Operation Peregrine II

Operation Peregrine II was counter-insurgency operation targeting an insurgent stronghold in a village just outside Mahmudiyah. The destination codename for the operation was Hawaii. The Paratroopers from Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team(Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted Operation Peregrine II and captured five members of an insurgent cell in north Babil. The operation was a night time air assault to capture several (individuals) that were believed directly responsible for attacks in the area, including the bombing of a bridge that took the lives of three of American soldiers. This was actually the third raid conducted in response to the bridge attack. The Paratroopers...