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Dagger Soldiers, IA Search Sand, Swamp for Weapons july 6, 2009 PAGE 1 www.cavcountry.net Volume 1 ~ Issue 10 MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION-BAGHDAD july 6, 2009 What’s Inside Dagger Soldiers, IA search sand, swamp for weapons Story by Sgt. Jon Soles MND-B PAO Stryker infantry, engineers BAGHDAD – The sight of a platoon support Iraqi Army-led search of American Soldiers and their Iraqi Army for weapons caches, Pg. 7 partners in the desert with metal detectors and shovels may look like a treasure hunt, but was, in reality, a search for weapons caches reported to be hidden in the area. In the ongoing effort to deny insurgents weapons, the Soldiers of Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, dug into sand and swamp near the village of Khadir in Abu Ghraib, here, June 23. 8th MP Soldiers, IP spread The “Death Dealers” of Co. D, took a goodwill in Ameriyah, Pg. 13 rugged dirt path to reach the sand dune, overlooking the nearby village of Khadir. While some Soldiers pulled security, oth- ers used metal detectors to look for buried objects that could be weapons or explo- sives. Capt. Jake Turner, an infantry offi cer who commands Co. D, said there was good reason to search the dune. “We did a joint combat patrol in order to search for caches. There has been a pre- vious history of caches in the area,” said Turner, a native of Millinocket, Maine, Air Cav Medevac: On Call assigned to Co. D, 1st CAB, 63rd Armor and Ready Pg. 14 Regt., 2nd BCT, 1st Inf. Div. “Beforehand, I talked with an [Iraqi Army] lieutenant about possible locations and we came up with a game plan.” Spc. Thomas Marcello of Honolulu and Pfc. Daniel Parker of Jacksonville, Fla., both infantrymen assigned to Co. D, 1st CAB, 63rd Armor Regt., 2nd BCT, 1st Inf. Div., slowly walked through the sand and along gullies with metal detectors, which emitted an electronic whine. The Soldiers Paratroopers, NP distribute were listening for sustained beeps that wheelchairs in 9 Nissan, Pg. 20 are the tell-tale signs of buried metallic objects. Photo by Sgt. Jon Soles, MND-B PAO “If it’s a small piece, it will be a little Pfc. Daniel Parker of Jacksonville, Fla., an infantryman assigned to Company beep, but if it’s something large, it will be D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat a big beep,” said Marcello. Team, 1st Infantry Division, endures the hot summer sun on a sand dune while searching for weapons caches with a metal detector near the village of Khadir, A few times, the detectors gave off in the Abu Ghraib area, here, June 23. Despite the triple-digit temperatures, a beeps and IA soldiers from the 3rd Com- light breeze swept over the elevation of the sand dune. pany, 4th Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, turned the sand with Turner said. “A lot of the times I measure ing, teaching and mentoring for the IA.” shovels. Only small pieces of rusted metal success not by results, but by the continued Turner also noted that the IA took up that appeared to be garbage were found. improvement of the IA.” security positions on the summit of the The Soldiers also searched a swampy area Turner said the non-commissioned sand dune, providing 360-degree security near the Euphrates River, but did not fi nd offi cers of Co. D, have done a good job of in all directions. any weapons caches. However, Turner said training the IA, and the training showed “I was very impressed that the IA in- New program looks to he was not discouraged, as the mission during the cache search. stinctively went to the high ground without increase dairy production, gave the Americans and the IA a chance to “I am very proud of the NCO-led being told,” Turner said. “Today we got to apply their training. Pg. 25 instruction in this company,” Turner said. see how the ISF training works in the real “Unfortunately, nothing was found,” “The NCOs have done a good job coach- See ~ DAGGER Pg. 3 PAGE 2 command july 6, 2009 Prayers from Baghdad By Chap. (Lt. Col.) Barb Sherer, MND-B Chaplain Prayer for a Hot Desert Afternoon “When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.” (Jonah 4:8) My God, my God, Or, maybe, I’ll just stop by the DFAC How can I survive this heat? for a long lunch. My strength pours out With Your help, O Lord, Like water on the desert sand. I will survive one more afternoon I am exhausted, yet must continue the Until the setting sun mission. Brings blessed coolness once again. Amen. And so I stand, scanning the landscape from my guard tower. Hoping for any distraction from the sweat, T-shirt soaked in sweat, IOTV salt-stained with sweat. Please send… Ice for my cooler And a breeze through the bunker where I read. Deliver me, Lord, from this agony. Is it air conditioned in heaven? I’m on my way! Questions, comments, story ideas? Contact the Crossed Sabers at nicholas. [email protected]. The Crossed Sabers is an authorized publication Contributing Writers & Photographers: for members of the U.S. Army. Contents of the Crossed Sabers are not nec- essarily offi cial views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army or the 1st Cavalry Division. All editori- The 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/ 1st Brigade al content of the Crossed Sabers is prepared, edited, provided and approved Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs Offi ce/ 1st by the 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs Offi ce. Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division/ 8th Military Police Brigade Public Affairs Offi ce/ 225th Engineer Brigade Public Maj. Gen. Daniel Bolger Sgt. 1st Class Ron Burke Affairs Offi ce/ 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Commanding General Editor, Layout & Design Division Public Affairs Offi ce/ 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Lt. Col. Philip Smith Staff Sgt. (P) Jon Cupp Team Public Affairs Offi ce/ 56th Striker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Offi cer Staff Writer Public Affairs Offi ce/ 3rd Brigade Combat Team 82nd Airborne Master Sgt. Nicholas Conner Spc. Phillip Turner Division Division Public Affairs Offi ce/ and the 982nd Combat Command Information Supervisor Staff Writer, Layout & Design Camera Co. (ABN). july 6, 2009 Crossed Sabers PAGE 3 DAGGER ~ From Pg. 1 world.” In the real world, insurgents often use the natural cover of palm trees, swamps and sand dunes to hide weapons, but the continued efforts of American Soldiers and the IA working to uncover caches will keep insurgents on the run. Photo by Sgt. Jon Soles, MND-B PAO Staff Sgt. Jeff Paluso (right) of Chap- man, Kan., and Staff Sgt. Maurice Jones of New Brockton, Ala., pull security from the summit of a sand dune while their fellow Soldiers and the IA conduct a cache search of the sandy area below outside the village of Khadir, in the Abu Ghraib area, here, June 23. Jones said the dune afforded the Soldiers the chance to take a position where they could see from all directions while providing security. “We are not usually in a place where we can see everything around,” said Jones. “It’s an excellent vantage point.” Paluso and Jones are both infantrymen assigned to Com- pany D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. The “Death Dealers” of Co. D searched two areas near the village of Khadir in the Abu Ghraib area, here, June 23. Photo by Sgt. Jon Soles, MND-B PAO (Left) Pfc. Daniel Parker of Jackson- After Pfc. Daniel Parker’s metal detec- ville, Fla., and Spc. Thomas Marcello tor alerted to a buried metallic object, of Honolulu, both infantrymen as- an Iraqi soldier from the 3rd Com- signed to Company D, 1st Combined pany, 4th Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regi- Iraqi Army Division, used a shovel to ment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st dig up the object. Parker, a native of Infantry Division, use metal detectors Jacksonville, Fla., is an infantryman to search a large sand dune near the assigned to Company D, 1st Combined village of Khadir, in the Abu Ghraib Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, area, here, June 23, during a weapons 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infan- cache search with Iraqi Army soldiers. try Division. The cache search was conducted on a tip that insurgents were trying to hide weapons in the area. Photo by Sgt. Jon Soles, MND-B PAO First Iraqi NPs graduate from engineer academy because of what is at stake for Iraq’s fu- our capability to protect the Iraqi popula- Story by Lt. Col. Pat Simon ture— security. tion.” 225th Eng. Bde. PAO, MND-B “The National Police conduct route Hussein is also very cognizant of the clearance operations now. They see the June 30 deadline for Coalition combat BAGHDAD – Playing with video game threats now,” said Ray. “They will be forces to leave the major cities. He said en- remote controls that power motorized able to take this experience back to their gineer training will give his offi cers added robots may seem like a fun way to start the units and run their operations more ef- confi dence and give the people of Iraq a day.
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