via: 1st SOW Commander
March 2, 2022
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22 years ago today, an AC-130H Spectre gunship from the 16th SOS (then assigned to Hurlburt Field), rescued 82 U.S. Army soldiers, 28 of whom were injured, trapped in a rugged valley amidst intense fighting with Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces during Operation ANACONDA.

The 14-member crew engaged the enemy from overhead during a two-hour night-time operation that permitted two Black Hawk helicopters to land and evacuate the battered troops.

By the end of the engagement, the gunship’s crew had destroyed all enemy machine gun, mortar, and rocket-propelled grenade positions.

Grim 31’s crew was recognized with the 2002 MacKay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year.

https://youtu.be/syx3a1_LeFo?si=8cHq7RkVgUe7qADm

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Military Times Early Bird Brief 5 March 24:

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SITREP OP Vista, CA, 5 MAR, 24
SUBJECT: Facebook Outage
FACEBOOK connectivity went not operational at approx 0500PST this morning for my AOR (OP SoCal), a complete blackout is current state. Reason unknown. Other social media platforms are also experiencing same issue, reason(s) for Outage or anticipated time that user services will be restored is unknown at this time. Cellular services, radio and television broadcasting capabilities are still operational.
https://downdetector.com/status/facebook/

Super Tuesday Shenanigans? - Hhhmmm...

https://www.reuters.com/technology/metas-facebook-instagram-down-thousands-downdetector-shows-2024-03-05/

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