New camera footage from Niger ambush bolsters case for medal upgrades ... The leader of the Green Beret team on the ground, Capt. Dustin M. Wright, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 5 . Michael Perozeni, the team commander, and Sgt. Since the ambush, four-star general officers have done everything in their power to avoid taking any . At least five Nigerien soldiers also were killed by the jihadists, and other soldiers were wounded, including two Americans, Capt. However, the Niger ambush aftermath triggered some questions and led to the policy and tactics changes of Special Operations forces in Africa. The new footage, as well as the scrutiny placed on the military's inquiry into the mission, offers an opportunity for the awards and . Michael Perozeni, the team commander, and Sgt. The Tongo Tongo ambush or the Niger ambush occurred on 4 October 2017, when armed militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked Nigerien and US soldiers outside the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger while they were returning to base after a stop in the village. Scapegoating Of Africa Failure Underscores Pentagon Incompetence And this week, Capt. Military investigation of Niger disaster finds ... - Duluth News Tribune Mattis furiously demands DoD rescind Green Berets' punishment for 2017 ... Families blast decision not to punish higher-ranking officers in Niger ... The "prospect of the Army losing a valuable asset" in Captain Perozeni, Black wrote, "both saddens and angers me." Knowing Captain Perozeni as I now know him, if I were in a position to serve, given the requirements of combat, I would gladly serve with him . Major Black offered a solemn and heartfelt defense of Captain Michael Perozeni. 1st Class Brent Bartels, in congressional testimony by David Trachtenberg, a senior defense official. A third Defense Department official said the leader of Team 3212, Capt. Special Forces Sergeant, Killed in Niger Ambush, Is Awarded a Silver Star La David Johnson made a dash for life which ended at a tree, chief investigator Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier said. The team commander, Capt. Michael Perozeni, the junior officer who led the mission, initially was reprimanded but successfully appealed his punishment, the New York Times reported in June. An earlier admonishment against Capt. The Army has recommended Capt. Michael Perozeni, the team commander, and Sgt. Green Beret Blamed for Deadly Niger Ambush Recommended for ... - Insider Capt. The new footage, as well as the scrutiny placed on the military's inquiry into the mission, offers an opportunity for the awards and . . And this week, Capt. Amy got engaged in July, and her brother Kelley has recently announced that she is now married.
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