Seal Team Rescues Hostages

[Lost_BMW]

jmorgan said:

Would help if I took notice of the news. Have heard of them but what is or was going on in the background I know not.

OK - but just to clue you in and save any additional reading this is just a head's up..

.. cancel your sailing holiday in the Red Sea; forecast's not too good.

[coanda]

fathomfive said:

That is going to be funny for a very long time.

[vtgts300kw]

TheHeretic said:

I still remember the Iranian embassy on TV even thought I was only 5 or so. Stunning footage. Up to that point the SAS was very hush hush, and even Iraq, etc, you don't hear too much about what they are doing. Hard to gauge I suppose.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Task-Force-Black-Mark-Urban/dp/1408702649

[jmorgan]

Lost_BMW said:

jmorgan said:

Would help if I took notice of the news. Have heard of them but what is or was going on in the background I know not.

OK - but just to clue you in and save any additional reading this is just a head's up..

.. cancel your sailing holiday in the Red Sea; forecast's not too good.

Yeah, yeah, know that. I got the impression from your post there were more.

I can just hear it now, briefing room somewhere in Heeeeeerefod with a boat house, "keep it top secret lads, but someone let Lost_BMW know just in case"

[andy_s]

vtgts300kw said:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Task-Force-Black-Mark-Urba...

An excellent book.

[Mikeyboy]

andy_s said:

Jimbeaux said:

andy_s said:

Jimbeaux said:

There is also an advantage to advertising them. Those who do such things may think twice knowing who may be visited.

Unfortunately the French have failed in two attempts over the past few months in similar hostage rescues.

See, there is an example of truth in advertising.

Well, sort of, but they still killed the hostage takers - not much of a silver lining being killed by the French as opposed to the seals, but I know what you mean

Ah but if they were using the Foreign Legion the guys doing it were probably all Serbs with a rather dubious background. Probably happier to do a deal with the Somali's to get a cut of the dosh than bother with rescuing some Frenchie.

[Lost_BMW]

jmorgan said:

Yeah, yeah, know that. I got the impression from your post there were more.

I can just hear it now, briefing room somewhere in Heeeeeerefod with a boat house, "keep it top secret lads, but someone let Lost_BMW know just in case"

I take it that you do know my earlier post (the one quoted) was a joke? Not actual holiday advice...

[jmorgan]

Yep. Tis why I put smilie thingies in.

[jshell]

Worth a read, RM rescue mission in Sierra Leone... http://www.eliteukforces.info/special-air-service/...

[Lost_BMW]

Just checking!

[S13_Alan]

jshell said:

Worth a read, RM rescue mission in Sierra Leone... http://www.eliteukforces.info/special-air-service/...

There was an episode of one of the special forces programmes on Discovery that covered this too.

[DonkeyApple]

coanda said:

That is going to be funny for a very long time.

It must be a clear sign that I am getting old and am no longer at the social cutting edge as I need you to explain to me what is funny about that image.

[andy_s]

Mikeyboy said:

andy_s said:

Jimbeaux said:

andy_s said:

Jimbeaux said:

There is also an advantage to advertising them. Those who do such things may think twice knowing who may be visited.

Unfortunately the French have failed in two attempts over the past few months in similar hostage rescues.

See, there is an example of truth in advertising.

Well, sort of, but they still killed the hostage takers - not much of a silver lining being killed by the French as opposed to the seals, but I know what you mean

Ah but if they were using the Foreign Legion the guys doing it were probably all Serbs with a rather dubious background. Probably happier to do a deal with the Somali's to get a cut of the dosh than bother with rescuing some Frenchie.

I think they were 1ere RMPMa, who aren't especially trained in hostage rescue as such, the latest one was a'hot pursuit' sort of thing.

The FL aren't really into that sort of thing either, although they do have a cell within the parachute regiment that wear gucci boots and raybans, so they may do things like that. Ironically, this group has the unfortunate acronym of 'CRAP' causing much mirth amongst the Brit speakers (of whom there aren't many nowadays).

[Jimbeaux]

Mikeyboy said:

andy_s said:

Jimbeaux said:

andy_s said:

Jimbeaux said:

There is also an advantage to advertising them. Those who do such things may think twice knowing who may be visited.

Unfortunately the French have failed in two attempts over the past few months in similar hostage rescues.

See, there is an example of truth in advertising.

Well, sort of, but they still killed the hostage takers - not much of a silver lining being killed by the French as opposed to the seals, but I know what you mean

Ah but if they were using the Foreign Legion the guys doing it were probably all Serbs with a rather dubious background. Probably happier to do a deal with the Somali's to get a cut of the dosh than bother with rescuing some Frenchie.

And the plot thickens.

[jonny142]

USAF Tankers 'quid' callsign from the uk went out past Lands End to 'Santa Maria' airspace area to re-fuel the 'Reach' heavy lift C17 planes from the US to Camp Lemonnier on Sunday morning,I followed the thread on "Fightercontrol" on Sunday whilst listening on the scanner,was very interesting listening

At 9.57AM sunday somebody wrote "RCH 597 437AW C17 10-0214.RCH 186 again a 437AW C 17 08-8190,wonder if there doing a "spec ops"mission with them being Charleston jets"


http://satcomuk.yolasite.com/resources/QID80818200...

[Jimbeaux]

jonny142 said:

USAF Tankers 'quid' callsign from the uk went out past Lands End to 'Santa Maria' airspace area to re-fuel the 'Reach' heavy lift C17 planes from the US to Camp Lemonnier on Sunday morning,I followed the thread on "Fightercontrol" on Sunday whilst listening on the scanner,was very interesting listening

At 9.57AM sunday somebody wrote "RCH 597 437AW C17 10-0214.RCH 186 again a 437AW C 17 08-8190,wonder if there doing a "spec ops"mission with them being Charleston jets"


http://satcomuk.yolasite.com/resources/QID80818200...

Cool stuff; looks like the Santa Claus tracker.

[jonny142]

The Threads here http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.ph... .prob have to sign up free etc for the "Worldwide milair monitoring" part..A NOTAM 'notice to air men ' which basically sayes to other aircraft in the area what's around them and the time was posted at late notice and in but Portuguese Lisbon airspace to avoid there cover being blown

[69 coupe]

I could see things were about to kick off.. So i got out of there....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No3XcxhzHvM&fea...

[Ayahuasca]

Good work by the septics.

The SAS has been very quiet of late, their last hostage rescue I can recall was a decade ago in Sierra Leone and their last publicised mission was when they got themselves captured in Libya. They need to do something soon if only to keep the SAS book industry going.

[jmorgan]

I have just finished that book andy s mentions above, it would disagree with you.