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Troopers from 1st BSTB, 1st BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. discovered 21 107mm rockets thanks to a tip from a local shepherd. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Strachan, 1st BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. PAO )
SUQ ASH SHUYUK, Iraq - Paratroopers in Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division discovered and thwarted 21 107mm rockets set to launch toward their command outpost - thanks to a tip from a local shepherd Jan. 6.
The shepherd told the paratroopers he heard and saw a rocket launch. The element found the rockets set to launch. The paratroopers were ordered to move back and engage the rockets with MK-19 rounds to knock them off their launchers and eliminate the threat to the combat outpost. Air support from an Air Force F-16 followed up, hitting the rocket site with 1,000 20mm rounds and one 500 pound GBU-12.
The incident is under investigation.
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Troopers from 1st BSTB, 1st BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. discovered 21 107mm rockets thanks to a tip from a local shepherd. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Lewis E. Shadle, Company A, 116 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st BCT, 82nd Abn. Div.)
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