EXTORTION 17

[Duc]

Never Forget

"Extortion 17" refers to a U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter that was shot down in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. The incident resulted in the death of all 38 people on board, including 30 Americans and 7 Afghan commandos. Among the Americans killed were 17 members of the Navy SEALs, making it the largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare in a single incident.

Key Details:

• • Date: August 6, 2011.
    
  • Location: Tangi Valley, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
    
  • Aircraft: Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter, call sign Extortion 17.
    
  • Cause: Shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Taliban forces.
    
  • Casualties: 38 fatalities, including 30 Americans and 7 Afghan commandos.
    
  • Notable: 17 Navy SEALs were killed, making it the largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare in a single incident.
    
  • Memorials: The incident is remembered with annual memorial rides and runs, such as the Extortion 17 Memorial Ride.
    

Background:
The helicopter was transporting a Quick Reaction Force attempting to reinforce a Joint Special Operations Command unit when it was shot down. The loss of Extortion 17 remains a significant event in the history of the Afghanistan war, and the incident has been the subject of various books and documentaries. Conspiracy theories surrounding the incident, including claims of retribution for the Osama bin Laden raid, have been investigated but no evidence has emerged to support them.

 

[Milf Dots]

Yes, Never Forget.

 

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

also...

 

[babyguppy]

Never Forget

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"Extortion 17" refers to a U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter that was shot down in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. The incident resulted in the death of all 38 people on board, including 30 Americans and 7 Afghan commandos. Among the Americans killed were 17 members of the Navy SEALs, making it the largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare in a single incident.

Key Details:

• • Date: August 6, 2011.
  • Location: Tangi Valley, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
  • Aircraft: Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter, call sign Extortion 17.
  • Cause: Shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Taliban forces.
  • Casualties: 38 fatalities, including 30 Americans and 7 Afghan commandos.
  • Notable: 17 Navy SEALs were killed, making it the largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare in a single incident.
  • Memorials: The incident is remembered with annual memorial rides and runs, such as the Extortion 17 Memorial Ride.

Background:
The helicopter was transporting a Quick Reaction Force attempting to reinforce a Joint Special Operations Command unit when it was shot down. The loss of Extortion 17 remains a significant event in the history of the Afghanistan war, and the incident has been the subject of various books and documentaries. Conspiracy theories surrounding the incident, including claims of retribution for the Osama bin Laden raid, have been investigated but no evidence has emerged to support them.

no evidence has emerged

 

[TheHorta]

Sadly, this was VERY preventable. CoC was a huge failure. Makes you wonder.

 

[babyguppy]

lets see....
rumors and consiperacies....like hunters laptop and russia interference into the 2016 elections...... lets forget O spying on Trump
stinger missile; oh shit, need to cover up that part, Benghazi, cough , cough
obama gave the muslims some payback for the capture of Osama
crew operating aircraft were relatively new, and didn't have latest and greatest gear
enemy in the 'right place at the right time'..... yup no leaks there
Obama was president.. I call shenanigans.. that mofo was dirty..... Please see O trying to commit treason and election interference.

Brown claims that the SEAL team may have been sacrificed, either through extreme gross negligence in the mission-planning or for other reasons, and has stated in interviews that the military is covering up key facts germane to the case, including the identities of seven Afghans who slipped onto the helicopter without authority, and the true status of the helicopter's black box, which has been the subject of conflicting reports by the military

• On the subject of the seven unidentified Afghans, whose bodies were inexplicably flown to the United States and possibly cremated
• ^ this happens all the time, please see President's Trump Assign whose body was cremated after ONLY 5 days....cough, nothing to see here, move on
• He also criticizes the official military report for claiming that U.S. Army Rangers were the first units on the ground after the crash, at 412 AM, but omitting other evidence that two other unidentified units were on the ground before the Rangers, one as early as 304 AM.
• He also argues that the Taliban was tipped as to the exact landing zone, and was waiting with RPGs, and fired a point-blank shot at the chopper upon final approach.[13] He is critical of both the military's official investigation for not investigating British press reports that the Taliban was tipped off, and the Congressional subcommittee which held a hearing on the matter in February 2014
• Brown claims that a U.S. AC-130 gunship, circling above the Chinook at the time of the shootdown, spotted suspected Taliban insurgents moving on the ground towards the Chinook's landing zone, and requested permission to attack and eliminate the suspected Taliban insurgents. However, Brown claims that the gunship was denied permission to attack the insurgents by U.S. military authorities, and moments later, the helicopter was shot down. Brown argues that had either the AC-130 or two Apache attack helicopters accompanying the Chinook been allowed to clear the landing zone with suppression fire, that RPG-bearing Taliban insurgents would have been eliminated, allowing the chopper to land safely.

Call Sign Extortion 17 - Wikipedia

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