That time 4 Royal Marines strapped themselves to Apaches
In January 2007, a group of Royal Marines threw together a crazy mission to rescue a wounded Marine trapped inside the compound. To get him back, four Marines strapped themselves to the outside of Apache helicopters and rode back into the compound. The situation arose after an attack on Jugroom Fort went sour quickly. The Brits assaulted in armored vehicles with artillery and Apache support, but the insurgents returned a heavy volume of fire when the Marines dismounted. Poor communication during the raid led to a friendly fire incident and another miscommunication led to the Marines withdrawing without Lance Cpl. Mathew Ford. After rallying back up, the Marines quickly realized Ford was missing and one of the two Apaches on the battlefield spotted what appeared to be a human silhouette just inside the compound with his infrared sensors. The Royal Marines quickly devised the plan to strap two Marines each to two Apaches and have them land just outside the compound. They would recover Ford, who appeared to be severely wounded, and then ride back out. Read more here: http://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/marines-apache-helicopters For more subscribe: http://themghty.co/1jX7s5q Get more We Are The Mighty: http://www.wearethemighty.com https://www.facebook.com/themighty https://twitter.com/wearethemighty https://instagram.com/wearethemighty http://www.we-are-the-mighty.tumblr.com/ All music licensed through Jingle Punks -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Watch this next, and let us know what you think: "Should national service be mandatory in the US?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLdHgkxZgRE -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
In January 2007, a group of Royal Marines threw together a crazy mission to rescue a wounded Marine trapped inside the compound. To get him back, four Marines strapped themselves to the outside of Apache helicopters and rode back into the compound. The situation arose after an attack on Jugroom Fort went sour quickly. The Brits assaulted in armored vehicles with artillery and Apache support, but the insurgents returned a heavy volume of fire when the Marines dismounted. Poor communication during the raid led to a friendly fire incident and another miscommunication led to the Marines withdrawing without Lance Cpl. Mathew Ford. After rallying back up, the Marines quickly realized Ford was missing and one of the two Apaches on the battlefield spotted what appeared to be a human silhouette just inside the compound with his infrared sensors. The Royal Marines quickly devised the plan to strap two Marines each to two Apaches and have them land just outside the compound. They would recover Ford, who appeared to be severely wounded, and then ride back out. Read more here: http://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/marines-apache-helicopters For more subscribe: http://themghty.co/1jX7s5q Get more We Are The Mighty: http://www.wearethemighty.com https://www.facebook.com/themighty https://twitter.com/wearethemighty https://instagram.com/wearethemighty http://www.we-are-the-mighty.tumblr.com/ All music licensed through Jingle Punks -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Watch this next, and let us know what you think: "Should national service be mandatory in the US?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLdHgkxZgRE -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-