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Blackanthem Military News, FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team joined with the 3rd Brigade Stryker Team, both from the 2nd Infantry Division, in launching a joint operation on the east side of the Iraqi capital Dec. 24.
The operation, aimed at disrupting insurgent activity, marks the first time since the 1960s that the two of the 2nd Infantry Division have worked together.
During the operation, U.S. forces searched more than 300 homes. One insurgent was killed and another detained. The detained insurgent is now in U.S. military custody. U.S. forces recovered one bolt-action rifle, believed to have been used by a sniper.
The operation also uncovered 15 rocket-propelled grenades and 200 rounds of ammunition. The rifle and ammunition were confiscated by military personnel.
The 2nd and 3rd Brigades worked side-by-side in World War I and later in Korea. In WWI, the Brigades fought together during the Chateau-Thierry campaign and the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The Army deactivated the 3rd Brigade in 1939, but the unit reactivated in 1963. Two years later, the 2nd and 3rd Brigades were reunited in South Korea, where they helped calm rising tensions and guard the western corridor.
Both brigades are now on their second tour in Iraq. The 2nd IBCT fought from August 2004 to August 2005 in Ramadi. The brigade returned to Iraq in October, operating in east Baghdad.
During its year in Ramadi, the brigade captured or killed more than 2,100 insurgents and spearheaded the Fallujah offensive in November 2004. This helped set conditions for successful national elections two months later.
The 3rd Brigade served in Iraq’s Nineveh province from November 2003 to November 2004, its first overseas deployment since World War I. It returned to Iraq in June 2006, serving in Mosul until relocating to Baghdad in December.
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Blackanthem Military News, FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team joined with the 3rd Brigade Stryker Team, both from the 2nd Infantry Division, in launching a joint operation on the east side of the Iraqi capital Dec. 24. 
