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Vol. 2, Issue 49 December 11, 2005 502nd Personnel Services Battalion is ready to help anyone who needs it pg. 7 215th Quartermaster isn’t a fish out of water running gun truck missions pg. 8 Photo by Spc. Spencer Case Photo by Staff Sgt. Monika Comeaux Soldiers make monument Base Camp Adder celebrates Thanksgiving by dedicating a Soldier-built memorial pg.pg.pg.pg. 9955 Photo by Staff Sgt. Engels Tejeda From left: Sgt. Pedro Domingo Leguizamon, Spc. Isaac Johnson, and Pfc. Eric Crawford, all members of the 2-44th Air Defense Artillery Battalion, pay their respects to fallen comrades during the inauguration of the monument they built. PAGE 2 ANACONDA TIMES DECEMBER 11, 2005 National Security U.S. officials say terrorist Advisor outlines video is ‘disinformation’ progress in Iraq American Forces Press Service In Fallujah, Iraqi army troops and coalition forces American Forces Press Service detained three men and seized their weapons after the men attempted to gain access to the city. WASHINGTON – U.S. military officials in Iraq labeled Iraqi soldiers stopped and searched the suspects’ WASHINGTON – The U.S. is already on the road to a video as “disinformation” that was posted to a terrorist vehicle when they noticed the license plate and vehicle complete victory in Iraq, the president’s national secu- Web site and aired by some media showing the roadside name were blacked out. The soldiers found two AK-47s, rity adviser told Sunday talk show hosts. bomb attack that killed 10 U.S. Marines on Dec. 1. one sniper rifle, three magazines, several loose 7.62 mm “We do have a strategy and we think we’re making “The circumstances of the IED attack near Fallujah do rounds and a CD containing anti-coalition propaganda. progress” on the president’s National Strategy for Vic- not match those shown on the video,” they added in a In Siniyah, six terror suspects were detained Dec. 2 tory in Iraq, Stephen Hadley said on “Fox News Sun- statement. The videos authenticity has not been deter- after a concerned resident informed police about a day.” He added that “this is a difficult thing that’s be- mined, but “the statement claiming that the video shows vehicle-borne improvised explosive device being built ing done.” the Dec. 1 attack near Fallujah is false,” the officials said. nearby. Hadley said the subtitle of the strategy, unveiled Nov. In other news, Army and Air Force units teamed up to Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd 30, defined what the Bush administration considers a crush a terrorist attack against an Army patrol near Brigade Combat Team conducted a raid on the site and complete victory: “Helping the Iraqi People Defeat the Balad, Iraq on Dec. 3. The attack began with a hail of searched the suspects’ vehicle. Terrorists and Build an Inclusive Democratic State.” small-arms fire directed at the patrol. The Soldiers Two AK-47s, a sniper rifle, bomb-making materials Hadley said Saddam Hussein loyalists, terrorists and quickly located and engaged the gunmen, forcing them and $5,300 in U.S. currency were seized. rejectionists still try to derail the political process in the to take cover. Two of the six suspects tested positive for explosives run-up to the elections on Dec. 15, “because they know The patrol called for close-air support from two Air residue, though no explosives were found at the site. the political process will be the end for them.” Force F-16 fighter jets, which responded by dropping In a separate action near Balad, Soldiers from the 3rd He added that with each election, more and more laser-guided bombs. Two terrorists were killed in the Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team detained Iraqis have voted. “That’s progress,” he said. “That is short engagement. five terrorist suspects Dec. 3. the strategy for victory — that and the training of the One Soldier was treated at the scene for minor injuries The suspects were spotted using burning gas to soften Iraqi security forces.” and returned to duty. In a Kifl neighborhood, an Iraqi the asphalt so an IED could be placed in the roadbed. Hadley said progress got a boost from an unexpected police explosives disposal team discovered a weapons The same day near the eastern city of Sadiyah, another source: wanted Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al- cache Dec. 3 that included 143 122 mm mortar and seven terrorist was killed when the IED he was attempting to Zarqawi. 155 mm artillery rounds. place detonated prematurely. Zarqawi claimed his terrorist network was respon- The materials were turned over to authorities to be In eastern Baghdad, Iraqi firefighters from the Rusafa sible for the Nov. 10 hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan, destroyed later. Fire Station turned over more than 200 rounds of that killed 63 people and wounded hundreds. Those Three incidents Dec. 2 resulted in the wounding of an unexploded ordnance to elements of Task Force Baghdad attacks raised the ire of the Muslim world and have Iraqi police officer and the detention of 13 terrorist for destruction Dec. 1. changed the thinking of some Iraqis, Hadley said. suspects. The firefighters gave 65 artillery rounds and 143 “Zarqawi’s attack in Jordan has been a real catalyst In Samarra, Iraqi police officers on a patrol were mortar rounds to members of the 1st Battalion, 9th Field in making clear the true methods of the terrorists and it attacked by two men. The officers, backed up by police Artillery. has resulted in ... an increasing rejection of Zarqawi commandos, secured the area and engaged the two men. This cooperation is a continuing effort between the and the terrorists by Iraqis, he said on CNN’s “Late The police said the attackers used AK-47 assault rifles leadership of the Rusafa Fire Station and the artillery Edition With Wolf Blitzer.” “That’s a very good thing. and left in a white Toyota pickup truck. battalion to rid the area of unexploded ordnance and That’s progress.” Two individuals were later stopped and apprehended deny terrorists potential bomb-making material. Everyone involved, including the Iraqis, would like at an Iraqi army checkpoint driving a white Toyota truck. “On Nov. 3, we secured a slightly smaller, but still to move to the next level, Hadley said on ABC’s “This The soldiers at the checkpoint searched the vehicle significant, load of munitions in the same location. I am Week.” He was very clear, however, that any decision and found two AK-47s with cartridge cases littering the glad to be working with the firefighters here to make the by the president to withdraw troops be conditions- floorboard. community safer for everyone especially the children based. One condition is an Iraqi security force capable They reported the weapons were hot to the touch and who like to play in areas where much of the unexploded of securing its own country, he said. smelled of gunpowder. ordnance still remains,” said Maj. Jay Sawyer, the unit’s “We think that if trends continue and we continue to Later, two other insurgents were apprehended at the operations officer. make the progress, and the Iraqis continue to make ... same checkpoint for having weapons in their vehicle. “The most exciting aspect to me is that the Iraqi progress, we will be in a position sometime next year These individuals are also believed to have participated citizens provide the Iraqi security forces and fire depart- for the commanders on the ground to make their as- in the attack. ments with the location of unexploded ordnance they sessments,” Hadley said. “And it may be at that point The wounded officer was shot twice in the left shoul- find in their neighborhoods,” Sawyer added. “The that they will come to the president and say, ‘We want der and once in the head. The bullet ricocheted off the people want their communities safer and they look to the to make some adjustments.’” officer’s forehead and went through his left ear. Iraqi government to provide that safety.” At the end of the day, Hadley said the U.S. can help Medics at the scene said the officer should make a full A U.S. explosives disposal team later destroyed all of the Iraqis defeat the terrorists and establish an inclu- recovery. the ordnance. sive democratic state. Ultimately, however, they’ve got to take the reigns, he said. and Stripes central office, with a circulation of 5,000 Deputy Public Affairs Officer papers. 207th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Commander Maj. Curtis Carney The Public Affairs Office is on New Jersey Ave. in building 4136, DSN 318-829-1234. Anaconda Times, 207th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NCOIC HHC 3rd COSCOM, APO AE 09391. Web site at Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey S. Mullett Anaconda Times is authorized for publication by the www.mnf-iraq.com/publications_theater.htm Editor 3rd COSCOM for the LSA Anaconda community. The Contact Sgt. Marshall Thompson via e-mail at Sgt. 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