Operation Red Dawn [SEP] point in time
Operation Red Dawn
Operation Red Dawn was an American military operation conducted on 13 December 2003 in the town of ad-Dawr, Iraq, near Tikrit, that led to the capture of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The operation was named after the 1984 film "Red Dawn". The mission was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Raymond Odierno and led by Col. James Hickey of the 4th Infantry Division, with joint operations Task Force 121—an elite and covert joint
, met at the site where sank and lay wreaths in remembrance of those who died in service for their country
Notable deployments.
- A deployment to Brazil and Ghana from Aug to Sep 2007
- Operation Boniso 2004
- Operational Sea Training Phase training with the German Navy
- Exercising with the off Cape Point
- Conducted Exocet MM 40 missile firings with in 2007
- Exercise Red Lion
- Exercised with off Cape Town
- On 5 September 2008 "Mendi" led seven of the South African