today. u.s. military special operations forces were engaged in some operation. we don t know what. u.s. military officials in afghanistan saying it was a standard train, advise and assist mission. u.s. defense officials said it was more of a counterterrorism mission and engaged in a mission a fire fight erupted in which at least three americans were wounded, one ended up dying of the wounds. two are still wounded. when the medevac helicopters came in, two pave helicopters came in, one was waved off. one of them was able to land but when it landed its rotor hit a wall and still not able to take off and one person was killed, one u.s. military special operations service member was killed, two wounded. and then when the medevac helicopter came in, there was
the details are not clear, but it was one heck of a firefight as we learned here at the pentagon when officials told us that when two medevac helicopters, air force medevac helicopters approached the scene, one was waved off because of heavy ground fire, and a second one on the landing, apparently its rotor clipped a wall of some kind, so it s damaged, cannot be removed from the scene. but there s still some question as to why those special operations forces were involved in a combat operation. and those answers have not yet been satisfactorily provided. and this comes on the heels of a pentagon report that said that the security situation there in afghanistan has significantly deteriorated ever since last january when u.s. combat forces were taken off the battlefield. and a report only a week ago that said that the taliban and even al qaeda now occupy more
because that s primarily what i was doing when i was there, was crewing medevac helicopters. definitely for guys like that who ve been through a lot i have a soft spot for. try to help him out best as i can. a short time later, classification officers have found a new housing alternative for sobel. and deputy decanio will take him there. we have a tank that s been designated for individuals that don t necessarily need protective custody but they might not have as much experience with criminals and the criminal lifestyle. so based on what he said and the research we ve done i think he d be a good fit for that spot. grab all your stuff. okay. 17. you ve only got two other partners. perfect. thank you. i thought it was going to be a little bit wider, but it is
trust me. watch. as massive and solid as that total concrete structure pentagon is, the entire building shook, windows rattled. my immediate thought is we are under attack. i jumped up from the chair, looked out the window to see people running from the building. after a couple of hours i walked out the mall entrance, closest to the crash site and in to what i could only describe on the air as a war zone. there was a gaping hole in the side of the building, a ferocious fire fed by thousands of gallons of jet fuel. medics attending to wounded, medevac helicopters. while overhead, two air force f-16 fighter jets were crisscrossing the sky at a very low level. an air force colonel stand next to me, looking up and saying to no one in particular, my god,
today and because of who he is and how solid he is. this is worth seeing. trust me. watch. as massive and solid as that total concrete structure pentagon is, the entire building shook, windows rattled. my immediate thought is we are under attack. i jumped up from the chair, looked out the window to see people running from the building. after a couple of hours i walked out the mall entrance, closest to the crash site and in to what i could only describe on the air as a war zone. there was a gaping hole in the side of the building, a ferocious fire fed by thousands of gallons of jet fuel. medics attending to wounded, medevac helicopters. while overhead, two air force f-16 fighter jets were crisscrossing the sky at a very low level.