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A OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, belonging to 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment takes off for a mission in the skies of northern Iraq. Photo by Spc. Michael Howard
MOSUL, Iraq - Coalition Forces' helicopters thwarted the emplacement of an IED in southeastern Mosul May 22, by tracking the emplacers to their house.
Thursday evening, OH-58 Kiowa Warriors were providing area security for 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment when they received word that four men had been seen digging on the side of the road. The observed the four men as they left the area and then return a short time later. As the helicopter pilots talked the ground forces to the possible IED site, the four men fled into a housing area.
The pilots maintained a positive identification of the individuals as they entered a house, and led the infantrymen to that house resulting in the capture of three of the men. A hole had been dug at the side of the road and the insurgents had command wire, used to detonate IEDs, in their possession.
That evening two other men were spotted on the same road emplacing an IED. The Kiowa Warriors patrolling that region were called in and fired a Hellfire missile at the insurgents, detonating the IED. The men fled in opposite directions from the site, but the helicopter pilots did not engage them due to civilians in the area. The pilots kept an eye on the IED emplacers and again talked ground forces to their location, both men were apprehended.
The Kiowa Warriors constantly patrol the skies over Mosul to end the threat of IEDs to Coalition Forces and Iraqi civilians. The 4-6 CAV, along with the rest of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are responsible for aerial coverage throughout northern Iraq.
"The capture of these five insurgents will have a significant impact on IED emplacement in southeastern Mosul," said Maj. Enrique T. Valdez, CAB, 1ID public affairs officer. "Our pilots will continue to work with American and Iraqi ground forces to rid this country of those who wish harm to the Iraqi people."
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