March 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News

01 March 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Feb. 28 air power summary: F-15E destroys enemy weapons cache AFNS 01 Mar 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Combined Forces Discover Weapons, IEDs in Iraq AFPS 01 Mar 2009 -- Iraqi security forces and Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers discovered a munitions cache during a patrol northwest of Baghdad yesterday, officials announced.
Multiple contingency operating locations closed or turned over in Anbar MNF-I 01 Mar 2009-- During the month of February 2009 in Al Anbar province, Multi National Force - West closed two observation posts and one patrol base and turned over two contingency operating posts and one observation post to Iraqi Security Forces

Mullen Supports President’s Iraq Decision AFPS 01 Mar 2009 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the president’s decision to redeploy American troops from Iraq is the responsible one.
Gates: Plans on Track for New Transition Force Role in Iraq AFPS 01 Mar 2009 -- The U.S. military will conduct “a very different mission” in Iraq after combat troops withdraw in August 2010, with troops slated to remain there through 2011 serving primarily as trainers and advisors, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today on CNBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Military Leaders Back Obama's Iraq Plan VOA 01 Mar 2009 -- America's top military leaders say they back President Barack Obama's plan to drawdown U.S. forces in Iraq. They indicated in broadcast interviews they are fairly confident the plan will move forward on schedule.