Middlesex Township near Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonel Peter R. Mansoor

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2023

1. Colonel Peter R. Mansoor Marker

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Colonel Peter R. Mansoor. . , Peter Mansoor graduated first in his class from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1982. Twenty-one years later in July 2003, as a recent graduate of the U.S. Army War College, he took command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division ("Ready First Combat Team") in Baghdad, Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom., In August 2003, Mansoor's brigade combat team was temporarily tasked with gaining control of and stabilizing an area of roughly seventy-five square miles from the outskirts of Baghdad west to Fallujah. To do so, Colonel Mansoor placed his task forces throughout the zone and relied on a mobile tactical command post (TAC) consisting of three M577s and wheeled vehicles to relay orders and information from his larger command post situated in central Baghdad. The M577s and their tented extensions were mobile staff offices, equipped with communications, equipment, mapboards, tables, and blackout curtains. Introduced in 1962, the M577 continues to be a vehicle platform used by the Army sixty years later., With the operation completed, Colonel Mansoor's brigade returned to its area of operations in central and northeast Baghdad until March 2004, and then served as the Multi-National Corps-Iraq reserve until Iraq's transitions back to national sovereignty on June 28. In 2007, Mansoor redeployed to Iraq and Executive Officer to General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multinational Force-Iraq, and served for fifteen months in that capacity before returning home. Colonel Mansoor retired from the Army in August 2008.,

With three M577 command post vehicles along with the signal trucks, the TAC was spartan but functional for a three-week operation, and with radio, phone, and digital data communications, it gave me a good picture of the battlefield. , From Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq, 2008, by COL Peter Mansoor (RET), M577A3 Light Tracked Command Post Carrier. Armament: None , Engine: 275 Horsepower, 6V53T Turbocharged 2-Cycle Diesel Engine , Maximum Speed: 40 MPH on land / 3.6 MPH in water , Weight: 26,000 pounds , Length: 15 feet 11 inches , Width: 8 feet 9.75 inches , Armor: 1.1 - 1.7 inches of aluminum alloy , Crew: 5 (Driver, and up to four staff) , Manufacturer: Food Machinery Corporation/United Defense Limited Partnership, and BAE Systems

Peter Mansoor graduated first in his class from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1982. Twenty-one years later in July 2003, as a recent graduate of the U.S. Army War College, he took command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division ("Ready First Combat Team") in Baghdad, Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In August 2003, Mansoor's brigade combat team was temporarily tasked with gaining control of and stabilizing an area of roughly seventy-five square miles from the outskirts of Baghdad west to Fallujah. To do so, Colonel Mansoor placed his task forces throughout the zone and relied on a mobile tactical command post (TAC) consisting of three M577s and wheeled vehicles to relay orders and information from his larger command post situated in central Baghdad. The M577s and their tented extensions were mobile staff offices, equipped with communications, equipment, mapboards, tables, and blackout curtains. Introduced in 1962, the M577 continues to be a vehicle platform used by the Army sixty years later.

With the operation completed, Colonel Mansoor's brigade returned to its area of operations in central and northeast Baghdad until March 2004, and then served as the Multi-National Corps-Iraq reserve until Iraq's transitions back to national sovereignty on June 28. In 2007, Mansoor redeployed

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to Iraq and Executive Officer to General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multinational Force-Iraq, and served for fifteen months in that capacity before returning home. Colonel Mansoor retired from the Army in August 2008.

With three M577 command post vehicles along with the signal trucks, the TAC was spartan but functional for a three-week operation, and with radio, phone, and digital data communications, it gave me a good picture of the battlefield.
From Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq, 2008, by COL Peter Mansoor (RET)

M577A3 Light Tracked Command Post Carrier Armament: None
Engine: 275 Horsepower, 6V53T Turbocharged 2-Cycle Diesel Engine
Maximum Speed: 40 MPH on land / 3.6 MPH in water
Weight: 26,000 pounds
Length: 15 feet 11 inches
Width: 8 feet 9.75 inches
Armor: 1.1 - 1.7 inches of aluminum alloy
Crew: 5 (Driver, and up to four staff)
Manufacturer: Food Machinery Corporation/United Defense Limited Partnership, and BAE Systems

Erected by The United States Army War College; United States Army Heritage and Education Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2023

2. Colonel Peter R. Mansoor Marker

. A significant historical month for this entry is March 2004.

Location. 40° 12.373′ N, 77° 9.583′ W. Marker is near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Middlesex Township. It is on Army Heritage Trail south of Soldiers Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 95 Soldiers Dr, Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sergeant Michael A. Mira (within shouting distance of this marker); Kady Brownell (within shouting distance of this marker); Integrity (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Core Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Induction Centers (within shouting distance of this marker); Reception Centers (within shouting distance of this marker); Sergeant Frederick A. Counsel (within shouting distance of this marker); Staff Sergeant Fred A. Rella (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.