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TF “ALL-AMERICAN” UNCOVERS CACHE WITH LOCAL HELP
CENTCOM ^ | Jan. 11, 2004

Posted on 01/11/2004 2:07:11 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl

CENTCOM
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

January 11, 2004
Release Number: 04-01-22


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


TF “ALL-AMERICAN” UNCOVERS CACHE WITH LOCAL HELP

RAMADI, Iraq – Task Force “All-American” soldiers discovered a large weapons cache with the help of a local Iraqi civilian at approximately 9 p.m. Jan. 9.

The man led them to a house in Ramadi where the following were found: 33 anti-tank and 16 anti-personnel RPG rounds, three RPG launchers, one crate of RPG propellant, 13 hand grenades, 40 fuses, a large quantity of small arms ammunition, one 82-millimeter mortar round, one 82-millimeter mortar tube with bipod and base plate, manuals to fire mortars, one empty light anti-tank weapon, thermal sites, 6,600 grams of TNT, 3,200 grams of plastic explosives, one .30 caliber machine gun, one 14.5-millimeter machine gun, one 37-millimeter anti-aircraft gun, one G3 machine gun, various machine gun parts, two complete SA-7 surface-to-air shoulder-fired missiles, 40 electronic blasting caps, 16 remote IEDs, six radio-controlled detonation devices, four emergency locator/transmitters, 349,000 New Iraqi Dinar and pro-Mujahadeen materials.

The soldiers of Task Force “All-American” continue to provide a safe and secure environment for the people of the Al Anbar province. The information provided by the Iraqi civilians has been crucial in aiding Task Force “All-American” soldiers in their efforts to find former regime elements and hostile groups while building a stable future for Iraq.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 82ndabn; allamerican; cache; centcom; freedom; gnfi; goodguys; iraq; tips

1 posted on 01/11/2004 2:07:12 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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..the following were found: 33 anti-tank and 16 anti-personnel RPG rounds, three RPG launchers, one crate of RPG propellant, 13 hand grenades, 40 fuses, a large quantity of small arms ammunition, one 82-millimeter mortar round, one 82-millimeter mortar tube with bipod and base plate, manuals to fire mortars, one empty light anti-tank weapon, thermal sites, 6,600 grams of TNT, 3,200 grams of plastic explosives, one .30 caliber machine gun, one 14.5-millimeter machine gun, one 37-millimeter anti-aircraft gun, one G3 machine gun, various machine gun parts, two complete SA-7 surface-to-air shoulder-fired missiles, 40 electronic blasting caps, 16 remote IEDs, six radio-controlled detonation devices, four emergency locator/transmitters, 349,000 New Iraqi Dinar and pro-Mujahadeen materials.

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2 posted on 01/11/2004 2:11:19 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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Linda Carter is completely unrelated to Free Republic. But if I am going to have to post donation begs until the Freepathon is over, I'm going to occasionally post something I want! And there is only one way you can stop me!

3 posted on 01/11/2004 2:12:38 PM PST by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: Support Free Republic
2 surface to air missiles!!!!!!!!
4 posted on 01/11/2004 2:21:39 PM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Sacajaweau
Manuals for firing mortars....Hope they all put their names in their little text book.
5 posted on 01/11/2004 2:23:11 PM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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3,200 grams of plastic explosives

6.5 pounds? Darn. Somewhere there is a whole lot more of this stuff.

6 posted on 01/11/2004 2:41:50 PM PST by Gumption
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
But. but, but the Iraqi's do not have any of this type of material. No arms, no WMDs no nothing. Sadam is just a nicepeace loving person, and the nasty Americans are just being, well nasty. HOW COME NONE OF THIS APPEARS IN THE DAILY PRESS? Never mind I know.
7 posted on 01/11/2004 4:18:26 PM PST by mom-7
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To: Gumption
4th Infantry Division found 16 crates of plastic explosives at the "IED factory": (^:
 
8 TF IRONHORSE SOLDIERS CAPTURE INSURGENTS AND FIND IED FACTORY ~ CENTCOM | 1/11/04

8 posted on 01/11/2004 6:01:22 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: mom-7
AP news wires: fed to most local, state, national American TV and print news 24/7. Ignoring CENTCOM, the troops and Saddam's victims daily in favor of the Ba'athist sympathizers at the Palestine Hotel, imho.
9 posted on 01/11/2004 6:18:47 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Nice job!
That aught to save more than a few lives.
10 posted on 01/11/2004 6:37:33 PM PST by sarasmom (Punish France. Ignore Germany. Forgive Russia.)
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