of the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy. The memo provides an academic report of GEN Barry R. McCaffrey USA (Ret) visit to Iraq and Kuwait in April 2006. GEN…
After Action Report - Visit Iraq and Kuwait - 9-16 March 2017
Memo written for COL Michael Meese and COL Cindy Jebb of the Department of Social Sciences at the United State Military Academy. The memo provides feedback from GEN Barry R. McCaffrey USA (Ret) on his strategic and operational assessment of security…
After Action Report - Visit NATO Shape Headquarters and Afghanistan - 21-26 July 2008
Memo written for COL Michael Meese and COL Cindy Jebb of the Department of Social Sciences at the United State Military Academy. The memo provides feedback from GEN Barry R. McCaffrey USA (Ret) visit to NATO SHAPE Headquarters and Afghanistan in July…
After Action Report - Visit Iraq and Kuwait 31 October - 6 November 2008
Memo written for COL Michael Meese and COL Cindy Jebb of the Department of Social Sciences at the United State Military Academy. The memo provides feedback from GEN Barry R. McCaffrey USA (Ret) on his strategic and operational assessment of security…
Attack on the 507th Maintenance Company - 23 March 2003 - An Nasiriyah, Iraq
A United States Army report on the assault on the 507th Maintenance Company at An Nasiriyah on March 23, 2003. The report provides background on the 507th, the Company's movement leading up to the attack, the attack, and a conclusion.
Bureaucracies at War: Organizing for Strategic Success in Afghanistan
A study done by LT COL Donald C. Bolduc, USA, discussing the failure to organize and establish the unity of command and unity of purpose between NATO and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) which led to an ineffective counterinsurgency…
Church Report on Detainee Interrogation and Incarceration - Executive Summary
A report authored by VADM Albert T. Church, III that offers a comprehensive review of Department of Defense interrogation operations. The report discusses interrogation policy development, interrogation techniques employed by interrogators, detainee…
COMISAF's Initial Assessment
Initial report of GEN Stanley A. McChrystal to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates upon assuming command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in August of 2009. GEN McChrystal provides a summary of operations, a new strategy,…
FM 3-07.22 - Counterinsurgency Operations
Counterinsurgency Operations Field Manual. A manual published by the Department of the Army on how to combat insurgency. It lists the essentials as protecting the population, establish local political institutions, reinforce local governments,…
Detainee Operations Inspection
An inspection report filed by the Army Inspector General on the Army's conduct of detainee and interrogation operations to identify any capability shortfalls with respect to intermment, enemy prisoner of war, detention operations, and interrogation…