Sons of Iraq move munitions from a cache to a disposal point Feb. 5. The SoI found the cache near Sabah Nissan, a village east of Baghdad, and alerted Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery to secure and dispose of the munitions.FOB Hammer, Iraq
Sons of Iraq move munitions from a cache to a disposal point Feb. 5. The SoI found the cache near Sabah Nissan, a village east of Baghdad, and alerted Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery to secure and dispose of the munitions.
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The Soldiers secured the site until an explosive ordnance disposal team from the 789th EOD Company, from Fort Benning, Ga., arrived to dispose of the munitions.
The cache consisted of two rocket-propelled grenades, one 130 mm artillery round, one 120 mm tank round, one 60 mm mortar round and one 57 mm mortar round.
“The Sons of Iraq continue to prove their worth when they provide us these tips on weapons caches,” said Capt. Charles Cannon, from Moultrie, Ga., commander of Battery A. “They hear and learn things that some local Iraqis may be hesitant to approach Coalition Forces about. The Sons of Iraq allow them an outlet and this information eventually trickles down to us, at which time we can properly dispose of the ammunition and ordnance.”
Soldiers from 1-10 FA have seized 11 caches as a result of Sons of Iraq tips since last November.
The 1-10 FA is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Benning, Ga. The 3rd HBCT deployed to Iraq in March 2007.
Sons of Iraq move munitions from a cache to a disposal point Feb. 5. The SoI found the cache near Sabah Nissan, a village east of Baghdad, and alerted Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery to secure and dispose of the munitions.
download high resolution version
Leaders meet at FOB Hammer to discuss the way forward
The Soldiers secured the site until an explosive ordnance disposal team from the 789th EOD Company, from Fort Benning, Ga., arrived to dispose of the munitions.
The cache consisted of two rocket-propelled grenades, one 130 mm artillery round, one 120 mm tank round, one 60 mm mortar round and one 57 mm mortar round.
“The Sons of Iraq continue to prove their worth when they provide us these tips on weapons caches,” said Capt. Charles Cannon, from Moultrie, Ga., commander of Battery A. “They hear and learn things that some local Iraqis may be hesitant to approach Coalition Forces about. The Sons of Iraq allow them an outlet and this information eventually trickles down to us, at which time we can properly dispose of the ammunition and ordnance.”
Soldiers from 1-10 FA have seized 11 caches as a result of Sons of Iraq tips since last November.
The 1-10 FA is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Benning, Ga. The 3rd HBCT deployed to Iraq in March 2007.
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