Smoke Platoon makes history TIKRIT, Iraq – On September 25, the Smoke Platoon from 12th Chemical Company was given the warning order to prepare for a smoke mission in Samarra, in support of Operation Baton Rouge. The mission called for the Smoke Platoon to provide screening smoke for B Company, 9th Engineer Battalion while they emplaced a Traffic Control Point near Alternate Supply Route Grape, 400 meters northeast of Samarra. The engineers had previously encountered both direct and indirect fire during the construction of this TCP.Numerous preparations had to be made. The Smoke Platoon had to be called...