Special Operations News Update – April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023 SOF News Update 0
SOF News
Oops. Wrong Hotel Room. Apparently Boston-area FBI agents were taking part in a military exercise in downtown Boston on Tuesday night, April 4th. They were directed to apprehend and question a suspect in a hotel room. The suspect was woken from his sleep, handcuffed, placed in the room’s shower, and interrogated for 45 minutes before FBI agents realized he was not part of an exercise . . . just a Delta Airlines pilot getting some sleep. “Defense Department detains guest in hotel training mix-up”, Air Force Time, April 5, 2023. See also an article by The Drive entitled “Botched FBI, Army Special Ops Training Raid Captures Unsuspecting Hotel Guest”, April 6, 2023.
“The training was meant to enhance soldier’s skills to operate in realistic and unfamiliar environments. The training team, unfortunately, entered the wrong room and detained an individual unaffiliated with the exercise.”
Lt. Col. Mike Burns, Army Special Operations Command
RIP – Billy Waugh. A Green Beret legend has passed away. Billy Waugh was a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran who served in Korea and Vietnam before going on to a career with the Central Intelligence Agency as a paramilitary officer. He served in conflicts spanning from Korea to Afghanistan; and many in between. “Special Forces legend Billy Waugh passes away at 93”, Task & Purpose, April 4, 2023.
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