持久的自由持久的声音-英文名称- Enduring Freedom Enduring Voices - Michael G Walling.pdfVIP

ENDURING

FREEDOM

ENDURING

VOICES

USOPERATIONSINAFGHANISTAN

MICHAELG.WALLING

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER1

Attack

CHAPTER2

PreludetoWar

CHAPTER3

Reckoning:OperationEnduringFreedom,2001

CHAPTER4

ReckoningPartII:OperationEnduringFreedom,2002

CHAPTER5

Resurgence,2003

CHAPTER6

Transition,2004–05

CHAPTER7

Resurgence,2006–07

CHAPTER8

Reassessment,2008

CHAPTER9

Surge,2009

CHAPTER10

NewInitiatives,2010

CHAPTER11

Drawdown,2011

CHAPTER12

EndGame,2012–13

Epilogue

ListofAbbreviations

Notes

Dedicatedtothewomenandmenwhohavesworntoprotectand

defendusfromourenemies.Thanksforallyou’vedone.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FirstandforemostismywifeMaryforherunwaveringfaithandsupport

throughanotherall-consumingproject.MarcusCowper,myeditorat

Osprey,showedremarkablepatienceandprovidedterrificinputthroughout

thelongprocessofbringingthisprojecttoprint.

Obtainingaccesstoandinterviewswitharemarkablegroupofwomen

andmenwasmadeeasierthroughtheeffortsofPublicAffairsOffices,

institutions,andtheirdedicatedstaffs.Amongthesewonderpeopleare

JenniferElzea,OfficeoftheSecretaryofDefense;KenGott,Combat

StudiesInstitute;CheryleRivas,USArmySpecialOperationsCommand;

CaptainIsraelMiller,PennsylvaniaArmyNationalGuard;AmyL.

Forsythe,USNavy;LieutenantJohnBonds,3/7thCavalry,USArmy;

SeniorAirmanMariahC.Tolbert,USAirForce;2ndLieutenantRebecca

Ennis,USAirForce;LieutenantColonelSharonK.E.Kibiloski,USAir

ForceReserve;MajorChristianHodge,NorthDakotaArmyNational

Guard;MajorPennyRipperger,NorthDakotaArmyNationalGuard;

SeniorAirmanNaomiM.Gr