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Getting away from it all (not really)
Op For — ... campout with Boy Scouts. The whole purpose was to get trained for the Outdoorsman Activity Badge. Pretty cool, except for the 40F temps, and the 40 mph wind gusts. Oh, well, character building and all that. When we got back, I figured I did not miss jack. 'Course I was wrong. My friend Joel has stomach cancer. Drop him a note, say a prayer. Cancer sucks. I have known Joel for over 10 years, and this...sucks. On the other hand, the SEALS kicked ass, as usual: “One option was for the money to arrive and be ...

Terrorist Kidnappers In Afghanistan Killed By Altitude Sickness And Exquisitely Aimed Rounds Fired By Navy SEALs But Mostly By Exquisitely Aimed Rounds Fired By Navy SEALs
Ace of Spades HQ — Terrorist Kidnappers In Afghanistan Killed By Altitude Sickness And Exquisitely Aimed Rounds Fired By Navy SEALs But Mostly By Exquisitely Aimed Rounds Fired By Navy SEALs Kidnapping an American engineer working in Afghanistan probably seemed like a good idea at the time to a bunch of terrorists. Then the SEALs showed up to get him back. “He had captors who thought we wouldn’t be able to deal with that terrain,” the special operations officer said. That, the officer added, was a mistake. Seven years of experience in Afghanistan have enabled U.S. special operators to adapt to ...

Anatomy Of A Hostage Rescue
The Jawa Report — November 10, 2008 Anatomy Of A Hostage Rescue Via the Navy Times. Fascinating article, read the whole thing. Here's a tease: The special operators see the Oct. 15 rescue differently. To them, the fact that U.S. forces were able to rescue an American hostage from a location where the kidnappers felt secure “sends a very clear message to any extremist groups that [kidnapping Americans] will be handled with vigilance and unrelenting persecution,” said the special operations officer. The kidnappers, he said, “paid a pretty heavy price for trying to pull in some money.” Thanks to ...

Spec-Ops Conducts Night Raid In Afghanistan Mountains
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Inside a U.S. hostage rescue mission By Sean D. Naylor - (Navy Times) The American businessman lay shackled in a mud hut 8,000 feet up a remote mountain in Afghanistan, armed captors posted inside and outside to prevent any escape attempt. Earlier in his captivity, he had made a run for it, but — barefoot and much older than the insurgents who held him — he was snatched back before he could get far. After nearly two months in captivity and out of contact with anyone who cared about him, the hostage reviewed what his ...

Anchors aweigh
Belmont Club — Here’s how the Navy rescued an American hostage high in the mountains of Afghanistan according to the Navy Times . (Hat tip: the Jawa Report ) “I heard the latch rattling and somebody came in,” he said. “The first guy came in with a LED light, and I just presumed that somebody was coming to visit. I didn’t think of it anymore until the second guy came in and I saw the silhouette of the first fellow. Then I knew it was U.S. mil that was coming in. I don’t know how many guys actually came into the room, but it was soon filled up, and it was soon obvious that I was being ...