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U.S. Special Forces Utilized JASSMs, Hellfires In Successful Raid Of ISIS Leader’s Compound

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U.S. Special Forces Utilized JASSMs, Hellfires In Successful Raid Of ISIS Leader’s Compound
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U.S. special forces utilized an array of ordnances, to include Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) and Hellfire missiles, in their successful raid on the leader of ISIS’ compound, the U.S.’ top military official said Monday. Army Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters the mission that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi required JASSMs, Hellfires, Guided Bomb Units, mini-guns and small arms fires. “We used a variety of munitions. The…

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