Operation Red Wing

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Operation Red Wing was a counterterrorism mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, involving four U.S. Navy SEAL members. Three of the SEALs were killed during the operation, whilst a fourth was protected by local villagers and was rescued by the US military.

As of August 16 eight Navy Seals And eight Army Night Stalkers have paid with their lives in the War on Terrorism as part of Operation Red Wing.

This is strictly a separate operation from the Operation Redwing which was a series of thermonuclear and atomic weapons tests consisted of 17 detonations at Bikini and Eniwetok atolls, including the first airdrop by the U.S. of a thermonuclear weapon.

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