Soldiers from 3rd platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment search for weapon caches in Al Jarra Sept. 30.By Spc. Ben Hutto
3rd HBCT Public Affairs
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Soldiers from 3rd platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, conducted a mission in Al Jarra to deny enemy sanctuary and to find possible weapons caches in the area Sept. 30.
Operation Chickamagua IV led to the discovery and destruction of a rocket propelled grenade warhead. Company B cleared six structures while searching for possible cache sites, and called for an indirect fire attack that destroyed a building insurgents used as cover. After finding the warhead, Soldiers from the 789th Ordnance Company destroyed the munitions.
“Third platoon conducted operations in an efficient, professional manner,” said 1st Lt. Matthew Barwick, a Lanham, Md., native and fire support officer for Company B. “We are pleased with how well the operation went.
“Third platoon will continue to operate in Al Jarra in order to secure the area from insurgents.”
The 1-15 Inf. Regt. is part of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga., and has been deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom since March 2007.
3rd HBCT Public Affairs
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Soldiers from 3rd platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, conducted a mission in Al Jarra to deny enemy sanctuary and to find possible weapons caches in the area Sept. 30.
Operation Chickamagua IV led to the discovery and destruction of a rocket propelled grenade warhead. Company B cleared six structures while searching for possible cache sites, and called for an indirect fire attack that destroyed a building insurgents used as cover. After finding the warhead, Soldiers from the 789th Ordnance Company destroyed the munitions.
“Third platoon conducted operations in an efficient, professional manner,” said 1st Lt. Matthew Barwick, a Lanham, Md., native and fire support officer for Company B. “We are pleased with how well the operation went.
“Third platoon will continue to operate in Al Jarra in order to secure the area from insurgents.”
The 1-15 Inf. Regt. is part of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga., and has been deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom since March 2007.
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