SOF Daily Update - 15 December, 2011
MARINE CORPS STATEMENT ON MEDAL OF HONOR
The Marine Corps has issued a statement in response to a McClatchy article on Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer.
http://www.sofmag.com/marine-corps-statement-cpl-meyers-medal-honor
CACHE LOCATED DUE TO HELP FROM VILLAGER
A villager helped Afghan Local Police locate a weapons cache.
http://www.sofmag.com/villager-helps-afghan-forces-find-weapons-caches
INSURGENT KILLED, OTHERS CAPTURED
During the hunt for a Taliban leader in Kandahar, one insurgent was killed and two others captured.
http://www.sofmag.com/isaf-joint-command-operational-update-30
KINGPIN EXTRADITED
Venezuela handed a drug kingpin over to the United States.
http://www.sofmag.com/venezuela-extradites-drug-kingpin-us
OPIUM PRODUCTION SURGES
In Southeast Asia, opium production has surged.
http://www.sofmag.com/un-burmese-laotian-opium-cultivation-surging
FIELDING THE M240L
Soldiers are fielding the new M240L.
http://www.sofmag.com/soldiers-play-key-role-fielding-lighter-machine-gun





