December 11, 2006

Task Force 4-31 Discovers Anti-Aircraft Weapons

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20061210-01

2nd BCT, 10th Mountain Div. (LI) Public Affairs

FORWARD OPERATING BASE YUSUFIYAH, Iraq – Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), discovered a weapons cache containing anti-aircraft weapons south of the Iraqi capital Dec. 9.

The cache included a Soviet-made SA-7 ‘Strella’ surface-to-air missile launcher and components of a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun.

The weapons were in a state of deterioration and appeared to be unusable without significant maintenance.

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