Release A051115d
Soldiers discover cache near Iskandariyah
Multi-National Force-Iraq
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Soldiers of the 1st Battalion 155th Infantry, 155th Brigade Combat Team, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), discovered a weapons cache in an area west of Iskandariyah Nov.13th
Troops seized and subsequently destroyed 287 82 mm mortar rounds.
Five individuals suspected of insurgent activity were detained in conjunction with the weapons cache seizure.
The 155th BCT is a U.S. Army unit assigned to the II Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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For more information contact Maj Erby Montgomery, public affairs officer, 155th Brigade Combat Team, at erby.montgomery@us.army.mil
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