Pendragon_6
05-18-2005, 11:10 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 18, 2005
Alert AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilots from the 3rd Infantry Division’s Aviation Brigade disrupted a potential terrorist attack May 15.
The aircraft, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) spotted an improvised rocket launcher while providing security to ground forces from the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
The pilots spotted the improvised rocket launcher approximately 15 miles southwest of Baghdad.
Soldiers on the ground approached the site and determined that the rocket launcher was not loaded, but they did find ammunition located next to the launcher.
“The brigade has a talented group of aviators whose sole purpose is to support the Soldiers on the ground, said Maj. Mike Musiol, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), one of the pilots in the operation. “We were fortunate to locate a launcher that was going to be used against our troops or the Iraqi Army and prevent that from happening. We'll continue to make every effort to be in the correct place at the critical time and influence the outcome of each engagement."
The Soldiers secured the area, and an explosives team safely disposed of the rocket launcher.
By Aviation Brigade PAO
BlackAnthem (http://www.blackanthem.com/Home/index.html)
Alert AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilots from the 3rd Infantry Division’s Aviation Brigade disrupted a potential terrorist attack May 15.
The aircraft, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) spotted an improvised rocket launcher while providing security to ground forces from the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
The pilots spotted the improvised rocket launcher approximately 15 miles southwest of Baghdad.
Soldiers on the ground approached the site and determined that the rocket launcher was not loaded, but they did find ammunition located next to the launcher.
“The brigade has a talented group of aviators whose sole purpose is to support the Soldiers on the ground, said Maj. Mike Musiol, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), one of the pilots in the operation. “We were fortunate to locate a launcher that was going to be used against our troops or the Iraqi Army and prevent that from happening. We'll continue to make every effort to be in the correct place at the critical time and influence the outcome of each engagement."
The Soldiers secured the area, and an explosives team safely disposed of the rocket launcher.
By Aviation Brigade PAO
BlackAnthem (http://www.blackanthem.com/Home/index.html)