The U.S. military released a statement Thursday announcing the first battlefield use of the most potent non-nuclear bomb in America’s arsenal, the MOAB, against ISIS in Afghanistan, keeping President Trump’s campaign promise to “Bomb the sh*t” out of ISIS. The bomb was dropped on a network of ISIS tunnels in Nangarhar Province where a Green Beret was killed last weekend.
The Pentagon released a statement Monday on the combat death:
Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar, 37, of Edgewood, Maryland, died April 8 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations.
De Alencar was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Screen image from MOAB test bombing.
U.S. drops 21K LB MOAB, "Mother Of All Bombs" on ISIS-K tunnel camp in Afghanistan. Air Blast bomb largest non-nuclear bomb in US arsenal. pic.twitter.com/Ao080EasnH
— Jamie McIntyre (@jamiejmcintyre) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/852558704662650880
Daily Mail reporter David Martosko posted a video clip of then-candidate Trump speaking in Fort Dodge, Iowa on November 12, 2015 about ‘bombing the sh*t’ out of ISIS.
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/852564607893987329
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apaToLjdRp4
Complete video of Trump’s Fort Dodge speech via Right Side Broadcasting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQdeAeOEg4
Video of test of MOAB.
