The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al-Qaeda insurgents fought in...
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Medal of Honor. After the mountaintop of Takur Ghar was cleared of all enemy forces and secured by United States Army Rangers after the battle of Takur Ghar...
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Operation Anaconda (redirect from Battle of Shah-i-Kot)
Strategypage interview of Col. Wiercinski Executive Summary of the Battle of Takur Ghar (pdf) VFW Magazine: Valor in the Face of the Enemy - Air Force...
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John A. Chapman (category War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) recipients of the Medal of Honor)
who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during the War in Afghanistan. He is the...
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Britt K. Slabinski (category War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) recipients of the Medal of Honor)
States Navy SEAL who received the Medal of Honor on May 24, 2018, for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar. He also participated in the highly publicized...
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Nate Self (category Recipients of the Silver Star)
Force to rescue a missing Navy SEAL during the Battle of Takur Ghar mountain. For his actions during the battle he was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star...
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Zachary Rhyner (category United States Air Force personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
the Battle of Takur Ghar. He has deployed six times, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He has assisted in humanitarian operations and was a part of Operation...
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United States Special Operations Command (category Unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense)
"The Battle of Takur Ghar". American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. DoD. Executive Summary of the Battle of Takur Ghar...
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United States military casualties in the War in Afghanistan (category Military history of Afghanistan)
72 were wounded in Operation Anaconda. Most of the casualties were sustained during the Battle of Takur Ghar when a U.S. transport helicopter was shot down...
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MV TSgt John A. Chapman (category Container ships of the United States Navy)
Cross for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar. In 2018, Chapman's Air Force Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. TSgt John A. Chapman carried...
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Saif-ur-Rehman Mansoor (category Year of birth missing)
the Battle of Takur Ghar in Paktia Province. Quoting a former Taliban diplomat, the magazine described Saifullah as "a pious and emotional man of limited...
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24th Special Tactics Squadron (category Special tactics squadrons of the United States Air Force)
Medal of Honor. He is the first US Air Force member to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam Era, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during...
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portal Lions led by donkeys War on Terrorism Operation Red Wings Battle of Takur Ghar "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021. "Lions...
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United States Air Force Pararescue (category Special operations units of the United States Air Force)
during the Battle of Takur Ghar. Scott Fales, Master Sergeant, was a recipient of the Silver Star for his heroic action in the Battle of Mogadishu, Mogadishu...
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1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia; the medals were awarded posthumously. The Battle of Mogadishu or for Somalis Ma-alinti Rangers ("The Day of the Rangers")...
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1st Ranger Battalion (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History)
USAF Combat Controller John Chapman during the Battle of Takur Ghar. For his actions during the battle he was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and...
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75th Ranger Regiment (category Airborne units and formations of the United States Army)
operations, but only half of the platoon was available for the Battle of Takur Ghar. In the final days of Operation Anaconda, a mixed force of Rangers travelling...
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Air National Guard (redirect from List of Air National Guard units)
intense ground fire, the six men successfully returned to Takur Ghar. Nevertheless, the battle continued and Sergeant Chapman was killed along with several...
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Air Force Cross (United States) (category Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force)
posthumously for heroism in the Battle of Takur Ghar, during the War in Afghanistan. Later upgraded to the Medal of Honor. Flt Lt Garry Gordon Cooper...
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United States Navy SEALs (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
extensively in Operation Anaconda. During what would become known as the Battle of Takur Ghar, whilst inserting from an MH-47E Chinook, PO1 Neil Roberts from DEVGRU...
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entrepreneur Marc Anderson, American Army ranger killed in 2002 at the Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan Marc Anderson, editor for the 1962 film The Brain...
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Combat Action Medal (category Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force)
Springfield, Massachusetts for action on March 4, 2002, during the Battle of Takur Ghar "Air Force Memorandum, AFCAM, pp. 148–49, 25 June 2015, Retrieved...
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10th Mountain Division (category Infantry divisions of the United States Army in World War II)
remote areas of the country and participating in prominent operations such as Operation Anaconda, the Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif, and the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi...
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who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar. The first living recipient since the Vietnam...
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United States Air Force Combat Control Team (category Special operations units of the United States Air Force)
of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar in 2002. During the battle, he expertly coordinated air support for cover and extraction of wounded...
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160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (category Battle of Mogadishu (1993))
troops during Operation Anaconda, particularly at the Battle of Takur Ghar on 4 March, where one of their MH-47Es, callsign Razor 03, was damaged by rocket-propelled...
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United States Army Rangers (redirect from History of the United States Army Rangers)
also served in the Battle of Takur Ghar. Randy Shughart – started his Army career as a Ranger; later selected for Delta Force; Medal of Honor recipient sniper;...
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Tora Bora Operation Anaconda (includes Operation Harpoon, and the Battle of Takur Ghar) Operation Glock Operation Polar Harpoon Operation Jacana Operation...
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123rd Special Tactics Squadron (category Special tactics squadrons of the United States Air Force)
Keary Miller during the battle of Battle of Takur Ghar a.k.a. the Battle of Roberts Ridge on March 4, 2002. Kerry was part of a small US Air Force team...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of wars: 2003–present "Syria: at...
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