ARROWHEAD BRIGADE UNCOVERS TWO CACHES

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January 31, 2004
Release Number: 04-01-76

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ARROWHEAD BRIGADE UNCOVERS TWO CACHES

MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) under the operational control of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) uncovered two caches during operations Jan. 30 in and around Mosul.

Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment uncovered a cache of weapons after an unknown number of enemy engaged a patrol with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in northern Mosul. The patrol returned fire, and broke and moved to a location several blocks away. They then consolidated, reorganized and returned to secure the site. The patrol secured a cache consisting of one grenade, and six expended French Roland surface-to-air missile casings.

In Al Beer, Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment discovered a cache that included one AK-47, one RPK machine gun, 1,500 rounds of ammunition, 21 magazines, two blocks of demolition cord and 40 electric blasting caps.

The 101st and elements of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division continue to work with the citizens and leaders of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation.

To: Cannoneer No. 4

Weird.
I'd turn around and use the ammo and such against the enemy.
But that's me and my twisted sense of 'venegeance' and fair play.

21 posted on 01/31/2004 11:39:14 AM PST by Darksheare (The voices in YOUR head are talking to ME!)

To: Ragtime Cowgirl

22 posted on 01/31/2004 3:48:35 PM PST by windchime (Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))

We are using vast quantities of captured weapons and ammo. I've sat in meetings here discussing which units will get AK-47s.

23 posted on 02/01/2004 5:33:11 AM PST by historian1944

To: historian1944

Cool.
I'd love to write "How do you like me now" on an RPG and send it after a jihadi.
But, probably not a workable idea.

24 posted on 02/01/2004 11:55:02 AM PST by Darksheare (The voices in YOUR head are talking to ME!)

That second "cache"....
I've got more than that in the barn...

(Ya'll BATFe lurkers can just piss off)

....and the first on is just LAME!

But here's to 'em!! and God bless 'em!!

25 posted on 02/02/2004 1:46:19 PM PST by cavtrooper21 (Coffee, the elixir of life..or something resembling life.)

To: cavtrooper21

Yeah, they were kinda small.
But, I'd still divy up any non-booby trapped weaponry and ammo I could find and use it on the bad guys.
Kinda like 'return to sender' with feeling.

26 posted on 02/02/2004 1:49:17 PM PST by Darksheare (The voices in YOUR head are talking to ME!)

Think of the tax dollars that could be saved!!

27 posted on 02/02/2004 5:50:32 PM PST by cavtrooper21 (Coffee, the elixir of life..or something resembling life.)

To: cavtrooper21

Yeah, it'd be great!

28 posted on 02/02/2004 5:58:22 PM PST by Darksheare (The voices in YOUR head are talking to ME!)

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