| 词条 | Operation Rhino |
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|conflict=Operation Rhino |partof= the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |image=Drop on Rhino.jpg |image_size=300px |caption=Ranger parachute drop on objective "Rhino." |date= 19–20 October 2001 ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=19|year1=2001|month2=10|day2=20|year2=2001}}) |place= Kandahar, Afghanistan |result= U.S. victory |combatant1= {{flagicon|United States}} United States |combatant2= {{flagicon|Afghanistan|Taliban}} Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan {{flagicon|Afghanistan|Taliban}} Taliban |commander1=Colonel Joseph Votel |commander2= |strength1=200 Army Rangers |strength2=Unknown |casualties1=Few casualties, 2 killed in a helicopter crash while on standby for CSAR. |casualties2=Heavy }}{{Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan}}Operation Rhino was a raid led by the United States Army's 75th Ranger Regiment (3rd Ranger Battalion), who were led by Colonel Joseph Votel,[1] and other SOCOM units on several Taliban targets in and around Kandahar, Afghanistan during the invasion of Afghanistan at the start of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present).[2] PlanThe Ranger's objectives were to:
OperationOn the night of October 19, 2001, before the Rangers dropped, several targets on and around the objective were targeted by U.S. air power, first by bombs dropped from B-2 stealth bombers{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}, then by fire from orbiting AC-130 aircraft. These air strikes resulted in a number of enemy KIAs and several enemy fleeing the area. Following the air strikes, the 4{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} MC-130 Combat Talon aircraft flew over the drop zone (DZ) at 800 feet. In zero illumination, the Rangers proceeded to exit the MC-130s. A company-sized element of approximately 200 Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, parachuted from four{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} Lockheed MC-130 aircraft towards a desert landing strip named "Objective Rhino".[3] AC-130 gunships remained orbiting over the DZ in case the Rangers ran into trouble; the Rangers met almost no resistance (a solitary Taliban fighter attempted to engage the Rangers but was quickly shot and killed).[4] Once on the ground, A Company, 3/75 Rangers, cleared several objectives, code-named TIN and IRON, without resistance{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}. C Company moved out towards a walled compound, code-named objective COBALT. Psychological Operations (PSYOP) warfare specialists from the 9th PSYOP Battalion, broadcast messages on loud speakers{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} in an attempt to coax any defenders to surrender but it was soon established that the compound was empty. With the landing strip secured, a MC-130 landed with medical personnel from the Joint Medical Augmentation Unit (JAMU) proceeded to evacuate and then treat 2 Rangers who had been injured during the jump. U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers surveyed the landing strip, assessing it for possible future use (see: Camp Rhino). They also communicated with the AC-130s which were circling high overhead. When a small number of enemy troops and vehicles were spotted approaching the area, the AC-130s engaged and destroyed them. MH-60 and MH-47 helicopters, flown by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and taking part in the operation at Objective Gecko, soon arrived and were refueled and rearmed at the Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) which had been established using MC-130 tankers. Once rearmed and refueled, the SOAR helicopters took off and left the area. With all objectives completed, the Rangers and Combat Control Teams boarded the MC-130s which soon departed. PSYOP leaflets were left behind for any Taliban who might have ventured onto the scene over the coming days. No casualties were suffered in the operation itself but 2 Rangers [https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-pfc-kristofor-t-stonesifer/262943 assigned] [https://www.forevermissed.com/spc-john-j-edmunds/#about to] Combat Search and Rescue element supporting the mission were killed when their MH-60L helicopter crashed at Objective Honda in Pakistan - a temporary staging site used by a company of Rangers from 3/75. The helicopter crashed due to a brownout.[5] ResultAs a result of the raid, a base was set up over the airstrip and named Camp Rhino. It was then handed off{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who began leading forward operations throughout Kandahar along with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division. References1. ^LARRY KING LIVE Interviews With John Kerry, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, George Joulwan. CNN, December 14, 2001. {{coord|30|29|12|N|64|31|32|E|source:kolossus-frwiki|display=title}}{{Military operations in the war in Afghanistan}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Operation Rhino}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/Afghanistan/Operation%20Enduring%20Freedom.htm#p14a |title=The United States Army in Afghanistan – Raid on Kandahar |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216121209/http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/Afghanistan/Operation%20Enduring%20Freedom.htm |archivedate=16 February 2008}} 3. ^Gal Perl Finkel, Win the close fight, The Jerusalem Post, March 21, 2017. 4. ^Neville, Leigh, Special Forces in the War on Terror (General Military), Osprey Publishing, 2015 {{ISBN|978-1472807908}}, p.34 5. ^Neville, Leigh, Special Forces in the War on Terror (General Military), Osprey Publishing, 2015 {{ISBN|978-1472807908}}, p.36 8 : Conflicts in 2001|Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States|Operations involving American special forces|United States Army Rangers|2001 in Afghanistan|United States Marine Corps in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|History of Kandahar Province |
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