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On April 6, 2003, twenty-six Green Berets, including those of Sergeant 1st Class Frank Anentoris Special Forces A-Team (call sign Roughneck Nine One), led a violent battle against a vastly superior force at the remote crossroads near the village of Debecka, Iraq. In an already legendary conflict that will influence US Army doctrine for years to come, the Green Berets stopped an enemy unit that included battle tanks and more than 150 well-trained, well-equipped, and well-commanded soldiers. Any normal American light infantry unit finding itself outnumbered over five to one and outgunned on the ground by such a heavily armored force would have turned and run for cover. But Green Berets dont like to run and Nine One Dont Run was Antenoris teams motto from the very beginning. In a spectacular fight, they battled Iraqi tanks and personnel until only a handful of Iraqi survivors finally fled the battlefield. In the process, Nine One encountered hordes of news media, and at the peak of the fight, a US Navy F-14 dropped a 500-pound bomb in the middle of a group of supporting Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, killing and wounding dozens. This is the never-before-told, unsanitized, unedited story of the fight for the crossroads at Debecka, Iraq, and a unique inside look at a Special Forces A-Team as it recruits and organizes, trains for combat, and eventually fights a battle against a huge opposing force in Iraq. Roughneck Nine One is a powerful look inside a Special Forces A-Team and its dramatic and controversial battle against a huge opposing force, and a revealing story of the role of Special Forces in the ongoing war in Iraq.

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Table of Contents T he authors wish to thank their many friends in the - photo 1
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T he authors wish to thank their many friends in the Special Forces community, living and dead, in uniform and out, who have in their way written this book with us. They are, in the tradition of the community, unknown soldiers except to those they trust, an exceedingly small congregation. We are both blessed to count Green Berets as our friends.
Above all, a special thanks to the men of ODAs 391, 392, and 044, without whose valiant and heroic performance on the field of battle during those few days in April of 2003 this book would not have been possible. You are true professionals in your craft and fine soldiers. De Oppresso Liber!
Frank Antenori: I wish to thank my parents, Carol and Frank Senior, for providing me with the solid foundation that prepared me for the dynamic life of a Special Forces soldier. In particular, I want to give a special thanks to my mom, who was forced to endure two decades of anxiety as she watched CNN and Fox News, knowing her son was most likely in the middle of the chaos she was watching on TV. Like Ive always said, Mom, Dont worry, Im in good company, and Ill make it back in one piece.
To my wife, Lesley, who for fourteen years has endured months and months of deployments, running the household and practically raising our two sons, Frank III and Brodie, on her own. Like most Special Forces wives, she is one of the unsung heroes of the Special Forces community, and I thank her not only for what she has done to support me throughout my career, but for her service to our country as well, both in and out of uniform.
Id also like to thank my coauthor, Hans, who spent countless hours converting my recollections and endless war stories into the book youre about to read. His experience as an accomplished author as well as a fellow combat veteran helped him understand the complexities involved in writing a book about Special Forces. Hans, I salute your patience as well as your dedication to this project.
Last but not least, Id like to thank my late great-uncle Gino J. Merli, a true American patriot who set the ultimate example of selfless sacrifice for ones country. From the day you were born until the day you passed, you lived to embody the motto Duty, Honor, Country. I only pray that I am able to pass on those values to others, much in the same way you have passed them on to me.
Hans Halberstadt wishes to salute his mentors and friends from the late, great 3rd Battalion, 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne)Gerry Schumacher, Russ Mann, Rick Cardin, Jim Gaston, John Padgett, Jim Shields, Jamie Allen, and many others who would prefer their names not appear in print. He would also like to thank his wife, April, who has been (mostly) tolerant of her husbands excursions to deepest, darkest Fort Bragg and Central America, and who has sanitized this and many other manuscripts over the years.
AARafter-action review, a sort of postmission discussion of what happened, how, and why, and what lessons may be learned and applied in the future
Alamoan informal term for a defensive battle position, normally a natural terrain feature providing cover and concealmenta rallying point from which a unit must fight
APCarmored personnel carrier, a tanklike vehicle without a large cannon and with the ability to deliver infantry near an objective with safety from rifle and machine gun fire
ASPammunition supply point
A-team, or ODATwelve men operating as a unitone captain commanding, a warrant officer functioning as second in command, with slots for two weapons specialists, two communications specialists, two medics, two
engineers, and two Operations/Intel sergeants. An A-team can be split into two subunits, each with a full complement of skills, for short-duration missions.
BCUbattery coolant unit, the Javelin missile component that provides electrical power to the weapons subsystems
BMPBronevaya Maschina Piekhota, a very popular armored personnel carrier design originally from the Soviet Union and now in service with many nations
B-teamThe headquarters element of a Special Forces company, comprising eleven men. The B-team includes the company commander, administrative staff, logistics support element, and other specialists. It has the same skills and weapons as a standard A-team and can fight as one when required.
CASclose air support
CLUcommand launch unit, the sighting system for missiles like the Javelin
CSMcommand sergeant major, the senior enlisted member of units of battalion size and above
defiladea natural depression in the terrain that can be used for protection against direct-fire weapons like rifles or tank cannon
ENDEXslang for end of exercise
FMTVa large type of cargo truck collectively known as the family of medium tactical vehicles
FOBforward operating base, the headquarters that commands and controls teams in the field
FTXfield training exercise
IMBTRa fairly new and very well-regarded squad radio used by the Army and Marine Corps
JDAMJoint Direct Attack Munitiona tail kit that turns a dumb bomb into a smart one by adding a GPS-based navigational computer and control fins
JRTCJoint Readiness Training Center, a facility at Fort Polk, Louisiana, where US Army units participate in large-scale realistic exercises
JSOTFJoint Special Operations Task Force
M2.50cal heavy machine gun in use by the Army for eighty-five years, affectionately known as Ma Deuce
M2407.62 mm medium machine gun
M4the carbine variant of the M16 rifle, the standard US Army individual weapon for the past forty years
M107 Barrett.50cal sniper rifle, capable of first-shot kills on individual soldiers at nearly a mile
MICH (Pronounced mitch ) HelmetModular Integrated Communications Helmet, a variation on the standard Kevlar brain bucket used by soldiers and Marines
Mk1940 mm grenade-launcher that functions somewhat like a machine gun
MSSmission support site, a temporary base of operations close to the objective
MTLBMaschina Transportnaya Legkaya Boyevaya, a fast, low, tracked APC of Soviet design with a crew of two and room for ten cramped infantry soldiers and their gear
NCOnoncommissioned officer, normally a sergeant in pay grades E-5 (buck sergeant) through E-9 (sergeant major). NCOs are organizationally subordinate to all commissioned officers (second lieutenant and above), although such distinctions are sometimes not apparent to observers.
NODsnight observation devicesnight vision goggles and sight systems, also known as NVGs
ODAAlternate name for A-team
ODBAlternate name for B-team
OPCONoperational control, it is common for units to be married up or chopped to other units for short periods and missions, as ODA-391 was when it was under the OPCON of 10th Group before crossing the Green Line.
PEQ-4a small rectangular device often mounted on M4 carbines, the PEQ-4 includes both a laser beam that can be used to engage targets at night and an infrared area light source that functions somewhat like a flashlight, both invisible except with NODs.
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