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The Northern Alliance followed this with a horse cavalry charge. When it looked like Dostum's cavalry charge would fail, several members of ODA 595 rode into action and helped win the battle. [30] Within the first two weeks, ODA 595 was joined by two more special forces soldiers, bringing their number to 14.
Trevante Rhodes [13] as Sergeant First Class Ben Milo, a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant in ODA 595; William Fichtner as Colonel John F. Mulholland, Commander of 5th Special Forces Group; Geoff Stults as Sean Coffers, a member of ODA 595; Thad Luckinbill as Vern Michaels, a member of ODA 595; Ben O'Toole as Scott Black, [14] a member of ODA 595
Phonelines into the city were severed, [10] and American officials began reporting accounts of anti-Taliban forces charging Afghan tanks on horseback. [11] On November 2, 2001, Green Berets from ODA 543 and three members of the CIA's Team Bravo [12] inserted into the
On 19 October, [107] Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) teams 555 and 595, both 12-man Green Beret teams from the 5th Special Forces Group, plus Air Force Combat Controllers, were airlifted by helicopter from the Karshi-Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan more than 300 kilometers (190 mi) across the 16,000 feet (4,900 m) Hindu Kush mountains in ...
On 9 November 2001, ODA 595 and ODA 534 and the seven members of the CIA's Special Activities Division [34]: 38–41 [35] [41] assisted about 2000 members of the Northern Alliance who attacked and liberated Mazari Sharif on horseback, foot, pickup trucks, and BMP armored personnel carriers. [34]: 41
Interviews and footage from CNN, ARD, and elsewhere (Dodge Billingsley and recovered interrogation footage) show Mike Spann and David Tyson moments before the uprising. Pelton's The World's Most Dangerous Places one-hour special "Inside Afghanistan" details his time with the U.S. Special Forces team (ODA 595) that fought with Dostum's troops.
Pages in category "Members of the United States Army Special Forces" The following 126 pages are in this category, out of 126 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pilot of an L-19 shot down near the Quảng Trị Special Forces Camp. The passenger, Captain Floyd James Thompson was captured [30] Listed as killed in action, body not recovered [3] until 21 October 2014 when his remains were identified [31] June 19: Ledbetter, Thomas I: Captain: US Army: Detachment A-133, 5th Special Forces Group: South ...