Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for March 8, 2016 – March 9, 2016
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Report Date

March 9, 2016

Tuesday 8 March – Tornados and Typhoons conducted three attacks in northern Iraq, including a large-scale strike on a fortified former village…Patrols over northern Iraq continued on Tuesday 8 March. Near Kisik, Tornados used a Paveway against a terrorist position, while a Typhoon flight silenced a heavy machine-gun position with a direct hit from a Paveway. The Typhoons were then tasked to use their remaining Paveway bombs to strike seven strongpoints in a village south of Sinjar, where Daesh had driven out the civilian population and were using it as a defensive base against the Kurdish advance. All seven Paveways struck their targets accurately.

Report Date

March 9, 2016

Tuesday 8 March – Tornados and Typhoons conducted three attacks in northern Iraq, including a large-scale strike on a fortified former village…Patrols over northern Iraq continued on Tuesday 8 March. Near Kisik, Tornados used a Paveway against a terrorist position, while a Typhoon flight silenced a heavy machine-gun position with a direct hit from a Paveway. The Typhoons were then tasked to use their remaining Paveway bombs to strike seven strongpoints in a village south of Sinjar, where Daesh had driven out the civilian population and were using it as a defensive base against the Kurdish advance. All seven Paveways struck their targets accurately.

  • Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Eduardo Felix, assigned to the “Fist of the Fleet” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25, uploads ordnance to an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) (via Navy Media Content Services)