The investigation has already triggered changes in the way military activities are carried out in Niger and elsewhere in Africa, including giving teams the option to use heavily armored vehicles and beefed-up firepower. Special Operations Command will make any discipline decisions, as well as recommendations on awards for valor, Waldhauser said, adding he believes there will be awards for numerous acts of extraordinary bravery by the troops. He said the report, which has not yet been made public in full, singles out three individuals whose actions could be faulted. Africa Command, laid out the findings and took responsibility for what happened. None were captured alive by the enemy, and all died immediately or quickly from their wounds, it said.Īfter months of silence during the investigation, Gen. The Americans who were killed “gave their last full measure of devotion to our country and died with honor while actively engaging the enemy,” the report said. Four Nigerien troops were also killed, and two American soldiers and eight Nigerien forces were wounded. Johnson, 39, of Springboro, Ohio and Staff Sgt. Black, 35, of Puyallup, Washington Staff Sgt. Johnson, 25, of Miami Gardens, Florida Staff Sgt. “The direct cause of the enemy attack in Tongo Tongo is that the enemy achieved tactical surprise there and our forces were outnumbered approximately three-to-one.”
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