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Apr 2008
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OP: WILD ARROW
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The Ho Chi Minh trail was a logistical system that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) through the neighboring kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia. The system provided support in the form of manpower and materiel, to the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF or derogatively, Viet Cong) and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during the Vietnam War (1960-1975).
The trail was not a single route, but rather a complex maze of truck routes, paths for foot and bicycle traffic, and river transportation systems. The name, taken from North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh, is of American origin. Within North Vietnam, it was called the Truong Son Road, after the mountain range in central Vietnam through which it passed.
This months OP will take place in Vietnam and Laos 1967, Central Highlands. Military operations to prevent the transit of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) personnel and supplies on the logistical corridor known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Mar 2008
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OP: BLUE BOLT
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Norway, Finland and USSR borders, circa 1975. The Soviets have positioned a SAM battery well into Finnish Territory. The battery threatens NATO arctic doctrine. This has happened three times between 1962 and 1979 (it stopped with the death of Brezhnev), in 1976, Russians brought down a Norwegian RC-135 over Kola Peninsula with an SA-6, fired from within Finnish territory, and then blamed Finns for the incident.
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Feb 2008
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OP: DELTA THUNDER 5 - RED EAGLE
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In 1994 a a clandestine missile crisis erupted between the 2 Korean States. Small SAM missiles set-up on disputed islands off the Western North/South Korean border. Located on the Korean Peninsula are disputed islands off the Western coast. Combat between special operations units of the DPRK [North] and ROK[South] over placement of Surface to Air missiles on the disputed islands.
Missile sites were Located, destroyed and Re-located before hostilities ceased. Scenario development in progress.
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Jan 2008
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OP: ARTIC TAVERN
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Crank up those chainsaws and raise those hammers high!! The Cimmerians need to use this month to prepare the island for Delta Thunder 5. We will be improving trails throughout the island. Working on better accomadations for participants. We apologize to our regular participants for this month's break from our usual routine.
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Dec 2007
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OP: Battle of the Bulge- Hill La Roumiere
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The setting is December 25, 1944. During the Battle of the Bulge, there was a tremendous battle for a hill in Belgium called La Roumeire. Scenario in progress. The scenario is re-constructed from the personal experience of a Cimmerian's father, as told by his uncle. This op will be an EVO-ized version of his actual experiencee of fighting for La Roumiere. Participate and Honor our Fathers!
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Nov 2007
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OP: RAPID CAT
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This month's OP will take place with the backdrop of Northern Ireland during the "Troubles". British units attempt to root out elements of the IRA. The Provisional Irish Republican Army's East Tyrone Brigade was one of the most active republican paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland over the course of the Troubles. They are believed to have drawn their membership from right across the eastern side of County Tyrone as well as north County Monaghan and south County Londonderry. This month's AO will be located on private land in Lincoln, CA which is approximately 1/2 hour north of Sacramento.
THIS MONTH'S OP WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO REGION
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Oct 2007
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OP: EPHEMERAL SPECTRE III
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Desert OP north of Sparks, NV. Some Cimmerian operators will be participating in the 24 hr. endurance mission.
SCENARIO:
Special Operations Forces conducted Special Recconnaisance(SR) missions along the Iraqi border during DESERT SHIELD, providing CENTCOM with timely intelligence and an early warning capability. During the war, SOCCENT’s SR efforts supported the ground offensive. SOCCENT forces conducted twelve SR missions during DESERT STORM.
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Sep 2007
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OP: JOINT GUARDIAN
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This month's OP involves the deployment of US ground forces preceeding the Kosovo War to Albania in support of the bombing campaign where the battalion secured the Tirana, Albania airfield; secured Apache attack helicopter refuelling sites; established a forward operating base to prepare for MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) strikes and offensive ground operations; and a small team deployed forward with a Q-36 radar system to the Albania/Kosovo border where they acquired targets for allied/NATO air strikes.
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Aug 2007
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OP: STEEL PILLAR
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In May 1978, a force of gendarmes katangais entered the Katanga province of Zaire from Angola and occupied the mining town of Kolwezi. They began to loot the town and kill government soldiers and civilians (including several Belgian and French employees of a mining company). At the request of the government of Zaire, 2 REP was airlifted to Kinshasa and dropped on Kolwezi. The operation was a success and the town was quickly recaptured with minor casualties in the ranks of the paratroopers.
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Jul 2007
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OP: MOUNTAIN THRUST
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The Battle of Panjwaii was a battle fought during two periods in the summer of 2006, primarily involving Canadian and Afghan soldiers being supported with some small elements of the Dutch, American, and British forces. There were two separate times in which the forces were involved in heavy fighting in the region. The first phase was fought in July of 2006. The first of these engagements was codenamed OP Mountain Thrust.
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Jun 2007
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OP: BLUFF DECOY
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Vietnam 1967. Central Highlands. Military operations to prevent the transit of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) personnel and supplies on the logistical corridor known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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May 2007
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OP: LION CLAWS
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ONLY CIMMERIANS can register for LC on our site. All others must go to the LC site. As an exception to our monthly OP SOP we are participating as a group in Lion Claws. At our annual meeting [mar06] there was a unanimous vote to participate in this OP.
Task Force Coordinator - Kirk Denebeim will be using this list of ARS regstered Cimmerians to orchestrate our participation in the OP.
Look for updates and details on loadout etc on this page.
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Apr 2007
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OP: DISTANT RABBIT
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Spanish Special Forces units Combat ETA militarra units and training facilities in the Pyrenees Mtns. 1996
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Mar 2007
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OP: FROZEN CHOSIN
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In the mountainous terrain of North Korea during sub-zero winter conditions, along and in the hills surrounding a primitive road barely wide enough for a single modern vehicle to pass, the battle of Chosin Reservoir took place.
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Feb 2007
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OP: DELTA THUNDER 4 - URGENT FURY
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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
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The OP is based on the 1983 operation to stabilize Grenada:
"On 25 October 1983, the United States made the decision to invade Grenada. The invasion was necessitated by the expansion of Cuban troop presence on Grenada, Cuban engineers building a heavy lift runway on the island and a second Marxist coup. In the OP, SEAL_Team4 and SEAL_Team6 were deployed to secure communications and leadership targets. Army Rangers secured the airbase." *Navyseals.com
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Jan 2007
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OP: EARLY PUNCH
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After the death of Tito, in 1980, the Serbian Republic started to re-assert its grip on Kosovo. Kosovar Albanians were labeled as "nationalists and separatists" and many were arrested or sent fleeing. In 1983, first signs of guerilla activity appeared as the Albania saw this as an opportunity to destabilize the Kosovo province of former Yugoslavia. Transfers of arms and materiel started to flow across the porous border crossing the mountainous terrain of Mt. Sar in Southern Kosovo. The Serbian border troops started to come into frequent contacts with the much famed KLA....
OP URGENT FURY: DELTA THUNDER IV IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
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Dec 2006
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OP: YANKEE RUBY - BATTLE of the BULGE
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Part of the Battle of the Buldge called Operation Stösser called for elements of the Fallschirmjäger para reg. to drop behind enemy lines and capture the "Baraque Michel" crossroads. Due to bad weather, many planes went off-course, and men were dropped as far as a dozen kilometres away from the intended drop zone, with only a fraction of the force landing near it....
OP URGENT FURY: DELTA THUNDER IV IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
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Nov 2006
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OP: CHAFF WIND
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The Battle of Mount Harriet was an engagement of the Falklands War which took place on the night of 11/12 June 1982 between British and Argentine forces. It was one of three battles in a brigade-sized operation on the same night.
The British force consisted of 42 Commando (42 CDO), Royal Marines with artillery support from a battery of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery. The 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (1WG) and two companies from 40 CDO were in reserve. HMS Yarmouth provided naval-gunfire support for the British forces.
THIS MONTH'S OP WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO REGION
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Oct 2006
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OP: EPHEMERAL SPECTRE II
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__REGISTRATION
CLOSED__
The War of Attrition was fought between Egypt and Israel from 1968 to 1970. It was initiated by Egypt as a way to recapture the Sinai from Israel, which had controlled it since the Six-Day War. The war was characterized by extensive use of Special OPs troops from both sides for LR-Recon and Direct Action missions. Active participation by Soviet pilots and material was the order of the day on the Egyptian side. This made for Spec OPs targets a plenty on the battle field.
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Sep 2006
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OP: TONGA - D-DAY INVASION
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Pegasus Bridge was the objective of the British 6th Airborne glider infantry, six of whose gliders landed noiselessly shortly after midnight on D-Day (i.e., six to seven hours before the actual seaborne landings started). Their mission was to sever a major artery between Caen and the sea, and thus prevent German reinforcements from hitting the left flank of the invasion area, all the while keeping the bridges intact for later expansion of the beachhead. The 150-odd men rapidly overwhelmed the sleeping German defenders and managed to hold off counterattacks for over 12 hours — until Lord Lovat's commandos arrived (to the tune of Bill Millin's bagpipes).
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Aug 2006
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OP: GLOBAL ASSURE
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China - Soviet border clash - Increased Soviet military deployments and realignment of the military districts facing China in Central Asia added to China's perceptions of a growing Soviet military threat. The number of Soviet divisions increased to 30 in 1970 and to 44 in 1971. These forces, including two or three divisions in the Mongolian People's Republic (MPR), were supported by some 1,000 combat aircraft controlled by a coordinated air defense system that was established in the MPR sometime in 1970.
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Jul 2006
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OP: COMBAT CHECK
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In the early 1980's after the fall of Nicaragua to leftist Sandinistas. Communist guerrillas Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMNLF) began making inroads in El Salvador. The White House determined to stop the spread of Communism in Central America covertly sending Special Forces units to El Salvador to train and assist the El Salvador military in eradicating the FMNLF.
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Jun 2006
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OP: FORWARD MASTER
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In the early morning hours of March 4, 2002, on a mountaintop called Takur Ghar in southeastern Afghanistan, al Qaeda soldiers fired on an MH-47E helicopter carrying a Special Operations Forces (SOF) reconnaissance element. Beginning a chain of events culminating in one of the most intense small-unit firefights of the war against terrorism.
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Jun 2006
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OP: FOG CAMINO III
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Cimmerian Family Camp! Mark your calendar now and bring your wife and kids, or your girlfriend, but not both.
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May 2006
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OP: SEVEN CROSS
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DESERT ENCAMPMENT FRI - SAT nights
1976 - Rhodesia-Mozambique border region. Selous Scouts Attack on Caponda base, Mozambique, April 1976 (target B). This operation involved another attack on the ZANLA staging camp. The attacking force consisted of a 20-man patrol that marched into Mozambique, attacked and destroyed the camp, killing seven terrorists and wounding 16 others. The raiding party returned to Rhodesia on foot, several of them having been injured.
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May 2006
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2006 CAA Annual Meeting
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ALL MEMBERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND! Meet with other Cimmerians to review our progress over the last year, and help determine the direction of the organization for the next year. MEMBERS ONLY!
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Apr 2006
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OP: CORONA HORNET
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1968, Republic of Viet Nam - LRRP teams are vectored in as a expedient rescue force for a downed USAF pilot.
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Mar 2006
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OP : SILVER HAMMER
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The winter of 1939-40, the Finns fought the Soviet Union in an epic struggle for Karelia, the outcome of which can only be called miraculous.
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Feb 2006
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OP: BARRAS
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On August 25th 2000, an 11 man patrol from the 1st Royal Irish Regiment was captured by the Sierra Leone Peoples Front (SLPF)while on patrol in Sierra Leone. A hasty rescue mission was organized. The hostages were being been held at the militia's jungle base in Okra Hills, about 70 kilometres (50 miles) east of the capital.
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Jan 2006
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OP: SWIFT DAGGER
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Assault on Mt. Vlasic - 1994 Bosnia Bosnian Forces assualt a Serbian artillery and commo complex on Mt. Vlasic.
- Infiltration and sabotage
- All out assault / Defense of entrenched positions
- Deep drive into occupied territory / Hasty defense.
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Dec 2005
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OP: BASTOGNE WALL
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The day is 17 Dec, 1944. The battle for Europe has moved to the frontier of Germany in the Ardennes Forest. Allied command was busy planning a "final push" into the Rhineland, when on 16dec the Germans surprised G2 with a vicious attack in the Bastogne region. As their attack slows, German commanders focus their assault on critical rail junctions and supply lines. Fuel will make or break the German assault.
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Nov 2005
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OP: EXTEND REACH
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Oct 2005
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OP: EPHEMERAL SPECTRE
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Sep 2005
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OP: FREEDOM STRIKE
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Aug 2005
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OP: BLACK LEOPARD
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Jul 2005
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OP: PANZER LION
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Jun 2005
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OP: DESERT GLUE
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May 2005
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OP: BRONZE HAWK
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Apr 2005
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OP: Hawthorne
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Mar 2005
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OP: Ambient Bull
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Feb 2005
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OP: Moscow Blue
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Nov 2003
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OP: Eternal Star
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Jul 2003
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Operation: Pine Front
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Jun 2003
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Operation: Desert Light
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May 2003
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Operation: Cover Two
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Apr 2003
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Operation: Steel Serpent
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Mar 2003
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Operation: Echelon III
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