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It reads: Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Civilians of Multi-National Force-Iraq: It has been the greatest of privileges to have been your commander for the past 19 months. During that time,we and our civilian and Iraqi partners have been engaged in an exceedingly complex, difficult, and important task. And in the face of numerous challenges, we and our partners have helped bring new hope to a country that was besieged by extremists and engulfed in sectarian violence. When I took command of Multi-National Force-Iraq in February 2007, I noted that the situation in Iraq was hard but not...

Multi-National Force - Iraq established this YouTube channel to give viewers around the world a "boots on the ground" perspective of Operation Iraqi Freedom from those who are fighting it. Video clips document action as it appeared to personnel on the ground and in the air as it was shot. We will only edit video clips for time, security reasons, and/or overly disturbing or offensive images. What you will see on this channel in the coming months: - Combat action - Interesting, eye-catching footage - Interaction between Coalition troops and the Iraqi populace. - Teamwork between Coalition and Iraqi troops...

Gen. David H. Petraeus assumes command of Multi-National Force - Iraq during a ceremony Saturday at Camp Victory. BAGHDAD — General David H. Petraeus assumed command of Multi-National Force-Iraq from Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., in a change of command ceremony held at Camp Victory Saturday.Casey was the commanding general of MNF-I for two and a half years. He will go on to replace the current Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.The reviewing officer for the ceremony was Gen. John P. Abizaid, commander, U. S. Central Command. He thanked Casey for his...

Iraqi chillren wave hello to U.S. troops during a recent patrol. BAGHDAD -- Multi-National Force–Iraq on Sunday condemned recent attacks by terrorists and death squads against innocent Iraqi children and civilians at soccer fields in Hadhra and in the Amil district of Baghdad. In the statement, MNF-I officials said: “The Multi National Force – Iraq condemns the recent attacks by terrorists and death squads against the innocent Iraqi children and civilians at soccer fields in Hadhra and in the Amil district of Baghdad. We express our heartfelt condolences to the families and tribes who lost loved ones in these...

Sorry it has been five months since my last update, but then, we have been busy. Let me give you the bottom-line up front (BLUF), and then catch you up on things. Feel free to forward this to whomever, since we still can’t seem to get the press to tell folks what is going on. This is how the fight is going from my foxhole, and it is much more than the bombings, US casualties, and rumors of civil war the press seems to be focused on.

BAGHDAD (Army News Service, Feb. 27, 2006) -- “There have been pockets of violence, but we don't see that as a precursor to civil war,” said Multi-National Force-Iraq Spokesman Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch Feb. 25 in Baghdad Lynch said this during a press conference Saturday aimed at correcting erroneous reports. Lynch addressed the number of attacks since the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. He particularly called attention the numbers of attacks, comparing rumors and media reports presenting inflated numbers, to those numbers gathered by Iraqi and coalition assets. Lynch said reports coming out of the National Joint Operations...

New Joint Commanders Named American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 15, 2004 – Three Army, Navy and Marine Corps senior officers were nominated today to command joint-service organizations. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. has been named to head Multinational Force Iraq. MNFI, in operation since May 15, "conducts offensive operations to defeat remaining noncompliant forces and neutralize destabilizing influences in Iraq in order to create a secure environment," states that organization's Web site. Casey is currently Army vice chief of staff; his new headquarters is located in Baghdad. Marine Lt. Gen. James E. Cartwright has been nominated for...

               Soldiers Use New Explosive Detection Equipment BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces are using a new hand-carried device called Vapor Tracer 2 that detects and identifies vapors and particles produced by numerous forms of explosives and narcotics. Vapor Tracer 2 uses an atmospheric sampling technique that is extremely sensitive and fast. Its average detection time is four to 10 seconds per sample. The Vapor Tracer 2 is being used at all of the checkpoints around the green zone to help make them more secure. Soldiers from Troop F, 9th Cavalry Regiment, used the Vapor...