YUSUFIYAH — Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers uncovered more than 1,100 81mm high-explosive mortar rounds at a cache near the main highway, Route Tampa, leading into the Iraqi capital Saturday.
Troops from 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment “Wolverines,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), made the discovery during Operation Wolverine Alesia near Yusufiyah, Iraq, just 10 miles southwest of the capital.
Acting on a tip from a local resident, the troops conducted an intentional search of the area which resulted in the largest cache find in 2nd “Commando” Brigade’s history. In all, 1,129 mortar rounds were uncovered.
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(Photo: More than 1100 mortar rounds were found by Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 89th Calvary Regiment “Wolverines,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) along Route Tampa, just 10 miles southwest of Baghdad Saturday. Courtesy photo by U.S. Army)
Troops from 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment “Wolverines,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), made the discovery during Operation Wolverine Alesia near Yusufiyah, Iraq, just 10 miles southwest of the capital.
Acting on a tip from a local resident, the troops conducted an intentional search of the area which resulted in the largest cache find in 2nd “Commando” Brigade’s history. In all, 1,129 mortar rounds were uncovered.
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(Photo: More than 1100 mortar rounds were found by Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 89th Calvary Regiment “Wolverines,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) along Route Tampa, just 10 miles southwest of Baghdad Saturday. Courtesy photo by U.S. Army)
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