Oct. 19, 2001: 12 Green Berets and 2 Air Force combat controllers rode into Afghanistan on horseback โ they were told 48 hours before insertion to "use indigenous animals for transportation." Weeks later, they liberated Mazar-i-Sharif.
Today we remember Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Rada Morales, and Sgt. James M. Treber who died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related accident on this day 12 years ago. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, @7thForces. De Oppresso Liber!
U.S. military helicopters, operating from sea and ashore, are providing vital support to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela. Pictured here, a @USNavy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter from the littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) supports relief operations in the Caribbean Sea on June 27, 2026.
At the direction of #SOUTHCOM, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting @StateDept-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes.
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