'Operation Swarmer'

Offensive operations. A thing of beauty. Of course the MSM will downplay it, call it a distraction and ask stupid questions. There is no "Transparency" in military ops. Why? It's called OPERATIONAL SECURITY. And that is a good thing.

Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Launch 'Operation Swarmer'
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2006 – Iraqi and coalition forces today launched the largest air assault operation since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in southern Salah Ad Din province to clear a suspected insurgent operating area northeast of Samarra, military officials reported.
"Operation Swarmer" began this morning with soldiers from the Iraqi army's 1st Brigade, 4th Division; the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team; and the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conducting a combined air and ground assault to isolate the objective area, officials said.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2006/20060316_4504.html