Camp Sommers..........................................................69
24th MEU Command and Control..........................................69
Camp Security.........................................................73
Marine Reinforcements.................................................73
Launching Gallant Provider:
 Expanding the Security Zone..........................................76

BLT 2/8 Moves South...................................................78
Allied Forces.........................................................79
The Kurds.............................................................81
Opening Doliuk........................................................83
Provide Comfort Winds Down Northern Iraq..............................85

The Retrograde........................................................88
The Final Days........................................................91
Notes.................................................................95

Appendix:

 A. Chronology.......................................................102
 B. Command and Staff List...........................................104
 C. Combined Task~Force Provide Comfort
    Task Orgamzation.................................................106
 D. Combined Task Force Provide Comfort
    Major Allied Forces..............................................109
 E. Contributing Nations.............................................112
 F. International Relief Agencies....................................113
 G.TheKurds..........................................................114
 H. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations...............................115

Index................................................................119


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