Terrorists Who Suck
It's been awhile since the last installment of "Terrorist Who Suck" and it looks like they haven't gotten any smarter. Here is the latest from Iraq.
Title:
2nd BCT SOLDIERS PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACK
Release Date:
7/26/2006
Release Number:
06-07-02PM
Description:
FOB KALSU, Iraq – Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained a terrorist who was emplacing a roadside bomb July 18 in the southern Babil province.
Four roadside bombs were discovered moments before Multi-National Division – Baghdad convoys passed through the area.
“The key to our success was teamwork,” said Sgt. Jessie Sparks, squad leader, HHC, 2nd BCT.
The MND-B Soldiers patrol the roads every night in search of terrorists and to clear the roads of potential attacks to allow free movement for MND-B Soldiers in the area.
Very rarely do Soldiers see terrorists in the process of planting bombs on the sides of roads. Perhaps even rarer is when the Soldiers are from a brigade headquarters company.
The combat patrol was performing route clearance on its way back here when Staff Sgt. Epifanio Garcia, squad leader, HHC, 2nd BCT, and his crew, witnessed two men approximately one meter off the side of the road. The men saw the convoy and immediately began to run toward a culvert on the side of the road.
Garcia, from Fresno, Calif., called in what he saw to the rest of the convoy and ordered his driver to come to a halt. Before the vehicle came to a complete stop, Garcia was already out of the vehicle. His night-vision goggles fell off of his helmet, he said, but luckily he caught them in mid-air, tossed them into his vehicle and proceeded to chase the men.
“I lost sight for about four seconds,” he said.
With another Soldier on his heels for assistance, Garcia said he turned on his flashlight and continued the search. Moments later, the two Soldiers found one of the men lying on the ground and promptly detained him. Garcia proceeded to continue the search for the other man he saw running from the road.
As he was searching, he said he came upon a culvert, thinking it was a natural place for someone to hide. Instead of finding the man, Garcia discovered two three-foot long bricks with green detonation cord protruding from the back. He discovered an improvised-explosive device.
He immediately ordered the Soldiers and vehicles to clear out of the area and set up a cordon. Soldiers set up cordons so no one could come into the perimeter and possibly be injured or cause injuries to personnel controlling the situation, said Sparks.
Garcia put in a call to an explosive ordnance disposal team and informed them of the discovery. At the same time, Sparks and a four-man dismount team were clearing the area around the site, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Approximately 200 meters directly west of the vicinity where Garcia said he found the two bombs, Sparks and his men found another site, one intended for an ambush.
Behind a berm, they discovered a 60mm mortar tube, 10 60mm mortar rounds, two AK-47s and a video camera with night-vision goggles attached. About five meters from this site, the team found a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, five RPG rockets, and a large bag of machine gun ammunition.
“Bad stuff would have happened,” Garcia remarked.
While the detainee was being interrogated, the EOD team arrived on the scene. The Soldiers also found two more of the bombs, reiterating how big a find this was, said Garcia. They carefully removed the bombs and properly disposed of them.
“Everything just fell into place,” Garcia said. “We always perform route drills, actions on contact drills and how to react if we find an IED. The Soldiers did great and were very calm and professional.”
It was later learned that a convoy of MND-B vehicles bringing supplies to Soldiers stationed at FOB Kalsu was preparing to pass through the area. Another convoy headed north for Baghdad was also approaching the area. The detained terrorist admitted that those convoys were the targets of the bombs, Garcia said.
“It was an amazing feeling,” Sparks said of the mission. “Nobody likes to hear about the death of a fellow comrade, and to be able to prevent that from happening just feels great.”
Each of the Soldiers were recognized for their efforts by Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq, two days later. Garcia and Sparks were awarded Army Commendation Medals, and the rest of the platoon was presented commander’s coins by Chiarelli.
“It has allowed our Soldiers to appreciate the constant training we give them every day,” Sparks said. “Since that mission, they now have a desire to train. They see the big picture of what our mission is on those roads.”
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION - BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS NCO IN CHARGE, MASTER SGT. ERIC LOBSINGER AT: eric.lobsinger@mnd-b.army.mil , COMMERCIAL: (914) 822-8174 OR IRAQNA 011-964-790-192-4675.
Title:
2nd BCT SOLDIERS PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACK
Release Date:
7/26/2006
Release Number:
06-07-02PM
Description:
FOB KALSU, Iraq – Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained a terrorist who was emplacing a roadside bomb July 18 in the southern Babil province.
Four roadside bombs were discovered moments before Multi-National Division – Baghdad convoys passed through the area.
“The key to our success was teamwork,” said Sgt. Jessie Sparks, squad leader, HHC, 2nd BCT.
The MND-B Soldiers patrol the roads every night in search of terrorists and to clear the roads of potential attacks to allow free movement for MND-B Soldiers in the area.
Very rarely do Soldiers see terrorists in the process of planting bombs on the sides of roads. Perhaps even rarer is when the Soldiers are from a brigade headquarters company.
The combat patrol was performing route clearance on its way back here when Staff Sgt. Epifanio Garcia, squad leader, HHC, 2nd BCT, and his crew, witnessed two men approximately one meter off the side of the road. The men saw the convoy and immediately began to run toward a culvert on the side of the road.
Garcia, from Fresno, Calif., called in what he saw to the rest of the convoy and ordered his driver to come to a halt. Before the vehicle came to a complete stop, Garcia was already out of the vehicle. His night-vision goggles fell off of his helmet, he said, but luckily he caught them in mid-air, tossed them into his vehicle and proceeded to chase the men.
“I lost sight for about four seconds,” he said.
With another Soldier on his heels for assistance, Garcia said he turned on his flashlight and continued the search. Moments later, the two Soldiers found one of the men lying on the ground and promptly detained him. Garcia proceeded to continue the search for the other man he saw running from the road.
As he was searching, he said he came upon a culvert, thinking it was a natural place for someone to hide. Instead of finding the man, Garcia discovered two three-foot long bricks with green detonation cord protruding from the back. He discovered an improvised-explosive device.
He immediately ordered the Soldiers and vehicles to clear out of the area and set up a cordon. Soldiers set up cordons so no one could come into the perimeter and possibly be injured or cause injuries to personnel controlling the situation, said Sparks.
Garcia put in a call to an explosive ordnance disposal team and informed them of the discovery. At the same time, Sparks and a four-man dismount team were clearing the area around the site, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Approximately 200 meters directly west of the vicinity where Garcia said he found the two bombs, Sparks and his men found another site, one intended for an ambush.
Behind a berm, they discovered a 60mm mortar tube, 10 60mm mortar rounds, two AK-47s and a video camera with night-vision goggles attached. About five meters from this site, the team found a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, five RPG rockets, and a large bag of machine gun ammunition.
“Bad stuff would have happened,” Garcia remarked.
While the detainee was being interrogated, the EOD team arrived on the scene. The Soldiers also found two more of the bombs, reiterating how big a find this was, said Garcia. They carefully removed the bombs and properly disposed of them.
“Everything just fell into place,” Garcia said. “We always perform route drills, actions on contact drills and how to react if we find an IED. The Soldiers did great and were very calm and professional.”
It was later learned that a convoy of MND-B vehicles bringing supplies to Soldiers stationed at FOB Kalsu was preparing to pass through the area. Another convoy headed north for Baghdad was also approaching the area. The detained terrorist admitted that those convoys were the targets of the bombs, Garcia said.
“It was an amazing feeling,” Sparks said of the mission. “Nobody likes to hear about the death of a fellow comrade, and to be able to prevent that from happening just feels great.”
Each of the Soldiers were recognized for their efforts by Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq, two days later. Garcia and Sparks were awarded Army Commendation Medals, and the rest of the platoon was presented commander’s coins by Chiarelli.
“It has allowed our Soldiers to appreciate the constant training we give them every day,” Sparks said. “Since that mission, they now have a desire to train. They see the big picture of what our mission is on those roads.”
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION - BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS NCO IN CHARGE, MASTER SGT. ERIC LOBSINGER AT: eric.lobsinger@mnd-b.army.mil , COMMERCIAL: (914) 822-8174 OR IRAQNA 011-964-790-192-4675.
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posted by Moneyman at 1:25 PM
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GO ARMY!
Go Navy,
but way to go Army! :-) HUA!!!
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