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(S//SI) SID Reopens the Front on Iraq; New Issue Management
Team at Work
FROM: MG Richard Quirk, USA
Signals Intelligence Director
Run Date: 08/06/2003
(S//SI) When major hostilities in Iraq officially ended on May 1st , Operation Iraqi Freedom
transitioned from Phase 3 (Decisive Offensive Operations) into Phase 4 (Post Hostilities). We see
on an almost daily basis that conditions in Iraq remain extremely dangerous, with American and
coalition forces very much in harm's way. In light of this, and because a successful outcome in
Iraq is of such critical importance to our nation, it is essential that Signals Intelligence resurrect
the support and level of effort that were so pronounced when bombs were falling. We are
aggressively reopening the front and focusing once again on Iraq with the same emphasis we
had during the buildup to the war.
(S//SI) As we prepared for Operation Iraqi Freedom, SID stood up the Iraq Issue Management
Team (IMT) to ensure the entire SIGINT system was optimized to support the campaign. The
three Issue Managers, Dave Hurry of Customer Relationships, Wayne Murphy of Analysis and
Production and Greg Smithberger (later replaced by
as Greg went forward as NCR
CENTCOM) of Data Acquisition, performed exceptionally well to ensure that SIGINT was prepared
and organized to play a vital role in Operation Iraqi Freedom. They have all moved on to new
positions with our thanks and gratitude.
(S//SI) To address the complex and difficult issues the U.S. now faces in Iraq - the formation of
a new government, force protection for our military and coalition partners, post-war
reconstruction, and more, I've named a new Iraq Issue Management Team -- Ron Carback, Bill
Edinger and Rob Joyce. The new IMT continues to serve as the executives in SID for Iraq. They
are charged with aggressively reassessing our capabilities, ensuring the national and tactical
SIGINT systems are synchronized, identifying and resolving gaps and deficiencies in the SIGINT
system, and ensuring we contribute to the post-war Iraqi rebuilding effort.
(S//SI) The IMT will be setting up a rehearsal ( a ROCKDRILL ) very soon with SIGINT
customers and SIGINT producers to re-baseline our assumptions and goals for Iraq. Out of this
planning process will emerge an updated strategy to provide force protection, cover the
emerging leadership, root out terrorism within Iraq and continue the hunt for weapons of mass
destruction. I ask you to fully support the Iraq IMT and the overall campaign: SIGINT will
continue to be an essential source of intelligence on Iraq, and the one most likely to save lives.
(U//FOUO) Note: the new Iraq IMT can be reached at
line will soon have a STU-III capability.)
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