United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-03-22 monographic deposited born digital 39 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-444 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-444 P0b002ee18037990e f:d07444 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-444 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-444 GAO-07-444 Defense contingency planning Explosives Facility management Facility security Foreign governments Lessons learned Military forces Military policies Munitions Risk assessment Strategic planning Terrorism Warfare Weapons Weapons of mass destruction DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Other Written Product A67126 Following the invasion of Iraq in March 2003--known as Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)--concerns were raised about how the Department of Defense (DOD) secured Iraqi conventional munitions storage sites during and after major combat operations. Because of the broad interest in this issue, GAO conducted this work under the Comptroller General's authority to conduct evaluations. This report examines (1) the security provided by U.S. forces over Iraqi conventional munitions storage sites and (2) DOD actions to mitigate risks associated with an adversary's conventional munitions storage sites for future operations on the basis of OIF lessons learned. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed OIF war plans, joint doctrine and policy, and intelligence reports, and interviewed senior-level DOD officials https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-444/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-444.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-444/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-444.pdf GAO-07-444 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-444 Other Written Product GAO-07-444; Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Should Apply Lessons Learned Concerning the Need for Security over Conventional Munitions Storage Sites to Future Operations Planning; Defense contingency planning Explosives Facility management Facility security Foreign governments Lessons learned Military forces Military policies Munitions Risk assessment Strategic planning Terrorism Warfare Weapons Weapons of mass destruction DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom