First US military death in Somalia since 'Black Hawk Down'
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/us-soldier-killed-two-wounded-fight-shabaab-somalia-132351688.html
Mack said it appeared to be the first time the US military has
suffered a battlefield loss in Somalia since 1993, when 18 American
servicemen died in what is called the Battle of Mogadishu.
[YouTube] - 'Black Hawk Down' excerpts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mQUbg14quI
22steve5150 commented :
This is what happens when the guys doing the fighting are not
given the resources they said were required to do the mission. The
Secretary of Defense had to resign after this battle as it was
known that he refused the Ranger's request to have tanks, APCs,
attack helicopter, and AC-130 gunship support for the Mogidishu
operations, along with enough soldiers to be able to fully man a
rescue / extraction force if needed. They would have had additional
attack helicopters in the air to cover the blackhawks as they were
unloading troops, the Humvee column would have been led by several
APCs with mounted roadblock busting blades, and there would have
been a backup force of APCs with a few tanks ready to launch
extraction operations in case a helicopter was downed or the ground
force became pinned down or immobilized.
