Combat Camera Video: Operation Ice Storm II Nets 10, Destroys Two Boobytrapped Houses

Video: Operation Ice Storm II
B-roll of U.S. Soldiers destroying two buildings after raiding them, apprehending high value insurgents and identifying possible house-borne improvised explosive devices within the buildings. Scenes include gun tape footage of the buildings being destroyed by Hellfire missiles and Excalibur 155mm rounds. Produced by Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq; Oct. 12 2007 -- Two booby-trapped houses were destroyed and 10 suspected insurgents were detained during an operation in Adwaniyah Oct. 9.

Once the area was cleared of civilians, the homes were destroyed with two Hellfire missiles and two Excalibur rounds fired from attack helicopters.

Scenes show all four rounds impacting both houses.

(Report by 1st Lt. Kalen Smith, 2nd BCT, 3rd Inf. Div. Multi-National Division - Center PAO.)

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