Operation Redwing Analyisis

September 11, 2001 (herein referred to as 9/11) was a day in American history, which will be remembered as the most horrific attack on American soil. This attack, carried out by nineteen Islamic extremists, was associated with al-Qaeda, and involved the hijacking of four airplanes. Two of those airplanes were hijacked and flown directly into the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. The third plane’s target was the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the fourth plane was brought down in Pennsylvania where it is believed the passengers aboard fought the hijackers. This horrific day in history cost over 3,000 people their lives, and was labeled the worst attack on American soil since the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

The United States Navy SEALs the elite American warriors fight with Sea, Air, and Land. They go through a lot of training to be able to do what they do best. This story is a little different though it is about a team that went in to the mountainous Pakistani border after a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be located at a Taliban stronghold surrounded by small but heavily armed forces. Four SEALs went in but sadly on one SEAL come back within twenty-four hours. Marcus Luttrell, a fire team leader was the man in charge on the mission named Operation Redwing. With a long battle Luttrell and his men were outnumbered and outgunned they didn’t really have much of a chance. Later on through the battle all three of Luttrell’s men had been killed

Seal Team Six; The Story Of One Man And Humanity Seal Team Six by Stephen Templin tells the incredible story of Howard E. Wasdin’s journey through his military career. A small town farm boy with a troubled past, Howard, joins the Search and Rescue division of the Coast Guard as a rescue swimmer and eventually starts training to become a navy Seal. After years of serving as a Seal he caught wind of the Seal Team Six training program and went through extreme obstacles which stripped him of all but his humanity and eventually he earned his spot on the elite team. Not even a year later he ends up going into sniper school to become an elite sniper and graduates after a few years of training top of his class. As the years go by and his missions increase

Before jumping off the third cliff, Danny Dietz got shot in the butt which caused him to fall off of Marcus Luttrells back. This caused Danny to get caught up top of the cliff and get murdered by the Taliban using his own riffle. Danny was the first fatality to Seal Team 10. Mark Murphy tried to climb to the top of the cliff again to get service for the sat phone. When he got to the top of the cliff he got shot multiple times in the back making him the second fatality of Seal Team 10.

On September 11th 2001, the United States was hit with a devastating blow when four commercial airplanes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorist who deliberately crashed two of the planes into the World Trade Center complex, and a third plane into the Pentagon. The fourth plane, headed for Washington D.C., instead crashed in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost on this egregious day. In response, President George W. Bush waged the controversial “Global War on Terrorism” which turned out to be a self-inflicted wound for America, bleeding still today. Bush’s highly-criticized decision was inconsistent with the strategic principles of war.

On September 11th, 2001, the worst terror attack on US soil took place. 19 people associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda took 4 airplanes and carried out suicide to kill people in the United States. Two of the planes hit the World Trade Center, another plan hit the pentagon just outside Washington, D.C, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. These attacks caused massive destruction, forcing the U.S to combat terrorism and “defining the presidency of George W. Bush” (History). 9/11 is one of the most tragic events in the history of America, minute by minute people feared and this fear brought the country together in a way that it never did

The mission was to capture or kill the notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah who was responsible for killing over 20 United States Marines as well as villagers and refugees that were aiding the American forces. The Navy SEALs that were deployed for this mission were Marcus Luttrell, Michael Murphy, Danny Dietz and Matthew “Axe” Axelson. Throughout their mission they were spotted by goatherds but by an act of compassion, the team decided not to kill them. A terrible battle ensues when one of these alerts a group of Taliban fighters of the invaders in which the SEALs find themselves outnumbered and outgunned

The battle started when Navy SEAL, Petty Officer First Class Neil Roberts fell from a MH-47E Chinook, on an attempted landing to an unknowingly hot LZ, when he lost his footing due to a combination of RPG blast and spilled hydraulic fluid of the mangled aircraft. Razor 03, the call sign of the Chinook was eventually forced to land putting a gap of 4 miles and several thousand feet between Roberts and the rest of his team.

September 11, 2001 is one of the most infamous dates in American history. On this day, 19 radicalized Islamic militants hijacked four United States-based airplanes. Two of the planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Thousands of first responders, occupants of the Towers and bystanders were killed or injured. The third plane flew into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and 125 people were killed. The passengers on the fourth plane revolted and forced the hijackers to crash into a field in Stony Creek, Pennsylvania. A total of 3,000 people were killed and over 6,000 were injured that day (“9/11 Attacks” 1). After the most detrimental terrorist attack in the history of the United States, action needed to

It has been ten years since the worst terrorist attack in the history of the United States. In the decade since the September 11, 2001 attacks, the U.S. has been entrenched in two ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Homeland Security was founded, and Osama bin Laden, the alleged perpetrator of the attacks, has been killed. The Patriot Act and other legislation increased surveillance while decreasing our civil liberties. Here's a look at how the attacks and America's reaction to them still affect American lives today.

Immediately following those attacks, American citizens found themselves in a position quite unlike any they had previously encountered. Faced with a tragedy of unparalleled magnitude, many American's

In the aftermath of the worst terrorist attacks in American history, the September attacks of the world Trade Center in 2001, Americans are obligated to look at the mistakes that were made before and after the attacks, especially in recent lite of increased acts of terror globally. A critical mistake made before the attacks was the neglection of terrorism as a top priority in President George W. Bush’s administration. And after the attacks, inaction would also have been viewed negatively by the public, and so the government acted swiftly in retaliation to the attacks, resulting in the death of many brave American soldiers and a huge cost to the American taxpayer.

This case shows the relevance to the history of terrorism in the US by shedding light on just how well organized homegrown terrorism can be. This type of terrorism is harder to detect due to extremist having grown up or having been well assimilated here in the US. They are very familiar with the customs, language, and blend in easily all while staying under law enforcement radar.

The surprise presented the Seals with several options—none of them good. Killing unarmed noncombatants would violate acceptable rules of engagement and also likely result in a court-martial. If the Seals tied up the three and left them behind, they still faced the problem of what to do with the bleating herd without raising suspicions. Dietz, who was in charge of communications, tried to radio headquarters for instructions but could not

Ever since the beginning of the terrorist attacks on American soil, the War on Terror has been involved in the lives of Americans and nations near us. The War on Terror’s background originated through conflicts between warring countries in the Middle East; U.S. involvement started when a terrorist guided plane crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 in New York City. The attack was suspected to be the work of the middle-eastern terrorist group Al-Qaeda. The U.S. military, under the leadership of then commander-in-chief George W. Bush, declared a “War on Terror” on the terrorist group and the fighting began.