Op Irene VII

Operation Irene VII, September 11-13, 2009

The Battle of the Black Sea

The Battle of Mogadishu (also referred to as the Battle of the Black Sea), or for Somalis The Day of the Rangers, was a battle that was part of Operation Gothic Serpent that was fought on October 3 and 4, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Forces of the United States, supported by UNOSOM II, battled against Somali militia fighters loyal to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, with support from armed civilian fighters. Task Force Ranger, which consisted of an assault force made up of US Army Delta Force, US Army Rangers, an air element provided by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), four Navy SEAL operators from SEAL Team 6, and members of the Air Force Pararescue/Air Force Combat Controllers, executed an operation which involved traveling from their compound on the outskirts of the city to capture tier one members of the Habr Gidr clan, headed by Warlord Aidid. In the course of the operation, two U.S. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by rocket-propelled grenades which began an urban battle that lasted throughout the night.

Operation Irene VII: The Battle of the Black Sea is set to pay tribute to those lost in the real fight and recreates elements of the infamous battle as Col. Danny McKnight and MSG Howard 'Mad Max' Mullen (with a special appearance by MSG Matt Eversman) lead Task Force Ranger against Warlord Ahdi's (portrayed by SGT Kenn Miller) Freedom Fighter militiamen. The setting this time is the Zussman Urban Combat Training Center at Ft. Knox, KY, the premier US Army MOUT site in the US. Will the conflict turn out the same, or will the Warlord be captured and his forces defeated.

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