F-16 airstrike kills 3 terrorist leaders

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[SandRat]

9/28/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon dropped precision munitions near Al Nussayyib, Iraq, Sept. 25 killing Abu Nasr al-Tunisi and two other al-Qaida Iraq operatives, according to Air Force officials.

They were killed when the aircraft, assigned to U.S. Central Command Air Forces, dropped two laser-guided 500-lb joint direct attack munition guided bomb unit-12 bombs, destroying the terrorist safe house where the three were meeting.

"Airpower is crucial to setting the conditions for stability in Iraq," said Lt. Gen. Gary L. North, the Combined Air Forces component commander. "Airpower overhead provides capability to the fight with precision targeting, which was used on (Sept. 25) to ensure these individuals could no longer target innocent Iraqi citizens."

Coalition Air Forces play a critical role in synchronizing and integrating day-to-day ground operations by providing close-air support, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, theater airlift, air-to-air refueling and aeromedical evacuation -- key and crucial components for the joint force commanders, joint and combined forces and the forces of NATO's International Security Assistance Force operations.

[SandRat]

Weapon systems video still photographs show before and after shots following an airstrike Sept. 25 by an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon. The strike resulted in the death of Abu Nasr al-Tunisi and two other key al-Qaida operatives in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo)

[SandRat]

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[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[Atchafalaya]

Oh dude!

[CodeMasterPhilzar]

JDAM - when you care enough to send the very best.

[2ndDivisionVet]

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[lormand]

Great use of Lazer JDAMs. Its much better than having them sitting on a rack somewhere.

[VR-21]

"F-16 airstrike kills 3 terrorist leaders.

Snap, Crackle and Pop!

[SandRat]

Done and welcome to FRWN

[csvset]

Wanted, dead or alive . Dead works for me.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

He got the full Zarqawi treatment I see.

[RichInOC]

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[FDNYRHEROES]

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[SandRat]

Done and welcome to FRWN

[El Gato]

ropped two laser-guided 500-lb joint direct attack munition guided bomb unit-12 bombs, destroying the terrorist not so safe house where the three were meeting.

Fixed it.

[El Gato]

Great use of Lazer JDAMs.

JDAM s are GPS guided, not laser.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Borrowed from another thread ...posted by Royal Wulff:

video of the airstrike

[NordP]

Yep...now the whole AREA just got a lot safer. Score yet another point for THE GOOD GUYS!!!

[missnry]

http://www.boeing.com/ids/news/2005/q1/nr_050203t.html

Laser JDAM... 2005

[missnry]

The Laser JDAM sensor is a modular kit that is easily installed in the field to the front of existing JDAM weapons. The laser sensor further enhances the highly capable Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System JDAM into one of the most mission flexible, low-cost weapons available in the world today.

Boeing will complete its development of the 500-pound LJDAM in 2006. Initial production deliveries are planned to begin as early as 2007.

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Scores_Direct_Hit_In_Laser_JDAM_Moving_Target_Test_999.html