An insurgent compound explodes after a U.S. Air Force
Summary
An insurgent compound explodes after a U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer drops a GBU-38 bomb on the facility in northern Bala Murghab Valley, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, April 4. The Lancer responded as a close-air support asset and assisted 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment scouts from Bulldog Troop's Red Platoon in a sustained combat engagement, which resulted in the destruction of insurgent strongholds and improvised explosive device making facilities.
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red platoon
afghanistan
bala murghab
baghdis
bulldog troop
red sand
tech sgt kevin wallace
isaf joint command
herat
operation red sand destroys insurgent compounds in bala murghab
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Date
04/04/2011
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