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Pics
This was sent from a pilot aboard the USS John C. Stennis. He was the
strike element lead on this attack, and received these pictures as a
"thank you" from the U S Army controllers on the ground. It is an
excellent example of a joint, combined arms operation.
A Taliban/ al-Qaida armored vehicle (ex-Russian BMP) with troops embarked
and riding on top is targeted by forward air controllers (FAC's) of the US
Army, 4th Special Operations Group. A flight of two Navy F-14 Tomcats are
called in by the Army FAC's and strike the vehicle nearly simultaneously
with GBU-16 laser guided bombs. As a bonus, there is a nice secondary
explosion in the middle of the road, towards the end of the set.
ACTUAL FILE FOOTAGE: US ARMY DECEMBER 10, 2001. 07:30
Pics
This was sent from a pilot aboard the USS John C. Stennis. He was the
strike element lead on this attack, and received these pictures as a
"thank you" from the U S Army controllers on the ground. It is an
excellent example of a joint, combined arms operation.
A Taliban/ al-Qaida armored vehicle (ex-Russian BMP) with troops embarked
and riding on top is targeted by forward air controllers (FAC's) of the US
Army, 4th Special Operations Group. A flight of two Navy F-14 Tomcats are
called in by the Army FAC's and strike the vehicle nearly simultaneously
with GBU-16 laser guided bombs. As a bonus, there is a nice secondary
explosion in the middle of the road, towards the end of the set.
ACTUAL FILE FOOTAGE: US ARMY DECEMBER 10, 2001. 07:30