The CMAFB was still cleaning up after the attack that caused a major disruption, but little material damage. A physics lab was badly damaged largely because of the volatiles stored there, but represented no real delay to research that couldn’t be transferred elsewhere. A civilian tech was arrested in connection to the explosion, but when interrogated dropped dead. The casualty count stood at ten dead and thirty wounded, a few critically. Most were injured or killed during the aerial rocket strafing by the two remotely operated attack aircraft. By the time the enemy’s ground forces started to engage the people who had evacuated the Mountain, most had all ready found cover from the aircraft. It took less than twenty minutes to eliminate the treat with three Sioux attack helicopters dispatched from Peterson after the enemy drones had opened fire on military vehicles on the road to the Mountain. Causalities would have been much worse if the aircraft had held fire and coordinated better with their ground assault. So far, none of the enemy dead was identified, but many had no visible wounds, suicide was suspected.
Dutch had met Jenny when she was at State and she introduced him to her partner Tristan Picare who was on a fast track in the NIA. Jenny and Tristan made an impressive team. Dutch respected both their no-nonsense and pragmatic approach to counter terrorism. He served with Tristan on a couple joint ops at State. He had taken a personal interest in the TIA and the speculation surrounding it in the media. Dutch was not surprised when the SECDEF showed up the day after the attack asking hard questions and demanding answers. He also knew the SECDEF liked information firsthand and usually took reports, no matter how detailed with a...
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...e, new landslide close to the vehicle; it took over 20 hours to clear. We recovered a damaged TR from the rubble as well as parts of another and the pack. No bodies.”
The SECDEF sighed. “Could they have made an emergency transit? How is that possible with the TR’s, or pieces of them still in prime?”
“Although improbable, the wiz-kids say it possible. They might have used the other TR’s, but that doesn’t explain the damaged TR’s left behind very well. It’s also possible they were captured along with the other mission pack.” The lack of sleep for the last thirty-six hours was showing on the SECDEF. “She’s resourceful,” he said.
“Very,” Dutch added, “let’s hope the other TR pack is in working order.”
“Dutch, I want you to be a part of the recovery team on this one. West is setting up the rescue strategy; you’ll report directly to him.”
“Yes sir. We’ll find them.”
Between ten to fifteen Taliban found a ocation that abled them to set up from a distance and allowed them to fire from behind cover. During the ambush the Taliban fired AK-47s, RPGs (Rocket Propelled Grenades) and PKM machine guns. U. S. forces were able to successfully able to launch a counter-attack and get out of the “killzone”, only after two Americans were killed and five were wounded. The Taliban had a high ratio of tracer rounds compared to normal which created a wall of fire to the left of the platoon, Sgt. Brennan and Spc. Eckrode who were walking at the front of the single file formation were wounded in the initial attack. The rest of the squad members found cover within a couple of feet from where they had been standing and dropped to the ground so they could fire back effectively and controlled from their positions. Spc. Giunta began to direct his fire team while Staff Sgt. Gallardo tried to like with Sgt. Brennan and Spc. Eckrode. While Spc. Giunta was firing back he realized that the Taliban was in an “L” shaped position and direct two of his soldiers to the rear so that the enemy could not roll through their line from the right side. When Staff Sgt. Gallardo realized that he could
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On December 22, 1996, at 1810 eastern standard time, a Douglas DC-8-63, N827AX, operated by ABX Air Inc. (Airborne Express) impacted mountainous terrain in the vicinity of Narrows, Virginia, while on a post-modification functional evaluation flight. The three flightcrew members and three maintenance/avionics technicians on board were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by the impact and a postcrash fire. The functional evaluation flight, which originated from Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, North Carolina, was conducted on an instrument flight rules flight plan and operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
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The SAS had really thought about breaking into the building but knew it would be too risky with the homemade explosives exposed to soldiers (Elite UK Forces). Instead of letting them blow the whole building to pieces, it was decided to take on the bombers as they left the building and was absolutely key to shoot all 3 bombers at the same time to prevent any of them from detonating their explosives. Just past 8am the targets exited the house and the command was given over the radio to engage the enemy’s. Immediately, three SAS snipers opened fire. Each bomber was hit in the head and killed instantly (Elite UK Forces).
Insurgents ambushed and killed four American private security contractors in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 31, 2004. These men were from the Blackwater Security Firm. They were providing security for truck convoys carrying food throughout Fallujah. These men were not simply killed, but there corpses were set on fire, dismembered, beaten, and dragged through the streets of Fallujah. The insurgents hung two of the burnt corpses from a bridge over the Euphrates River while local citizens celebrated and rejoiced in the streets. Associated Press reporters on scene took pictures and showed the world the appalling event that had occurred.
“You 're saying that the weapons we 're depending on may not even fire? And they can 't test them here?” She nodded at my question.
In the month of October 2011, two of my friends were exiting Fort Carson, Colorado and waited at a red light. The light turned to a green arrow and they proceeded into the intersection. The driver did not see a large dump truck travelling approximately 50 miles per hour toward them until it was too late. The dump truck failed to adhere to a red light and struck my friend’s truck. The truck spun around several times and stopped in a median. Paramedics on scene took both passengers of the vehicle to a local hospital for treatment for possible rib fractures, concussion and disorientation. The driver’s head struck the side window causing a cut. There were several witnesses to this event and three of them made statements to the military police.
Flying debris caused many injuries like tornadoes. A fire storm of winds followed the detonation
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The practice of using inter-professional teams in delivering care is not a new concept but current health policy requires professionals work within a multidisciplinary team Department of Health (2001) and entrenched in the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) Code. The principle focus of this essay is to discuss the importance of inter-professional collaboration in delivering effective health care and what challenges and constraints exist. The integration of a case study will give an insight into inter-professional collaboration in practice.
"Oh, I'm sure there was. It's not surprising at all that MI6 is chasing after ghosts," Blofeld said as he walked with the leader towards the entrance. "Oh, make sure our strongest prisoners are armed and very dangerous. I think I remember the armory being on the immediate left." The leader has a few of his men take the biggest convicts to the armory.
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