Major Joshua Mast

They go through their escalation of force, TTPs. Nobody responds. And I mean, I think the best assumption, you know, in retrospect was that they were arming up and putting on their vests and getting ready to go. So they continue to escalate force because there's no response from the 10 series.

They go through their escalation of force, TTPs. Nobody responds. And I mean, I think the best assumption, you know, in retrospect was that they were arming up and putting on their vests and getting ready to go. So they continue to escalate force because there's no response from the 10 series.

They go through their escalation of force, TTPs. Nobody responds. And I mean, I think the best assumption, you know, in retrospect was that they were arming up and putting on their vests and getting ready to go. So they continue to escalate force because there's no response from the 10 series.

And they breach one of the compound walls to allow them to kind of gain situational awareness of what's going on in the compound. There's some other ways they have of having situational awareness.

And they breach one of the compound walls to allow them to kind of gain situational awareness of what's going on in the compound. There's some other ways they have of having situational awareness.

And they breach one of the compound walls to allow them to kind of gain situational awareness of what's going on in the compound. There's some other ways they have of having situational awareness.

uh that we've been asked not to disclose but um they start getting uh voices and seeing movement inside and so the first glimpse the multi-purpose clan handler sees her is her dad has her and he's using her as a human shield and he's got an ak and he's engaging the rangers at the compound entrance and um he's trying not to shoot this baby while he's killing this terrorist And he's shooting.

uh that we've been asked not to disclose but um they start getting uh voices and seeing movement inside and so the first glimpse the multi-purpose clan handler sees her is her dad has her and he's using her as a human shield and he's got an ak and he's engaging the rangers at the compound entrance and um he's trying not to shoot this baby while he's killing this terrorist And he's shooting.

uh that we've been asked not to disclose but um they start getting uh voices and seeing movement inside and so the first glimpse the multi-purpose clan handler sees her is her dad has her and he's using her as a human shield and he's got an ak and he's engaging the rangers at the compound entrance and um he's trying not to shoot this baby while he's killing this terrorist And he's shooting.

This is Sparrow? This is Sparrow.

This is Sparrow? This is Sparrow.

This is Sparrow? This is Sparrow.

One of the first things they saw. So it was about an hour and a half into the fight that they actually recovered her. But in the first initial stages is when they saw her. So then they exchanged grenades. So the ranger vividly described a grenade rolling out. And he sees it at his feet. It was like Soulmotion for him. It was like a homemade explosive. It was just unique.

One of the first things they saw. So it was about an hour and a half into the fight that they actually recovered her. But in the first initial stages is when they saw her. So then they exchanged grenades. So the ranger vividly described a grenade rolling out. And he sees it at his feet. It was like Soulmotion for him. It was like a homemade explosive. It was just unique.

One of the first things they saw. So it was about an hour and a half into the fight that they actually recovered her. But in the first initial stages is when they saw her. So then they exchanged grenades. So the ranger vividly described a grenade rolling out. And he sees it at his feet. It was like Soulmotion for him. It was like a homemade explosive. It was just unique.

And he covers his dog and yells grenade because they're all stacked up at the company. So did they kill the guy that was using it? They don't know at this time. They killed everybody eventually. Yeah. They don't know if he was— They don't know. So he sees a grenade, yells grenade, covers his dog, and it goes off. And he's the closest to the grenade, but he isn't hit. His buddies are.

And he covers his dog and yells grenade because they're all stacked up at the company. So did they kill the guy that was using it? They don't know at this time. They killed everybody eventually. Yeah. They don't know if he was— They don't know. So he sees a grenade, yells grenade, covers his dog, and it goes off. And he's the closest to the grenade, but he isn't hit. His buddies are.

And he covers his dog and yells grenade because they're all stacked up at the company. So did they kill the guy that was using it? They don't know at this time. They killed everybody eventually. Yeah. They don't know if he was— They don't know. So he sees a grenade, yells grenade, covers his dog, and it goes off. And he's the closest to the grenade, but he isn't hit. His buddies are.

So I think they picked up three or four casualties initially from fragmentation. Okay. And one of the things that they said saved their life was it was mostly homemade explosives. And so some of them only partially detonated. He said he wouldn't be here if he stepped on a toe popper and going around the building with his dog.

So I think they picked up three or four casualties initially from fragmentation. Okay. And one of the things that they said saved their life was it was mostly homemade explosives. And so some of them only partially detonated. He said he wouldn't be here if he stepped on a toe popper and going around the building with his dog.