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1/26/2014
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1/26/2014
“Lone Survivor” Marcus Luttrell Rescuers – Part I
The pilot and co-pilot of the para-rescue team that pulled "Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell off that mountainside in Afghanistan share their first person recollections about the mission in a two part series. In the summer of 2005, a four man team of Navy SEALS were sent on a mission to photograph or possibly capture a high level Taliban leader. The mission went horribly wrong and three members of the SEALs team were killed. The fourth team member, Marcus Luttrell was [...]
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1/5/2014
Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
The Joint Enabling Capabilities Command is a unit of the United States Transportation Command. JECC provides mission- tailored packages on short notice to Combatant Commanders. They are a great example of military capabilities used to assist in humanitarian missions. They bring unique capabilities to areas that have been devastated. Major Stacie Shafran and her 12 person team were dispatched to the Philippines to assist after super typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. 6,352 persons were [...]