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CJTF-7 Public AffairsBAGHDAD, IraqRelease #040102cStryker Brigade records successes in Operation Ivy BlizzardTIKRIT, Iraq – The U.S. Army’s first Stryker Brigade Combat Team, a part of Task Force Ironhorse since early December, recorded numerous successes in Operation Ivy Blizzard, which began December 17. This is, the first major operation for the Stryker Brigade, which is also known as the Arrowhead Brigade. One week after crossing into Iraq, the Arrowhead Brigade conducted immediate and sustained combat operations in Samarra to capture or kill non-compliant forces that continue to attack Coalition Forces and threaten Samarran citizens. The Arrowhead Brigade conducted numerous raids, both...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 December 30, 2003Release Number: 03-12-77 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IVY BLIZZARD UPDATE TIKRIT, Iraq –Operation Ivy Blizzard continues in Phase II. The operation will transition to Phase III when the conditions are set, which includes when the city council is capable of independent action and when the Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps are ready to secure the city. Right now, the earliest time of transition to Phase III is two to three weeks away. Task Force Ironhorse soldiers...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 December 17, 2003Release Number: 03-12-42 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OPERATION IVY BLIZZARD TIKRIT, Iraq – Early this morning the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse initiated Operation Ivy Blizzard, a joint operation with Iraqi security forces within Samarra at the request of local leadership. The operation is a combined effort to target, isolate and eliminate former regime elements and other anti-Coalition cells that continue to try to destabilize Iraq and intimidate innocent Iraqi citizens who choose freedom over tyranny. Saddam...