Multi-National Corps - Iraq [MNC-I]
Multi-National Corps - Iraq was "stood-up" on May 15, 2004, due concerns that had existed for some period of time, that the Combined Joint Task Force 7 headquarters, was not sufficient to handle the range of military operations in Iraq, including peace support, civil military operations, and at the same time conduct strategic engagement such as talking to the sheiks and talking to the political authorities. Those are typically functions that are performed by two different headquarters.
Multi-National Corps - Iraq conducts offensive operations to defeat remaining non-compliant forces and neutralize destabilizing influences in Iraq in order to create a secure environment. It concurrently conducts stability operations to support the establishment of government, the restoration of essential services, and economic development in order to set the conditions for a transfer of sovereignty and operations to designated follow-on authorities.
A three-star headquarters, MNC-I will be commanded by Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz.
