| Task Force Tripoli | |
|---|---|
| Active | April - May 2003 |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Marine Corps |
| Type | Special-purpose MAGTF |
| Part of | 1st Marine Division I Marine Expeditionary Force |
| Engagements | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | BGen John F. Kelly |
Task Force Tripoli (TFT) was a United States Marine Corps air-ground task force formed after the fall of Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[1] This ad-hoc formation was tasked with continuing the attack north to secure the city of Tikrit.[2] It was commanded by Brigadier General John F. Kelly, then Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Marine Division. Within 12 hours of tasking, the Marines were able to put together a convoy of 600 vehicles and 4,000 troops for the mission.[3] The unit was composited on April 12, 2003, in a staging area east of Baghdad and had secured Tikrit by April 15. It is the first time that the Marine Corps ever employed an entire LAV regiment and marked the farthest inland that Marine Forces had ever advanced.
- ^ Reynolds 2005, pp. 107–112.
- ^ "Marine task force heads towards Tikrit" Archived March 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, BreakingNews.ie, April 13, 2003
- ^ Gordon & Trainor 2006, pp. 500.