COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE- 82COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
RELEASE # 060
By Army Spc. Matthew Leary
Task Force Fury Public Affairs Office
FORWARD OPERATING BASE BERMEL, Afghanistan - Soldiers from Task Force Fury, with the support of the Afghan National Army, conducted Operation Cat Fury March 29 through April 2, a five-day mission along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border aimed at interdicting the movement of terrorists and munitions into Afghanistan.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division led the effort, setting up vehicle checkpoints, conducting dismounted patrols along mountain ridgelines and destroying enemy shelters.
“The purpose of Operation Cat Fury was to get back into the areas the enemy has historically operated out of,” said Army Capt. Jason Dye, commander of Company B, 2-87th Inf. Reg. “We wanted to get a head start on this operational season.”
The Soldiers of 2-87th Inf. Reg. were well versed with the operational area, having spent the past 14 months in Afghanistan, a factor which increases their proficiency in conducting operations like this, said Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Hall, a squad leader with Co. B.
Although Soldiers conducted numerous vehicle checkpoints, a large portion of the mission consisted of dismounted patrols.
Task Force Fury Public Affairs Office
FORWARD OPERATING BASE BERMEL, Afghanistan - Soldiers from Task Force Fury, with the support of the Afghan National Army, conducted Operation Cat Fury March 29 through April 2, a five-day mission along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border aimed at interdicting the movement of terrorists and munitions into Afghanistan.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division led the effort, setting up vehicle checkpoints, conducting dismounted patrols along mountain ridgelines and destroying enemy shelters.
“The purpose of Operation Cat Fury was to get back into the areas the enemy has historically operated out of,” said Army Capt. Jason Dye, commander of Company B, 2-87th Inf. Reg. “We wanted to get a head start on this operational season.”
The Soldiers of 2-87th Inf. Reg. were well versed with the operational area, having spent the past 14 months in Afghanistan, a factor which increases their proficiency in conducting operations like this, said Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Hall, a squad leader with Co. B.
Although Soldiers conducted numerous vehicle checkpoints, a large portion of the mission consisted of dismounted patrols.
"You got to have people on the ground, walking the area,” Hall explained. “Your objective cannot be complete without ground forces.”
This required the troops to scale steep mountains, a task that brought about numerous obstacles.
(PHOTO:Spc. James N. Murray, a grenadier with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, stands watch March 29 as two members of his platoon search the interior of a local transport truck here in Afghanistan. The vehicle check point set up along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was part of Operation Cat Fury, a mission aimed at stopping the flow of enemy fighters and munitions from coming into Afghanistan. (US Army photo by Spc. Matthew Leary) )
(PHOTO:Spc. James N. Murray, a grenadier with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, stands watch March 29 as two members of his platoon search the interior of a local transport truck here in Afghanistan. The vehicle check point set up along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was part of Operation Cat Fury, a mission aimed at stopping the flow of enemy fighters and munitions from coming into Afghanistan. (US Army photo by Spc. Matthew Leary) )
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