Operation Tomahawk Strike 11, one in a series of raids targeting illegal militia activity. Scenes include U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers engaging insurgents from a high-rise in the Haifa Street area of Baghdad. Also see "Watching From Above" in the Package section.
Scene of an explosion where a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle-borne improvised explosive devise (VBIED) at an Iraqi National Guard check point, killing four Iraqi soldiers. American soldiers assist in securing the area.
Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat, 3rd Infantry Division firing rounds from an M109 Paladin 155mm Self-Propelled Gun. Scenes include various shots of an M109, Soldiers loading munitions into the gun and rounds being fired from the artillery gun. Big Boom!!
Iraqi soldiers handing in their AK-47s for new M-16 rifles purchased by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. Scenes include Iraqi soldiers and U.S. Marines entering identification information about each Iraqi soldier before handing out the new M-16s. Produced by Lance Cpl. Charles E. McKelvey.
The new U.S. military unmanned aerial vehicle called the Reaper. Also see "Reaper" in the Package section. Produced by Master Sgt. Ron Przysucha.
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Apache helicopter pilots engaging a boat of insurgents. Scenes include aerial shots of the boat and the boat being shot by the helicopter's 30mm cannon.
Apache helicopter engaging buildings. Scenes include gun camera footage of the Apache helicopter firing Hellfire missiles, rockets and rounds from a 30mm cannon at buildings holding insurgents.
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles used by the U.S. Marine Corps for ordinance disposal. Scenes include the vehicles being driven down dirt roads, Marines working on the vehicles and shots of the interior of the vehicles.
Air Station Houston HH-65C rescue helicopter crew completing one of the first rescue missions during Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas. Scenes include a rescue crew member being lowered from a helicopter to a vehicle trapped in water, a civilian being brought up into the helicopter and the rescue crew member being brought back up into the helicopter.
Soldiers going on a joint patrol with their Iraqi Army counter-parts. During the mission they come under small-arms and sniper fire. Scenes includes Iraqi and US Soldiers clearing houses, moving under fire, and returning fire.
