The gunship responded with covering fire. I reported to controller, ‘It is a cold PZ, and we are going to lose three if we wait.’ ” “The force flew to the place they knew the folks were in trouble,” said a senior officer who monitored the battle. If it is an Al Italia airliner a hundred miles off course, the fighter pilot will wave at it. The plan had changed, but no one told the Rangers. In all, 18 US soldiers died of wounds from the battle and another 79 were injured. Other tallies, based on accounts of the firefight involving the SEAL rescue team and U.S. airstrikes, have put the total enemy killed at as high as 40 or 50. Perhaps they should consider training ICE staff on the proper use of the computer software that enables them to redact documents on a non-reversible basis before they move on to the more advanced training involving weapons and combat. I didn’t know where the fire was coming from, I just knew we were taking fire. The chopper shook and dropped, landing hard enough to send the Rangers and aircrew sprawling across the floor. “And it was the helicopter pilots who were pretty upfront about it, and they said, ‘We know we’re not leaving until dark because that’s just the way it is.’ Shrapnel also cut a wound in Self’s right thigh and put a small hole in the left shoulder of Air Force Staff Sgt. “We realized we were just going to have to sit there and shoot it out with them,” Cory said. Down behind the chopper, Greg, one of the two wounded pilots, was taking a turn for the worse. [7] Senior intelligence officials later acknowledged that Woods and Doherty were contracted by the Central Intelligence Agency, not the State Department as previously identified,[8] and were part of a Global Response Staff (GRS), a team that provides security to CIA case officers and countersurveillance and surveillance protection. In June, 1991, a ceasefire was agreed to, which failed to hold. Joshua Walker, another team leader. ICE has accidentally revealed the location of a new 'urban warfare' training site in a document that was incorrectly redacted. An AC-130 gunship moved over the area and reported seeing what the crew believed to be Roberts surrounded by four to six enemy fighters. The chopper wobbled and jerked as it lifted off. Once again, the military was asked for options. D.S.S.A. Dan, having just hauled Alexander to safety, grabbed the handle of a hand pump and started furiously pumping spare quarts of hydraulic fuel into the system. Many assumed that at least one of the casualties had to be Spec. A SEAL who had flown in with Chalk 2 to link up with the Navy unit asked whether the Rangers could hike over to help the SEALs before beginning their climb. As time ticked by with no information about the lead Ranger group, Chalk 2 grew anxious. [22] Doherty was co-author of the book The 21st Century Sniper. It’s negative because, in getting to play the game, losing is very final, it’s very ugly. The training center, considered to be one of the world’s most advanced army facilities, consists of over 600 individual structures, simulating an authentic, modern desert city. Tze'elim is situated off highway 222, in the north-western Negev. §Handgun presentation techniques The program is focused on using the five live physical senses to overwhelm the participants. The fight is on. Can you move it a little closer to the tree?’ ” Bartley said. “All I could see was from chest up because he was dug down into the ground,” Self said. §Attitude and behaviors for abduction With Brown working the radio, and Self and Vance shouting back targeting adjustments based on where the bombs were hitting, the ground team tried to walk the bombs toward the bunker. The Unit Today the kibbutz markets itself as a tourist destination, with a natural hot springs spa and accommodation. Robert’s Ridge After this revolution, the coalition divided into two groups. When you leave home you turn on your radar, and it continually sweeps the area around you for potential hazards. Air Force Tech. Escaping Captivity – High Rish Areas “It took me a little while to get up enough courage to check myself out,” he said. But Alexander lost his own balance on the ramp, slipping on draining oil and hydraulic fluid. But the cargo bay was itself still a fire zone. These are the enemies of freedom, enemies of the free world, are murderers, Islamic terrorists. OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION In total, there were four opposing groups: the United Somali Congress (USC), Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF), Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), and Somali Democratic Movement (SDM), which continued to fight over the domination of Somalia. There, it dropped off the other crew and — with the SEALs and Air Force Tech. Unsure as to the two men’s intentions, the commandos withheld their fire until one noticed a grenade belt around the waist of one of the men. An urban battle ensued throughout the night. The assault force was composed of nineteen aircraft, twelve vehicles and 160 men. If it is a threat, start getting ready mentally to deal with it. It was his first time in combat. “I was on my back. [28][33] He led 12 direct action raids and 10 reconnaissance missions leading to the capture of 34 enemy insurgents in the volatile Al Anbar province. “Can we get a little bit of a head’s-up down here the next time we’re going to make a bomb run like that?” Canon asked the platoon leader. They didn’t know how many enemy fighters to expect. 49 Geary Street, 5th Floor … [3], Show map of Northwest Negev region of Israel, Marines to train at new Israeli combat center, Urban Warfare Training Center – Simulating the Modern Battle-Field, Israeli MOUT Facility Model for National Guard, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tze%27elim&oldid=998791025#Urban_Warfare_Training_Center, 1947 establishments in Mandatory Palestine, Populated places in Southern District (Israel), Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with Hebrew-language sources (he), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 January 2021, at 01:44. He bounded forward, firing his M-4 and taking up a position behind a rock on the chopper’s right side. POLICE Nathan Self, to mount a new assault to clear the way for an evacuation. Military planners had intelligence that enemy forces were concentrating in the Shahikot valley. Canon figured he could reach them with the heavy machine gun but he needed more ammunition. Bullets also ricocheted around the feet of Rangers and aircrew members carrying the first of the casualties up the hill — David, the flight engineer, who had been shot in the leg. When this same guy runs past a stop sign and broadsides your car, killing your child, he will say, “I didn’t see it.” At 2300 on July 23 (Israeli time) the lead aircraft touched down. As the day progresses so do the missions, until at the end of the day the unit is ready to repeat a mission similar to the first one. Sgt. Anderson, 30, was a former high school math teacher who had awed his fellow Rangers with his knowledge of weaponry. “Sergeant, I don’t know if I’d get right there,” Gilliam said in his thick Tennessee drawl. The Ranger medic listed them both in the gravest category, “urgent surgical.” He was not entirely sure just how serious Cory’s injuries were, but he was definitely worried about Cunningham. Alexander, one of the chopper’s rear crew chiefs, tried to grab him. As worrisome as Cunningham’s condition was, commanders were wary of attempting another daylight rescue, knowing that this was part of what had gotten them into trouble that morning. The choppers were flown by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, a special Army unit known as the Night Stalkers. The kibbutz was founded in January 1947 by gar'in from Jewish youth movements in Eastern Europe and North Africa, and was named for the abundant acacia trees in the area, which were mistakenly identified as the biblical Tze'elim trees. You begin to watch him and assess his intentions, again looking at all of the cues available to you. But the aircrew, especially the pilots, knew the commanders’ preference for nighttime evacuations. Within an hour, all the troops, their wounded and dead, were loaded and gone. Special Operations commanders ran the star-crossed rescue effort. Brigadier General Dan Shomron, who would ultimately command the raid, decided to go with Netanyahu’s recommendation. The episode has prompted some changes within Special Operations intended to improve communications and the flow of information to rescue teams. Bradley S. Crose — were gunned down on the ramp. “We poured machine gun fire onto every tree or bush where they may have been hiding,” Canon said. Roberts Ridge Of those training events, 120 would include a maximum of three hours of flight over an urban center per day. The wounded included three members of the aircrew: Chuck, the pilot, who had been pulled around to the back of the helicopter after being shot in the leg and falling out his cockpit door onto the snow; Greg, the co-pilot, who had received a tourniquet to stop the bleeding from his left wrist; and David, the flight engineer, who had been shot in the leg. His right leg disabled, Totten-Lancaster rolled several yards to the rock. Earlier that day, the PFLP terrorists had released 100 passengers, leaving only the Jewish population of the aircraft and the flight crew. Subjects covered include: They also were in a race against time. After a six and a half hour delay, the plane took off again and began flying east. The Air Force C-130s delivered 48,000 tons of food and medical supplies in six months to international humanitarian organizations trying to help the over three million starving people in the country. §Escape a choke Reacting to the attack, they sought cover and returned fire. Close examination of the effort indicates that U.S. intelligence sources failed to detect enemy fighters on the ridge, leaving commanders to assume it was safe. Go!” The pilot applied full throttle, but the grenade had short-circuited the aircraft’s electrical power and damaged its hydraulic system. Once, the Ranger medic got on the radio and tried to convey to headquarters the gravity of the injuries. [24] His celebration of life was held in Encinitas, California the weekend of October 12–14, 2012. Anticipating a lot of sitting in cold, drafty helicopters or in stationary ground positions, many put on thermal underwear and bulky parkas that were now impeding their movement and causing them to sweat profusely. In the spirit of the quote, “he is best who is trained in the severest school,” the Combat Stress Program teaches participants the principles that will ensure their ability to survive and thrive in the fiercest combat engagement. With the Rangers providing covering fire, the two crewmen dashed back and forth to the chopper. Located in the Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. This cutting edge course has received acclaim from both deploying and returning troops who have described the experience of the program as being as close as it gets to actual combat. Brian was assigned as assistant gunner — “AG” for short — to feed ammunition belts into Gilliam’s M-240B. I’ve got two urgent surgical patients, and we need to be evac-ed.’ And their response was, ‘Roger, we understand.’ ” But the thin air quickly left them spent. [27]Woods graduated from Oregon City High School in 1989,[27] south of Portland, Oregon, and served 20 years of honorable service in the U.S. Navy before joining State Department Diplomatic Security[28] as a U.S. embassy security operative,[4] ostensibly working under a service contract. The plan was for friendly Afghan troops to lead an assault from the northwest, pushing the enemy fighters into U.S. blocking positions along the eastern ridge. How the operation was conducted revealed serious shortcomings in U.S. military coordination and communication in Afghanistan. Training at the Urban Warfare Center® has set the standard for thousands of participants! Self and his Rangers then ended up going to the same spot unaware, because of communications equipment glitches, that the SEALs had retreated from the ridgetop. NO LIVE FIRE all the training is designed to create the most realistic environment possible. Lifting off in a hover, Razor 4 landed in front of Razor 3, loaded the other crewmen and hustled to Gardez. Because the criminal wants to get to him, get what he wants from him, and get away from him, without being hurt or caught. “I about got shot there a while ago.” His assistant gunner, Spec. Using rubber guns, 6mm Airsoft, .68 caliber paint/rubber rounds, and simunitions makes the training completely experiential. Stebner and Polson went left, then circled around right, blasting at other enemy positions over the crest. GOVERNEMENT AGENCIES “At one point, I had a crew chief by the collar,” said Staff Sgt. A final briefing was conducted and last minute details between the C-130 crews and commandos were addressed. Sayeret Matkal was placed on alert shortly after the Israeli government learned about the hijacking. These are some of the folks we have had in our facility. He too, is killed by Mat’Kal commandos now entering the building. MILITARY SPECIAL COMPANY – NATO SUPPORT AND PROCUREMENT AGENCY – SPECIAL FORCES UNCONVENTIONAL, NEWS FROM THE FRONT OF THE WAR IN CALIPHATE. The definition includes both nuclear and nonnuclear combat. Leaving the Razor 3 crew on the valley floor while Razor 4 ferried the SEALs back also would not work: Reports were coming across the radio of enemy forces about 1,200 yards away and closing in fast. “I saw the guy shooting at me, I saw the tracers. Their movements were covered by smoke and timed explosives devices. At Bagram air base outside Kabul, the command staff was trying desperately to gather some sense of Roberts’ condition and location. What became a 17-hour ordeal atop a frigid, desolate and enemy-ridden mountain ridge cost seven American lives, more combat deaths than any U.S. unit had suffered in a single day since 1993, when 18 Rangers and Special Operations soldiers died in battle in Mogadishu, Somalia. Self also observed that if Chalk 2 had not made it up the mountain when it did, and then quickly assaulted the ridgetop, Chalk 1 would likely have been more exposed to the enemy’s counterattack from the southeast. A bullet or fragment ripped a chunk out of the left wrist of the other pilot, Greg. Success is determined by teamwork, communicating, doing your job under pressure, and accomplishing the mission. §Escape a grab Elements of the 10th Mountain regrouped with plans to insert additional forces north of Ginger and move south to attack. Some of the men built a lean-to out of wood from a bombed tree to keep the wind off the wounded. For all the surprise and confusion of the early minutes, the Rangers fought by the book. “You have this dilemma: Hold guys on the ground longer so they know exactly what they’re going to do, or push them ahead so we can affect the situation sooner,” said Self, 25, a Texas native and West Point graduate who had commanded the platoon for 17 months. [18] Doherty was the second of three children born to Bernard and Barbara Doherty. Using rubber guns, 6mm Airsoft, .68 caliber paint/rubber rounds, and simunitions makes the training completely experiential. Using state of the art marking gun technologies that reward success and punish failure, this method of teaching inspires the students to learn the critical lessons needed to dominate the battlefield. The pilot of Razor 4 had never flown into a hot landing zone. They were forced to retreat behind boulders near their downed MH-47E Chinook. Joseph Ryan, the commander of Alpha Company, which includes Self’s platoon, said in an interview in early May. [34] He retired as a senior chief petty officer in 2010. That was a very reassuring sign.” The water was from his punctured canteen. Not yet. One split off and destroyed eight MiGs stationed at the base. On October 3 1993, Task Force Ranger, a U.S. Special Operations Forces composed mainly of Rangers, Delta Force (1st SFOD-D) operators, and aviation support from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers), attempted to capture Aidid’s foreign minister, Omar Salad, and his top political advisor, Mohamed Hassan Awale. Course outline includes: Its pilots are accustomed to operating on covert missions behind enemy lines. Hagenbeck says the imagery taken by the drone appeared to show him being taken prisoner. If he acts suddenly, we must have at least a rudimentary plan for dealing with him already in place, so that we can react swiftly enough. With the hostages safe, the rest of the force began to withdraw to their aircraft. A rocket-propelled grenade came flaming in from the left, tearing through the cargo bay and exploding. Go!” The pilot applied full throttle, but the grenade had short-circuited the aircraft’s electrical power and damaged its hydraulic system. ... Nicholas Marchuk, the special operations forces training and testing development lead at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. This course is for Military and Police personnel ONLY. They did know that they were losing the advantage of darkness, flying by dawn’s early light. “It’s the side of a mountain, so there are not a whole lot of places to land,” said Ray, who piloted the chopper. Around 6:15 that morning, March 4, Self’s chopper, a black, 52-foot Chinook, reached the ridge and started to descend. Background to the battle Perhaps they should consider training ICE staff on the proper use of the computer software that enables them to redact documents on a non-reversible basis before they move on to the more advanced training involving weapons and combat. Trebon declined to be interviewed. U.S. military officials say no one knows exactly what transpired during the next few minutes on the ridge. 165. As it lurched, Roberts went flying off the back ramp. They faced a climb up a steep, forbidding slope, with upwards of 80 pounds of military gear, wearing inappropriate clothing and boots, and under sporadic enemy fire. The Rangers began to shed their heavy clothes, and Canon relayed permission from Self that they could take off the back plate of their body armor. We were just looking at a screen without any audio to it.” Another fired from within the terminal, spraying glass and bullets about. This raised concerns that the SEALs, who were to be dropped off at the base of the mountain and climb to the ridgetop, might not make it up before daylight. In a national security policy review session held in the White House on October 6, 1993, President Clinton directed the acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral David E. Jeremiah, to stop all actions by U.S. forces against Aidid except those required in self-defense. There have been allegations that Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda movement was involved in training and funding of Aidid’s men. Other economic activities are agriculture and farming. As the stress was reduced and identification of the stress responses understood by the participating units, mission success increased and the ability to react quicker to the threats became more apparent. Dan, the crew chief on the rear right, shouted to the pilot: “We’re taking fire! Just then, a rocket-propelled grenade soared over their heads. Nathan Self and his platoon of Army Rangers were excited about the prospect of engaging al Qaeda. Seated on the ridgetop, admiring the stunning vistas, Stebner told Wilmoth about how strange it was to be in such a beautiful place amid such dire conditions. Because of this unique process of INDUCING, IDENTIFYING, andINDOCTRINATING stress, the symptoms and tools to overcome this life threatening condition in battle are retained. §4Tyrone S. Woods The ridgetop, at 10,200 feet, was thought to be uninhabited. Glen Doherty But I know it was uncomfortable for the casualties, even with the pain-control stuff they were given. Their position left them exposed. They received orders to link up with the embattled SEALs and extract them, along with the commando who had fallen. They do not notice the impending danger until it literally has them by the throat. A Ugandan guard jumped up from behind some wooden crates and began to fire but was cut down. You cannot tell by looking at the small, greenish-yellow dot on the screen whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, so you ask a fighter plane to intercept the blip and check it out. If you leave your home, you leave Condition WhiCONDITION YELLOW Could an earlier evacuation have saved Cunningham’s life? The troopers continued to clear the building. Members of The Unit continued to practice all throughout Friday as the Israeli government pondered what to do. Training at the Urban Warfare Center® is unlike any other place. Still, the Rangers remain haunted by other decisions, especially to delay their evacuation until dark. “I’ve got casualties up here, and I need you now more than they need you,” Self radioed back. As their comrades began the climb, the Rangers on the ridgetop had made one uphill attempt to assault enemy positions on a crest line 50 to 75 yards away. “They expected things to happen quick, quick, quick: ‘You guys run up there and kill the enemy.’ ” Minutes later, a MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Super Six One piloted by CWO3 Cliff Wolcott, was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade. The Urban Warfare Training Center is a mock city located in Israel's Tze'elim military base in the Negev desert. They made plans to move the dead and wounded from behind the chopper to the other side of the crest, where there appeared to be a suitable landing zone for evacuation. §How to Win a Fight The other forward gunner, a flight engineer named David, was hit in the right leg. However, we are heaping large amounts of pressure on them, which will require them to work together or fail. That half of the Ranger force, designated Chalk 2, had been in a helicopter over the Shahikot valley when Self took his Chalk 1 team to the ridge. As it lurched, Roberts went flying off the back ramp. We reinforce this principle through firepower. Originally, the Israeli military wanted to use a large force and secure the entire airfield. That authority fell to Air Force Brig. Urban Warfare Training Center Opens Following the lessons learned in 2002’s Operation Defensive Shield and 2006’s Second Lebanon War, the IDF Ground Forces Command built a training center that simulates a modern desert city. “The image was fuzzy, but we believe it showed three al Qaeda had captured Roberts and were taking him away around to the south side of Ginger and disappearing into a tree line,” Hagenbeck said. In August 2019, one of the first major events of Metropolis II was training by 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, at the U.S. Army National Guard’s Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana. If Clausewitz is right, and we think he is, then tactical training must include, not only tactics but dynamic principles that are flexible under stress. At 1320 the aircraft took off (Heading in different directions to fool potential spies) and headed south at low levels to avoid radar detection by Russian ships and Egyptian Radar. If something happened to them, they need us. A machine gun belonging to Spc. His SAW had been shot up, but he had picked up another weapon and was still in the fight. Removing the back plate would save only six pounds, but would allow greater mobility and comfort. “Everyone’s throat was bleeding, coughing up some blood. Forces would withdraw from Somalia no later than March 31, 1994. Commanders chose a reconnaissance team of seven Special Operations troops, all but one of them Navy SEALs, to go to Ginger. Good-natured and enthusiastic, Cunningham, 26, was popular with his fellow para-rescuemen, known as “PJs,” for parajumpers. Army combat units train in mock-up towns known as military operations in urban terrain, or MOUT, sites. Feeling more secure and a bit more relaxed, the Rangers shifted their command and communications post to the ridgetop. The third time, Stebner reached David and pulled him out of harm’s way. Mike Durant told his own story in his 2003 book In the Company of Heroes. Efforts are underway to award some of the military’s highest decorations for valor to those who fought on the mountain. “The fire had been focused on them, and when we came in, it got diverted,” Don said. The machine-gun fire had punctured oil lines and wires. At the Conference on National Reconciliation in Somalia, held on March 15, 1993 in Addis Ababa, all fifteen Somali parties agreed to the terms set out to restore peace and democracy. Bin Laden confirmed that “Arabs affiliated with his group were involved in killing American troops in Somalia in 1993, a claim he had earlier made to an Arabic newspaper (Al-Quds Al-Arabi).” According to CNN, Al-Qaeda claimed to have supplied a large number of RPGs (Soviet-designed rocket-propelled grenade launchers) to Aidid’s fighters and instructed them on a way to modify the RPGs to make them more effective against helicopters. He also knew something about mountain trekking, having trained as an Army Ranger and climbed rocks in the Shenandoah Mountains. QUESTION: When would it be acceptable to be in Condition White? Dan, the crew chief on the rear right, shouted to the pilot: “We’re taking fire! He worried they all would be in trouble unless the rest of his unit got up to the top soon. You simply recognize the possibility. As you assess this individual, and you see things that convince you he has evil intent, you start to play the “What if….” game in your mind, to begin formulating a basic plan. [28] He served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Middle East and Central America. Razor 3 soon received word that Razor 4 was on the way to pick them up. In the spirit of the quote, “he is best who is trained in the severest school,” the Combat Stress Program teaches participants the principles that will ensure their ability to survive and thrive in the fiercest combat engagements. Shortly afterward, communication with the chopper carrying Chalk 1 was lost, and Chalk 2 flew to Gardez, a town northwest of the valley that was a staging area for the larger U.S. offensive. “They didn’t take cover, they just started moving immediately to where they thought that Roberts was located, right off the nose of the helicopter,” Hagenbeck said of the U.S. commandos. “There were holes in the rotor blades, and the hydraulics were doing some funny things.” So the only option was to go to Gardez, drop off Razor 3’s crew, then take the SEAL team in Razor 4 to hunt for Roberts. The machine-gun fire had punctured oil lines and wires. “I was passing my initials over the radio because we were dropping that stuff within 50 meters of us.” Crose, 22, a leader of one of the platoon’s four-man teams, was a quiet professional. [13] In August 2013, CNN reported that seven Americans were wounded, some seriously. • Air Force Pararescue Later, in 2005, Matthew Eversmann, leader of chalk 4 during the battle, wrote a book called “The Battle of Mogadishu”. Attacking the Five Physical Senses “At our level, everyone did his job superbly that day,” DePouli said. The Israelis used surprise and superior training to overcome their enemies and gain their objectives with a minimum loss of life. You are difficult to surprise, therefore, you are difficult to harm. Now they were dead. The aircrew had advised the Rangers that Chalk 1 would be straight ahead of them, about 250 to 300 yards away. “They didn’t understand the timetable that we were really on,” Self said. “I’d like to say we were out of our element, as we’re aviation and the Rangers are ground guys,” said Don, a 26-year veteran. At this new Asymmetric Warfare Training Center (AWTC), soldiers can train to crawl through small spaces like ceiling ducts and even maneuver across subway platforms. “I took a look around and everybody had the, you know, ‘Man, this sucks’ face — just a long face,” the staff sergeant said. “Some had upwards of a foot of stuff on top of them to keep them warm.” Hill is the U.S. military's newest $90.1 million training center. Realistic Afghanistan counter-insurgency and CIED training - 5,000 involved Raymond M. DePouli, the first Ranger out, began blasting away at them with his M-4 assault rifle. They work frequently with SEALs and other Special Operations teams. Other military officials said the battle has led to improved communications and other changes in U.S. military operations in Afghanistan that cannot be discussed publicly. The Rangers moved quickly to organize an assault on the ridgetop. Training with less-than-lethal munitions with skilled opposing force (OPFOR) who are moving, thinking and communicating are the building blocks for good operators. The SEAL headed across the mountain alone to join his team members. About 80% of human communication is through body language. It was widely reported that the bodies of the UN peacekeepers had been mutilated. An RPG shot through the right forward window, hit a high-altitude oxygen console on the wall and started a fire. A fourth picked up the SEAL team on the side of the mountain. The first question for the besieged ground force was: bombs or bullets? President Clinton preferred to use the “air power alone” tactic and hesitated to use U.S. ground troops in fighting Serbian military and para-military ground forces in Bosnia in 1995 and in Kosovo in 1999, out of fear of losing American soldiers in combat, as well as fear of repeating what happened in Mogadishu in 1993. “We saw the helicopter getting shot as it was just setting down. Another RPG soared over the Rangers’ heads, skipping off the helicopter’s tail. “You might not want to be by me, because for some reason the enemy doesn’t like me,” said Stebner, who had been dodging bullets trying to pull Dave to safety. He is the predator, who would have got you if you had been inattentive. What physical symptoms did you experience? This state can be characterized as “daydreaming” or “preoccupied”. Training at the Urban Warfare Center® is unlike any other place. 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