1st Battalion 22nd Infantry News reports December 2008

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

News Reports

December 2008

December 6, 2008

At approximately 12:05 a.m. Dec. 6, Iraqi soldiers from 1st Battalion, 53rd Brigade, 14th Iraqi Army Division discovered one 107 mm rocket,
four AK-47 assault rifles and a Dishka machine gun during a routine security patrol in the Jihad community.
Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
MND-B are partnered with the IA unit.

At approximately 1:30 a.m., Dec. 6, Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B,
detained a suspected SGC cell leader in the Aamel community. The individual is believed to be responsible for facilitating attacks
against Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces. He is also alleged to be responsible for rocket attacks against local nationals and money extortion.
The patrol returned to a combat outpost with the detainee for additional questioning.

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., found a 60 mm mortar round
in an abandoned building at approximately 9 p.m.

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December 9, 2008

Soldiers serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
confiscated a cache in West Rashid at 7 p.m. The cache consisted of ten rocket-propelled grenades with propellant,
14 hand grenades and a 120 mm mortar.

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December 13, 2008

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Army soldiers found a magnetic improvised-explosive device in Baghdad's Rashid District Dec 13.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th IA Division, found a magnetic IED attached to the gate
surrounding the residence of a neighborhood advisory councilman in the Saydiyah community.
Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, confirmed the device.
The Baghdad Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit detonated the device on site.

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December 14, 2008

At approximately 12:45 a.m. Dec. 14 in the Aamel community, Soldiers from Company A , 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B, detained a suspected criminal. The individual is suspected of weapons trafficking
and indirect fire and roadside bomb attacks.

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December 18, 2008

At approximately 8:30 p.m. Dec. 18, policemen from 2nd Bn., 5th Bde., 2nd NP Div., working with Soldiers from
Co. A, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B, responded to a tip and detained a
suspected criminal in the Aamel community.

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December 20, 2008

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Security Forces working with Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detain a known criminal Dec. 20
in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Iraqi National Police from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd NP Division,
and security personnel from the Sons of Iraq, partnered with Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, found a rocket propelled grenade with attached wires making it an improvised explosive device
at approximately 7:30 p.m. in the Aamel community. The ISF transported the munitions to a nearby Iraqi forward operating base for disposal.

Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.,
MND-B, detained a known criminal at approximately 11:45 p.m. in the Aamel community.
The detainee was wanted for roadside bomb and car bomb attacks.

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December 21, 2008

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers discovered weapons, arrested criminals
and found emplaced bombs Dec. 21 and 22 in Baghdad's Rashid district. At approximately 8:45 a.m. Dec. 21 in the Saydiyah neighborhood,
Iraqi Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, discovered a sticky bomb on a business door.
Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B,
responded to the scene to find an Iraqi explosives ordnance disposal unit properly dismantling the device.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. Dec. 21, Iraqi National Police from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd NP Division, reported the discovery
of an 82 mm mortar system in an abandoned house in the Aamel community to Soldiers from Company A, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt.,
1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B.

Acting on a tip from a concerned Iraqi citizen, a combined patrol of IA soldiers from 1st Bn., 53rd Bde., 14th IA Div.,
and Soldiers from Co. A, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B, discovered a rocket propelled grenade launcher
with two RPG rounds at approximately 9:45 p.m. Dec. 21 in Baghdad's Jihad community. A Coalition forces EOD unit responded
and transported the munitions to a nearby joint security station for proper disposal. At approximately 11 p.m. Dec. 21,
Soldiers from Co. A, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., reported the policemen from 2nd Bn., 5th Bde., 2nd NP Div.,
detained two suspected criminals in the Aamel community using warrants issued by the Ameriya Judicial Court.

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December 23, 2008

At approximately 9:45 a.m., Iraqi Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th IA Division, conducted a combined
neighborhood clearing operation with Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, seizing 153 AK-47 assault rifles,
two sub-machine guns, two rifles and two pistols in the Saydiyah community to enforce Iraq's Rule of Law.
The IA soldiers also detained five suspected criminals with outstanding warrants.

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December 24, 2008

December 24, 2008

Event Backgrounder:

The President makes Christmas Eve telephone calls to

Members of the Armed Forces

BACKGROUND

The President made telephone calls this morning to exemplary members of the Armed Forces
who are stationed in remote locations worldwide to wish them a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
and to thank them for their service to our Nation.

Information on CALL RECIPIENTS:

Specialist Marcus T. Brown, U.S. Army ( Brooklyn , New York )

Specialist Marcus T. Brown, U.S. Army, deployed to Baghdad , Iraq , with (FOB Falcon)
Mortars, HQs and Headquarters Company, 1-22 Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
On April 30, 2008, Specialist Brown’s unit came under fire and he was wounded by an Explosively Formed Penetrator.
Despite his wounds, he continued to fight and was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor Device.
Specialist Brown is responsible for the technical attributes of his entire squad’s weapon system
and is an expert in all matters relating to the Infantry Mortar Platoon.

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December 26, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Col. Ted Martin, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Bobb,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, traveled to combat outposts and joint security stations
on Christmas Day in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad to show their appreciation for the Soldiers who continue to serve during the holiday season.
"I'd like to wish all the 'Raider' Brigade Soldiers out there and their Families back home a merry Christmas and a happy New Year,"
said Martin, a native of Jacksonville Beach, Fla. "God bless you all."
Checking on morale and wishing their troops, a "merry Christmas," the 1st BCT's command group toured the familiar COPs and JSSs
where "Raider" Brigade Soldiers and Rashid district's Iraqi Security Forces worked together for more than nine months.
Observing the holidays is important to the Soldiers, even in a combat zone, because being together with Family is an American tradition,
said 1st Sgt. Kenneth Hignight, Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
Leaders try to maintain the unit's morale during Christmas by providing the Soldiers time to call home, enjoy a special meal
and the camaraderie of being together in a combat zone, explained Hignight, a native of Rock Island, Ill. Another important tradition
during the holiday season is a visit from leaders and commanders to show that they care about their Soldiers, he explained.
"It means that they care enough to take the time out of their schedules to just come out and say hello. (It's) not talk about operations,
not talk about tactics; but to just come out, see how the Soldiers are doing and say, 'Merry Christmas.'"

At approximately 5 p.m. Dec. 26, Iraqi Army soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 53rd Brigade, 14th Iraqi Army Division,
partnered with 1st Bn., 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
seized four 82 mm mortar rounds and 100 small arms rounds in Rashid's Shurta community.

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December 27, 2008

BAGHDAD -Iraqi Army soldiers discovered mortar rounds and confiscated weapons during patrols Dec. 27 in Baghdad's Rashid district.
At approximately 3 p.m. in the Saydiyah neighborhood, soldiers from Company 2, 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th IA Division,
discovered two 120 mm mortar rounds. Also in the Saydiyah neighborhood at approximately 3:30 p.m., soldiers from Company 4,
1st Bn., 24th Bde., 6th IA Div., confiscated five AK-47 assault rifles, two rifles and one magazine while enforcing
the Baghdad Weapons Free Zone Policy. Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, MND-B, is partnered with these IA units.

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December 28, 2008

At approximately 12:30 p.m., Iraqi Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division reported finding
a can of homemade explosives with a battery attached in an abandoned house in the Saydiyah community. The IA soldiers
transported the IED to a nearby joint security station, where an Iraqi explosives ordnance disposal team dismantled the bomb.
The soldiers were partnered with Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Division.

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