On November 4, 1979, over 300 Iranians stormed the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, and took 66 Americans hostage.
The embassy was attacked and occupied in February of the same year, but was soon returned to U.S. control.
Rising from the chaos of the Iranian revolution, Iranians loyal to Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days (14 were released during their captivity).
Best-selling author and former SEAL Jack Carr releases “Target,” a nonfiction series about terrorist attacks.
Best-selling author Kenneth M. Pollack writes in “Persian Puzzle,” “For the students who occupied the embassy, the Iranian revolutionary officials who supported them, and much of Iran, the embassy takeover was the beginning of Iran’s 1953 It was a response to the revolution.” It was a coup d’état…in a sense, it was meant to prevent it from happening again. ”
He also said, “What stands out is that the far more compelling cause for the Iranians was revenge. It was an act of revenge for the 1953 coup that humiliated the United States and caused pain to the American people.” , and was intended to cause suffering to the people.” It eases the anger and emotional scars Iranians still carry from this incident. ”
Jack Carr is a #1 bestselling author, former Navy SEAL commander, and sniper who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He reflected on the events of April 24, 1980, 44 years ago, and asked, “What lessons were learned at the Desert He Won that still shape special operations command, control, training, and planning today?” ?The answer is there. (Jack Carr; ADN-Bildarchiv/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
On the evening of April 24, 1980, nearly six months after the ordeal known as the Iran Hostage Crisis, eight Navy RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters took off from the USS Nimitz in the Gulf of Oman and joined three MC-130s. did. A Delta Force raiding party from Masira, an island in the Arabian Sea, and another three of his EC-130s carrying fuel.
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The prohibition criterion for Operation Eagle Claw was fewer than six sea stallions.
After refueling the helicopter and transporting the assault force, the C-130 planned to return to Masira.
The force was supposed to regroup and attempt a rescue within a few days, but that did not happen.
Helicopters carrying the Delta Strike Force then fly to Desert 2, where Delta conducts an ROD (Remain Over Day).
It was later acquired by an advance unit consisting of two members of the Army Special Forces team from Germany, “Fred” (Persian-speaking Air Force E6) and Special Operations legend Dick Meadows (now in the Special Forces). You will be transferred to the embassy by car. He operated as a civilian with the assistance of CIA agents known as “Bob” and “Mohammed.”
On November 4, 1979, there was an attack on the American embassy in Tehran, Iran. Iranian students climbed over the wall of the American embassy and took 52 staff members hostage. (STR/IRNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Fewer than six helicopters reached Desert 1 and the mission was aborted.
Within days, troops were supposed to regroup and attempt to rescue the hostages, but that did not happen.
The helicopter collided with one of the EC-130s, causing an explosion and killing eight military personnel.
The hostages were freed on January 20, 1981 – minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as US president.
The Carter White House acknowledged the mission’s failure the next day, and no other rescues were attempted.
The hostages were separated and transported to multiple locations within Iran.
The Iranians held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. They were not released until January 20, 1981, after Ronald Reagan became president. (API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
They were released on January 20, 1981, minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as President of the United States.
It’s a story that most people know.
But, as is often the case, there’s more to it than that.
“The answer is right there”
Do you know how Delta Air Lines planned to attack its targets after infiltrating the Iranian capital?
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How were they going to extract it? What will happen to the advance team?
The lessons learned from the Desert 1 tragedy led directly to the creation of JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command).
How did they get into Tehran and what were they doing?
How did they obtain vehicles to take their raiding parties into the city?
In this April 26, 1980 photo, an intact helicopter sits on the ground behind the burnt remains of a second U.S. military helicopter in the Dasht-e-Kabil Desert, Iran, on April 26, 1980. The site is approximately 300 air miles from Tehran. is where the U.S. rescue mission for hostages in Tehran was abandoned and where a U.S. helicopter and transport plane collided. (ADN-Bildarchiv/ullstein Bild via Getty Images)
What about the STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) aircraft that landed at Desert One on March 31st to take soil samples?
Do the lessons learned at Desert One still shape special operations command and control, training, and planning today?
The answer is there.
The lessons learned from the Desert One tragedy led directly to the creation of JSOC, the Joint Special Operations Command.
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This is the command that will be spearheading another mission, just over 30 years removed from Operation Eagle Claw.
The mission also included crossing the border with military helicopters.
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It was called Operation Neptune Spear.
And that would result in the death of Osama bin Laden.
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