Just as a FYI, Air Force special operators were some of the first folks into Iraq and Afghanistan months before the start of the official war. Combat Controllers and Forward Air Controllers are frequently behind enemy lines guiding tactical aircraft to their targets. In my 22 year AF career I spent a year attached to the US Marines and 3 years attached to a US Army unit.
I do understand that. I was refering to ‘troops’ or Bammy’s ‘boots on the ground’. Not Special Ops.......I figure they are EVERYWHERE there is trouble.
The first on the ground were CIA contract types who were mostly retired SF. The first in were SF who used pack mules to haul their equipment and they called in strikes for the northern alliance. Next was another SF Team that was with the Karzai.