Overall Chain of Command
From September 2008 to 31 December 2009, the overall military commander in Iraq was General Raymond T. Odierno, Commander, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) who reported to United States Central Command. MNF-I replaced Combined Joint Task Force 7 in May 2004. MNF-I consisted of Multi-National Corps - Iraq and Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq (MNSTC-I), as well as a logistical support element.
On January 1, 2010, Multi-National Force Iraq became United States Forces - Iraq.
Read more about this topic: Iraq War Order Of Battle 2009
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