Wolfhounds conduct joint operations with Iraqi National Police

Photo By Pfc. John Ahn | Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad link up with officers from 2nd Brigade, 1st National Police Division, before sunrise, Aug. 20, 2008, on a dark deserted highway south of the Husayniyah Nahia, located northeast of Baghdad to conduct Operation Gunslinger Bonzai XI. The operation was aimed to clear Husayniyah Nahia neighborhoods of weapons and bomb making materials.  

TAJI, IRAQ

08.19.2008

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2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

By Pfc. John Ahn
2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – In the pre-dawn light police officers of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division and Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad linked up along a stretch of highway that connects the Diyala province to Baghdad in the Istaqlal Qada, located northeast of Baghdad in order to search a city in the neighborhood of Hussaniya Nahia Aug. 19, 2008. The densely populated area of the Hussaniya Nahia is known as a supporter of roadside bombings, suicide attacks and cache storage sites.

Capt. Lucas Yoho, Long Beach, Calif., native commander of Company A says, "the Iraqi national police have done an outstanding job working hand in hand with coalition forces to help secure the Istaqlal Qada."

The joint Wolfhound Stryker armored vehicles and the national police armored trucks moved to Hussaniya Nahia. After quickly establishing the perimeter, NP officers and U.S. Soldiers, with a tactical attachment of bomb sniffing dogs and combat engineers, began to search the area.

While the search yielded no weapons or explosives, the operation was considered a success.

Sgt. Andrew Lambright, a Eugene, Ore., native infantry team leader with Company A said, "The national police integrated well with the mission objective. They were organized and tactically very sound. They worked well with coalition forces and were a huge success."

1st Lt. Tommy Ryan, a Seminole, Fla., native platoon leader with Company A, said, "Though it was the first time I worked with [Iraqi policeman] 1st Lt. Ehab, [2nd Bde., 1st Iraqi National Police Div.] He came extremely well prepared, proactive and had excellent knowledge of the area. He is the best Iraqi leader I've worked with."

• Date Taken: 08.19.2008
• Date Posted: 08.31.2008 11:19
• Story ID: 23067
• Location: TAJI, IQ