22 May 2005 Military News

Engine problem causes helicopter emergency landing MNF-I 22 May 2005 -- An engine problem forced pilots of a CH-47 helicopter to conduct an emergency landing early May 22 south of Samarra .
Operation Peninsula nets 184 terror suspects MNF-I 22 May 2005 -- Polish and Iraqi Soldiers nabbed 184 terror suspects and seized weapons parts, ammunition, possible bomb-making materials and propaganda in As Suwaryah May 19 and 20.
US Memo Faults Karzai on Afghan Anti-Drug Effort VOA News 22 May 2005 -- A U.S. newspaper report says some U.S. officials are critical of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's efforts to curtail Afghanistan's huge heroin trade.
U.S. Warplanes Kill 12 Insurgents; Afghan Border Unit Scores Drug Bust AFPS 22 May 2005 -- U.S. warplanes killed 12 insurgents after the individuals attacked a coalition patrol east of Gayan, in Afghanistan's Paktika province, late May 21. One U.S. soldier was wounded during the incident.

U.S. House Debates Role of Women in Combat VOA 22 May 2005 -- A debate is raging in the U.S. House of Representatives over a provision in a defense bill that would limit the role of women in direct ground combat.
Kearsarge Air Department Hits 2,000 Evolutions for April Navy NewsStand 22 May 2005 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge's (LHD 3) Air Department performed more than 2,000 mishap-free flight deck evolutions for the month of April 2005.

Shan Armies Merge to Fight Military Junta VOA News 22 May 2005 -- Rebel fighters with the Shan State National Army in Burma have joined forces and merged with the Shan State Army, in an effort to reinvigorate their five-decade struggle for independence against Burma's military government.

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