21 November 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 21 Nov 2008 [PDF]
- MNF-W Marine dies in non-combat related incident
- DoD News: DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
- Nov. 20 airpower summary: B-1Bs deter insurgents AFNS 21 Nov 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 20, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
- Coalition force Reaper unit deploys to Joint Base Balad AFNS 21 Nov 2008 -- A coalition force comprising experts from the U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force deployed here recently to sustain operations for the world's most lethal unmanned aircraft system.
- Coalition Kills Suspected Terrorist, Captures 17 AFPS 21 Nov 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed a suspected terrorist, captured 17 others and seized dozens of weapons in Iraq in the past week, military officials said.
- Predator landing gear collapses upon landing AFNS 21 Nov 2008 -- The landing gear of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system collapsed after the aircraft landed about 6:45 a.m. Baghdad time Nov. 21 on the Joint Base Balad runway in Iraq.
- Electronic Warfare Officers Keep Soldiers Safe AFPS 21 Nov 2008 -- Navy Cmdr. Ed Fischer and Air Force 1st Lt. E.J. Wong would seem to be out of place in an Army heavy brigade combat team conducting operations in Iraq.
Deployments
- Dagger Bde replaces Strike Bde during TOA ceremony (Baghdad) MNF-I 21 Nov 2008 -- The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team "Dagger," 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, replaced the 2nd Brigade Combat Team "Strike," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), in a transfer of authority ceremony Nov. 20 at the Camp Liberty Field House
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Moqtada al-Sadr Supporters Protest New Military Pact in Baghdad VOA 21 Nov 2008 -- Thousands of noisy demonstrators filled Baghdad's renowned Firdous Square to protest a new military pact between Iraq and the United States which is being debated in parliament.
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