Airmen, Soldiers thwart terrorists emplacing IED Published July 17, 2006 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFPN) -- The combined efforts of Air Force Airmen and Multi-national Division-Baghdad Soldiers foiled the efforts of terrorists today attempting to put into place an improvised-explosive device south of Baghdad.Airmen from the 11th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron's Joint Terminal Attack Controller unit notified Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 67th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, of reports from their F-15E Strike Eagle pilots of four men digging beside a road.The Soldiers moved to investigate the report and, upon arrival, saw the four suspects flee the area in a van.The F-15E pilots departed the area to refuel and handed the operation over to an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrew, which followed the suspects' movements from the sky and spotted them abandoning their vehicle. The pilots continued to relay the information to the JTAC on the ground.The JTAC was able to lead Soldiers on the ground to the vehicle, where they discovered four 152 mm rounds and detonation cord.