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May 3, 2021 · A decade ago yesterday, the US carried out one of the most famous and surprising military actions of the 21st century: the covert raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad,...
May 5, 2011 · Mohammad Zubair/AP. As experts have gotten a look at photos of the pieces of a U.S. helicopter left behind at the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed, they've come to the conclusion...
- Mark Memmott
Nov 29, 2019 · According to Naylor, an award-winning defense journalist, the two helicopters that took part in the Osama Bin Laden raid were the first prototypes of a classified program whose aim was to...
The raid, approved by U.S. President Barack Obama and involving two dozen Navy SEALs in two Black Hawk helicopters, was launched from about 120 miles (190 km) away in Afghanistan, where U.S. forces were stationed. [4] [5] The raid took 40 minutes, and bin Laden was killed shortly before 1:00 a.m. PKT [6] [7] (20:00 UTC, May 1). [8] .
- Operation Neptune Spear
- May 2, 2011; 12 years ago
- Intelligence Linked A Courier to A Large Compound in Pakistan.
- Seal Team Six Starts Training For The Raid in A Replica of The Compound.
- Operation Neptune Spear Begins on May 2, 2011.
- U.S. Forces Retrieved Valuable Intelligence from The Compound.
- The Death of Bin Laden Had Global implications.
Around 2007, U.S. intelligence officials discovered the name of one of bin Laden’s closest couriers, whom they speculated may have been involved in supporting or harboring the terrorist. By late 2010, analysts were able to link the courier to a large, highly-secured compound in Abbottabad, a town about 35 miles north of Islamabad. The compound’s un...
On April 29, 2011, President Barack Obamaauthorized a small special operations team, known as SEAL Team Six, to carry out a raid on the compound. The team began intense training for the operation, which included practicing in a life-sized replica of the compound.
The actual mission, dubbed Operation Neptune Spear, officially started in the early-morning hours of May 2, Pakistan time (afternoon of May 1, Eastern Daylight Time). May 1 (EDT) 1:25 p.m. – President Obama, along with other top officials, formally approve the execution of Operation Neptune Spear. 1:51 p.m. – Stealth Black Hawk helicopters take off...
In addition to killing the man who was considered the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. forces snagged valuable items from the compound during the raid. Ten computer hard drives, five computers and more than 100 storage devices were retrieved. Osama bin Laden’s personal journal was also recovered. These materials provided much-need...
The assassination of Osama bin Laden was a significant victory for the U.S. government and the American people at large. For many families of 9/11 victims, bin Laden’s death symbolized justice and retribution. The terrorist leader was not only a major player within al-Qaeda but also a figurehead that attracted supporters and recruits from around th...
- Julie Marks
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May 6, 2011 · The US forces who raided the safehouse of Osama Bin Laden appear to have caught him completely by surprise - and to have avoided detection by Pakistani radar. How did they do it? One...
Mar 17, 2020 · The 160th brought AH-6 helicopters — the light helicopter gunship based on MH-6 “Little Bird” — and defensive armed penetrators, the MH-60L modified attack helicopter that looks like a ...
