· GREEN BERETS - U.S.Army Special Forces. • 1st Special Forces Group - Website of 1st Special Forces Group. Section on KIA/MIA 1956-1974. • 5th SF Group - Website of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Vietnam. • Anthony Yost - Memorial website to MSG Anthony Ray Charles Yost.
· Three US Special Forces officers were killed in an ambush in Niger on Wednesday, the first casualties of the US anti-terrorism operation launched there …
· In October 2015, Niger and the US signed a military agreement committing the two countries "to work together in the fight against terrorism". US Army Special Forces personnel (commonly referred to as Green Berets) were sent to train the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) to assist in the fight against terrorists from neighboring countries.
· Niger Ambush – Two years later. On October 4, 2017, an 11-member Army special operations unit known as Team Ouallam and a 30-member Nigerien partner force were ambushed near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger few miles …
· When the public learned that four U.S. Green Berets had been killed in Niger, a landlocked West African nation—five Nigerien soldiers were also killed—the official military line was the troops ...
· They saved the lives of many soldiers. In rare move, Army names 2 soldiers killed in 2017 Niger ambush honorary Green Berets
· The facts are still emerging about the October 3 incident in western Niger, where about 10 U.S. Green Berets were on what may have been a reconnaissance mission in the village of Tongo Tongo.
· Missing US Green Beret Found Dead In Niger Desert 2 Days After Deadly Ambush. After an intense two-day search, local military forces Friday recovered the body of a U.S. Army commando who was ...
· Three US Green Berets were killed and two others were wounded in southwest Niger near the Mali-Niger border when a joint US-Nigerien patrol was attacked Wednesday, US officials told CNN.
· Regarding the video of the Green Berets killed in combat. ... The footage of the Niger ambush is not easy to watch. ... This is the reality that lies behind the names that come to rest at last on ...
· Four members of U.S. Army Special Forces were killed in Niger on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. They were part of a joint Nigerien-U.S. patrol conducting operations in the southwest part of the country. Initial reports …
Army Green Beret vs. Rangers. The Green Berets are referred to as the Army's Special Forces. Their mission is described as 'unconventional warfare,' which includes leading and providing military training to non-U.S. forces. Green Berets are less likely than are the Rangers to participate in direct action missions.
· Two American soldiers who died in 2017 fighting off Islamic State-affiliated attackers in Niger alongside Special Forces troops have been …
· DOD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm. According to Black's findings, when her husband and the rest of ODA 3212 deployed to Niger in August 2017, their primary mission was to help train members of the Niger Armed Forces in their fight against Islamic terrorists, but on Oct. 3 the team of eight Green Berets ...
· Just Questions. (by Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Brad Lendon, CNN) – Three US Green Berets were killed and two others were wounded in southwest Niger near the Mali-Niger border when a joint US-Nigeri e n patrol …
· On Oct. 4, the team of Green Berets, officially known as an Operational Detachment Alpha or ODA, was on its second field operation in Niger, according to two of the military officials.
The three fallen Green Beret names who died in the ambush in Niger on Wednesday were released by the Department of Defense. It is unclear how many enemy casualties were sustained by the attackers in this special forces ambush. cameronabadi. Views: 23777 Score: 64. link: link without … Emerging reports indicate that the Green Berets were ambushed by its partner …
· Four members of U.S. Army Special Forces were killed in Niger on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. They were part of a joint Nigerien-U.S. patrol …
In Niger, the ambushed Americans were Green Berets armed and on operational deployment. This is a different situation entirely, one for which there must certainly be some specific answers after the combat deaths – but for which the operationally-right questions, about support, resources, and rapid response, had been answered in advance.
· The three fallen Green Beret names who died in the ambush in Niger on Wednesday were released by the Department of Defense. They were killed while conducting a patrol with Nigerien forces north of Niamey. Staff Sgt Bryan Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, and Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright – all three were assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group out of Fort Bragg.
· The green beret was the official headdress of the British Commandos of the Second World War. It is still worn by members of the Royal Marines after passing the Commando Course and personnel from other units of the Royal Navy, Army and RAF who serve within 3 Commando Brigade and who have passed the All Arms Commando Course. There are certain other …
· By Derek Gannon with Softrep.com. Washington, D.C. — The Department of Defense (DoD) has released a statement of the names of three soldiers that were killed in Niger assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Special Forces Group based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.Green Berets Staff Sergeant (SSG) Bryan Black and SSG Dustin Wright along with SSG Jeremiah Johnson …
· Niger Ambush – Two years later. On October 4, 2017, an 11-member Army special operations unit known as Team Ouallam and a 30-member Nigerien partner force were ambushed near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger few miles from the Mali border. This was a team's third mission since they arrived in Niger (a month before).
· The ambush occurred about 120 miles north of the Niger capital Niamey, in an area known for raids from the al-Qaeda offshoot, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The three dead Green Berets represent the first U.S. casualties in the joint mission in Niger, where U.S Special Ops troops have been serving as advisers as the Saharan nation battles the ...
· October 5, 2017. October 5, 2017. / By Team AG / News / Leave a Comment. We're sad to report that a patrol of Green Berets has been ambushed while on patrol in the country of Niger. During the attack three U.S. soldiers …
· In rare move, Army names 2 soldiers killed in 2017 Niger ambush honorary Green Berets. They saved the lives of many soldiers. By Jeff …
· 3 Green Berets killed in Niger, 2 others injured in attack. By Shawn Snow. Oct 4, 2017. Niger soldiers ride in a military vehicle on May 25, 2015, in northern Nigeria near the border with Niger ...
· October 5, 2017. October 5, 2017. / By Team AG / News / Leave a Comment. We're sad to report that a patrol of Green Berets has been …
· Rare awards show Nigerien valor in 2017 ambush of Army Green Berets "Yes, this is a rare event. It is the only case like this in recent history that [Army Human Resources Command] has in its ...
· Two American soldiers who died in 2017 fighting off Islamic State-affiliated attackers in Niger alongside Special Forces troops have been …
· Four U.S. Green Berets were killed in the October 4 attack blamed on ISIS-affiliated militants. By Conor Gaffey On 10/31/17 at 6:52 AM EDT The ISIS-Linked Who May Have Been Behind Niger Attack