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Subject: Attack on a Taliban BMP

Subject: Attack on a Taliban BMP. Gives you an idea how close the Army is to the bad guys. This was just sent to me by a friend on the USS John C. Stennis. He was the strike element lead on this attack, and received these

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Subject: Attack on a Taliban BMP

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  1. Subject: Attack on a Taliban BMP • Gives you an idea how close the Army is to the bad guys. • This was just sent to me by a friend on 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, 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. 0730

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