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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Nick Nickel, U.S. Northern Command Operations Directorate, gives a presentation on Operation Eagle Claw, the disastrous 1980 attempt to free the hostages held in Tehran, Iran, April 28. Nickel was one of the operators assigned to Operation Eagle Claw. Eight servicemembers were killed and two of the mission aircraft destroyed when one of the helicopters assigned to the mission crashed into a C-130. Although a failure, the mission is credited with sparking the Department of Defense to invest in improving joint planning, communications, integration and operations. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Phil Smith)
110428-F-ZZ000-001.JPG Photo By: Lt. Col. Phil Smith

Apr 29, 2013
PAFB - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Nick Nickel, U.S. Northern Command Operations Directorate, gives a presentation on Operation Eagle Claw, the disastrous 1980 attempt to free the hostages held in Tehran, Iran, April 28. Nickel was one of the operators assigned to Operation Eagle Claw. Eight servicemembers were killed and two of the mission aircraft destroyed when one of the helicopters assigned to the mission crashed into a C-130. Although a failure, the mission is credited with sparking the Department of Defense to invest in improving joint planning, communications, integration and operations. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Phil Smith)


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