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MND-B attack aircraft kills two armed insurgents
 Multi-National Division-Baghdad Apache crews killed two armed insurgents at approximately July 26 west of Baghdad. An air weapons team of two Apaches from the 4th Guns Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, observed two insurgents with weapons enter a sedan and drive away from a suspected car bomb factory. A unit operating in the vicinity, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, requested that the Apache crews follow the vehicle. With its mission shift complete, the Apache team was relieved by a second Apache team from Guns. The second Apache team continued with the mission of following the vehicle and spotted five to six people enter the vehicle, which moved about 15 feet and stopped. The Apache crews were cleared by the ground unit to fire on the vehicle. The crews engaged the vehicle, destroying it and killing two insurgents. When we arrived on station, we received an excellent battle handover from the previous team that allowed us to engage one vehicle and several insurgents that were smuggling weapons, said Ashton, Idaho, native Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greg Marotz, the air mission commander. Working on a daily basis with the Soldiers of 2-5 Cav Lancer has ensured both the safety of their forces on the ground and continued to allow our crews to provide aerial security and reconnaissance. Posted by: Fred 2007-07-28 |
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