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Iraq
Airpower Puts Woopass on Iraqi Target Rich Environment
2007-01-10
1/9/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNEWS) -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces air and space power supported coalition actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom with F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15E Strike Eagle and B-1 Lancer aircraft that dropped precision munitions Jan. 8 on a known insurgent stronghold south of Balad Ruz, Iraq. The strike targeted personnel and equipment of the insurgents and terrorists.

Air strikes were conducted against more than 25 targets including enemy buildings, equipment, vehicles, weapons caches and personnel. The aircraft used in the operation were selected in order to deliver the required effects to the ground commander.
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#5  The Lancers are also working the Afghanistan Theater.

Army Canon Cockers are also using the GPS guided MRLS in Iraq. Their rockets can hit within 6-10 meters of a target from 50 miles away. At Mach 2.5, the recipients never know death is coming.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2007-01-10 11:55  

#4  Wow! I wouldn't have thought there were any Lancers in theater. Last I heard you only pulled those babies out when you needed some serious whoop ass opened up on the ground.

Hopefully, this means somebody's taking the gloves off over there - finally!

Posted by: FOTSGreg   2007-01-10 10:17  

#3  Air strikes were conducted against more than 25 targets
?
Was this all CAS or part of a Mini-air campaign?
Posted by: Shipman   2007-01-10 06:55  

#2  Also read, USA has to save civilian = non-combatant lives for the enemy while enemy per se doesn't have to do so, ergo NO B52/B-1 "BUFFING" OF ENEMY AREAS.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-01-10 01:22  

#1  The aircraft used in the operation were selected in order to deliver the required effects to the ground commander.

Heh, "deliver the required effects". That's one fine-ass euphemism for killing bad guys and blowing up their stuff.
Posted by: SteveS   2007-01-10 00:45  

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