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Samarra: Clearing, Recon, and Hit by an IED
Tuesday night, Charlie Company 2-505, from the 82nd Airborne Division, left ‘the wire’ to perform a cordon-and-search operation involving ten houses in a neighborhood that a notorious al Qaeda...
View ArticleThe Last Few Days in Samarra
Here at Patrol Base Olson in Samarra, with Charlie Company 2-Panther (2-505 Parachute Infantry Regiment) of the 82nd Airborne Division, we’ve had a string of hit and miss days lately. Some sandstorms...
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‘Taking Heat’: A Night Op in Samarra Ends in a Hail of Gunfire
Samarra, Iraq — ‘RED PLATOON,’ CHARLIE Company 2-505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (from the 82nd Airborne Division) rolled out of Patrol Base Olson just after 0200 last Saturday morning, accompanied by...
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Raids, Grenades, and Gunfire: The Last Few Days in Samarra, Part II
The operations tempo here in Samarra has been so high lately that I haven’t had a chance to write up many updates, so here’s a quick overview of the last few days (more detail to follow). I went on a...
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Picture of the day: Iraqi contractors work on the new National Police...
(photo © Jeff Emanuel 2007) Iraqi contractors work on the new National Police barracks and training center north of Samarra. When finished, the center will house (and serve as the operations center...
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Iraqi National Police Break Up al Qaeda Rape, Terror Cell in Samarra
Samarra, Iraq Like their hardline Islamist brethren in other nations – such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia, among others – the Islamic State of Iraq (or “ISI,”...
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Raids, Ramadan, and Supporting Iraqi Police as they Perform their Own Missions
Samarra, Iraq — Though they are roughly a month from heading back to the States (after their grueling 15-month combat tour), Captain Buddy Ferris, commander of Charlie Company of the 82nd Airborne’s...
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How they Live: A Guided Tour of (most of) Patrol Base Olson in Samarra, Iraq
Patrol Base Olson, located in the northwest corner of Samarra, is home to Charlie Company 2-505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, from Fort Bragg, North Carolina’s 82nd Airborne Division. The unit, whose...
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Photographs: With C Co 2-505 (82nd Abn Div), Samarra, Sept 1-30, 2007
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View Article10,000 miles from home, the 4th of July is celebrated as enthusiastically as...
The paratroopers of C Co 2-505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne) celebrate the 4th of July at Patrol Base Olson in Samarra, Iraq — halfway around the world from their home country. This video...
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