Editing V Corps (United States) (section)

===War on Terrorism===
[[File:V US Corps during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.svg|280px|thumb|The [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] command structure.]]
[[File:US Army V Corps - Organization 2011.png|thumb|280px|War on Terrorism command structure]]
At the end of 2002, V&nbsp;Corps deployed to Kuwait under [[United States Central Command]] for the [[Iraq War]]. The United States-led coalition brought about a regime change in Iraq and satisfied international concerns about [[Iraq and weapons of mass destruction]]. The corps and its maneuver brigades crossed into Iraq on 21 March 2003 as the main effort. In sixteen days of fighting, V&nbsp;Corps advanced more than 540 miles straight-line distance from Kuwait to [[Baghdad]], decisively defeated the [[Iraqi Armed Forces]], and toppled the regime of [[Saddam Hussein]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

On 15 June 2003, the corps formed [[Combined Joint Task Force 7]], based in Baghdad, and continued military operations to pacify the remainder of Iraq, rebuild the country, and create democratic institutions. As part of Combined Joint Task Force 7 mission, V&nbsp;Corps soldiers sought out and arrested or killed the major figures in the previous Iraqi regime, culminating in the arrest of Saddam Hussein himself. On 1 February 2004, V&nbsp;Corps was succeeded in Combined Joint Task Force 7 by [[III Corps (United States)|III Corps]] and redeployed to its home station in Heidelberg, Germany. In recognition of its combat achievements in Iraq, the [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]], in 2004, awarded the Headquarters and Headquarters Company the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In January 2006, the corps, deployed to Iraq and replaced [[XVIII Airborne Corps (United States)|XVIII Airborne Corps]] as the command and control element for [[Multi-National Corps – Iraq|Multi-National Corps–Iraq]]. During its second year-long deployment, which ended on 14 December 2006, V&nbsp;Corps continued to lead coalition forces and made great strides battling a widespread insurgency, and conducting a massive rebuilding effort.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

From 2012 to 2013, V&nbsp;Corps served in the [[Afghanistan|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]], providing command and control of all [[United States|U.S.]] ground forces stationed there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eur.army.mil/news/2013/20130503_V_Corps_uncasing.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615215654/http://www.eur.army.mil/news/2013/20130503_V_Corps_uncasing.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 June 2013 |title=V Corps colors return to Wiesbaden |publisher=Eur.army.mil |date=2013-05-02 |access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> On 16 February 2012, it was announced that Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, V&nbsp;Corps would inactivate upon redeployment from Afghanistan per guidance issued by the [[Department of the Army]] earlier that same year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.defense.gov/news/20120216EURPosture.pdf | title=European Posture Changes | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102221247/https://www.defense.gov/news/20120216EURPosture.pdf | archive-date=2 November 2013 | publisher=Department of Defense (US) | access-date=13 March 2018 }}</ref> On 12 June 2013, V&nbsp;Corps was awarded an [[Army Superior Unit Award]], a [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]], then ceremonially inactivated at [[Biebrich Palace]], [[Wiesbaden]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eur.army.mil/news/2013/20130612_V-Corps_inactivation.html |title=V Corps inactivates after nearly a century of service to U.S. Army |publisher=Eur.army.mil |access-date=12 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620202804/http://www.eur.army.mil/news/2013/20130612_V-Corps_inactivation.html |archive-date=20 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>