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I'm just gonna put this in here in case anyone is wondering. I was actually on the base when it happened as a member of MALS-16 FWD a unit which received combat citations during the battle, essentially the logistics group for 3rd Marine Air Wing in Afghanistan at the time. The Attack was carried out by 15 insurgents. Sources close to the actual date had it wrong, there was some people who suggested it was 19, but it wasn't. 3 groups of 5 men went around, one was injured.
Additionally, they weren't wearing US Army Uniforms. They were wearing the Army Pattern Camouflage, but the implication that they were disguised as soldiers is ridiculous, and the camouflage itself does not anything near a uniform make. They wore none of the insignias, they were not in anyway way shape or form in the grooming standards of the army. They all wore the same type of New Balance sneakers, which was interesting. You know they had beards and were carrying AK-47s, RPKs, RPG-7s and various Grenades and Pistols. So, no one was confusing the men who carried out the attack with friendlies, they made no effort to appear to me US Army Soldiers, they were just wearing camouflage in order to best conceal themselves in the fighting, as a best practice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.67.49 ( talk) 05:21, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
I notice in the infobox it says that it was a coalition "victory" because the attackers were almost all killed. However, weren't the attackers on a declared suicide mission? And, wasn't their objective to destroy as many planes as possible? If so, it appears that the attackers accomplished most of their objectives before they were killed as they desired and, therefore, it was a successful raid. Cla68 ( talk) 08:03, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
There's a discussion of this at User talk:Amerijuanican#September 2012 Camp Bastion raid where I have raised concerns that the material they're edit warring in has no supporting references, and violates WP:NPOV. Describing this only as a "victory" for ISAF would require very strong sourcing, and none at all has been provided. Nick-D ( talk) 06:11, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
This is a classic case where "See Aftermath" should be used in the infobox. Cheers, Peacemaker67 ( crack... thump) 05:32, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
It’s odd that this page has had two different versions of the story told. There is the narrative stated and then the one that involved contractors, MARSOC, and Danish SF. I distinctly remember Marine officers hiding under their desks crying while their side piece was trying to hide while we were clearing his quarters. 47.215.22.14 ( talk) 17:01, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
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I'm just gonna put this in here in case anyone is wondering. I was actually on the base when it happened as a member of MALS-16 FWD a unit which received combat citations during the battle, essentially the logistics group for 3rd Marine Air Wing in Afghanistan at the time. The Attack was carried out by 15 insurgents. Sources close to the actual date had it wrong, there was some people who suggested it was 19, but it wasn't. 3 groups of 5 men went around, one was injured.
Additionally, they weren't wearing US Army Uniforms. They were wearing the Army Pattern Camouflage, but the implication that they were disguised as soldiers is ridiculous, and the camouflage itself does not anything near a uniform make. They wore none of the insignias, they were not in anyway way shape or form in the grooming standards of the army. They all wore the same type of New Balance sneakers, which was interesting. You know they had beards and were carrying AK-47s, RPKs, RPG-7s and various Grenades and Pistols. So, no one was confusing the men who carried out the attack with friendlies, they made no effort to appear to me US Army Soldiers, they were just wearing camouflage in order to best conceal themselves in the fighting, as a best practice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.67.49 ( talk) 05:21, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
I notice in the infobox it says that it was a coalition "victory" because the attackers were almost all killed. However, weren't the attackers on a declared suicide mission? And, wasn't their objective to destroy as many planes as possible? If so, it appears that the attackers accomplished most of their objectives before they were killed as they desired and, therefore, it was a successful raid. Cla68 ( talk) 08:03, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
There's a discussion of this at User talk:Amerijuanican#September 2012 Camp Bastion raid where I have raised concerns that the material they're edit warring in has no supporting references, and violates WP:NPOV. Describing this only as a "victory" for ISAF would require very strong sourcing, and none at all has been provided. Nick-D ( talk) 06:11, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
This is a classic case where "See Aftermath" should be used in the infobox. Cheers, Peacemaker67 ( crack... thump) 05:32, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
It’s odd that this page has had two different versions of the story told. There is the narrative stated and then the one that involved contractors, MARSOC, and Danish SF. I distinctly remember Marine officers hiding under their desks crying while their side piece was trying to hide while we were clearing his quarters. 47.215.22.14 ( talk) 17:01, 8 October 2022 (UTC)