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The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 stipulated that the Irish Free State, which in the event came into being in December 1922, [16] was to be given the responsibility to police its customs and fishing, while Britain and its Royal Navy would remain in control of Irish waters.
Four Americans died in the attack: Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, [107] and two CIA operatives, [108] Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, [109] both former Navy SEALs. [110] [111] Stevens was the first United States ambassador killed in an attack since Adolph Dubs was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1979. [112]
The raid, approved by U.S. President Barack Obama and involving two dozen Navy SEALs in two Black Hawk helicopters, was launched from about 120 miles (190 km) away in Afghanistan, where U.S. forces were stationed. [4] [5] The raid took 40 minutes, and bin Laden was killed shortly before 1:00 a.m. PKT [6] [7] (20:00 UTC, May 1). [8]
On 26 September 2010, British aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan. She was working in the country as regional director for Development Alternatives Incorporated, a contractor for US and other government agencies.
As home to all East Coast strike fighter jet squadrons, the Naval Air Station is classified as a master jet base. The airfield is known as Apollo Soucek Field , named after Lieutenant (later Admiral) Apollo Soucek , a Navy test pilot who set the global altitude record in 1930 by flying a Curtiss "Hawk" biplane to an altitude of 43,166 feet.
As of 23 September 2024, over 43,000 people (41,431 Palestinian [1] and 1,706 Israeli) [19] have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 116 journalists according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (111 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese) [20], 134 journalists and media workers according to the International Federation of Journalists (127 Palestinian, 4 Israeli and ...
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The U.S. Navy's Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU, SEAL Team Six) is the second of the two counter-terrorism, special mission units that fall under the Joint Special Operations Command. [58] DEVGRU is the U.S. Navy's counterpart to Delta, specializing in maritime counter-terrorism.