Spec Ops History: The Seizure of Haditha Dam
<div data-cycle-hash="ranger-humvee" data-cycle-desc="The Rangers who took Haditha High Dam traveled in a variety of heavily armed and modified Humvees. This one, used by the Rangers during a training exercise in 2014, is equipped with an M2 .50 caliber machine gun and an MK-19 40mm automatic grenade launcher." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="us-helicopter" data-cycle-desc="A helicopter flies over the Haditha Dam, which provides electricity for a third of Iraq. With American forces remaining long after the removal of Saddam Hussein, one of the key tasks was to protect the critical elements of the Iraqi infrastructure, some of which they had helped to secure in the first place." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="marine-sgt-alexander" data-cycle-desc="More than two years after the taking of the dam, Marine Sgt. Jacy Alexander, aboard a UH-1N Huey, scanned the area for any signs of enemy activity." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
Source:: Tactical Life
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