Central Command News (11/15/07)

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Airmen perform leaflet drop over Afghanistan.aspx

Posted: 15 Nov 2007 10:04 AM CST

RCT-2 takes to the skies to cover AO.aspx

Posted: 15 Nov 2007 09:41 AM CST

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - In a 30,000 square mile patch of desert, roughly the size of South Carolina, it isn’t easy to have eyes and ears everywhere. Regimental Combat Team 2, the unit in control of the northwestern piece of Iraq’s Al Anbar Province, has taken an elevated approach to the problem, and regularly fields an Aero Scout group to the far corners, cliffs and caves of the western Euphrates River valley.

Pilots' valor honored for thwarting ambush.aspx

Posted: 14 Nov 2007 01:40 PM CST

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Set up in five trucks with heavy machine guns, enemy forces sat in wait for a helicopter to fly over their location west of Baghdad on the last day of May. It appeared their plan was to strike a blow to Multi-National Division-Baghdad by taking down a U.S. Army helicopter.


US CENTCOM Press Releases

WOMAN SHOT FOR NOT HELPING TALIBAN

Posted: 14 Nov 2007 03:54 PM CST

UPDATE: COALITION FORCES POSITIVELY IDENTIFY TERRORIST KILLED IN RECENT RAID

Posted: 14 Nov 2007 12:31 PM CST

COALITION FORCES DETAIN 26 SUSPECTS TARGETING AL-QAEDA NETWORKS

Posted: 14 Nov 2007 12:15 PM CST

COALITION FORCES DISRUPT AL-QAEDA NETWORKS; ONE KILLED, 14 DETAINED

Posted: 14 Nov 2007 12:04 PM CST

DESPITE WOUNDS ANA, ANP FIGHT BRAVELY TO SECURE ORUZGAN PROVINCE

Posted: 14 Nov 2007 12:02 PM CST

CHERTOFF PARTICIPATES IN THE LARGEST NATURALIZATION CEREMONY EVER IN IRAQ

Posted: 14 Nov 2007 11:59 AM CST

IRAQI SCHOOLGIRL KILLED BY EXTREMIST ATTACK

Posted: 14 Nov 2007 11:57 AM CST