First we had this release on the 25th from ISAF. I didn't post it because frankly I'm tired of their bullshit when it comes to information about incidents. I don't even know why they even have a Public Affairs Office. You can get more info by following the individual services websites...and when you contact a unit PAO, they're more than happy to help...regardless of the blog size. Prizes in this category go to the 101st, Rangers, 11th MEU, 13th MEU and 1st MEF.
ISAF isn't even in the top fifty. But I digress. This is the paltry information they put out....
ISAF Joint Command - AfghanistanQuite honestly, when I read that rescue forces came under fire, an eyebrow was raised but I knew better than to even ask...the bastards....but today we have this from Stars and Stripes....
2011-07-S-071
For Immediate Release
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 25, 2011) – An International Security Assistance Force helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan today.
As coalition rescue forces approached the crash site, they came under enemy fire. Coalition forces returned fire, with small arms, while working to secure the site of the crash. All passengers and crew members have been secured and safely transported to a nearby base.
ISAF is currently assessing the incident to determine further facts.
U.S. helo downed by RPG in Pech; none killed
FORWARD OPERATING BASE JOYCE, Afghanistan — Minor casualties were reported after a rocket-propelled grenade downed a Chinook helicopter carrying U.S. and Afghanistan soldiers as it attempted to land at a coalition forces base in eastern Afghanistan early Monday.Thank God, no one was killed, but it brings me back to the ISAF PAO .... why no updated info?
The crash happened shortly after midnight when the rocket hit the rear of the helicopter on its descent into Nangalam Base in the Pech River Valley of Kunar province.
At least two soldiers suffered non-life-threatening shrapnel wounds. Some 20 people were on board, including soldiers and crew.
A rescue team that responded to the crash came under small-arms fire, drawing return fire from U.S. and Afghan soldiers. No further coalition casualties were reported.
There was no immediate word on who was responsible for the attack.
The Pech River Valley and several adjoining valleys, including the Korengal and Shuryak, are considered Taliban strongholds, and attacks on coalition forces remain a regular occurrence as the Afghanistan war approaches the 10-year mark.
A battalion of the Afghanistan National Army is stationed at Nangalam Base, formerly known as Forward Operating Base Blessing. The U.S. military handed over control of the base to Afghan forces earlier this year.
From staff reports
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