COALITION SOLDIERS FIND FIVE WEAPONS CACHES (Afghanistan)

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October 2, 2004
Release Number: 04-10-03

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COALITION SOLDIERS FIND FIVE WEAPONS CACHES

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Coalition Soldiers have found five separate weapons caches Thursday.

The first two caches were found near Gardez, and consisted of 700 107 mm rockets, 250 82 mm rounds, several tons of small arms ammunition, three rocket propelled grenade launchers, nine RPGs, three rocket boosters, 56 25 mm rounds, and twenty 12.75 mm rounds.

The 107 mm and 82 mm rockets will be distributed to checkpoints. All other unserviceable munitions will be destroyed.

The third cache was found outside of Jalalabad, and consisted of 11 75 mm recoilless rifle rounds.

The fourth cache was found in Zabul Province, and consisted of 60 107 mm high explosive rounds, 63 82 mm rounds, 30 60 mm rounds and 3 RPG rounds.

A local district official turned in the cache. All unserviceable munitions will be destroyed at a later date.

The fifth cache was found outside of Bagram Air Field, and consisted of 30-40 assorted rockets.

The cache is unserviceable, and will be destroyed at a later date.

1 posted on 10/02/2004 1:35:00 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl

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CENTCOM, CFC-A - Combined Forces Command Afghanistan

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2 posted on 10/02/2004 1:35:45 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl ("The proper response to difficulty is not to retreat -- it is to prevail."- Pres. Bush, CinC, 9/21)

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Thanks Cowgirl this is good news. The Best of the Best has done it again. God Bless them all.

3 posted on 10/02/2004 1:37:34 PM PDT by JOE43270 (JOE43270 My vote goes for President Bush because he is a great leader and a good man.)

Can anyone identify the country of manufacture for these weapons?

4 posted on 10/02/2004 1:45:27 PM PDT by imintrouble

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5 posted on 10/02/2004 1:45:55 PM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry has been AWOL on issues of national security for two decades)

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6 posted on 10/02/2004 1:50:17 PM PDT by whizzer

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7 posted on 10/02/2004 2:29:49 PM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)

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8 posted on 10/02/2004 3:07:36 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl

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