Two days earlier, U.S. Army Special Forces then-Captain Jason Amerine (leading Operational Detachment Alpha 574) and Afghan tribal leader Hamid Karzai had been fighting in the towns of Tarinkot[1] and Shawali Kowt[2] before advancing towards the village of Sayyd Alma Kalay. The Taliban withdrew from the town, and Amerine and Karzai entered the town. After both talked in the headquarters, Amerine left to discuss further airstrikes with another officer. While studying a map, a huge explosion hit the hill near them, apparently from one of their own bombs. Amerine was wounded, while many on the hill were killed or also wounded. A military investigation revealed that the U.S. Air ForceCombat Controller from the headquarters in Sayyd Alma Kalay who arrived earlier in the day made a mistake: due to a technical error with his issued GPS receiver, he did not realize that he had mistakenly given his own coordinates for an airstrike to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress that ultimately dropped a 2,000 lb JDAM bomb on the hill, where several Americans and Afghans were located.[3]
Casualtiesedit
Three of Amerine's friends died:
Master Sergeant Jefferson Davis, 39 years old, of Watauga, Tennessee
Sergeant First Class Dan Petithory, 32 years old, of Cheshire, Massachusetts
Staff Sergeant Brian Prosser, 28 years old, of Bakersfield, California
10 Afghans died as well. Forty Afghans and Americans, including Amerine, were wounded. The wounded were taken to Ramstein Air Base in Germany for treatment.
Referencesedit
^The Story of Jason Amerine, ODA 574, and Friendly Fire in Afghanistan
^Washington Post: Friendly Fire Deaths Traced to Dead Battery
"Interviews - U.s. Army Captain Jason Amerine", Campaign Against Terror, PBS - Frontline, 8 September 2002
Blehm, Eric, The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan
Zullo, Allan, Battle Heroes: Voices from Afghanistan
January 01, 1970
2001, sayyd, alma, kalay, airstrike, sayyd, alma, kalayy, airstrike, major, friendly, fire, incident, airstrike, during, invasion, afghanistan, happened, december, 2001, when, soldier, responsible, calling, airstrikes, accidentally, misguided, boeing, bomber, . The Sayyd Alma Kalayy airstrike was a major friendly fire incident via airstrike during the Invasion of Afghanistan It happened on December 5 2001 when a U S soldier responsible for calling in airstrikes accidentally misguided the Boeing B 52 bomber to strike a hill held by American Special Forces and dozens of their Afghan allies Sayyd Alma Kalay airstrikePart of the War in Afghanistan 2001 present A Boeing B 52 Stratofortress TypeairstrikeLocationSayyd Alma Kalay near the Arghandab River Oruzgan Province AfghanistanTargetUnited States friendly fire DateDecember 5 2001 2001 12 05 Executed byUnited StatesCasualties3 Americans and 10 Afghans killed40 injuredEvents editTwo days earlier U S Army Special Forces then Captain Jason Amerine leading Operational Detachment Alpha 574 and Afghan tribal leader Hamid Karzai had been fighting in the towns of Tarinkot 1 and Shawali Kowt 2 before advancing towards the village of Sayyd Alma Kalay The Taliban withdrew from the town and Amerine and Karzai entered the town After both talked in the headquarters Amerine left to discuss further airstrikes with another officer While studying a map a huge explosion hit the hill near them apparently from one of their own bombs Amerine was wounded while many on the hill were killed or also wounded A military investigation revealed that the U S Air Force Combat Controller from the headquarters in Sayyd Alma Kalay who arrived earlier in the day made a mistake due to a technical error with his issued GPS receiver he did not realize that he had mistakenly given his own coordinates for an airstrike to the Boeing B 52 Stratofortress that ultimately dropped a 2 000 lb JDAM bomb on the hill where several Americans and Afghans were located 3 Casualties editThree of Amerine s friends died Master Sergeant Jefferson Davis 39 years old of Watauga Tennessee Sergeant First Class Dan Petithory 32 years old of Cheshire Massachusetts Staff Sergeant Brian Prosser 28 years old of Bakersfield California 10 Afghans died as well Forty Afghans and Americans including Amerine were wounded The wounded were taken to Ramstein Air Base in Germany for treatment References edit The Story of Jason Amerine ODA 574 and Friendly Fire in Afghanistan PBS Frontline Friendly Fire Washington Post Friendly Fire Deaths Traced to Dead Battery Interviews U s Army Captain Jason Amerine Campaign Against Terror PBS Frontline 8 September 2002 Blehm Eric The Only Thing Worth Dying For How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan Zullo Allan Battle Heroes Voices from Afghanistan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 Sayyd Alma Kalay airstrike amp oldid 1206706771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
