JSOC, Joint Special Operations Command, had their own MQ-9 reaper squadron via the 160th SOAR.
The Navy SEALs weren’t even involved in the strikes on drug boats in any way. And the Navy Special Warfare Developedment Group (formerly SEAL TEAM
VI) is a Tier 1 unit— ordinary VBSS & Direct Action missions would go to one of the more conventional SEAL teams, not DEVGRU. And SEALs weren’t even involved.
The Navy SEALs weren’t even involved in the strikes on drug boats in any way. And the Navy Special Warfare Developedment Group (formerly SEAL TEAM
VI) is a Tier 1 unit— ordinary VBSS & Direct Action missions would go to one of the more conventional SEAL teams, not DEVGRU. And SEALs weren’t even involved.
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U.S. F-16 Pilot Who Led SEAD Mission Under Heavy Fire in Yemen Awarded With Silver Star
Lt. Col. Parks earned the decoration for guiding his F-16 flight through a deadly barrage of surface-to-air missiles during a SEAD mission in Yemen.
Story: https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/02/f-16-pilot-awarded-silver-star/
Lt. Col. Parks earned the decoration for guiding his F-16 flight through a deadly barrage of surface-to-air missiles during a SEAD mission in Yemen.
Story: https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/02/f-16-pilot-awarded-silver-star/
The Aviationist
U.S. F-16 Pilot Who Led SEAD Mission Under Heavy Fire in Yemen Awarded With Silver Star
Lt. Col. William “Skate” Parks earned the nation’s third-highest combat decoration for guiding his F-16 flight through a deadly barrage of surface-to-air
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