Richard F. Natonski
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Richard F. Natonski is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general whose last assignment was as the Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command. He assumed the post in August 2008, havin
Natonski with David D. McKiernan in May 2003
Natonski as a major general in August 2004
Second Battle of Fallujah
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The Second Battle of Fallujah, initially codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, Operation al-Fajr was an American-led offensive of the Iraq War that began on 7 November 2004 and lasted about six weeks.
Richard F. Natonski
…the 1st Marine Division in August 2004, while in Iraq. There he led the ground maneuver element under I MEF through counter insurgency operations, the Battle of Fallujah (Operation Al–Fajr), and the Iraqi National Elections in January 2005. On 12 June 2006, the Secretary of Defense announced that President George W…
U.S. Marines from Mike Battery, 4th Battalion, 14th Marines, firing an M198 howitzer from Camp Fallujah (November 2004)
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle and HMMWV providing security while Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four (NMCB-4) clear debris from the streets of Fallujah, Iraq.
US Army Infantrymen from TF 2–7 CAV prepare to enter a building during fighting in Fallujah.
An M1A1 Abrams fires its main gun into a building to provide suppressive counterfire against insurgents.