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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2005 – Army leaders recognized the Iraq service and sacrifice of members of Task Force Danger at a ceremony in Kitzingen, Germany, today. Army Secretary Francis Harvey told the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division that their service in Iraq was crucial to the success of the Iraqi elections held Jan. 30. The "Big Red One" was the center of the 22,000-member Task Force Danger, headquartered in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit -- the heart of the Sunni Triangle. The soldiers operated against "a ruthless and immoral enemy willing to employ any means necessary to achieve their...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DANGER, TIKRIT, Iraq. Task Force Danger Soldiers continue to make significant contributions to securing a better future for the good people of Iraq. Progress is being made everyday across the entire spectrum of operations. The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are improving as a result of their relationships and training with Task Force Danger partnership units. More and more, ISF are standing their ground and fighting the insurgency, emboldened with good leadership, training, and better equipment. Reconstruction projects that improve infrastructure and quality of life, employ large numbers of Iraqis, and fuel the economy continue throughout Task Force...

Three Detained in Raid Near BayjiTikrit, Iraq – Fist Infantry Division Soldiers from Task Force 1-7 detained three individuals during a raid near Bayji at about 10:30 p.m., October 29. The three are related to a known anti-Iraqi force member, who was the target of the raid. The three are being questioned at Multi-National facilities. Release #041030a Three AIF Suspects Detained After Assaulting civilian Near Ad Duluiyah Tikrit, Iraq – Fist Infantry Division Soldiers detained three individuals while investigating the source of small arms fire they heard near Ad Duluiyah at about 8:08 p.m., October 29. Upon arrival it...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 October 28, 2004Release Number: 04-10-72 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TASK FORCE DANGER MEDICS TRAIN IRAQI NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS TUZ, Iraq -- Medical Platoon soldiers from the 209th Iraqi National Guard Battalion and Soldiers from the 30th Brigade Combat Team’s Task Force 120 conducted a mass casualty training exercise Oct. 22 at the 209th Battalion Annex near here. This training was a culminating exercise as the 209th ING Battalion stands up its medical platoon to provide for emergency care for its soldiers...

  VBIED Attack Aimed at Civilian Traffic Tikrit, Iraq – Anti-Iraqi forces detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device near Khalis at about 8:24 a.m. on Oct 27. After the explosion, a First Infantry Division patrol cordoned off the area and found more unexploded ordinance. There were no Multi-National Force injuries or equipment damage. Release #041027e MNF Apprehends Individual With AK-47 Tikrit, Iraq -- Task Force Danger Soldiers detained an individual after he fired on an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint near Riyadh at about 9:50 p.m., Oct. 26. The detainee was apprehended in a vehicle located in a nearby...

One U.S. Soldier Killed, One Wounded American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2004 -- A U.S. soldier was killed today and another wounded by an improvised explosive device, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported. Anti-Iraqi forces attacked a Task Force Danger patrol near Tuz about 11:43 a.m. The soldiers were evacuated to a coalition medical facility, where the wounded soldier is in stable condition. The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. Elsewhere, officials reported that coalition forces launched an early morning strike today on another safe house operated by terrorist leader...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 28, 2004Release Number: 04-09-86 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TASK FORCE DANGER SOLDIERS CAPTURE LEADER OF AIF CELL TIKRIT, Iraq -- Task Force Danger Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment detained the suspected leader of an anti-Iraqi forces insurgent cell during a raid in Kirkuk on Sept. 27 at about 3 p.m. The Soldiers detained Husayn Salman Muhammad Al-Jabburi, suspected of leading a Kirkuk-Hawaijah based cell aligning itself with Ansar Al Sunna. Ansar Al Sunna is a faction of...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 22, 2004Release Number: 04-09-72 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANTI-IRAQI FORCES ATTACK 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION FROM MOSQUE TIKRIT, Iraq— A 1st Infantry Division patrol was attacked Sept. 22 by anti-Iraqi forces with small arms fire and mortar fire from a mosque in Samarra at approximately 5 p.m. The Soldiers did not return fire. The patrol had been attacked earlier by AIF in another location of the city and returned fire. The AIF relocated to a nearby building and continued attacking the...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 8, 2004Release Number: 04-09-16 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION DETAIN THREE SUSPECTS TIKRIT, Iraq -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment conducted two cordon and searches to capture or kill known Al-Duri enablers and Anti-Iraqi Forces members on Sept. 8. During the first cordon and search near Ad Dwar at about 2:15 a.m., the Soldiers detained Mahmoud Al-Duri and Ahmad Shihab Ahmad Al-Duri. During the second cordon and search near Ad Duluiyah at about...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 August 28, 2004Release Number: 04-08-87 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIF cell leader captured near Samarra TIKRIT, Iraq – 1st Infantry Division Soldiers captured an Anti-Iraqi Force cell leader near Samarra on Aug. 27 at about 4:40 p.m. The AIF member, Weesam Sabah Mamoud Al Badri, was captured when a patrol searched his vehicle and found a cell phone and cables like those used in previous IED attacks in the area. He was transported to coalition detention facilities.   ~*~   August...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 August 21, 2004Release Number: 04-08-72 TF DANGER SOLDIERS CONFISCATE LARGE WEAPONS CACHE TIKRIT, Iraq - Task Force Danger Soldiers confiscated several weapons and munitions at two cache sites Aug. 20 near Muqdadiyah. Items confiscated at the sites include: 33 rocket propelled grenades, six RPG launchers, five RPG boosters, six rocket tubes, one 160mm rocket, one 180mm rocket, one 157mm rocket 32 boxes of RPK ammo, four artillery fuses and one AP mine. The confiscated munitions and weapons were taken to...

 Public Affairs Aug. 16, 2004 'Duty First' Soldiers conductCajun Mousetrap III in Iraq Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Chuck Joseph, 196th MPAD Tracer rounds light up the sky over Samarra, Iraq as members of Task Force Danger's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team engage Anti-Iraqi Forces August 13, 2004. Minutes before going into combat, Spc. Luis Santiago, an infantryman from Task Force Danger's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, checks his combat gear once more before he and his unit enter Samarra, Iraq for Operation Cajun Mousetrap III....

    1st Infantry Division Graduates Iraqi Leadership Class, Dedicates Training Center TIKRIT, Iraq - Members of the 1st Infantry Division, local dignitaries and other guests were on hand June 10 for an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Primary Leadership Development Course graduation ceremony. The class was the first to graduate from the newly opened North Central ICDC Regional Training Center at Forward Operating Base Danger. After the graduation, the facility was dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new facility will also host basic training for ICDC soldiers. Maj. Gen. John R.S. Batiste, commander of the 1st ID and Task...

 Soldiers Awarded Combat Patches on D-Day Anniversary TIKRIT, Iraq, June 7, 2004 — First Infantry Division and Task Force Danger soldiers were presented with combat patches, officially known as the shoulder sleeve insignia indicating former wartime service, during ceremonies throughout North Central Iraq on June 6, 2004, according to 1st Infantry Division officials.The patch ceremonies held added importance as they were held on the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, where thousands of 1st Infantry Division soldiers gave their lives.“This is a great day to reflect on the sacrifices of so many and connect the past to...

TF Danger Soldiers Find Large Cache KIRKUK, Iraq - Task Force Danger Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment led explosive ordnance disposal teams to weapons cache near here May 29. The EOD teams recovered more than 70 artillery and mortar rounds, 23 anti-tank munitions, an antipersonnel mine and three hand grenades. While the EOD team was at the site, an Iraqi child brought one SA-7 surface to air missile to the Soldiers. The cache was taken to a Coalition base for destruction.  Release #040530c ~ May 29 ~ 1st ID Soldiers Destroy Car Bomb TIKRIT, Iraq - 1st...

   Task Force Danger Soldiers Find, Destroy Caches TIKRIT, Iraq - Task Force Danger Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division located and destroyed several weapons caches in north central Iraq May 27. First, Soldiers from the 18th Infantry Regiment found two separate caches near Tikrit between 7 and 11 a.m. At the first site, Soldiers found 20 mortar rounds, four artillery rounds and five rocket-propelled grenades. The Soldiers found an additional 22 mortar rounds, three artillery rounds and two RPGs at a second site. The Soldiers destroyed all the munitions in place. Around 10 a.m. the same morning, Soldiers from...

Daily News Wrap Up for the 1st Infantry Division TIKRIT, Iraq -- First Infantry Division and Task Force Danger conducted 406 patrols and one raid May 20. Fifty-seven of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi Security Forces. Soldiers acquired one SA-7 surface-to-air missile and one SA-14 missile through a buy-back program. The raids and patrols produced 61 155mm artillery rounds, three 100mm artillery rounds, six rifle grenades, one rocket-propelled-grenade round, and six improvised-explosive devices. The 61 155mm artillery rounds were found near Tikrit at about 12:59 p.m. on May 20. Soldiers from the 141st Engineer Battalion...

Wednesday, May 19, 2004 1st ID soldiers capture suspects in mortar attacks By Steve Liewer, Stars and StripesEuropean edition, Tuesday, May 18, 2004 It’s hard to catch the hit-and-run guerrillas who fire mortars at U.S. bases in Iraq, but 1st Infantry Division troops nabbed suspects twice last week.According to the unit’s daily public affairs brief, a patrol from the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment — a New York National Guard unit attached to the division’s 2nd Brigade in the Balad area — detained two suspects Wednesday after a mortar attack against Logistical Support Area Anaconda, a large air base just...

  Task Force Danger Soldiers Detain Six, Confiscate Weapon Caches TIKRIT, IRAQ - Soldiers from Task Force Danger detained six suspects and confiscated several large weapon caches during three raids in north central Iraq April 28. In a 9 a.m. raid, Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment detained six suspects near Tikrit. The suspects were discovered loading munitions and scrap metal into a vehicle. The soldiers confiscated 30 120mm mortar rounds and 8 with fuses. The detainees were turned over to the Iraqi Police. In a second raid around 10:20 a.m., Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 150th Armor Regiment...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 April 26, 2004Release Number: 04-04-23 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TF DANGER SOLDIERS CAPTURE ANTI-COALITION SUSPECTS, WEAPONS CACHES TIKRIT, Iraq - Task Force Danger Soldiers detained 19 anti-Coalition suspects and captured three weapons caches in north central Iraq April 24. Soldiers detained 17 suspects near Tikrit around 11:54 a.m. as they loaded fuses into a truck containing 30 mortar and artillery rounds. More than 2,400 additional rounds were found buried nearby. Soldiers detained another two suspects near Tikrit around 1 p.m., confiscating...