Major Joshua Mast

Up the hill, it's getting really kinetic and the bullets are going over their head into the trees and you're hearing it whizzing. They're both using Carl Gustavs to breach and to engage different targets within the structures.

Up the hill, it's getting really kinetic and the bullets are going over their head into the trees and you're hearing it whizzing. They're both using Carl Gustavs to breach and to engage different targets within the structures.

But when that homemade explosive cache went off, it was ammonium nitrate, they had multiple Rangers buried because the compound wall collapsed on them as they were stacked up. And so the dog handler and the platoon sergeant And whoever was available that could be least engaged down at the 10 series ran up the hill to dig out their buddies under fire to get them out.

But when that homemade explosive cache went off, it was ammonium nitrate, they had multiple Rangers buried because the compound wall collapsed on them as they were stacked up. And so the dog handler and the platoon sergeant And whoever was available that could be least engaged down at the 10 series ran up the hill to dig out their buddies under fire to get them out.

But when that homemade explosive cache went off, it was ammonium nitrate, they had multiple Rangers buried because the compound wall collapsed on them as they were stacked up. And so the dog handler and the platoon sergeant And whoever was available that could be least engaged down at the 10 series ran up the hill to dig out their buddies under fire to get them out.

They actually had two guys partially paralyzed from that incident. And so they're already getting US casualties. Ultimately, they had, I believe, nearly a dozen US Rangers casualties and about the same amount of partner force casualties.

They actually had two guys partially paralyzed from that incident. And so they're already getting US casualties. Ultimately, they had, I believe, nearly a dozen US Rangers casualties and about the same amount of partner force casualties.

They actually had two guys partially paralyzed from that incident. And so they're already getting US casualties. Ultimately, they had, I believe, nearly a dozen US Rangers casualties and about the same amount of partner force casualties.

We're talking about a super kinetic event to the point where they're calling for fire from some assets they had available to suppress and to kill squirters and that type of situation.

We're talking about a super kinetic event to the point where they're calling for fire from some assets they had available to suppress and to kill squirters and that type of situation.

We're talking about a super kinetic event to the point where they're calling for fire from some assets they had available to suppress and to kill squirters and that type of situation.

So the multipurpose canine handler is a more senior ranger, and he had a little bit of freedom of movement because he's, you know, make sure there's no booby traps, et cetera, and the breaches are clear for the rangers to engage and breach these compounds. So...

So the multipurpose canine handler is a more senior ranger, and he had a little bit of freedom of movement because he's, you know, make sure there's no booby traps, et cetera, and the breaches are clear for the rangers to engage and breach these compounds. So...

So the multipurpose canine handler is a more senior ranger, and he had a little bit of freedom of movement because he's, you know, make sure there's no booby traps, et cetera, and the breaches are clear for the rangers to engage and breach these compounds. So...

They're doing their room clearing and they're experiencing barricaded shooters where they're shooting at the guys entering the room, throwing grenades, setting off vests over and over again through this compound. So I think they had about four or five barricaded shooters in the compound of interest where they thought the main objective was going to be. And we're talking about

They're doing their room clearing and they're experiencing barricaded shooters where they're shooting at the guys entering the room, throwing grenades, setting off vests over and over again through this compound. So I think they had about four or five barricaded shooters in the compound of interest where they thought the main objective was going to be. And we're talking about

They're doing their room clearing and they're experiencing barricaded shooters where they're shooting at the guys entering the room, throwing grenades, setting off vests over and over again through this compound. So I think they had about four or five barricaded shooters in the compound of interest where they thought the main objective was going to be. And we're talking about

HUMINT pointing to that, SIGINT pointing to that, lots of SOC with ISR assets over the last couple weeks, and it's been a structure historically used for years as a waypoint for foreign fighters flowing into the area of operations.

HUMINT pointing to that, SIGINT pointing to that, lots of SOC with ISR assets over the last couple weeks, and it's been a structure historically used for years as a waypoint for foreign fighters flowing into the area of operations.

HUMINT pointing to that, SIGINT pointing to that, lots of SOC with ISR assets over the last couple weeks, and it's been a structure historically used for years as a waypoint for foreign fighters flowing into the area of operations.