Friday, June 08, 2007

Central Command News, 6/8/07

US CENTCOM Latest News Feed

Misawa squadrons swap out Iraqi mission.aspx

Posted: 08 Jun 2007 06:22 AM CDT

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) - Two F-16 Fighting Falcons flying thousands of feet in the air track a pair of vehicles full of known al-Qaida insurgents on the ground. The vehicles stop at a location free of collateral damage, and command officials make a decision. The F-16s drop precision-guided munitions and destroy the vehicles.

Team work in Djibouti gets ships underway.aspx

Posted: 08 Jun 2007 05:46 AM CDT

DJIBOUTI, Africa - In a unified effort, members of Combined Joint Task Force’s 6th Provisional Security Company, Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, K-9 team, the U.S. Embassy and the Djiboutian military successfully launched USNS Kanawah (T-AO 196) May 28.

82nd Airborne Goes “all the Way” During Operation Achilles.aspx

Posted: 08 Jun 2007 05:28 AM CDT

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Sounds from roaring engines and spinning rotors from the British CH-47 Chinook pierce through the night as the aircraft carries paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, on an air assault mission into the lower Sangin Valley near the Gereshk District.


US CENTCOM Press Releases

ANA SOLDIERS, COALITION FORCES DEFEAT ENEMY FIGHTERS IN KANDAHAR, ZABUL
Posted: 07 Jun 2007 03:12 PM CDT

TWO CAR BOMBS DAMAGE SUNNI, SHIA MONSQUES IN ABU GHRAIB

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 02:12 PM CDT

IRAQI NATIONAL POLICE PREVENT SUICIDE BOMBER FROM ENTERING SADR CITY

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 02:05 PM CDT

STATEMENT FROM MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ CONDEMNING BARBARIC ATTACKS IN ABU GHURAIB

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 02:04 PM CDT

16 SUSPECTED SECRET CELL TERRORISTS DETAINED

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 11:10 AM CDT

ONE MILITANT KILLED, WEAPONS FOUND IN NANGARHAR

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 11:05 AM CDT

MILITANTS DETAINED IN ZABUL

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 10:57 AM CDT

IA, CF DISCOVER CACHES WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIVES

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 10:55 AM CDT

CAR BOMB, EXPLOSIVES CACHE DESTROYED IN SOUTHERN BAGHDAD

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 10:51 AM CDT

IRAQI ARMY FORCES DETAIN TWO INSURGENT LEADERS, FIVE OTHER SUSPECTED INSURGENTS IN NORTHERN IRAQ

Posted: 07 Jun 2007 10:49 AM CDT