On August 6, 2024, we mark 13 years since the tragic loss of Extortion 17. On this day in 2011, 30 American servicemen and a U.S. military dog lost their lives when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter—call sign Extortion 17—was shot down in Afghanistan. This event remains the greatest single loss of life for Naval Special Warfare. Please take a moment and pause to honor and remember these heroes and their families. Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL

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What really happened to Extortion 17? New film probes 2011 helicopter crash that killed Navy SEALs

Today is the 14 year anniversary of the crashing of Extortion 17."On 6 August 2011, a U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter, Call Sign "Extortion 17," was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force attempting to reinforce an engaged unit of Army Rangers in Wardak province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. The resulting crash killed all 38 people on board—25 American special operations personnel, five United States Army National Guard and Army Reserve crewmen, seven Afghan commandos,