Soldiers from the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) participate in an exercise known as Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART). The soldiers are notified an aircraft has gone down and they must move in to secure the area and rescue any injured personnel. The soldiers use M1A1 Abrams Tanks to secure the perimeter around the downed aircraft
Summary
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Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II
Base: Victory Base
State: Mogadishu
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: Pv2 Andrew W. Mcgalliard
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
01/01/1996
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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