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    75km 50miles Desert One    Operation Eagle Claw was a failed operation by the United States Armed Forces ordered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to attempt...
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  • joint Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger operations (Turkish: Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu and Pençe-Kaplan Operasyonu) was a Turkish Armed Forces external operation in...
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    of Colonel Charlie Beckwith, in the aftermath of the failure of Operation Eagle Claw. It is headquartered at Pope Field (Fort Liberty, North Carolina)...
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  • Eagle claw may refer to: The claw of an eagle Eagle Claw, a style of Chinese martial arts Operation Eagle Claw, a 1980 U.S. military rescue operation...
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    which he also writes about his participation in the aborted 1980 Operation Eagle Claw mission to Iran to free American hostages. He was a co-executive...
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    role in numerous United States Special Forces operations. He was the overall commander of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed rescue mission of U.S. hostages...
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    Operation Credible Sport aircraft as the YMC-130 prototype for the MC-130H Combat Talon II. Within two weeks of the failure of Operation Eagle Claw,...
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    Carter ordered the U.S. military to attempt a rescue mission – Operation Eagle Claw – using warships that included USS Nimitz and USS Coral Sea, which...
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    hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The failed rescue American operation Operation Eagle Claw on 24–25 April 1980 to free American hostages in Tehran occurred...
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    specialist. Vining served in Delta until 1985, taking part in Operation Eagle Claw and Operation Urgent Fury. From 1985 to 1986, he was assigned to the 176th...
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    Murphy, Jack (2017-02-08). "Detachment A: counter-terrorism and Operation Eagle Claw (Part 3)". SOFREP. Retrieved 2023-12-04. "Detachment A recognized...
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    idea of an American unified special operations command had its origins in the aftermath of Operation Eagle Claw, the disastrous attempted rescue of hostages...
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    Delta Force were equipped with the Walther MP during the abortive Operation Eagle Claw. At the end of its lifespan, its sales were sluggish. The production...
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    commander of Delta Force from 1977 to 1980. Retired after the failure of Operation Eagle Claw. Kenneth Bowra: Served with Delta Force from 1983 to 1988. Former...
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    carriers have participated in many conflicts and operations across the world, including Operation Eagle Claw in Iran, the Gulf War, and more recently in Iraq...
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  • documentary film directed and produced by Barbara Kopple. It follows Operation Eagle Claw, a mission that was an attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis by...
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  • This is an incomplete list of operations conducted by Delta Force. Delta's very first tasking began the night after they successfully completed their operational...
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    Delta Force (category Special operations units and formations of the United States Army)
    execute Operation Eagle Claw, the effort to recover the hostages from the embassy by force on the nights of 24 and 25 April in 1980. The operation was aborted...
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    helicopter, but the range of a fixed-wing airplane. The failure of Operation Eagle Claw in 1980 during the Iran hostage crisis underscored that there were...
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  • adaptation of the improved AN/PVS-7. Photographic evidence from Operation Eagle Claw shows US military personnel at Desert One in Iran using in the AN/PVS-5...
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  • Operation Claw-Eagle 2 (Turkish: Pençe Kartal-2 Harekatı) was an air and ground operation launched by the Turkish Armed Forces against the Kurdistan Workers'...
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    in Korea and Vietnam. He was a key figure in the Operation Eagle Claw in 1980, the rescue operation for the hostages of the Iran hostage crisis. He was...
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    in addition to covert operations and specialized reconnaissance. Beckwith led Delta Force's first mission, Operation Eagle Claw, the assault on the captured...
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    Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation. He was also involved in the 1980 Operation Eagle Claw. Pitman retired in 1990 and died of cancer in 2020. On January 7...
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  • book is Haney's participation in Delta Force's first operation – the aborted 1980 Operation Eagle Claw to Iran to free American hostages. Inside Delta Force...
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    Station," the air wing supported the Iranian hostage rescue attempt, Operation Eagle Claw, while remaining at-sea for more than 140 consecutive days. Returning...
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    operations of the Iraq War, undertaken by Multi-National Force – Iraq. The list covers operations from 2003 until December 2011. For later operations...
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    in support of the Iranian Revolution. Operation Eagle Claw was the unsuccessful United States military operation that attempted to rescue the 52 hostages...
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    53 in 1969, Iran's capture of five American CH-53s as a result of Operation Eagle Claw in 1980. Various operators deployed their CH-53s during international...
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    failure of the Operation Eagle Claw. That operation had highlighted the U.S. shortfall in intelligence gathering. The Field Operations Group was under...
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