Posted on 03/24/2009 4:46:06 PM PDT by SandRat
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, March 24, 2009 U.S. and Afghan forces conducted a three-day traffic control point operation to restrict Taliban movement and to reduce the number of bombs placed in southern Afghanistan.
We are trying to slow down Taliban movement of weapons and people, Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles Quintanilla, a platoon sergeant from Agat, Guam, said. We are hoping to cripple their supply routes. The TCP was set up in a location where soldiers of the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Combat Team had visibility several kilometers to the south to prevent improvised explosive device emplacement in an area known for the homemade bombs. There were no reports of IEDs in the three days we were out there, Quintanilla said. Though this TCP was set up in a specific, pre-planned area coordinated with the Afghan police, this is not always the case. U.S. soldiers often set up snap TCPs when they see a vehicle or person of interest based on intelligence theyve received. A snap TCP is set up to allow units to respond quickly to possible enemy vehicles. This is such a vast, open area. If [militants] see us, they find a way around, Quintanilla said. Thats why we do snap TCPs. Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment perform about a dozen snap TCP missions a month. If we change it up, keep it random, it keeps [militants] on their toes, Army Spc. Kris Gould, infantryman from Saginaw, Mich., said. It gets them scared. (Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jill LaVoie serves with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team public affairs office.) |
Related Sites: U.S. Forces Afghanistan Combined Joint Task Force 101 NATO International Security Assistance Force |
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Thank for the ping SR.
“Aw, hell... Somebody’s gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbWg-mozGsU
Couldn't find an image -- but the video is perfect....
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I didn't think that film would have been very popular in Germany back in the 70's.
But, even Hogan's Heroes was eventually syndicated in Germany, albeit with dialogue that was quite a bit different than the original.
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