Written by CJTF-82 Operations
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Earlier this month, CH-47 helicopters delivered two M777A2 155 mm Howitzers from Forward Operating Bases Salerno and Ghazni. The M777A2 155 mm Howitzer with a three man crew can fire one round every ten seconds, maintaining a sustained rate of six rounds per minute, out to a range of [...]
Troops in Afghanistan Find Munitions Hidden in School
American Forces Press Service
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2008 – Afghan police and coalition forces found a munitions cache hidden in a boys school in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan province yesterday following a day-long battle.
The joint patrol, which had received a report of insurgent activity in the area, was [...]
