SEAL Team 6 Air-Assault in Somalia: Operation Celestial Balance | September 2009
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- In September 2009, a high-value target was tracked down in Somalia. An air-strike was authorised to take out the HVT but, when this option ultimately failed, a Task Group centred around a detachment from SEAL Team 6 was instructed to fly in and conduct an air-assault on the HVT's location.
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These videos are always a real treat. Channel should have much more subscribers! Love your work!
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Ya but holy whistle words batman ....
I think they are to short
I want to see his version of Operation El Dorado Canyon.
At the 160th SOAR briefing room: "Alright guys. So we're going to be inserting a JSOC team into Somalia via Blackhawks and Littlebirds..."
Pilots: "Ah shit, here we go again."
Best pilots in the world
@@alexmason2659 what the fuck is numbers Mason!!!
😂
Conceivably some of the Nightstalker crews on the op knew people that were in Mog back in 1993....
160th SOAR don't fly during the day in almost sure because its in admiral MC Raven's book SEA STORIES MY LIFE IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS and that special small bomb on the harrier jump jet because of mist couldn't lock on some problem so they flew back to the ship watch The Shawn Ryan podcast with DJ SHIPLEY TACDEVRON DEVGRU and Tribe member Red Squadron the best 3 hrs of video I've ever seen about the seals and Tacdevron aka SEAL Team 6 aka Devgru
Every time this channel drops a episode i click on its video like a winning lottery ticket. Lex said it best. It’s a great treat.
Couldn’t afford a second air plane with bombs just in case the first plane had issues? Weird their was a lack of redundancy for that detail.
Especially a Harrier…One of the oldest in inventory!
They probably thought it would be swift and clean
That's because the official story is BS
@@scottyou5443 what do you think the real story is?
@@VRNC-kn5tf the real story is probably close to this one except those helicopters weren’t scrambled from the ship after the jets payload failed to deploy. They were probably already in air waiting nearby for the air strike before landing to do battle damage assessment and collect cell phones and documents.
I see it, I gotta click it.. I know I’m in for a good video.. detailed, thought out and very informative.. thank you sir for spending countless hours to put this content together, I very much appreciate it.. I’d offer you a socially distanced beer if you’re ever in Warwickshire.
Cringeworthy
@@Sycophants_should_suffer lool 😆
He actually sounds like an old not in safe but an operator from like 22 SAS REG 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇸💯❤️🙏🌍
Delta Operators went back in 1996 to take out Farrah Aidid but gave credit to the SNA. Book sources: Black Hawk Down, In the Company of Heroes and Night Stalkers.
Much respect to Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon, neither of you are forgotten.
SNA?
@@SwissMarksman Somali National Alliance
False - Aidid died from a heart attack after being ambushed by his former ally and financier Osman Atto
Atto will be known to those from the book & the movie by being captured after an air assault by Nightstalkers and CAG Snipers who shot out the engine block of his vehicle
Was expecting seals to kick ass not just recover bodies but the whole point of military tech and weaponry is to save lives and keep boots off the ground so well done to the us and the pilots for being great shots and ridding us of this piece if shit
the whole point of military tech is to kill people
Yeah best mission the navy seals could have is never having to fire their weapons & the mission ending with success, although killing & capturing terrorists is always nice too
I've not been here for a while but good to see you getting good viewing figures and subs for an informative and professional reporting into these historic missions. Great work Liveth For Evermore 👏🤘✌️👍
Great stuff from you as always. Thx.
I do enjoy a happy ending! Great video as always!
My biggest issue was why wasn't there a second harrier? Two ships are common for a reason, as well as redundancy.
agreed. you'd think a standby harrier would be easier than a seal team and 8 helis.
It's the marine Corp, probably didn't have a second pilot
That is what I instantly wondered. But, Obama was president.
Exactly what I was thinking.
They just really wanted to say “sic em” boys
Can we get a video on some of the GSG 9s operations? Like the liberation of the Landshut?
I've also been hoping for video of GSG 9 operations.
Or maybe the famous Lufthansa Flight 19 rescue mission.
@@alexanderleach3365 I feel like you're referring to flight 181, which is the Landshut
@@alterego480 really?
@@alexanderleach3365 idk man google it, flight 19 wasn't a Lufthansa flight from what I could fi d so idk what ur referring to
Thank you for your work!!! Love the videos, from US with love 🇺🇸
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Thoroughly enjoy your videos!!! Thank you!
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The only time I can recall a single attack aircraft being utilized by itself, it’s been an agency mission rather than a military operation. Seems odd that it would be a USMC A/V-8 also. Perhaps because it was attached to the air wing aboard the USS Bataan and was available. I can see how NSW was involved seeing as how in actuality it’s a typical direct action mission thru and thru… but there are a lot of things about this mission that simply seem odd.
Regardless, anytime you’ve taken out an HVT, and have no casualties, you’ve had a good day. Well done, fellas.
In those days Harriers were the only VTOL fast-movers an AAS could carry. Why just one, I don't know.
yeah its normally common sense for a strike mission to have more than 1 aircraft because this type of shit happens all the time, so its really just odd that they didn't
Love your channel.
This channel is awesome
Thank u for another great video!
I'm impressed with this channel. Subbed.
excellent stuff as always
Fairer to say 160th took down the target(s) and SEALs just loaded the bodies?
The SEALs always get the good pr. "SEAL Team 6" is better clickbait than saying "160th SOAR." Also, like the very heavily publicized 'Captain Phillips' mission, it's pretty much always omitted that these SEAL strike cells have AFSOC personnel with them, ie. PJs, CCTS, and/or TACP, with SOST nearby for support. Especially where air assets are key, the CCT and/or TACP are the ones doing airspace control, directing weapons release authority, and follow-on BDA.
Groups/cells doing HVT "kill-or-capture" and HR missions are also going to usually have SOF EOD men, which are all but never mentioned. The later are commonly NSW EOD or AFSOC EOD.
@@LibertysetsquareJack I love learning little details about missions that are left out in most reports, but Captain Phillips was a treat of a surprise to find out it wasn’t just one squadron AND a Combat Controller took one of the shots.
Thank you for your service
Great video!
I wonder if the GBRS boys were on this raid. Hell of an Op, well done. Cheers LfE, keep up the excellent production.
GBRS guys where not in DEVGRU at that time.
@@MK-dq3vu Yeah I was curious, forget what year DJ and Cole got into the unit (among some of the other guys in the company/ group).
@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary They went in around 2011-2012, post Neptune Spear and prior to Extortion 17.
@@MK-dq3vu Trackin', thanks.
@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary nerd
I love these videos, intro is a bit long, but overall they are very well put together.
This is my favorite youtube channel
This reminds me of that scene in the beginning of the black hawk down movie where the sniper on the black hawk shot that guy's car engine then a little bird pulled up infront of his convoy then they took him in. I think the guy was called Atto. He was one the who told Garisson "this was our war, not yours"
Yeah me too
yup.
Total respect
Wierd that they only had a single Harrier tasked. Normally they fly in pairs at least.
Usually 4-6 aircraft per ARG...Harriers are complex beasts...Maybe they could only field one? (and that broke)
They are the only aircraft unbeaten in A-A combat that have faced off against just as viable and capable aircraft as itself.
They can operate very well as a lone aircraft, as they can be hidden in overgrown areas or small clearings in a forest etc, the US special services only used the Harrier as it gave them the ability to take off from a "hide" remaining under enemy radar able to sneak up on the enemy and tear them to pieces before they could run and hide, and then return to the hide remaining under radar or any SAM systems.
@@MM22966 Against Argentina they never fought as a squadron as they had no need, single Harriers are as deadly alone as they are in groups. They can't communicate electronic abilities or radar surveillance in real time with each other anyway.
@@MM22966 There is so much we could talk about with the F-35, but just looking at the reality of the F-22, should have been showing us the reality of these useless aircraft, before this country bought a single one, but not only did we waste our money on them, but we put our own Rolls-Royce engines in F-35Bs. Yet they don't stand up to what we were all told they would be? An aircraft that's stealthy, with much improved electronics and computer software, able to travel supersonic, and, like the Harrier, would be VTOL capable (not only STOVL).
It's very clear we would have been much wiser concentrating on a new supersonic Harrier type, using our new (SABRE) Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine as a realistic look at upgrading our own air force? With all the wasted money, we could have been building our very own modern fighter aircraft for the last 20 years?
Today, BAE Systems is developing a HVP (Hypervelocity Projectile) for the British & US military. They've already purchased 22% of ''Reaction Engines Limited''. Reaction Engines, was founded in 1989 by three propulsion engineers from Rolls-Royce, Alan Bond, Richard Varvill and John Scott Scott. Their early work on the RB545 engine, destined for use on HOTOL was evolved and focused on producing a robust technical design for the new Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine. (SABRE).
They've been developing a new type of hybrid jet/rocket engine. SABRE - can lead to the development of new hypersonic aircraft and future space vehicle's. The technology has immense military value for the creation of hypersonic missiles or/and aircraft, that would be able to hit targets at speeds and ranges that are unheard-of today.
Moreover, defending against such an attack would be extremely difficult. The technologies and military applications of the engine technology, could easily be applied for hypersonic missiles of both attack and defensive duties, as well as new high-speed long-range bombers or reconnaissance aircraft. Such machine's, travelling at orbital velocities, would be nearly impossible to intercept with current defensive technologies.
"Skylon" Is a series of designs for a single stage - to orbit, spaceplane concept, also using SABRE (a combined-cycle, air breathing propulsion system). They're also looking at building the ''A2'' a civilian Hypersonic airliner with a cruise speed of well over Mach 5.2.
So, as BAE have already bought into this company?, we can be pretty sure they've already cracked this engine.
Another awesome video!! Is there anyway you can make a video about when the United States Navy SEAL Platoon operating in the Mediterranean Sea aboard the Arleigh Burke Class Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer USS. Roosevelt DDG-80 recaptured the North Korean Flagged Oil Tanker M/V Morning Glory IMO# 9044504 on March 16, 2014!? That's another video world mentioning on this awesome channel.
Would love to see a video on Operation Barras if it hasn’t been done already.
Very clean op by some of the best in the world.
I hope you make a decent living off this. Best military channel on UA-cam.
Commenting to give you an algorithm boost
Just imagine driving down the road, life is good, you're a bad ass (in your mind) and got a 2 vehicle convoy, few guys with ya. You're going to make a deal. And within 10 seconds a distant helicopter (maybe that's rare in Somalia?) draws your attention, few more seconds and it's over. You're gone, cease to exist and that's life for ya. Just like that. Wild how irrelevant and meaningless all of this is in the grand scheme of things. Heck, at least these guys get a video marking their their death. You and I will go totally un-remarked upon.
If we want to be remembered, I reckon we ought to do something worth remembering.
They r lying, the SEALS failed to take him out, But somali Special forces was there at the check point waiting for him nabhan, the minute he came at the checkpoing Somali special forces Alpha group eliminated him with surprise attack.
@@mustafahassan2231 did u not watch the vid?
They will die 1 to all humans have to die on day and only God will exist for ever
You are definitely underrated
Great video...I do wonder why when the first harrier failed to deliver its payload they didn't send another. seems way safer
I love watching these videos. Proud of the heroes
Hey man I’d really appreciate if you could make a video on the 2017 ambush and death of 4 Green Berets in Niger Africa. Great work you do and they deserve to be remembered as well as the fallen Nigerians
Good job, Guys.
Love these videos my British brothers 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
Excellent commentary, keep up the good work.
Short and sweet.
props to the mission planner who decided it would be way cooler to send in the seals than another harrier
3:00 The ship shown is an LHA; specifically it's LHA-5, the USS Pelileu.
Why wasn’t there a second plane on standby in case the first one failed? That’s kinda weird
Epic videos but have they got quite a bit shorter recently?
Harrier.. such a great aircraft.
Bringing two harriers would have been prudent
Marines are low budget...
What’s the name of the background music?
Great when the planets align themselves
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In 2017 SEAL Team 6 did another raid in Somalia. 1 seal was killed and 2 wounded, the mission failed. I hope you do a video on this too!
What mission was that?
Nice job boys.
Job done
Was not more than 1 harrier Available to the LHD?
These Men and women dont get enough respect
Women... atfu.
If only there was something that linked all these horrific terror attacks...like a common theme....
can someone tell me from where he get the informations about these operations??
I guess a lot of research
For more WWII operations, I can recommend William Mackenzie's "The Secret History of SOE"....
Thanks for the suggestion! I just finished "Between Silk and Cyanide" by Leo Marks of the SOE. I'll certainly check out the book you suggested!
Wait, we sent one Harrier after a high value target?
It only takes one Marine to kill a convoy!!!
So did the helicopters not launch until after the Harrier had the malfunction?
When you're driving down a dusty road and Blackhawks and Little Birds start buzzing you, you know you done goofed.
I’d love to see the “Presidential Raid” DEVGRU had that DJ Shipley shared on The SRS.
Does anybody know if this is the story dj shipley was referring to on shawn Ryan's podcast? Thanks!
Shipleys raid was in 2013
I practically have no idea what I'm talking about, but why wouldn't Plan A be multiple attack aircraft (in case one has a malfunction) and plan B a second round of aircraft?? Wouldn't that be safer/more efficient than 1 plane or an on the ground raid?
How did they get the SOAR helicopter assets on the warship. SOAR is army, that warship is marines or navy, do they usually have 8 SOAR helicopters stashed on these warships? Or were the SOAR helos along with DEVGRU transported to the warship during deployment to complete the operation?
Where there's DEVGRU there is SOAR.
@@johnforealdoe8999 The ship they launched from carries marines, not seals. Therefore usually onboard they have marine helos, and jets (e.g. CH-53's, Hueys, AH-1's, Harriers, etc). I don't think that kind of amphibious assault ship would carry 8 SOAR helos at any given time.
@@derrickmiddleton6046 Marine ships also typically don't have DEVGRU operators on them.
You ever hear of SOCOM, or the reason why they can use assets from each branch of the military? Hint: the failed Iran Hostage Rescue.
DJ Shipley talks about this raid on the Shawn Ryan Show here on UA-cam.
I don't think it was the same Op. The Op DJ talked about was going after the organizer of the Westgate Shopping mall attack which happened in 2013. The Op in this video happened in 2009. Also in the podcast DJ said they swam in and the house that they were attacking was more prepared then they thought and DEVGRU ended up having to withdraw. That is not what happened on this video.
@@catsnatcher9197 oh no shit. That’s right i remember he said they swam in. Thanks for the correction !!
AH 6 little bird pilots were asking "why is seal team 6 here? We got this"
Is this the one dj Shipley talks about
Love the Seals...make bad folks go away...respect.
I think we know a Navy Seal on this raid
See? If that marine Harrier crew chief had done his job, he would have been proud to have been taken part in an operation he could never talk about!
Who comes up with the operation names???
Easy day at the office.
Why would they only dispatch 1 harrier? Thats a very weird detail tbh. I would expect at least 2 or 4.
start a podcast please :)
Can we get more videos on Australian Special Forces
Strange, you think they would have try to capture him first.
So many people are commenting about the obvious why there is only one aircraft sent. Something's not right with that if it is true then I'm stunned
Why was there no redundant aircraft to carry out the airstrike? Surely you don't just launch one aircraft for any kind of airstrike.
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Interesting that Blackhawk down incident still haunts USA defence leaders, in reality other reasons to failure mission.
What? You do realize had US "defence leaders" had their way in Mogadishu, Operation Gothic Serpent would have been an overwhelming success? The original operation called for armored personnel carriers, AC-130 Gunships and even tanks if necessary. Due to political officials back home not wanting to "escalate" the situation anymore than it already was, these were all denied. Even though the US lost two Blackhawks and 18 Soliders, the operation itself still nabbed the HVTs they were after, despite being embattled with nearly 1,000-3,000 militants.
Next time send two Harriers,in case the first one has a malfunction....
Wouldn't there have been at least a number 2 aircraft on mission to take lead on ordinance drop as standard redundancy for HVT strike? What's that about? Limited resources I guess seeing as Iraq and Afghan were in full swing.
Surely they could spare one additional harrier from that amphibious assault vessel x)
They were either too cocky or this official story is bullshit for whatever reason.
2:57 Whoa ospreys can shift their wings parallel to the body?
yep, that's how they cruise
Would not fit in the hangar otherwise, and would take too much space on deck.
For the sake of that Harrier pilot, I hope he doesn't see this video. I don't want the poor dude to have to go kick another hole in the wall.
a reaper shouldve been choice #1
Anybody know what happened to the bodies of the terrorists? I’m curious.
So the Marines only have one Harrier?!? Ok.
🇺🇸 The only easy day was yesterday
Not exactly a Seal Team 6 raid. More of a 160th
do the entebbe raid or a israeli special forces operation
You'd think the US military would have more than one jet available to carry out the strike?
You'd send at least 2 for such an important mission surely?
They only had one Harrier? Another fighter couldn't have been sent to hit the target without sending the SEALs in???
Imagine another country sending military helicopters to do the same thing... in France, Germany or in California.
With (AI)....The world would fear us..👁️💯
Great job Seal Team Six on that HVT mission 🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖⚓🔱