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 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.

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Conditioning:

Hero WOD “Operation Red Wings*”

Buy in: 1200m Run

Then, 16 rounds of:

8 Toes to bar

8 Burpee box jump overs (24/20″)

Sell out: 47 Goblet squats (70/53)

For time

Post results and experiences to comments

Meaning of the numbers:

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