Pentagon identifies Navy SEAL killed in Yemen raid

“Americans are saddened this morning with news that a life of a heroic service member has been taken in our fight against the evil of radical Islamic terrorism,” Trump said in a White House press release on Jan. 29. “My deepest thoughts and humblest prayers are with the family of this fallen service member.

A fifth service member was injured when “a U.S. military aircraft assisting in the operation experienced a hard landing at a nearby location," according to the CENTCOM release.

That aircraft was unable to fly after the landing and was intentionally destroyed.

Owens enlisted in the Navy in Aug. 24, 1998. After initially training in intelligence, he served his initial duty at the Office of Naval Intelligence in Suitland, Maryland, before attending basic and advanced SEAL training in Coronado, California, completing training in December 2002.

His first tour as a SEAL was at a West Coast unit, followed by three consecutive East Coast unit tours. He was on his fifth team tour when he was killed. He'd been with that unit just over two years.

He was selected for chief petty officer in 2009.

Along with his SEAL Trident and Basic Parachutist wings, he is qualified to wear the following awards:

Navy/Marine Corps Medal
Bronze Star w/Combat “V” (2 awards)
Bronze Star
Joint Service Commendation Medal w/Combat “V” (2 awards)
Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2 awards)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3 awards)
Combat Action Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2 awards)
Good Conduct Medal (6 awards)
Presidential Unit Citation (3 awards)
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (8 awards)

>>32834392
>Along with his SEAL Trident and Basic Parachutist wings, he is qualified to wear the following awards

He's not qualified to wear anything, he's dead.

>>32834392
He got to operate in a tier 1 unit for 15 years, I'd say that's a pretty good life. Shame about the book deal.

>>32834440
>SEALS
>Tier 1
SEAL fanboys are as annoying as the fucking muhreen ones.

F

>>32835094
It was a DEVGRU nigga

>>32835094
its fucking seal team 6 u titbanana

>>32834390
Ospreyyyyyyyyy

>when “a U.S. military aircraft assisting in the operation experienced a hard landing at a nearby location,"

fucking ospreys are so fucking garbage

>>32835094
If it was devgru, its tier 1.

>>32837596
safer than helicopters, you meme'ing faggot fuck

>>32835305
>>32835716
Apologies then, I checked things now and I was wrong. I always thought Delta was the only Tier 1 (and the SAS but they're british).

>>32837596
Why do Ospreys fuck up so often, does anyone know?

>>32837656

They fuck up less than helicopters.

You are a dumbass.

Who cares? That's the job he signed up for. I'd like to see where the innocent 8 year old girl that was murdered made the same agreement to fight and die.

>>32837691
Human shields normally don't get a choice.

>>32834390
F

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>>32837779
>F

>>32837691
Boo hoo. People die in the world, get over it. US and it's allies do more than they should to limit collateral damage. Hell even the Russians have been recently.