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Thomas William Goffus [1] is a former American government official currently serving as NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Operations. [2] Goffus was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy from May 2017 until October 2018.
On 22 June, another firefight left at least seven ASG members killed and eighteen soldiers wounded. [5] As the hostage tracking operation continued, on 7 July, troops encountered suspected ASG members. One soldier was killed with six wounded. Nine ASG members were killed and at least nineteen militants were wounded. [6] By 11 July, 22 ASG were ...
The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is deemed a "foreign terrorist organization" by the United States government. Specifically, it is an Islamist separatist group based in and around the southern islands of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily Jolo, Basilan, and Mindanao.
The 5th SFG was assigned responsibility for two sectors of western Iraq-the western and southern JSOAs (Joint Special Operations Areas-also known as Ops Boxes), one element termed FOB 51 (Operating Base 51) and commanded by AOB 520 and AOB 530, was composed of ODAs from 1st Battalion 5th SFG, they were stationed out of H-5 Air Base and were ...
A C-32, a specially configured version of the Boeing 757-200 commercial intercontinental airliner C-37A Gulfstream V The C-40 B/C (Boeing 737 BBJ). The 89th Operations Group (89 OG) is one of the operational flying and support components of the United States Air Force 89th Airlift Wing, utilizing C-37A and B, C-32, and C-40 aircraft.
The 2000 Sipadan kidnappings was a hostage crisis in Sabah, Malaysia, and the southern Philippines that began with the seizing of twenty-one hostages from the dive resort island of Sipadan at approximately 6:15 p.m. (UTC +8) on 23 April 2000, by up to six Abu Sayyaf (ASG) bandits. [1]
The 11th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, also called the Alakdan Division, is one of the Philippine Army's infantry units in Mindanao. [2] [1] Currently still forming, the Division is expected to complete its equipment and manpower requirements by 2022. [3]
In July 2007, the ANA graduated its first commandos, intended to form a battalion.The commandos underwent a grueling three-month course being trained by the United States Army Special Forces ("Green Berets").