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| Updated: US military aircraft hit in Sudan. 4 |
| 2013-12-21 |
| Rebel fire hit two U.S. military aircraft responding to the outbreak in violence in South Sudan on Saturday, wounding three U.S. service members and heavily damaging at least one of the aircraft, officials said. South Sudan blamed the attack on renegade troops in control of the breakaway region. The U.S. military aircraft were heading to Bor, the capital of the state of Jonglei and scene of some of the nation's worst violence over the last week. One American service member was reported to be in critical condition. Officials said after the aircraft took incoming fire, they turned around and headed to Kampala, Uganda. From there the service members were flown on to Nairobi, Kenya for medical treatment, the officials said. Where is the threat to our national security? Let them fight it out by themselves. From Long Shore Journal: At the request of the Department of State, the United States Africa Command, utilizing forces from Combined Joint Task Force -- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), attempted to evacuate U.S. citizens from the town of Bor, South Sudan, today. As the aircraft, three CV-22 Ospreys, were approaching the town they were fired on by small arms fire by unknown forces. All three aircraft sustained damage during the engagement. Four service members onboard the aircraft were wounded during the engagement. The damaged aircraft diverted to Entebbe, Uganda, where the wounded were transferred onboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 and flown to Nairobi, Kenya for medical treatment. All four service members were treated and are in stable condition. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 At the request of the Department of State, the United States Africa Command, utilizing forces from Combined Joint Task Force -- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Intel reports? Mission package? Somebody at AFRICOM, JTF-HOA, f**ked up. Big-time. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-21 20:08 |
| #8 Apparently one shouldn't fly the Osprey into a small arms shitstorm... Or at least not without appropriately armed escort and ROE to defend themselves. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-12-21 19:30 |
| #7 Apparently one shouldn't fly the Osprey into a small arms shitstorm... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2013-12-21 18:15 |
| #6 Where is the threat to our national security? It was an evac mission for "US citizens". No clarification on who the citizens are. Not sure if it is a national security threat. Then again, the administration didn't consider Benghazi a "threat to our national security" either. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-21 14:29 |
| #5 Worked for me. Try this instead. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-21 14:24 |
| #4 Linke no workee. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-12-21 13:22 |
| #3 Much more info on the Fox News website. Two Osprey AC on a mission to evacuate American citizens. Hit on approach, wounded on two AC. Here's a link: http://tinyurl.com/mch87ku Little detail on who the evacuees may have been but they are still there on the ground as the Ospreys aborted the evacuation. |
| Posted by: tipover 2013-12-21 12:20 |
| #2 Where is the threat to our national security? Two days ago Samantha Power announced the U.S. will provide $100 million to help the French military bring African peacekeepers to the country and another $15 million in humanitarian aid. Good thing they figured out that Sequester thingy. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2013-12-21 12:00 |
| #1 Helicopters? Fixed wing flying low on approach to landing? A great deal left unsaid including why they were there. |
| Posted by: tipover 2013-12-21 11:40 |