The chapter follows the speaker's deployment to Talafar and Sinjar in Iraq, detailing the implementation of the Clear Holding Build strategy by a unit led by H.R. McMaster. It highlights the challenges faced in a low-threat city, including resistance pockets and reconstruction efforts. The narrative shifts to the sudden change in deployment plans to Ramadi for SEAL Team 3, portraying the extreme violence, lawlessness, and strategic adaptations needed in the city during the mid-2000s.
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Lieutenant General Sean Barry MacFarland is a retired three-star general who served in the United States Army. In 2015 MacFarland, then commanding III Corps, was selected as commander of the coalition against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
0:00:00 - Introduction.
0:04:39 - September 11th.
1:32:40 - The Battle of Ramadi.
5:06:53 - Coming Home.
6:36:00 - Final thoughts and how to stay on THE PATH.
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