Operation Phantom Thunder Factsheet
Jun 23, 2007 - Kimberly Kagan
• Phantom Thunder is the largest coordinated military operation in Iraq since the invasion
• Corps-level operation: the Multi-National Corps--Iraq is the highest level of command of coalition combat forces in Iraq. Its commander is Lieutenant General Ray Odierno
• This operation is the second phase of a multi-phase strategy to provide security to Baghdad and its immediate environs.