SOMALIA: U.S. RAPID REACTION FORCES HOLD EXERCISES NEAR MOGADISHU, U.S. RANGERS HEAD HOME.

Record ID: 904618

  • Title: SOMALIA: U.S. RAPID REACTION FORCES HOLD EXERCISES NEAR MOGADISHU, U.S. RANGERS HEAD HOME.
  • Date: 19th October 1993
  • Summary: JAZIRA AND MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (OCTOBER 20 AND 21, 1993) JAZIRA (OCTOBER 20) 1. GV TO CU: UNITED STATES SOLDIERS WALKING UP SAND DUNE 0.07 2. CU: U.S. SOLDIER MANNING MACHINE GUN (2 SHOTS) 0.12 3. GV: U.S. SOLDIERS FILLING SANDBAGS 0.18 4. GV PULL DOWN TO SV: F-18 JET FLYING OVERHEAD, U.S. SOLDIERS FILLING SANDBAGS 0.29 5. GV: U.S. SOLDIERS PREPARING TRENCH 0.31 6. GV TO SV: CONTROLLED EXPLOSION OUTSIDE BUNKER, SOLDIERS RUN DOWN TO CHECK COMRADES INSIDE BUNKER 0.56 7. SV: U.S. SOLDIER LOOKING ON 0.58 8. CU: BUNKER/DEBRIS 1.02 9. SV: U.S. SOLDIERS EXAMINING BUNKER 1.07 10.CU: U.S. SOLDIER MANNING MACHINE GUN 1.12 11.SV: U.S. SOLDIERS WATCHING 1.15 12.SV: U.S. SOLDIER AIMING MACHINE GUN AT MOVING TARGET 1.23 13.SV: U.S. SOLDIERS WATCHING TARGET PRACTICE 1.26 MOGADISHU (OCTOBER 21) 14.GV AND SV: RANGERS WALKING TOWARDS GALAXY AIRCRAFT/ GETTING INTO AIRCRAFT (3 SHOTS) 1.37 15.GV: HELICOPTER LANDING AT AIRPORT 1.43 16.GV: RANGERS BOARDING AIRCRAFT (2 SHOTS) 1.53 17.GV: HELICOPTER TAKING OFF 2.00 Members of the United States (U.S.) 'Quick Reaction Force' - a 4,000-member unit designed to offer an instant response to any threat - held exercises in Jazira, on the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday (October 20) U.S. officials say the current ceasefire in the country has presented an opportunity to practise combat manoeuvres. The soldiers practiced clearing mine fields, and exploding unused ammunition, and clearing 'enemy' positions. On Thursday elite United States (U.S.) army rangers packed up their equipment and left Mogadishu. It was unclear if their departure was part of a general withdrawal, or simply a rotation of troops. The rangers were originally despatched to Mogadishu to track down Somali faction leader Mohamed Farah Aideed and to protect the United Nations (U.N.) forces in the country. U.S. troops have frequently come under attack from pro-Aideed forces in recent months. In a major battle on October 3, they took some of the heaviest U.S. combat casualties in a single incident since the Vietnam war. The departure of the estimated 400 rangers follows the arrival earlier in the week of 5,000 U.S. marines aboard warships based off the Somali coast.
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  • Keywords: US Soldiers, preparing trench, helicopter, Somalia, training
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  • Location: JAZIRA and Mogadishu, Somalia
  • City: Jazira, Mogadishu
  • Country: Somalia
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