Posted on 08/08/2006 4:14:14 PM PDT by Gucho
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2006 – In separate operations yesterday and Aug. 6, Iraqi security forces captured 22 suspected terrorists and seized various weapons, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported.
Iraqi security forces conducted an early morning raid in eastern Baghdad yesterday, capturing three individuals believed to be involved in punishment and torture cell activities.
As they received sustained automatic weapons and rocket-propelled-grenade fire from several insurgent positions in the Sadr City neighborhood, Iraqi forces and coalition advisers detained three suspected insurgents, conducted intelligence gathering on the objective, and then departed the area. Iraqi forces seized one AK-47 assault rifle and one magazine of AK-47 ammunition.
Coalition air assets provided precision fires in support of the operation, targeting positions from which Iraqi forces received large concentrations of enemy fire, including anti-aircraft fire.
The one coalition soldier wounded during the operation was evacuated immediately to a U.S. military medical facility in Baghdad for emergency surgery. He is currently listed in stable condition. An Iraqi woman was injured on one of the objectives. According to a coalition force adviser, her injury was not life-threatening and Iraqi medics began treating her immediately on the scene.
In another operation, Iraqi policemen and Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers found a weapons cache northwest of Baghdad Aug. 6.
Iraqi police and soldiers from 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, requested support from the 463rd Military Police soldiers after being attacked by small-arms fire from multiple directions.
The police and soldiers maneuvered on the enemy and conducted house-to-house searches pending a cordon of the area set by U.S. military policemen. While cordoning off the area, 463rd soldiers found a weapons cache consisting of four rocket-propelled-grenade launchers, 31 RPG rounds, two 82 mm mortar systems, a 14.5 mm machine gun with 100 rounds, and two PKC machine guns. Thirteen suspects were detained during the cordon.
Elsewhere, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, detained six suspected terrorists and seized a large weapons cache during a raid of the Al Hassana’n Mosque in southwestern Baghdad at about 10:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
The weapons cache consisted of four PKC machine guns, 13 AK-47 assault rifles, two rocket-propelled-grenade launchers, three RPGs, four RPG fuses, five 60 mm mortar rounds, a 60 mm mortar tube, a box of mortar cartridges, a flare gun, various bomb-making materials, and terrorist propaganda. The suspects were detained for questioning.
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
Tuesday, 08 August 2006
BAGHDAD — As further evidence to the continued progress of Iraqi security forces, the 4th Iraqi Army Division will officially assume the lead for security operations Aug. 8 in most of Salah ad Din and Kirkuk provinces, previously controlled by units from the 101st Airborne Division.
The handover of forward operating bases and security lead demonstrates the progress being made by the Iraqi security forces, reiterates successes, and highlights the progress of the legitimate Iraqi government as a positive move toward full national sovereignty and self-reliance, said a Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman.
This transfer occurs as the Iraqi security force takes charge and shows it is capable of coordinating, planning and conducting security operations with Coalition forces acting in a support role. According to a 101st Airborne Division spokesman, the 4th IAD has demonstrated it is fully capable of assuming security responsibility by taking over security operations in provinces covering major cities of Tikrit, Kirkuk and Samarra.
The 4th IAD is the fifth of 10 Iraqi army divisions to assume security responsibility, which represents the halfway mark of Iraqi divisions assuming responsibility for providing security in their country. In total, Iraqi security forces are in the lead with five Iraqi army divisions, 22 army brigades, and 76 army battalions, and the Iraqi National Police have two battalions, for a total of about 275,000 trained forces.
According to Coalition officials, 48 of 110 Forward Operating Bases have been transferred to the Iraqis; the result of the increased capacity of the Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi government.
“This (handover) is a brave quest and significant milestone toward garnering security self-reliance for the Iraqi citizens, the Iraqi security force, and the government of Iraq,” said Coalition officials.
According to a fact sheet released by the 101st Airborne Division, “more than 275,000 trained and equipped Iraqi security personnel work every day to protect Iraq and its people. These numbers continue to grow as more troops are scheduled to assume independent control in the coming months.”
As evidence to the 4th IAD’s capabilities, about 3,000 Iraqi security forces, with support from Coalition troops, recently detained 154 terror suspects and seized a large weapon cache during Operation Gaugamela west of Kirkuk.
The 10-day operation was conducted to search for suspected al-Qaida terrorists in and around the cities of Hawaija and Riyadh.
Following a request from local Arab leaders to rid the area outside Kirkuk of terrorists, the 10-day operation - covering 25 cities and villages spanning more than 900 square miles - began with a series of smaller Iraqi Army operations targeting 20 objectives in the Rashad area, southwest of Kirkuk.
Using their own intelligence information, Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division planned and conducted the missions, detaining nine terror suspects and seizing a cache of weapons.
"This was the first time the Iraqis in our area have self-sustained during an operation," said Capt. Krista Jekielek, a U.S. logistics representative to the Iraqi security forces. "It was a significant validation, showing they are capable of moving the necessary personnel and supplies required to perform their mission."
Capt. Lyn Graves, an Army spokesman who patrolled Hawija with the Iraqi security forces during the operation, said the Iraqi forces were extremely proficient and professional.
In addition to taking terrorists and weapons off the street, the discipline of the soldiers involved in the mission truly stands out, according to Maj. Greg Bishop, a 1st BCT spokesman.
“The Iraqi and Coalition Soldiers went into two of the most contentious cities in the Kirkuk province, searched hundreds of homes and buildings and detained more than 150 suspects with no violence whatsoever,” said Bishop. “That’s an incredible success and a true measure of the professionalism of everyone involved in the operations.”
By Senior Airman Kerry Solan-Johnson - 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
8/8/2006
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Eighteen Airmen ensure there is no peace here, because silence at Balad Air Base would mean chaos.
The power production team's work is audible and emitted by the drone of 200 Air Force generators fueled by 7,000 gallons of fuel a day and immeasurable amounts of sweat and work hours.
"I'm not going to lie," said Staff Sgt. Kristopher Oyen, 332nd Air Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron power production. "The work can be punishing."
The generators run continuously, supplying power to three critical areas: the Air Force Theater Hospital, airfield and communications squadron. It also supports several other Air Force assets with power.
No other kind of power supply exists for these areas, so it is up to the 332nd ECES power production team to ensure the generators, facing conditions they were not manufactured for, can stand up to the heat, dust and high demand.
The most challenging of these lies in the consequence of the hospital going without power. While some Air Force assets are powered by contractors' generators, the hospital is in the hands of these civil engineers.
"It's our asset to power because they don't trust it to anyone else; they know (the power) will stay up with us," said Master Sgt. James Bomboy, the 332nd ECES power production superintendent.
With more than 750 patients a month, many who need surgery, the hospital is priority No. 1 for the power pros.
"We have to make sure the power doesn't go out during all those surgeries," Sergeant Bomboy said.
The power pros have a record they are proud of when it comes to the hospital: not once has the hospital ever gone without power, said Senior Airman Lorraine Hunter. Their quick response time and backup generators made that possible.
The communications squadron also relies on the power the crew provides. A lack of power would mean a loss of communication with convoys on Iraqi roads.
The power pro team's work also supports quality of life, powering the gym, recreation center, transient tents and distinguished visitor quarters.
"It doesn't matter that it's 115 degrees outside when they work on 180-degree generators to change 200-degree oil," Sergeant Oyen said. "They'll come in, dirty but smiling. They know they have to get the job done."
Staff Sgt. Kristopher Oyen checks one of the four generators that supply electricity to housing areas at Balad Air Base, Iraq. He is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kerry Solan-Johnson)
Tuesday, 08 August 2006
HAWIJAH — One of the primary missions for Coalition forces stationed in Iraq is the training of the Iraqi security forces. Coalition advisors say the development of a disciplined and commanding force is essential for protecting the reconstruction process and ensuring stability throughout the country.
As Coalition forces develop plans for withdrawal from the country, advisors believe it is essential that they ensure provisions are in place to continue this training. Throughout the country, platoons of highly skilled Iraqi army soldiers are assuming responsibility for the training of their country’s soldiers.
One such program recently wrapped up operations near the town of Hawijah.
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, conducted a three-week training course that covered an array of topics including weapons maintenance, basic rifle marksmanship, reflexive fire training, basic infantry skills and urban combat tactics.
The final test of their training was the execution of a series of raids in the Hawijah district.
With arms swinging to a 90 degree angle in front of them, soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division high stepped in time up the dusty road to the range. Following the range briefing, soldiers lined up to receive magazines and earplugs.
They first fired from the prone position. Then they went reflexive fire, which is similar to what troops might encounter while on patrol.
During the reflexive fire Iraqi army 1st Sgt. Dani demonstrated the proper posture and techniques necessary to effectively execute this drill.
The students lined up on the 50m mark, faced their inanimate adversaries and loaded their magazines. “Haya! Arme!” “Ready! Fire,” yelled Muhammed, one of the instructors.
“The soldiers are getting much better and we have had no real problems,” commented Dani through a translator.
Cpt. Hussein, one of the students and also the commander of the Special Forces Platoon, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, said he was incredibly pleased with the training.
“The instructors are teaching us skills we didn’t know before and are helping us improve,” Hussein said with help from a translator. “From the first day until now [the final day of training] everything has been perfect.”
The final element of the training was an urban combat skills course. The group moved from the range to an adjacent “shoot house.”
There soldiers charge doors, knocking them down, and practice clearing rooms and houses.
With this final piece of training complete, the students took their training to the streets of Hawijah.
As the soldiers prepared to return to their units and share this training to their fellow soldiers, they were eager about the future.
“We are getting stronger and this three-week course taught by Iraqi instructors shows that we are almost to a point were we can start taking things into our own hands,” asserted Hammed.
Peter N. Ngugi, acting assistant fire chief for the Nairobi fire station, addresses a group of representatives from the Kenyan, Tanzanian, Ugandan and American military as they toured public safety facilities in Nairobi, Kenya, July 31, 2006. Their visit was the capstone of a three-week course taught by U.S. Army soldiers from 352nd Civil Affairs Command based out of Riverdale, Md. The course, which was held at the International Mine Action Training Center in Nairobi, outlined techniques used by the U.S. Army to assess a community's assets and needs prior to building a civil affairs plan of action. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roger S. Duncan)
Aug 8, 2006
Afghan tribal elder Rahmat Noor, right, talks to his villagers in Naray, Saturday, Aug 5, 2006 in northen Afghanistan. Noor told that he and his villagers like the Americans. They came to help. They built a mosque on their base for our soldiers.' U.S. soldiers have raised their northernmost base in Afghanistan, pushing further up its eastern border to block militants crossing jagged mountain ranges from Pakistan, train fledgling local defense forces and build support with wary local tribes people. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
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By By Cpl. William Skelton - Regimental Combat Team 5
Aug 8, 2006
OBSERVATION POST VIKING, Iraq - Lance Cpl. William C. James got the care package of the deployment.
He recently opened a care package to find he received a portable DVD player, DVDs, a flash memory stick and candies and treats to snack on. The real prize was at the bottom of the box – a free pass for a night’s stay in a Las Vegas hotel.
“It was a pretty good surprise when I opened the box,” said James, a 20-year-old rifleman from San Diego assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. “I would never have thought people would put things like that in a care package.”
He’s finishing up a seven-month deployment with Regimental Combat Team 5.
The care package was a special one not just for James, but for the organization that’s been sending care packages to Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen throughout Iraq. They’re called “Operation Gratitude,” and James’ package was the 150,000th box they mailed.
“All the things in the box hit right on time,” James explained. “My DVD player was on the fritz, so the new one came at a good time.”
James said he plans on making good use of the free stay in Las Vegas. With a birthday quickly approaching, he wants to cash it in at the City of Lights.
“I turn 21 the day our leave block starts when we get back from Iraq,” James said. “So getting the trip to Vegas is pretty convenient.”
Volunteers at Operation Gratitude tried to ensure every Marine in the battalion received a package and knew people back home cared for them.
“I hope they feel the love and energy that went into making their particular care package,” said Carolyn Blashek, the 49-year-old founder form Encino, Calif., and founder of Operation Gratitude. “I hope they understand that the packages, in total, represent the respect, appreciation and participation from all over our great country.”
Operational tempo throughout the battalion was at a constant high during the deployment. Receiving a friendly package broke the monotony that is deployment life.
“It was great to get the packages,” said Navy Seaman Apprentice Adam D. Petree, a 21-year-old corpsman from Slidell, La. “It’s nice to know that people back home haven’t forgotten about us and what we are doing.”
Officials at Operation Gratitude said they send tens of thousands of care packages annually to military personnel serving overseas. It is a new organization which was founded in the aftermath of Sept. 11.
“I immediately knew that I had to do more to let servicemembers know I, and all Americans, really do care about them,” said Blashek after hearing a servicemember say he believed no one cared.
Blashek explained how she sobbed over the many young servicemembers she met while volunteering at a military lounge in an L.A. airport. She was compelled to let all servicemembers know they weren’t forgotten.
“Every military member serving our country and the cause of freedom makes us proud to be Americans,” Blashek explained.
James wasn’t the only Marine in the battalion who received packages throughout the deployment. All were welcomed and kept morale high.
“Companies like Operation Gratitude are good for the Marines and other servicemembers serving over seas,” said 1st Sgt. Lance V. Chwan, the 39-year-old A Company first sergeant from Little Falls, N.J. “Some Marines don’t have a lot of family and don’t receive packages. Programs like this let those Marines know that someone out there appreciates them.”
Operation Gratitude will move to a new facility in September. In their new home, they will have the flexibility to expand hours and volunteer base.
“Ultimately, my hope is to send a care package to every deployed servicemember during our two annual drives,” Blashek said.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2006 – Iraqi security forces and U.S. soldiers of Multinational Division Baghdad yesterday launched the second phase of Operation Together Forward to increase security and reduce violence in Baghdad.
The operation is a combined effort between Iraqi police, the Iraqi army, and Multinational Division Baghdad to reduce murders, kidnappings, assassinations, terrorism and sectarian violence in the city and to reinforce the Iraqi government’s control of Baghdad, U.S. officials said.
Phase 2, which is supported by the government of Iraq, began with the combined forces of the Iraqi National Police and the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducting clearing operations in Baghdad.
“We must dramatically reduce the level of violence in Baghdad that is fueling sectarianism,” U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman, commander of Multinational Division Baghdad, said. “Iraqi and U.S. forces will help the citizens of Baghdad by reducing the violence that has plagued this city since the Samarra bombing.”
The Feb. 22 bombing of Samarra’s Golden Mosque, a Shiite religious shrine, started a wave of sectarian violence. Phase 2 of Operation Together Forward is designed to allow the government of Iraq to reduce the level of violence in the city and follow up on successes of Phase 1 of the operation.
During Phase 1, which began July 9, Iraqi security forces and Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers killed or captured 411 murderers associated with death squads. The combined forces conducted more than 32,300 combat patrols and seized at least 43 weapons and ammunition caches.
About 6,000 additional Iraqi forces are being sent to the Baghdad area in support of Phase 2, as are about 3,500 U.S. soldiers of 172nd Striker Brigade Combat Team, based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska. About 2,000 soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, from Baumholder, Germany, have served as the theater reserve force since November.
“Iraqi and Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers will not fail the Iraqi people,” Thurman said. “We want what the Iraqi people want: a prosperous country free from terror.”
(From a Multinational Corps Iraq news release.)
By Jim Garamone - American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2006 – U.S. troop levels in South Korea will not drop beyond previously agreed upon levels, a senior defense official speaking on background said here yesterday.
U.S. troop levels in South Korea will go from a previous 37,500 to around 25,000 by the end of 2007, but this won’t lessen the U.S. commitment to defending the country, the official said. Modern technology allows for more defense capability with fewer troops.
The United States and Republic of Korea also have agreed to discuss changes to command relationships and the option of Korean wartime operational control of their forces, the official said.
Under a proposed plan, Korea, which maintains control of its military during times of armistice, also would keep control of its military in times of war. Current agreements call for both the United States and Korea to cede control of military forces on the peninsula to Combined Forces Command Korea in the event of hostilities. U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell is the commander of that force.
Even if such an agreement changes command arrangements, the official said, U.S. troops will remain under U.S. control.
Changes to the U.S. and Korean military footprint in South Korea have added to capabilities to deter aggression and maintain peace on the peninsula, the official said.
Previous decisions that remain to be accomplished include moving U.S. and international military headquarters out of Seoul by 2008. Repositioning U.S. forces from north of the Han River to two hubs south of Seoul will occur sometime in 2007 or 2008, the official said.
Changes are being made to the existing defense structure because the Republic of Korea is now the 10th largest economy in the world and fields a much more effective military force than in the past. Korea should be responsible for its own security, the official said. He stressed that both countries will agree on any changes made.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2006 – A workshop today and tomorrow at Fort Gordon, Ga., is providing career guidance for wounded servicemembers.
The Defense Applicant Assistance Office, of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the Army’s Installation Management Agency are sponsoring the “Hiring Heroes/Wounded Warriors Technical Workshop” and career fair at Fort Gordon’s Gordon Club.
The program will provide transitional career and employment information for soldiers who have suffered injuries while supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. DoD officials said the program is the first of its kind and will address issues such as benefits, entitlements and employment options for veterans with disabilities.
Nearly 250 soldiers and 26 spouses are attending the event. About half of that number will be bused from other Army bases in the region, including forts Benning, McPherson and Stewart, in Georgia; and Fort Jackson, S.C.
Today’s program is devoted to an employment workshop and seminar, including a resume-writing session. Braille software will be provided, as needed, officials said.
An awards reception this evening will feature guest speaker Herman Boone, whose experiences as a high school football coach were depicted in the recent movie “Remember the Titans.”
Also during the reception, representatives of the Army’s “Freedom Team Salute” will recognize the participating spouses. The Freedom Team Salute program is designed to help soldiers recognize those who support them -- spouses, parents and employers. The program presents U.S. Army pins to such supporters nominated by servicemembers.
The resume lab will continue tomorrow. Tomorrow will also include a daylong career fair co-sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Monster.com, an online job site. About 50 employers will be represented at the fair, officials said.
Officials hope offers of employment at tomorrow’s job fair will help the Army support DoD’s goal of having 2 percent of its civilian workforce manned by personnel with targeted disabilities.
Leslye Arsht, deputy undersecretary of defense for military community and family policy, said her office is proud to support the Army's Installation Management Agency to “provide this unique and robust career fair experience to our severely wounded.”
“The career fair at Fort Gordon and others like it will help ensure that those severely wounded servicemembers and their spouses who are looking for employment outside of the active duty military service are armed with the necessary skills to find a career in a field where they can both contribute and excel," she said.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2006 – U.S. and Iraqi soldiers detained two suspected terrorists, killed four terrorists, and seized weapons in several different operations in Iraq today, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported.
Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers from 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, detained two suspected terrorists and seized a collection of weapons during a cordon-and-search operation southeast of Baghdad at about 6:30 a.m.
The two Iraqi suspects had fake IDs, a grenade, 100 7.62 mm rounds of ammunition, an SKS assault rifle, an AK-47 assault rifle, and terrorist propaganda DVDs in their house. The two were detained for questioning.
Elsewhere, four terrorists were killed after air surveillance from Multinational Division Baghdad’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, observed 13 men burying explosive devices on a rural roadway along the Euphrates River in western Yusufiyah province at about 10:15 a.m.
The men were observed digging five holes and emplacing explosive devices during an hour-long period beginning at about 9:15 a.m. After planting the first explosive device, eight of the 13 men left the scene. Five others were observed digging four more holes and burying explosive devices at intervals along the road, using a blue truck to carry the munitions.
Attack aircraft engaged the truck, destroying it and an estimated four terrorists. One individual had walked away moments prior to the engagement and escaped the explosion.
In other news, an Iraqi civilian died of wounds suffered after triggering an improvised explosive device while driving a tractor in western Anbar province, Iraq, today, U.S. military officials reported.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division, responded to the attack and transported the victim to a local U.S. Marine outpost, where the victim was evacuated to a coalition medical facility for treatment. The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at the medical facility.
The attack occurred in a small town called Bu Hardan, located on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian border town of Husaybah, Iraq.
The coalition forces military unit, which provides security to the Qa’im region, which includes Husaybah, is the Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
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