26 March 2006 Military News

Operation Scorpion Concludes AFPS 26 Mar 2006 -- Iraqi soldiers, with assistance from U.S. troops, detained 52 suspected insurgents March 24 during Operation Scorpion, a sequential cordon and search of eight villages in and around Hawijah, Iraq, that military officials said yesterday had ended.
Soldiers Discover Weapons Caches in Iraq AFPS 26 Mar 2006 -- U.S. soldiers discovered four weapons caches in separate operations throughout Iraq March 24 through today, military officials in Iraq reported.
Iraqi Special Ops Forces Conduct Baghdad Raid AFPS 26 Mar 2006 -- Iraqi special operations forces conducted a twilight raid today in the Adhamiyah neighborhood in northeast Baghdad to disrupt a terrorist cell responsible for attacks on Iraqi security and coalition forces and kidnapping Iraqi civilians in the local area.
30 Decapitated Bodies Found North of Baghdad VOA 26 Mar 2006 -- Iraqi police say they found 30 decapitated bodies near the city of Baquba Sunday.

Afghan Judge Rejects Case Against Christian Convert VOA 26 Mar 2006 -- A judge in Afghanistan has reportedly rejected much of the evidence in the case against an Afghan Muslim who converted to Christianity

Olmert Promotes West Bank Pullout ahead of Israeli Elections VOA 26 Mar 2006 -- With Israeli elections just two days away, the frontrunner is spelling out his vision for the nation's future borders.

Harriers Return to USS Bonhomme Richard Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2006 -- AV-8B Harriers returned to USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for the first time in nearly nine months March 23 during local operations off the coast of Southern California.
Merchant Vessel, U.S. Navy Ship Collide in Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2006 -- The Kiribati-flagged merchant vessel M/V Rokya 1 and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) collided at 11:09 p.m., local time, March 25, approximately 30 miles southeast of the Iraqi coastline in the North Persian Gulf.

Australian Engineers Test Super-Fast Aircraft Engine VOA 26 Mar 2006 -- Researchers in Australia have conducted a test of a supersonic jet designed to travel at speeds up to 8,000 kilometers per hour.