0 ▁AM ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁February . ▁The ▁ 8 2 nd ▁immediately ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁after ▁the ▁mission ▁was ▁completed , ▁and ▁a ▁ra id ▁by ▁Apache ▁hel ic op ters ▁hit ▁selected ▁targets ▁deep ▁behind ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁lines . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Knight ▁St rike ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁February , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁followed ▁up ▁the ▁art illery ▁attack ▁with ▁a ▁Re con na issance ▁in ▁Force ▁by ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 - 5 ▁C AV ▁( Black ▁Kn ights ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Black ▁Jack ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division . ▁The ▁Task ▁Force ▁consisted ▁two ▁M 1 A 1 ▁Abr ams ▁T ank ▁Comp an ies , ▁two ▁M 2 A 2 ▁Brad ley ▁Fight ing ▁Ve h icle ▁Comp an ies , ▁an ▁M 9 0 1 ▁Anti ▁T ank ▁Company , ▁Command ▁and ▁Control ▁elements ▁from ▁the ▁Head quarters ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade , ▁elements ▁of ▁C ▁B atter y ▁ 4 - 5 ▁A DA ▁( St inger ▁and ▁V ul can ▁Anti ▁A ircraft ▁Systems ) ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁combat ▁trains ▁location , ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁forward ▁support ▁batt alion ▁( C ▁Co ▁medical ▁ev ac ). ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁reaction ▁of ▁the ▁Ira q is , ▁besides ▁firing ▁sp or adic ▁mort ar ▁r ounds , ▁was ▁to ▁set ▁oil ▁tren ches ▁on ▁fire . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁February , ▁ 1 - 5