Posted on Feb 2, 2017
Black Hawk Down: The Somali battle that changed US policy in Africa - BBC News
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A very sad day. I can still hear the desperation coming over the radio net. I can also still feel the helplessness of not being able to assist. Unfortunately, I don't know if we really took to heart the lessons of that day. Not completely anyway.
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1SG(P) (Join to see) - Very true and on many fronts. My unit had 2 Hawks dedicated to the Somalia mission and when they returned they were in crappy condition- got to work on them for a couple months to help our Hawk guys and wow.
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SGT (Join to see) - For guys on the ground it redefined how we have to train soldiers for MOUT, i.e. there's more to it than just clearing a room; and over time it reemphasized the importance of hemorrhage control for CLS. The bulk of the guys lost were due to bleeds which could have been stopped. It took Afghanistan/Iraq for much of the Army to realize this. But elsewhere the lesson was learned that tourniquets and pressure were more important than IVs.
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1SG(P) (Join to see) - Very true ... I remember some if these mentions when I went thru the CLS course some months after
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