CAMP STRIKER, Iraq – Two militants planting an improvised explosive device southeast of Al Mahmudiyah were deterred and detained by a Task Force Marne attack aviation team Oct. 15.
Two AH-64 Apaches from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, flying a mission for the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, saw three militants planting the IED. The Apache pilots engaged them with 30mm automatic cannon fire; two of the militants retreated into a nearby house and the third escaped into a canal.
A quick reaction force from the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment entered the building and detained the two militants.
“This engagement demonstrates exactly what our scouts bring to the battlefield,” said Capt. Kevin McKittrick, battle captain for 3-17 Cav. Regt. “The ability to locate and fix the enemy through precise reconnaissance and to destroy him with skilled precision through detailed integration with our brothers on the ground.”
The 3-17 Cav. Regt., deployed from Fort Drum, N.Y., are attached to the 3rd CAB, 3rd Inf. Div., in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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