1-15 Inf. Detains Suspects, Finds Weapons Near Salman Pak

1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Soldiers display the contents
of a cache they discovered north of Salman Pak Sunday

1-15 Inf. Detains Suspects, Finds Weapons Near Salman Pak
MAJ. JOE SOWERS
3/3RD INF. DIV.PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq –

Three men were detained and a weapons were found by Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Soldiers north of Salman Pak Sunday.

The weapons confiscated consisted of one rocket propelled grenade launcher, two RPG rounds, three RPG propellants, one bag of magazines and one bag of small arms ammunition.

The detained individuals were found transporting electrical wire, a common component of roadside bombs.

Company B was engaged by two roadside bombs during the mission to eliminate cache sites and interdict infiltration routes in the area. No one was injured
during the incident.