OPERATION NEPTUNE SPEAR
Operation Neptune Spear was the code name for the mission. Neptune’s spear is a trident, which is on the U.S. Navy’s Special Warfare badge. The Press cited two U.S. officials stating the operation as a “kill-or-capture operation.” The mission was intended to be a bombing mission, But the President Barack Obama put the mission on hold. Instead, he appointed Admiral McRaven to develop a helicopter raid plan. He selected SEALs from The Red Squadron, one of four squadrons that make up DEVGRU, formerly known as Seal Team 6. Seal Team 6 was the elite SEALs of the elite. The SEALs entered Pakistani airspace in the middle of the night without notifying any foreign government. All of the SEALs were equipped with Heckler & Koch 416 (the gun that killed bin Laden) assault rifles, Heckler & Koch MP7s with suppressors for sound purposes. They also had night vision goggles, body armor, and handguns. They flew into the compound in custom built Black Hawks, with stealth panels. The helicopters entered the compound, and released the SEAL team members. The SEALs came across
residents throughout the compound. A firefight took place between the SEALs and bin Laden’s courier, Abu Ahmed al-Kuwait. He was killed along with the courier’s relative, the relative’s wife, and bin Laden’s son. The team found bin Laden on the third floor. The team killed Osama bin Laden. The SEAL leader radioed back to the waiting helicopters and U.S. national security team, “For God and country, I pass Geronimo, Geronimo E.K.I.A.” Geronimo was the code name for Osama and E.K.I.A means “enemy killed in action”. Worldwide enemy number one had been taken care of.
residents throughout the compound. A firefight took place between the SEALs and bin Laden’s courier, Abu Ahmed al-Kuwait. He was killed along with the courier’s relative, the relative’s wife, and bin Laden’s son. The team found bin Laden on the third floor. The team killed Osama bin Laden. The SEAL leader radioed back to the waiting helicopters and U.S. national security team, “For God and country, I pass Geronimo, Geronimo E.K.I.A.” Geronimo was the code name for Osama and E.K.I.A means “enemy killed in action”. Worldwide enemy number one had been taken care of.