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Task Force Dagger provides assistance to wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command members and their families. Learn about their programs, impact, and how to donate or get help.
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- Oda 555 - Shomali Plains, Bagram and Kabul
- Oda 595 & Oda 534 - Mazar-e-Sharif and Dari-A-Souf Valley
- Oda 585
- Oda 553
- Oda 586
- Oda 574
- Oda 583
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The 12-man Special Forces ODA team from the 5th Special Forces Group inserted into the Panshir Valley and joined the Jawbreaker team. The Green Berets carried the AN/PEQ-1 SOF Laser Marker (SOFLAM), a piece of kit that would, along with GPS devices, become instrumental in the campaign. Working closely with the CIA and Northern Alliance troops under...
The 2nd TF-Dagger team to insert was ODA 595, which was flown across the Hindu Kush mountains by SOAR MH-47s on the 20th of October. The team was inserted in the Dari-a-Souf Valley, south of Mazar-e-Sharif, linking up with the CIA and General Dostum, commander of the largest and most powerful Northern Alliance Faction. ODA 595 split into two units,...
October 23rd, ODA 585, operated around Konduz, in support of Northern Alliance commander, Burillah Khan. Konduz, Afghanistan (google earthkmz file)
November 2nd, ODA 553 inserted into Bamian Valley in the North of Afghanistan and linked up with General Kareem Kahili. Bamian Valley, Afghanistan (google earthkmz file)
Further north, in the Takhar province, ODA 586 were operating in support of General Daod Khan's forces which took the capital, Taloqan on the 11th of November. Taloqan, Afghanistan (google earth kmz file) ODA 586, called in 11 days of heavy air strikes in support of Khan's troops who eventually took Konduz, the capital of Konduz province on Novembe...
ODA 574 deployed by SOAR Black Hawks near Tarin Kowt on November 14th, along with Pashtun militia leader, Hamid Karzai. As Karazai's forces pushed south towards Kandahar, an error by an attached USAF TACP resulted in a 2,000lb GPS-guided JDAM hitting friendly forces, killing and wounding several Special Forces and militiamen. Assisted by the remain...
ODA 583, supporting Gul Agha Sherzai in the vicinity of the Shin Narai Valley, also pushed towards Kandahar, coming from the southeast. The ODA set up Observation Posts overlooking Kandahar airport and, over a period of several days, softened up the Taliban defences by calling down air strikes upon them. On December 7th, ODA 583 and Sherzai's force...
With the fall of Kandahar Province, the Taliban had lost the last of their major areas of control and Al Qaeda forces were either fleeing to Pakistan and the mountains of Tora Bora, with the US-led coalition in pursuit. « sof operations in afghanistan
Feb 8, 2017 · Task Force Dagger was the code name for the U.S. special operations response to the 2001 terrorist attacks. Learn how the Army's 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) deployed to Afghanistan, trained local allies and faced challenges in a hostile environment.
CJSOTF consisted of three subordinate task forces: Joint Special Operations Task Force-North (JSOTF-North or Task Force Dagger), Joint Special Operations Task Force-South (JSOTF-South or Task Force K-Bar) and Task Force Sword (later renamed Task Force 11). Task Force Dagger was led by Colonel James Mulholland and was formed around his 5th ...
Task Force Dagger, established on 10 October 2001, was built around the 5th SFG with helicopter support from the 160th SOAR, and assigned to infiltrate northern Afghanistan in order to advise and support the commanders of the Northern Alliance.
Sep 11, 2001 · Task Force Dagger was a Special Forces unit that conducted Unconventional Warfare operations in Northern Afghanistan in 2001. Learn about its origins, missions, and evolution as part of CJSOTF-A, the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan.
Jan 21, 2018 · Learn how a group of Special Forces soldiers, known as Task Force Dagger, were among the first to enter Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks. See how they faced challenges, risks and opportunities in a new war zone.
