ABOUT TEAM 1 MOSUL...

I’M GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT A VERY SPECIAL TEAM, A VERY SPECIAL TEAM OF IRAQ’S SECRET SOLDIERS, KNOWN AS TEAM 1 MOSUL. TEAM 1 MOSUL WAS ORIGINALY BROUGHT TOGETHER AS A 10 MAN GROUND TEAM, WITH 3 MORE ADDITIONAL MEN, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL EARLY IN 2004.

THE CONCEPT OF TEAM 1 MOSUL WAS TO COUNTER CONSTANT ATTACKS BY AIF/ANTI-IRAQI FORCES, INSURGENTS, AND TERRORISTS DURING MISSIONS DELIVERING MILITARY BRASS AND ENGINEERS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ. THESE ATTACKS WERE SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT TEAM 1 MOSUL MISSIONS, THEY WERE DESIGNED TO KILL OR CAPTURE OUR CLIENTS; WHICH RANGED FROM MILITARY BRASS, GENERALS, POLITICOS, GOVERNORS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE VITAL ENGINEERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ.

TO COUNTER THESE ATTACKS, TEAM 1 MOSUL WENT FROM A 10 MAN GROUND TEAM TO A 17 MAN GROUND TEAM BY LATE 2004, AND A 3 VEHICLE, 1 GUNSHIP MOVEMENT TO A 4 VEHICLE MOVEMENT WITH 2 GUNSHIPS. TEAM 1 MOSUL WAS MADE UP BY ALL EX-SOLDIERS, ALL SPECIALISTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS AND WERE COMPRISED OF U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL, COMBAT MP, MARINE FORCE RECON, DELTA FORCE, SPECIAL FORCES, NAVY SEALS, AND AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE; AS WELL AS BRITISH SAS, PARA, AND ROYAL MARINES.

THESE ELITE SPECIAL TEAM MEMBERS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO FORM A PSD/SET TEAM THE LIKES THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THEY QUICKLY GAINED A NASTY REPUTATION WITH THE ANTI-IRAQI FORCES WHILE OPERATING OUT OF FOB/FORWARD OPERATING BASE FREEDOM COURAGE IN MOSUL.

THE AIF WOULD HIT TEAM 1 MOSUL HARD WITH VBIEDS, RPG, PKM, AND IED. TEAM 1 MOSUL WOULD RESPOND WITH SEVERE SUPERIOR OVERWHELMING FIREPOWER!

TEAM 1 MOSUL HAD MANY WELL EARNED KUDOS.

ONE, NO CLIENT OR TEAM MATES WERE KIA/KILLED IN ACTION.

TWO, TEAM 1 MOSUL SUFFERED MORE ENEMY CONTACTS THAN MOST MILITARY UNITS AND ALL PSD UNITS IN IRAQ.

THREE, TEAM 1 MOSUL PER BIG ARMY INTELLIGENCE HAS THE INFAMOUS RECORD OF THE HIGHEST ENEMY BODYCOUNT OF ANY PSD/SET TEAM IN IRAQ.

FOUR, AN INTERESTING FACT OF RECORD, TEAM 1 MOSUL HAD ZERO COLATERAL CAUALTIES.

FIVE, ALMOST ALL PSD/SET TEAMS WORLDWIDE NOW USE TEAM 1 MOSUL’S METHODOLOGY.

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A PSD SET TEAM MEMBER LIKE TEAM 1 MOSUL AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL BE AGAIN. THE LEGACY OF TEAM 1 MOSUL LIVES ON THROUGH THE DOCUMENTARY, “IRAQ’S SECRET SOLDIERS”.