Playlist:
Video by Senior Airman James Thompson
Roberts Ridge: Seeing though the fog of war
432nd Wing
Aug. 30, 2018 | 1:59
A once quiet landscape turned battlefield, the clash of gunfire and shouts ripped through the Shahi-Kot Valley in the early hours of March 4, 2002. As part of an early war effort that targeted al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan, the Battle of Roberts Ridge is still known as one of the deadliest engagements during Operation Anaconda.

Above the Takur Ghar mountain top, an MQ-1 Predator aircrew became an unforeseen, close air support asset for a desperate joint special operations team in their time of need.
More

Tags

airstrikeJTACcombat controllerOperation AnacondaAfghanistanground forcesMQ-1 Predatorremotely piloted aircraftrpamajor brownRobert's RidgemqColonel JonesTakur Ghar432nd Air Wing
More

Up Next

Air Force Doctrine Podcast: Lessons Learned in Doctrine - Ep 10 - LEDx Doctrine: Operation ANACONDA on Tap
02:09:09
Air Force Doctrine Podcast: Lessons Learned in Doctrine - Ep 10 - LEDx Doctrine: Operation ANACONDA on Tap
This Day in Army History: Operation Anaconda Begins-1 March 2002
Play Button
0:59
This Day in Army History: Operation Anaconda Begins-1 March 2002
Operation Anaconda Brief 14 NOV 19 Part 1 of 3
Play Button
38:32
Operation Anaconda Brief 14 NOV 19 Part 1 of 3
Now Playing
Roberts Ridge: Seeing though the fog of war
Roberts Ridge: Seeing though the fog of war
Medal of Honor Flyover (cropped)
Play Button
0:17
Medal of Honor Flyover (cropped)
Medal of Honor Flyover
Play Button
0:17
Medal of Honor Flyover
Medal of Honor, Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Britt Slabinski
Play Button
15:21
Medal of Honor, Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Britt Slabinski
Broll Dragoon Ride II River Crossing
Play Button
4:52
Broll Dragoon Ride II River Crossing
Anakonda 2016 Safety Summit Spotlight
Play Button
1:00
Anakonda 2016 Safety Summit Spotlight
Sustaining the Force
Play Button
1:25
Sustaining the Force
Anaconda 2016 Walk Through
Play Button
1:14
Anaconda 2016 Walk Through
Operation Anaconda Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony and Vigil Run
Play Button
47:47
Operation Anaconda Fallen Hero Memorial Ceremony and Vigil Run
Operation Anaconda/Fallen Hero news story
Play Button
2:45
Operation Anaconda/Fallen Hero news story
Anaconda 2014: Boosting Allied Forces in Poland (IT Version)
Play Button
4:01
Anaconda 2014: Boosting Allied Forces in Poland (IT Version)
Anaconda 2014: Boosting Allied Forces in Poland
Play Button
4:02
Anaconda 2014: Boosting Allied Forces in Poland
More Videos