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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Moe
Bronze Star with V device for valor In front of Soldiers from his unit, Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Moe spoke briefly about the night of June 3, 2007. “I just thank God we made it out of there alive,†said the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) linguist. More than 17 months later, Moe received the Bronze Star with Valor Device from Col. William H. Shaw III, 10th SFG(A) deputy commanding officer, at the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
The Battle of the Sons of Heaven
The Sons of Heaven are a cult of the Shia version of Islam and they are found in southern Iraq. In January 2007, by accident, our forces stumbled into one of the largest battles of the War in Iraq since the liberation. Army Times: The fighting that erupted Jan. 28, 2007, turned out to be some of the fiercest of the Iraq war. U.S. and Iraqi soldiers killed 373 enemy fighters, and more than 400 surrendered. The U.S. Army awarded more than 100 combat decorations for bravery that day, including at least eight Silver Stars and a Distinguished Flying Cross. The battle has since been reconstructed in some media accounts ,but the fight against the Soldiers of Heaven remains little known outside the circles of those who were there. This is that Army story. This … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Fuerzas Comando 2008
Want to know where Mr. White and Mr. Black are this week? At Fuerzas Comando 2008, a military skills competition between the best special forces teams in the western hemisphere. The event is at Camp Bullis, Texas from June 19 – 26. Security forces from 17 countries are taking part in the challenging contest, which promotes military-to-military relationships, increases interoperability and improves regional security. U.S. Southern Command is hosting Fuerzas Comando 2008, with Special Operations Command South serving as the lead U.S. military organization for coordination of this exercise. More than 300 military, law enforcement and civilian personnel from the participating nations are taking part in the exercise. About 150 U.S. service members from all the services are involved. Fuerzas Comando 2008 tests the participants’ physical and psychological endurance … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Allies
Explosives Dropped by Fleeing AQI
They were heard to exclaim “Feets, don’t fail me now!” An Iraqi citizen recovered a bag of C4 explosives from two fleeing suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq members near al-Aziziyah, approximately 79 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, June 9. The Iraqi man, suspicious due to recent thefts in the area, began chasing two men he suspected to be AQI. The two men abandoned a bag as they fled on dirt bikes. The man recovered the dropped bag, which contained a cache of several blocks of C4, Russian PE4 and other explosive making equipment. He then turned the weapons cache over to Special Forces at a base in al-Kut. The suspected AQI members have been hiding in the town and disguising themselves as shepherds in order to ambush and steal from the local population. The cache has been … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
Iraqi Special Operations Forces kill 14 criminals in Basra
Iraqi Special Operation Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, killed 14 criminals March 31. The operation was directed by senior Iraqi leaders in the port city of Basra. The ISOF planned and conducted the mission to capture and arrest the criminals in an abandoned school. According to recent intelligence information, these criminals planted improvised explosive devices along the roads leading to the school. They also set up defensive fighting positions around the facility. The school was a staging point for armed assaults against Iraqi Security Forces as well as a storage facility for illegal weapons, ammunition and explosives. The ISOF received small arms fire throughout the operation. Both ISOF and U.S. SF returned fire while a Coalition aircraft provided additional requested close-air support. During the operation, 14 armed individuals were killed. While clearing buildings … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Hillah SWAT detains 20 suspected smugglers in Basra
Operating out of their juristiction, because they are the best Iraq has. A Hillah Special Weapons and Tactics unit, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained 20 suspected vehicle smugglers in Basra April 1. Hillah ISWAT conducted the operation, under the direction of the Government of Iraq, to disrupt the largest smuggling organization in Basra. During the operation, ISWAT detained 20 persons suspected of smuggling vehicles into the port city and recovered two illegal sedans, various small arms and ammunition, and $262,000 in U.S. currency. Additionally, two boats used for smuggling were destroyed. MNF-I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Can you hear me now?
Iraqi cell phone guys nabbed with bad stuff… MNF-I An Iraqi Emergency Response Unit detained six suspected criminal gang members during a Baghdad raid Jan. 31. The suspects are security workers for the Al Atheer mobile communications company. They were detained on Iraqi Ministry of Interior warrants for suspicion of engaging in criminal activity within the Monsour area of Baghdad. The individuals were detained without incident. Iraqi forces confiscated two machine guns, an assault rifle and an armored Mercedes Benz sedan during the operation. The Iraqi Army raided the Al Atheer facility in early January 2008 and confiscated several unlicensed weapons. Two other persons of interest were also taken into custody for further questioning The ERU was advised during the operation by U.S. Special Forces Soldiers. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
Army Staff Sgt. Robert James Miller
No medal listed but the story reads like a citation, DSC or MoH? DVIDS Miller found himself willingly leading a team of Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition soldiers Jan. 25 during a combat reconnaissance patrol in Kunar Province near the Pakistan border. Insurgents hiding in a structure attacked Miller’s team. A fellow teammate called for close-air support to drop ordnance on the insurgent position, disrupting their attack. When the combined patrol moved toward the structure to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, Robbie Miller, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
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