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12-10-2003, 09:00 PM
Operation Bulldog Mammoth Strikes Insurgents Where they Live
By U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Stanis, 1AD PAO
Intelligence efforts paying off, the search revealed more than 220 AK-47 assault rifles, along with a number of machine guns, pistols and other rifles; five rocket-propelled grenades and 15 RPG sights; 10 grenades; 12 mortar sights; various electrical components associated with improvised explosive devise construction; Russian-made night vision devices; protective masks; 24 plates of body armor and a U.S.-made vest; Saddam Hussein paraphernalia; and 16 cases of U.S. military meals, ready to eat.
Additionally, more than 40 personnel were detained, including three from 2-70’s by-name “black” list of suspects.
According to Ringler, the three were caught in the outer cordon while trying to escape the area.
“(One man) is possibly responsible for the mortar attack against the MPs in the old Abu Ghurayb Police Station, killing a female (soldier),” Ringler said.
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Task Force 1st Armored Division’s Third Brigade Combat Team soldiers and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps members wait to move to the next stack of apartments during Operation Bulldog Mammoth. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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Third Brigade Combat Team soldiers and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps members wait to move to the next stack of apartments during a cordon and search of an apartment complex in Abu Ghurayb, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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Two 3rd Brigade Combat Team soldiers pull security while others search apartments during Operation Bulldog Mammoth. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team search a room in an apartment complex. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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U.S. Army Spc. Travis Morrone, Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, carries an armload of AK-47 assault rifles confiscated during Operation Bulldog Mammoth in Abu Ghurayb, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2003. The cordon and search mission covered 2,400 apartments and 53 additional buildings, resulting in the capture of hundreds of weapons and 40 detainees. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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U.S. Army Pfc. Reed Roalf from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, labels AK-47 assault rifles captured during Operation Bulldog Mammoth. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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A soldier from Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment leads away a detainee durng Operation Bulldog Mammoth. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
“Our soldiers have become a seasoned combat force,” said Col. Russ Gold, 3BCT commander. “The two battalions conducting this offensive operation also participated in the ground war. They know how to use finesse and brute force, and when to use what means. They are a professional and extremely competent group of soldiers that will act with precision and exactness with little to no guidance.”
The key in an operation like this is to give the residents the peace of mind that the coalition is there only to weed out the bad guys, Gold said.
No shots were fired during this operation; however, the thought of danger lurking around the corner was not to be dismissed.
“One of Col. Gold’s sayings is, he uses the three Ps: be polite, be professional, but be prepared to kill,” Ringler said. “That’s the motto that goes through the brigade.”
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By U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Stanis, 1AD PAO
Intelligence efforts paying off, the search revealed more than 220 AK-47 assault rifles, along with a number of machine guns, pistols and other rifles; five rocket-propelled grenades and 15 RPG sights; 10 grenades; 12 mortar sights; various electrical components associated with improvised explosive devise construction; Russian-made night vision devices; protective masks; 24 plates of body armor and a U.S.-made vest; Saddam Hussein paraphernalia; and 16 cases of U.S. military meals, ready to eat.
Additionally, more than 40 personnel were detained, including three from 2-70’s by-name “black” list of suspects.
According to Ringler, the three were caught in the outer cordon while trying to escape the area.
“(One man) is possibly responsible for the mortar attack against the MPs in the old Abu Ghurayb Police Station, killing a female (soldier),” Ringler said.
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Task Force 1st Armored Division’s Third Brigade Combat Team soldiers and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps members wait to move to the next stack of apartments during Operation Bulldog Mammoth. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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Third Brigade Combat Team soldiers and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps members wait to move to the next stack of apartments during a cordon and search of an apartment complex in Abu Ghurayb, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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Two 3rd Brigade Combat Team soldiers pull security while others search apartments during Operation Bulldog Mammoth. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team search a room in an apartment complex. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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U.S. Army Spc. Travis Morrone, Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, carries an armload of AK-47 assault rifles confiscated during Operation Bulldog Mammoth in Abu Ghurayb, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2003. The cordon and search mission covered 2,400 apartments and 53 additional buildings, resulting in the capture of hundreds of weapons and 40 detainees. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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U.S. Army Pfc. Reed Roalf from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, labels AK-47 assault rifles captured during Operation Bulldog Mammoth. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
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A soldier from Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment leads away a detainee durng Operation Bulldog Mammoth. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stanis
“Our soldiers have become a seasoned combat force,” said Col. Russ Gold, 3BCT commander. “The two battalions conducting this offensive operation also participated in the ground war. They know how to use finesse and brute force, and when to use what means. They are a professional and extremely competent group of soldiers that will act with precision and exactness with little to no guidance.”
The key in an operation like this is to give the residents the peace of mind that the coalition is there only to weed out the bad guys, Gold said.
No shots were fired during this operation; however, the thought of danger lurking around the corner was not to be dismissed.
“One of Col. Gold’s sayings is, he uses the three Ps: be polite, be professional, but be prepared to kill,” Ringler said. “That’s the motto that goes through the brigade.”
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