The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al-Qaeda insurgents fought in March 2002, atop Takur Ghar …

Jul 1, 2011 · In the intense, 15-hour firefight that ensued on Takur Gar, seven US service members were killed in action, including SrA. Jason D. Cunningham, an Air Force pararescue …

The 4-5 March 2002 Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan resulted in two downed MH-47E Chinook helicopters. Only one, tail number 476, was salvageable. However, it was in an extremely …

During this campaign, a small US force fought a 17-hour intense battle against enemy forces on the mountaintop of Takur Ghar, which came to be known as Roberts Ridge. At about 1:00 am …

Dec 27, 2016 · On March 3, 2002, Mako 30, a six-man Navy SEAL reconnaissance team, and its Air Force combat controller, John Chapman, a Windsor Locks native, were ordered to set up …

Feb 3, 2025 · On the third day of Operation Anaconda, an Army MH-47E Chinook helicopter was fired upon as it attempted to land on a ridge on Takur Ghar mountain. Those actions set into …

May 31, 2021 · On second year of war in Afghanistan, US. Military launched Operation Anaconda, to squeeze and destroy the remaining Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Shahi-Kot Valley and …

Apr 4, 2025 · An AC-130 gunship had flown over the peak hours previously and reported it to be unoccupied, but when the twin-rotor MH-47 Chinook helicopter arrived to deliver Mako 30 atop …

Takur Ghar is a high mountain located in the Arma Mountains of southeastern Afghanistan. The peak is on the eastern border of the Shah-i-Kot Valley.

Jun 26, 2017 · On March 4, 2002, Air Force TSgt. Keary J. Miller crashed onto mount Takur Gar in Afghanistan with his quick reaction force (QRF) teammates. Their mission had been to …