1st Cav, ICDC Conduct Joint Cordon-and-Search Mission ("exceeded everybody's expectations")

MNFI-MNCI ^ | June 5, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

1st Cav, ICDC Conduct Joint Cordon-and-Search Mission

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Under the guidance of 1st Cavalry Division troops, Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Soldiers recently conducted a cordon-and-search mission in the Al Sowaib area of Al Rashid. It was the first large-scale ICDC combat operation in the 1st Cavalry area of operations.

Capt. Martin Wohlgemuth, a fire-support officer with 1st Cavalry Division, said the ICDC Soldiers did exactly what they were trained to do.

"We had a team that went in and cleared the building, another team that went in and searched, and they did exactly that," Wohlgemuth said. "They searched the buildings. We found plenty of weapons with ammunition. I couldn't have asked for anything more. They exceeded everybody's expectations."

Staff Sgt. Faletoa Sea, a fire-support noncommissioned officer with the 1st Cavalry said that even though the ICDC troops are completely trained yet, "I was very pleased with their performance. We need to make sure they can do the job, so when we leave, it can be a better place for the citizens of Iraq."

Ultimately, the ICDC, along with other Iraqi security forces, will replace the need for a Coalition security presence in Baghdad.

Along with a performance that pleased their 1st Cav trainers, the ICDC Soldiers successfully seized several illegal sniper weapons with ammunition, along with some counterfeit money.
 

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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Under the guidance of 1st Cavalry Division troops, Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Soldiers recently conducted a cordon-and-search mission in the Al Sowaib area of Al Rashid. It was the first large-scale ICDC combat operation in the 1st Cavalry area of operations.

Capt. Martin Wohlgemuth, a fire-support officer with 1st Cavalry Division, said the ICDC Soldiers did exactly what they were trained to do..."I couldn't have asked for anything more. They exceeded everybody's expectations."

 

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    1st Cavalry Division

            

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= Bad news for the bad guys=

 

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Ping!

 

[mad_as_he$$]

Early Cavalry
1st Cavalry Division units have served the nation from 1855 to the present; building a history rich in pride with solid ties to the traditions and heritage of the United States Cavalry.

The famed 1st Cavalry Division was baptized by fire and blood on the western plains in an era of horse-mounted cavalry. Dubbed the "First Team" by Major General William C. Chase, the division has always strived not only to be the first, but to be the best.

The division's roots date back to 1855 when the 2nd Cavalry Regiment was organized. Redesignated as the 5th Cavalry in 1861, this unit participated in a number of famous Civil War engagements, including Bullrun, Antietam, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Appomattox

The sound of the bugle and the cry of "Charge!" sent the thundering hooves of the U.S. Cavalry troopers to protect the western-bound settlers in an era when Indians roamed the western frontier and pioneering settlers clung to their land with determination and luck.

The 5th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Cavalry regiments that would one day form the Division, clashed with the Sioux, Comanche, Arapaho, Apache, and Ute Indian Nations during the Indian Wars, led by colorful characters like Col. George Armstrong Custer.

As the Indian campaigns concluded, the Cavalry patrolled the far western frontiers from the frozen tundras of Alaska to the scorching deserts of the southwest. Just prior to World War I, the Cavalry engaged Pancho Villa's forces during the punitive expedition into Mexico.

With the initiation of the National Defense Act, the 1st Cavalry Division was formally activated on September 13, 1921 at Fort Bliss, Texas. That day, the 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments were assigned to the division. The 5th Cavalry Regiment was assigned on December 18, 1922.

In addition to three of the four regiments of the cavalry, the original organization included the 82nd Field Artillery Battalion (Horse), the 13th Signal Troops, the 27th Ordnance Company, Division Headquarters, and the 1st Cavalry Division Quartermaster Train which later became the 15th Replacement Company. Major General Robert L. Howze was assigned as the first division commander.

The division's early history is largely a saga of rough riding, patrolling the Mexican border, and constant training. Operating from horseback, the cavalry was the only force capable of piercing the desert's harsh terrain and halting the band of smugglers that operated along the desolate Mexican border.

As the depression of the 30's forced thousands of workers into the streets, the division was asked to provide training for 62,500 people in the Civilian Conservation Youth Corps. These workers constructed barracks for 20,000 anti-aircraft troops at Fort Bliss, Texas in preparation for the Air Age.

Although the division was created as a result of a proven need for large horse-mounted formations, by 1940, the march of progress had left the horse far behind.

The era of the tank, automobile, aircraft, and parachute had dawned and eclipsed the age of the armored horseman. The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor erased all doubt. An impatient 1st Cavalry Division was dismounted in 1943 and processed for overseas movement to the Southwest Pacific as foot soldiers.

[gilliam]

that the Iraqis didn't cut and run is a good sign they are changing.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

We could use a little of that Mexican border patroling today.

[MEG33]

Thanks for the article.

[1903A3]

I do not think it's changing
Just a kind of natural selection
In each fight you have some that run and some who slug it out
The latter are those that remain in the Army/ Police

[Cannoneer No. 4]

ping

[PigRigger]

"that the Iraqis didn't cut and run is a good sign they are changing"

Correct. Iraq's outcome will be determined by the Iraqi's themselves. If they feel their new found freedom's and liberties are worth fighting and dying for, they will succeed in defeating the terrorists among them.

I am optimistic they will fight, especially after seeing their countries sovereignty restored. Freedom is intoxicating, it is hard to give up after tasting it. The enemies of freedom know this all to well - they will attempt any means necessary to prevent its introduction.

June 30th is a huge date - it will initiate a process leading up to free elections. This period will be critical in defining whether Iraq is a success or a failure.

[gilliam]

agreed

[McGavin999]

This is just what they need. There is no substitute for experience to build the confidence that is going to be required. More and more we will be standing back and letting these guys gain the OJT that will make them hardened units.

[PsyOp]

"We can make [the Americans] use their rifles against us or we can make them build our country, it's your choice. They were brought here by the acts of one coward who was hunted out of a rat hole -- Saddam -- who disgraced us all. As President Bush said, they did not come here to occupy our land but to get rid of Saddam. We can help them leave by helping them do their job, or we can make them stay ten years and more by keeping fighting." - Maj. Gen. Mohammed Abdul-Latif (ret.), commanding Iraqi forces in Fallujah, June 2004.

[whizzer]

BUMP!!

[Freee-dame]

uplifting words to read! Will they be heard on the alphabet channels?

[x1stcav]

A big, Garry Owen, Hooahh!

[Travis McGee]

Not a chance!

[speekinout]

I am optimistic they will fight, especially after seeing their countries sovereignty restored. Freedom is intoxicating, it is hard to give up after tasting it. The enemies of freedom know this all to well - they will attempt any means necessary to prevent its introduction.

Exactly right. The thing that worries me, however, is that the next month or two are going to be pretty bloody, and I don't totally trust the American public to stay behind the effort.
If we get demonstrations the size of the ones during the Viet Nam era, we might wind up with a President willing to pull out before the Iraqis are ready.

[PigRigger]

"If we get demonstrations the size of the ones during the Viet Nam era, we might wind up with a President willing to pull out before the Iraqis are ready...."

We can only hope that Bush has a little of Ronald Reagan in him.

When RR deployed missiles in Europe to counter the Soviets, millions protested in the streets of Europe and North America. RR did not cave into opinion; he stuck with his convictions, that's called leadership.

Personally, I believe Bush is willing to risk his Presidency to see this through to the end. I also believe history will vindicate his decision to be correct in the end.

[speekinout]

I don't worry about President Bush at all. He will see it through.
I worry about the American voters. I've started hearing people who lived through the Viet Nam era say they'd rather vote for Kerry than go through that again.

The mainstream media and the Dems are all trying to convince us this is Viet Nam. It might be if Kerry wins in Nov.

[PigRigger]

"It might be if Kerry wins in Nov..."

The thought of such a thing truly scares me. If his history is what we have to look forward to, we will pay for this mistake for years. How long did we pay for Carter's inept Presidency?

Kerry appears, at least to me, to be very similar to the Peanut Farmer turned President. Unfortunately so much more is at stake now; we can't afford another "Carter" presidency.