Watch A Marine Corps F-35B Fire Its Gun Pod While Flying Off The Coast Of Somalia
Marine F-35Bs are on call to provide close air support in support of the withdrawal of American troops out of Somalia.
Marine F-35Bs are on call to provide close air support in support of the withdrawal of American troops out of Somalia.
An attack on a military outpost in Kenya where U.S. troops are stationed, as well as its associated airfield, has left three Americans dead and six aircraft and helicopters damaged or destroyed. This includes a secretive U.S. military de Havilland Dash-8 twin-engine turboprop configured for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. The terrorists who carried out the raid also damaged or destroyed vehicles and fuel tanks.
Images of the individual show them with weapons, gear, and other items associated with American or British special operations forces.
Official details, local media reports, and other information point to an expanding campaign against Al Shabaab’s leadership.
A combined American and Somali attack on a terrorist safe house is the latest indicator of America’s new strategy in the war-torn country.
New policies give troops on the ground – whoever they might be – more authority to call in fire support.