Posted on 10/15/2006 2:52:45 PM PDT by SandRat
BAGHDAD, Oct. 15, 2006 – U.S. soldiers continue to find multiple weapons caches, some with improvised explosive devices, for a seventh day as part of Operation Commando Hunter.
The soldiers from 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, seized 21 caches Oct. 13, bringing the total to 78 caches seized in the area located near Yusufiyah, 20 miles southwest of Baghdad.
The 21 additional weapons caches consisted of three blocks of dynamite, 21 120 mm mortar rounds, five 60 mm mortar rounds, 80 7.62 mm rounds, an AK-47 assault rifle, three rocket-propelled grenade launchers, five RPG rounds, an improvised rocket launcher, a Meals, Ready to Eat bag with explosive materials in it, 54 20 mm anti-aircraft rounds, three 105 mm artillery rounds, seven 82 mm mortar rounds, an improvised-explosive device air compressor, a sniper rifle, four 82 mm mortar tubes, a 14.5 mm receiver barrel, 17 rigged and ready-to-use IEDs, an anti-aircraft gun and various bomb-making materials.
On Oct. 11, Operation Commando Hunter soldiers from 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, seized 12 caches near Yusufiyah, 20 miles to the southwest of Baghdad.
Those 12 weapons caches consisted of two anti-aircraft guns, 35 60 mm mortar rounds, two 500-pound aircraft bombs in shipping crates, 57 82 mm mortar rounds, two Dragonov sniper rifle scopes, 200 Dragonov sniper rounds, two rocket-propelled grenade launchers, eight RPG rounds, two 60 mm mortar tubes, a 120 mm mortar tube, three 120 mm mortar rounds, 42 home-made hand grenades and various bomb-making materials.
Operation Commando Hunter is a 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, operation intended to deny terrorists sanctuary near Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad.
(Army Staff Sgt. Angela McKinzie is assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs, 10th Mountain Division.)
The Tenth Mtn. leads the Army by a mile in retention.
Some of these caches would have been found in 2003 if we went in with enough troops.
Yer on er now.
Climb to Glory - 10th Mountain 2nd BCT - Go Troops!
Prayers up for Robert and the 10th Mountain 2nd BCT!
I see your son is 10th Mtn. We will add him to our prayers. Fort Drum is in unforgivingly cold and snowy territory. Most of the troops and their families are not prepared for it. Twice a year for the past three my wife and I have run a clothing drive, especially for kids. We usually fill up two mini-vans with only good quality items then drive them from LI to Drum. At first we worked with a Chaplain who was involved with a teen group on post but he was deployed to Iraq. Now we deliver to the family center and the MWR folks take them. We unload then turn around and drive back. The clothes and other items are usually gone within 48 hours.
Thank You Very Much,FRiend...
God Bless you for providing those families with clothes and whatever else. And we are very greatful for the prayers for our son. We are in California, and my son has not had much experience with that kind of cold. But, he will miss that cold for this winter while he's in Iraq.
Roger-That,Prayers Up. It's been all quiet on this end,,
Our Guys have been "Workin Hard" it would seem,Good News..
Yes, there are several posts on happenings in Iraq of late. Looks like our troops are making good progress right now.
"Home Made" grenades is an interesting thing to hear,,,
That means their supplies are short,,Many of these are "Duds".That's good for Our Guys...
Great news for all. Keep at em, troops. No breathing room for the enemy.
Yes it is,,I read a post the other day about how aggressive their new CO is,,Good Soldier,taking the battle to the bad guys and not content to wait around...
I'm glad to hear this. Better to take the fight to them, then wait around and try to respond to what they do.
Oh, I thought this was something that Bloomberg was doing.
Yep,,No time to "Plot",,,And the weather is coolin' off
some according to Allegra,,less than 100,,that's fall,LOL.
Temps below 100 have to feel like relief for our troops.
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