IVY BLIZZARD UPDATE

	NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

December 30, 2003
Release Number: 03-12-77

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IVY BLIZZARD UPDATE

TIKRIT, Iraq –Operation Ivy Blizzard continues in Phase II. The operation will transition to Phase III when the conditions are set, which includes when the city council is capable of independent action and when the Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps are ready to secure the city. Right now, the earliest time of transition to Phase III is two to three weeks away.

Task Force Ironhorse soldiers are undertaking funding projects in the city of Samarra and the surrounding area in order to demonstrate to the citizens that the Coalition is in Samarra to stay.

Working with the civic and religious leadership of Samarra, Task Force Ironhorse has identified projects and provided money that addressed those priorities through the Commander’s Emergency Relief Fund.

At this point, more than three million dollars have been earmarked for distribution to essential government services such as Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and the Iraqi National Police. The police will receive an initial amount of just under $100,000 for equipment and furnishings for the police station in Samarra, repair of police vehicles and uniforms for the local police.

ICDC will also benefit from the infusion of money. They will receive almost 1.8 million dollars to address similar needs such as purchasing equipment, uniforms and new vehicles and repairing the ICDC headquarters building in Samarra.

TIKRIT, Iraq –Operation Ivy Blizzard continues in Phase II.

Task Force Ironhorse soldiers are undertaking funding projects in the city of Samarra and the surrounding area in order to demonstrate to the citizens that the Coalition is in Samarra to stay.

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