-CBS Sunday Morning. Colonel Pat Donahue, the former commander of the 3rd BCT, believed that the Nuristani population was essentially neutral, hostile to any outside groups, and so isolated that resources allocated to the region would be wasted. These valley and road intersections combined with the political leadership in the area inspired the positioning of the Nuristan PRT. He died when his truck fell off the cliff, and the outpost was later named Combat Outpost Keating in his honor. Combat. An additional 4 Afghan allied fighters also died. [20] Observation Post Fritsche was attacked simultaneously, limiting available support from that position. The difference there being the writers seemingly supporting her reticence to explain anything. Despite the efforts of two Latvian military advisors, First Sergeant Jnis Lais and Corporal Mrti Dboli,[21] who tried to convince the Afghan National Army forces not to flee,[22] the Afghan defenders quickly broke and ran. U.S. air support directed by Sgt. [34], The flight crews of three United States Army AH-64D Apache helicopters were later decorated for actions during the battle. Because the reports had not been verified by other intelligence sources, such as electronic intelligence, the reports were discounted. It occurred on October 3, 2009, when a force of 400 Taliban assaulted the American Combat Outpost ("COP") Keating near the town of Kamdesh in Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. [7]:12930 1345,156. The following day, insurgents kidnapped and murdered Fazal Ahad, an elder from Badmuk who was attempting to end the Kom/Kata tribal disagreements by arranging a meeting in Kamdesh. As a result, the depot was looted by the Taliban. Shot in the head by a Taliban sniper after being wounded by RPG fire. Omar was the top Taliban leader, but U.S. Intelligence stated that HIG had done the killing, crediting Omar to instil more fear due to Omar's greater reputation. Above their paygrade. Contained between the Landay River and steep mountains, Keating was attacked from multiple directions by 300 enemy fighters. According to one account, Hill without hesitation picked up a Latvian sniper rifle and eliminated the target at a distance of over 300 meters., 1st Lt. Andrew Bundermann, de facto ground commander, worked to slow the fire in the operations center and salvage equipment. Wed love your feedback on this newsletter. Leaving aside the wisdom of a fictional admiral cutting her CAG and most experienced pilot out of the loop while she plans a small craft evacuation, the US Army follows a doctrine known as Mission Command, which relies on the commander keeping their subordinates informed not just of their orders but the. Nicholson and officers of his command believed that much of the flow of weapons and troops from Pakistan could be stopped at Kamdesh. Area of Operations. The Allies stopped using the Kamdesh-Naray road. -The New Yorker, "On average, we'd get hit three to four times a week," says Sgt. Brown would also note that it was a failure of leadership on Porter's part because of Porter's absolute refusal to explain to his troops why the mortars were being limited. At 6 a.m., Oct. 3, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating in Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, came under complex attack by an enemy force estimated at 300 fighters. 3-71 Cavalry conducted many successful combat missions in the area surrounding the camp and repelled various attacks on the base. Keating's story was in the news again earlier this year; he was portrayed in the movie "The Outpost," which tells the story of one of the bloodiest battles in the war in Afghanistan. [9] The Americans "declared the outpost closed and departedso quickly that they did not carry out all of their stored ammunition. In my moment of being the listener to a war story I previously told, I realized that The Outpost was as honest as any war story. From November through January 2008 members of the Shura traveled the villages of the Kamdesh area, informing the residents of the support agreement and stating that the era of holy war was over, and that local government would bring peace and prosperity. The transfusion was a radical move that brought Mace back to consciousness. Operation Deep Strike began on May 5, 2006. This strategy depended upon extending government control by building and maintaining provincial reconstruction team bases. As it became obvious that COP Keating was too isolated, indefensible, and impossible to supply, plans were made to close it beginning in December 2008. The action takes place at Combat Outpost Keating, which was initially built to engage the locals in community development projects. It was this delay that proved fatal to some of the troops stationed at COP Keating. Then tragedy struck again. I only watched the trailer. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. When the battle was over, 16 tons of bombs had been dropped. Several of the dogs that hung around the camp were with them, one of which supposedly bit an old woman working in a field. The camp burned into the night and some of the building walls fell to the ground. [39] The Netflix documentary series, Medal of Honor, includes an episode detailing the actions of Clinton Romesha and Ty Carter.[40]. [38], The battle of Kamdesh is documented in the 2017 book Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor by Clinton Romesha, a former United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle for Combat Outpost Keating in Nuristan, Afghanistan. The rock could not be demolished without raining fragments into the town of Urmul across the Landay-Sin river. Scott Eastwood, right, in a scene from The Outpost. The film tells the story of the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan. The brigade was busy guarding another village, and numerous other resources had been consumed looking for Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. soldier who was held captive by the Taliban after he deserted his post on June 30, 2009. October 03, 2019. On Oct. 3, 2009, Keating was the site of the second costliest U.S. firefight of the Afghanistan War. Killed by a single gunshot wound to the face while in the base mortar pit. Robert Yllescas. Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Army.When the battle ended after more than 12 hours, eight U.S. soldiers were killed and another 22 wounded. And he was becoming disillusioned with the possibility of what he thought. They expanded the perimeter all the way back to the entry control point and to the buildings on the western edge of the outpost, which became their final fighting position. As seen in the movie, the road in Kamdesh collapsed underneath the truck, throwing Keating from the vehicle as it rolled over a cliff, sending both himself and the truck down toward the Landay-Sin River. [31] 3 soldiers were awarded the Bronze Star Medal, and 18 others the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device for valor. It's at least the third time officers were disciplined after soldiers' deaths. "The investigation concluded that critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets which had been supporting COP Keating had been diverted to assist ongoing intense combat operations in other areas," the report said. One of the casualties was a bright young specialist named Stephan Mace, whom Cordova kept alive for nine hours by transfusing fresh blood from other soldiers, himself included. Jake Tapper, author of the bookThe Outpost, wondered the same thing when he embarked on his research. U.S. soldiers reported that none of the Afghan soldiers held their ground. It was one of many reasons Cordova was later awarded the Silver Star. Portis had been in command of the platoon for less than two weeks when, on Oct. 3, 2009, the Taliban attacked Combat Outpost Keating while he was away visiting a mountain observation post. [23], Once inside, the attackers set fire to the base, burning down most of the barracks. ", was Keating's assessment. The movie details Keating's November 2006 death, which occurred when his truck fell from a clifftop road during a convoy run. I have my own war stories from that day, but watching one of my best friends relive his on set was the closest I could come to fully understanding his heartache and pain. Action at the Aid Station Colonel John W. Nicholson Jr., Commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division, had observed that Kamdesh was located at a point where three of the valley systems from the Pakistan border in the north converged. I was not on the outpost when the battle kicked off. He began building a consensus of village elders in support of the Afghan government. Like in the film, Sgt. Air Force Capt. Jayson Souter, and 1st Lt. Cason Shrode, including attack helicopters, A-10s, a B-1 bomber, and F-15 fighters, destroyed the local mosque, where much of the insurgents' heaviest fire originated. Email us at atwar@nytimes.com. While en route the Platoon encountered a planned ambush on the side of the mountain resulting in three confirmed enemy KIA at approximately 6:00pm. He later set up the tactical satellite radio to coordinate air support and medevac. You must log in or register to reply here. Captain Broward is a fictional character likely based on Captain Melvin Porter, the officer who commanded COP Keating before it was attacked and was reprimanded for its lack of preparedness. Once OP Fritsche soldiers gained control of their mortar pit, Sgt. The high mountains around the camp provided the perfect perches for Taliban snipers to pick off the soldiers. 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Clint Romesha rallied his fellow soldiers by telling them, "We're taking this bitch back. The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor - Kindle edition by Tapper, Jake. Originally built to engage the locals in community development projects, Combat Outpost Keating located at the bottom of three steep mountains just 14 miles from the Pakistani border faced . [7]:228,249,469, At the end of May 2007, Bulldog Troop, 1-91 Cavalry Squadron, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, arrived at COP Keating. The attack was the bloodiest battle for US forces since the Battle of Wanat in July 2008, which occurred 20 miles (32 km) away from Kamdesh. The initiating ISAF forces of 1-91 Cavalry had returned home, replaced by 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. There was an element of ABLE Troop 3-71 CAV 2nd Platoon still left on the PZ after the crash that worked relentlessly to recover the bodies of their 10 comrades and destroy sensitive equipment in the wreckage. However, author Jake Tapper says that this is entirely untrue. Benjamin D. Keating was born in Sanford, Maine on 31 May 1979, and he served as Chair of the Young Republicans at the . Clint Romesha and Ty Carter, portrayed by Scott Eastwood and Caleb Landry Jones, were not present when Benjamin Keating died. A deliberate withdrawal had been planned some time before the battle began, and the closing was part of a wider effort by the top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, to cede remote outposts and consolidate troops in more populated areas to better protect Afghan civilians. Loss of life was inevitable and the government. These factors resulted in an attractive target for enemy fighters," the report concluded. New roads would be the final stage, built and maintained by local contractors. After assisting with securing the OP from potential follow on attacks, members of the Quick Reaction Force descended from the mountain's peak to COP Keating on foot. While this is indeed alarmingly frequent, the movie makes it seem like the attacks are happening daily. The fighting at COP Keating, which is also known as the Battle of Kamdesh, involved an attack by over 400 insurgents against the combat outpost, which was slated to be dismantled. It occurred on October 3, 2009, when a force of 400 Taliban assaulted the American Combat Outpost ("COP") Keating near the town of Kamdesh in Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. The outpost was manned by 54 American personnel from B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, who faced greater than seven-to-one odds in the battle. Copyright 2023 HistoryvsHollywood.com, CTF Media, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, View Video of Taliban Fighters in the Camp. These AAF were more professional and probably represented groups from areas outside of Nuristan. [1] Plans were drawn up in the summer of 2006 by the US Army's 10th Mountain Division as part of Operation Mountain Lion. [15], The Allies planned to close COP Keating by August 2009, but the move was delayed because of other military operations in a nearby district. Yllescas' death happened when he was serving with the 6/4 CAV in 2008. On Oct. 3, while Cordova was in the aid station keeping Mace alive, I was fighting to get back with a company of reinforcements. Armando Avalos, Sgt. Several of the surviving soldiers were technical advisors on the film, including Medal of Honor recipient Ty Carter, who is played by Caleb Landry Jones. In 2006, HIG was actively resisting the Afghan government. Keating was permanently shut down three days following the attack. The movie is based on the 2012 nonfiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by CNN's Jake Tapper. He wanted to avoid risking the lives of his men while traveling on an unstable road subject to ambush with an overweight vehicle. Ty M. Carter pauses during a patrol outside Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, where he was deployed with the 61st Cavalry Regiment in 2009. Defense officials confirm that three other Army officers face disciplinary action for their role in the attack on the military outpost in Wanat in July, 2008 that led to nine dead U.S. soldiers and 27 wounded. In December 2006, it was renamed Camp Keating after the death of ABLE Troop 3-71 Cavalry 10th Mountain Division's Executive Officer Benjamin Keating, who died November 26, 2006, while conducting combat operations south of the camp. It's true that some of the Taliban fighters casually strolled through the camp, believing they had won. Keating was killed in November 2006 when he volunteered for a dangerous mission to drive an army truck loaded with supplies up to the camp, along treacherous 200-foot cliffs. Eight aviators were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for helping defend the base. This letter was written in Pashto and signed "Mujahideen". [2] A day after, on October 7, Taliban fighters were seen among the ruins of the outpost. Such administrative punishments are seen as career-enders if they are made a part of a permanent personnel file. Soldiers with 1st Plt., B Trp., 3rd Sqdn., 61st Cav Regt., 4th BCT, 4th Inf. The camp was constructed by 3-71 Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition) in the summer of 2006 and was manned by their ABLE Troop element until June 2007. The first soldier to arrive had profuse bleeding from the skull. During the highly risky convoy, the road collapsed under the weight of Keating's vehicle. 37 soldiers were awarded the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device for valor. Something had to be done to bring Nuristan on to the American side. Yes. Died of his wounds after his leg was hit by a single gunshot wound. U.S. soldiers reported that none of the Afghan defenders held their positions. I support this diversion into a discussion of the operational art and command structure as practiced by the New Resistance under Leia Organa. A recreated Red Platoon barracks bunk bed. 1st Class Jonathan Hill rallied his 3rd Platoon troops in a counterattack, despite his multiple shrapnel wounds. As a result of the battle, COP Keating was partially overrun and nearly destroyed. The outpost itself also needed to be accessible by road since most of the helicopters were being used in Iraq and were unavailable. Between each take, the director and actors paused and turned to Cordova, who offered feedback to make the scene match his memory. It is a story about the battle to defend against a coordinated Taliban attack that later came to be known as The Battle of Kamdesh. In May 2016 CBS News profiled Staff Sergeant Romesha, after he published an account of his experiences at the base, entitled Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor. Captain Frank Brooks, commanding at LZ Warheit, was dismayed to discover the PRT could not be quickly reached by LZ Warheit. Using a transfusion kit, Cordova began pumping his own blood into the wounded soldier, along with blood collected from other soldiers. However that road itself was pretty poor in of itself. He died in a vehicular accident in 2006, and Combat Outpost Keating, the site of the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh, was named in his honor. Another example of his leadership failure was his failure to tell his troops why he was banning hot meals at the base. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/magazine/the-outpost-afghanistan-movie.html. His actions saved the lives of several soldiers, and he alone accomplished the work of four medical professionals without stopping for food or sleep, the battle narrative aptly concluded. Mawlawi Abdul Rahman was a local elder impressed with this new approach. Christopher Cordova, the squadrons physician assistant, was manning the aid station where there was no power. But I never told the story from my own perspective. Surprised they didn't frag him. As Cordova worked to stop the bleeding, five injured Afghan soldiers and another American who suffered a chest wound were brought in. Like in the movie, the quick reaction force (QRF) coming down the mountain to help were shocked by the firey devastation. A note was attached to his body which said: "Don't work with coalition forces. While exploring the movie's historical accuracy, we confirmed that during the real-life Battle of Kamdesh, Taliban fighters got inside Outpost Keating. Another 10 Afghan soldiers and several Taliban were killed during these operations. Extending control further along the river was expected to counter the AAF expansion and activity in the summer of 2007. The U.S. evacuated the camp three days later. They were commanded by Captain Tom Bostick. (Multiple explosions near the ammo supply set off a series of fires at the post.). Not exactly, but in researching The Outpost's historical accuracy, we learned that a similar incident happened the year prior, in 2008, involving more than just one dog. [32] Staff Sgt. Several days after the battle, U.S. aircraft bombed the location in an effort to destroy any munitions that remained. Given its proximity to Pakistan, Combat Outpost Keating was part of a counter-insurgency strategy. Located along a riverbank in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, the base was surrounded by steep mountains. "It is one of the most well-planned and carefully choreographed attacks in the history of the Afghan war," Tapper told NPR. Eventually, supporting aircraft scattered the attackers; while air support provided decisive results. In response to this, the local Afghan officials sent more government troops into the area. prosthetic makeup effects administrator: Millennium FX. Unlike Donahue, Nicholson was a supporter of COIN in addition to seeing Kamdesh as a decisive control point. Military commanders had already decided to close the base the previous summer, but delayed doing so because of other operations. On Oct. 3, 2009, a force of about 50 Americans faced down as many as 400 enemy fighters intent on overrunning COP Keating in eastern Afghanistan. Probably represented groups from areas outside of Nuristan device for Valor used in and. 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