Operation Desert Spork

From daily CENTCOM news releases:

2003-06-15: The goal of Operation Desert Scorpion, in keeping with our ultimate mission, will be to help establish a permissive and secure environment and to facilitate a rapid transition to Iraqi self-sufficiency.

2003-06-16: Operation Desert Scorpion is the Combined Joint Task Force 7 operation designed to isolate and defeat remaining pockets of resistance that are seeking to delay the transition to a peaceful and stable Iraq.

2003-06-17: The purpose of Operation Desert Scorpion, which started June 15, is to prepare the foundation for Iraqis to form a new self-rule government and provide a safe and secure environment to live and work.

2003-06-18: [No report. Maybe the Desert Scorpion Interdisciplinary Mission Statement Development Team Public Diplomacy Focus Group Joint Definitional Task Force went on planning retreat Wednesday.]

2003-06-19: Operation Desert Scorpion is designed to identify and destabilize terrorist organizations, criminal elements, and non-compliant forces throughout the country while improving the quality of life for the Iraqi people.

2003-06-20: The mission of Operation Desert Scorpion, which started June 15th, is to prepare the foundation for Iraqis to form a new self-ruled government and provide a safe and secure environment to live and work.

2003-06-21: Operation Desert Scorpion was created to neutralize non-compliant influences in order to create a secure environment and concurrently provide support to the local government and assist with the economic growth.

Desert Scorpion -- the elastic plastic Swiss Army Knife of field operations.

Posted June 22, 2003 06:55 AM | Comments (29)