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Why Can't U.S. Military Stop IED Attacks?

The death of a British explosives expert in Afghanistan has again highlighted how the crudest of bombs has proved an effective way to combat the world's most technologically advanced militaries. British Staff Sgt. Olaf Sean George Schmid was killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday while defusing a bomb, a tragic end for...

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05/12/11 470th MI Bde increases by 2 battalions Source: Fort Hood Sentinel - Killeen TX The 470th Military Intelligence Brigade grew by two battalions April 29 when the 206th and 306th MI Battalions activated during a ceremony at Fort Hood. Approximately 140 Soldiers formed up in the small field next to their barracks while friends, family members and representatives of the brigade gathered to observe the proceedings.
10/25/10 Iraq war logs: America's virtual war | Pratap... Source: MediaGuardian.co.uk In Norse mythology, Odin is the one-eyed god of war and death who leads a noisy band of slain warriors across the sky.

Background on Task Force ODIN

Task Force ODIN, whose name is an acronym for Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize, is a United States Army aviation battalion created in August 2006 to conduct reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA) operations to combat insurgent operators of improvised explosive devices in Iraq.

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