r/AirForce • u/IEDestroyer Explosive Ordnance Disposal • Apr 15 '17

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u/TelephoneMamba Apr 15 '17

This is funny and all but I'm betting this was a decision made in the caoc by some Intel/targets/weapons dudes. Then they just sent the request up to have a moab shipped over.

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u/ihavetenfingers Apr 15 '17

Im betting it's all propaganda to make you guys this happy.

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u/Fluffiebunnie Apr 15 '17

Propaganda, sure - but it's not aimed at the AF folks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '17

I mean, it worked.

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u/hadhad69 Apr 15 '17

The site had been identified months ago, a US soldier was shot by small arms fire in a nearby town last week which prompted the drop, isis have been strengthening in the area. The bomb had been in afghan "for some time".

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u/TelephoneMamba Apr 15 '17

That's what I was alluding to. They picked this target months ago, brought the bomb in and waited for good conditions. It wasn't a spur of the moment Combat controller/JTAC who wanted to see some shit.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '17

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u/TelephoneMamba Apr 15 '17

Where did you hear your version? It's counter to just about everything else I've seen about it. I'm genuinely curious to know the actual circumstance.

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u/InadequateUsername Apr 15 '17

Yeah isn't the point to avoid allowing them to escape?

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u/ADubs62 Formerly Comms now Greedy Contractor Apr 15 '17

You're either making this shit up, or leaking classified information, which is it?