From MNF-I, Controlled burn yields cache.
ARAB JABOUR — A group of Task Force Marne Soldiers discovered a weapons cache Sept. 25. Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were conducting a controlled burn when they discovered the cache. A controlled burn is a fire set to remove vegetation insurgents use as hiding places for themselves and their weapons. The cache consisted of two 60mm mortars, two 60mm mortar primers, two 120mm mortar primers, 10 12.7mm rounds, 50 .50 caliber rounds, one rocket-propelled grenade, one Chinese-type RPG, one Chinese-type 69 RPG propelling charge, and five fuses. The cache was moved to Patrol Base Murray for investigation.
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