Posted on 01/18/2009 1:24:29 PM PST by SandRat
TIKRIT, Iraq – A Coalition force Air Weapons Team from 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, destroyed a house-borne improvised explosive device Jan. 16 at Khan Bani Sad, northeast of Baghdad, after a local shaykh told the Iraqi Army about the danger.
“This HBIED was a clear threat to Iraqi civilians, and was reported by a village leader to the Iraqi Army,” said Capt. Mike McLean, an Apache Longbow helicopter pilot involved in the operation.
McLean said the IAs on-scene commander then requested a precision-strike capability from partnered ground forces to destroy the house. The AWT successfully destroyed the house with no reported collateral damage.
McLean said the efforts of the Iraqi people, IA and CF came together to rid the area of the house, which was found to have pressure-plated booby traps.
“This event demonstrates the growing confidence of the local population in the Iraqi Army’s ability to meet the security needs of the country,” McLean said.
It boggles the mind.
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