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On War Is Boring U.S. Commandos Got Spooked by Shoulder-Fired Missiles
With some already in theatre and KSA threats of flooding more MANPADs into Syria with a risk of proliferation to really bad guys and some FSA flagged mobs not that US friendly this seems only prudent....
Since at least October 2014, American commandos have beenflying around Iraq. More than a year later, likely with the help ofspecialized aircraft, the elite troops launched a new mission in Syria.
Despite the apparent urgent need for new defensive gear, so far there have been no reports of terrorists shooting down commando aviators with missiles or any other weapons. The U.S. Army blamed the crash of a small, secretive spy plane in Iraq in March on a “dual-engine emergency,” according to the January-May issue of the service’s aviation safety magazineFlightfax.
But, given the potential threat, the Pentagon clearly isn’t taking any chances.