By Michael Golembesky
The sequel to New York Times bestseller Level 0 Heroes
Level 0 Heroes, Michael Golembesky's bestselling account of Marine unique Operations crew 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, was once only the start for those now battle-hardened distinctive operations warriors.
The unforgiving Afghan iciness has settled upon the 22 males of Marine unique Operations group 8222, callsign Dagger 22, within the distant and opposed river valley of Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. The Taliban opponents within the sector may have loved not anything greater than to once more move dormant and leisure till the recent spring scuffling with season started. No likelihood of that―this wintry weather will be different.
Along with Afghan and overseas safety Forces (NATO), the Marines of Dagger 22 endured their struggle during the harsh iciness to form the battlefield earlier than the Afghan floor started to thaw. From one firefight to the following, the noose started to tighten round the village of Daneh Pasab and the Taliban command phone working there. On April 6, 2010, a flooring strength including U.S. military designated Forces, Afghan Commandos and Marine Corps detailed operations performed an evening attack to damage the seriously entrenched Taliban strength, breaking their grip at the valley and preventing the spring offensive ahead of it even began.
But not anything in Bala Murghab comes simply as strive against operations put on at the operators of Dagger 22 as they lean on one another once more so that it will whole their venture in a single of the main brutal environments on earth.
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It was like being shunted to the edge of the world, stuck in a biblical era that time had long since forgotten. There was nothing waiting for us upon arriving at FOB Todd. The small base was already at maximum capacity with the Italians and a firing battery turned rifle company from the 82nd Airborne. They had to expand the perimeter walls of the base just to provide us with a flat piece of ground to set up our compound. Our facilities and shelter were limited to a few general-purpose tents, shipping containers, and two portashitters.
But knowing this would be my last one, she remained strong and said good-bye as she dropped me off in the parking lot, with our three-year-old girl asleep in the backseat of the car as rain pelted the roof. Our team left for deployment in the middle of the night, catching a C-17 cargo airlift to Afghanistan. We touched down at Herat airport thirty-six hours later. Camp Stone was located in western Afghanistan and was home to the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) countries assigned to the region.
Was this a good thing? Yes and no. It was fulfilling to get outside the wire on a regular basis and contribute to the fight. On the other hand, being tasked out to every knee-jerk reaction mission got old real fast. Having downtime allowed for me to work on other things that would help out Rob and the rest of our intelligence section. I finally was able to unload and set up my Raven B drone, a small and lightweight prop plane with a side-mounted camera that was easy to deploy on short notice. If units in the area were not directly involved in a firefight, air assets in the valley were nonexistent.