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NSA Tipoff Leads to Rescue of Serviceman in Afghanistan

SUMMARY

The story of the rescue of a Navy SEAL wounded in a Taliban ambush that killed three of his comrades is known from the book and movie “Lone Survivor.” But the NSA's signals intelligence assistance in the search-and-rescue mission is little known and described here.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Jul 11, 2005

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Mar 01, 2018

TAGS

Afghanistan