The Second Battle of Ramadi was fought during the Iraq War from March 2006 to November 2006, for control of Ramadi, the capital of the Al Anbar Governorate in western Iraq. A joint US military force u
1st Armored Division soldiers take up positions on a street corner during a foot patrol in Ramadi, August 2006
Marines during an operation to prevent and disrupt insurgency activity in Ramadi, April 25, 2006
Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division exit a M2 Bradley, following a raid in the Tameem district of Ramadi, Iraq, on Sept. 3, 2006
Iraqi police prepare to enter the Ramadi hospital, July 5, 2006.
Sean Barry MacFarland is a retired three-star lieutenant general who served in the United States Army.
Battle of Ramadi (2006)
…2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division would be replaced by a much larger US force at the end of their tour in June 2006. General Casey selected Colonel Sean MacFarland's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division to relieve the 2-28 ID. The BCT would be augmented by numerous forces including two battalions from 2nd…
Lieutenant General Sean MacFarland in April 2017