Saturday, September 28, 2024

Operation Red Wings
For time: 
1,200 Meter run
Then,
16 Rounds for time of:
8 Toes to bar
8 Burpee box jump-overs
Then,
47 Goblet squats

Women: 20-inch box and a 53-lb kettlebell
Men: 24-inch box and a 70-lb kettlebell

On June 28, 2005, an MH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying a Quick Reaction Force of eight Navy SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers (members of the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment) were killed in action during Operation Red Wings in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

This part of the operation was an attempt to rescue Lt. Michael P. Murphy, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew Axelson, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell, who had been cut off and outnumbered by Taliban fighters during a reconnaissance mission deep behind enemy lines. Three of the four SEALs on the ground were killed — Murphy, Axelson, and Dietz — with Luttrell being the lone survivor.

The other eight SEALs and eight Night Stalkers were killed when the MH-47 Chinook, coming in to aid the ground team, was shot down by an enemy RPG and the helicopter broke apart, crashing down into the side of a mountain.

– ¾-mile run to commemorate the three out of four SEALs killed on the ground
– 16 rounds to commemorate the 16 service members killed during the rescue attempt
– 8 toes-to-bars to commemorate the eight Night Stalkers
– 8 burpee box jump-overs to commemorate the eight SEALs
– 47 goblet squats for the MH-47 Chinook that was lost