In the e-mail he sent this blurb...
Monday morning, a drop by 2 C-130 and 3 C-160 took place north of the city of Timbuktu to lock access. A Company of "very strengthened 2eme REP" jumped successfully. It left from Abidjan where she had been prepositioned.If they're dropping a battalion of paratroopers then this is bigger than I originally thought.
Simultaneously, Joint Task Force approaching from the west (left Niono on Friday) took control of the airport in Timbuktu. These ground forces (600 men) were supported by helicopters and airplanes Atlantique 2 and UAVs.
We're all missing this in the US because we've been effectively distracted by gun control, immigration and women in combat.
I would feel better about our lack of visibility on this issue if we were at least focused on something serious like the economy or a belligerent China...but we aren't. Mainstream news media fail number 10,000,873....and I'm being generous.
Read more about this at Navy Recognition and LignesDefense.
