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The Ranger's objectives were to: * seize the landing strip * destroy any Taliban forces * gather intelligence * assess the suitability of the landing strip for future operations * establish a forward aerial refuel/rearm point (FARP) for helicopters involved in the nearby operation at Objective Gecko * destroy major weapons and utilities With all objectives completed, the Rangers and CCTs boarded the MC-130s which soon departed. PSYOP leaflets were left behind for any Taliban who might have ventured onto the scene over the coming days.

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  • Operation Rhino
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  • The Ranger's objectives were to: * seize the landing strip * destroy any Taliban forces * gather intelligence * assess the suitability of the landing strip for future operations * establish a forward aerial refuel/rearm point (FARP) for helicopters involved in the nearby operation at Objective Gecko * destroy major weapons and utilities With all objectives completed, the Rangers and CCTs boarded the MC-130s which soon departed. PSYOP leaflets were left behind for any Taliban who might have ventured onto the scene over the coming days.
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
  • Unknown
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Partof
  • the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Date
  • --10-19
Caption
  • Ranger parachute drop on objective "Rhino."
Casualties
  • N/A
  • Few casualties, 2 killed in a helicopter crash while on standby for CSAR.
Result
  • American victory
combatant
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • Taliban
Place
  • Kandahar, Afghanistan
Conflict
  • Operation Rhino
abstract
  • The Ranger's objectives were to: * seize the landing strip * destroy any Taliban forces * gather intelligence * assess the suitability of the landing strip for future operations * establish a forward aerial refuel/rearm point (FARP) for helicopters involved in the nearby operation at Objective Gecko * destroy major weapons and utilities Once on the ground, A Company, 3/75 Rangers, cleared several objectives, code-named TIN and IRON, meeting minimal resistance. C Company moved out towards a walled compound, code-named objective COBALT. PSYOP specialists from the 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, broadcast messages on loud speakers in an attempt to coax any defenders to surrender but it was soon established that the compound was empty. With the landing strip secured, a MC-130 landed with medical personnel from JSOCs JMAU proceeded to treat 2 Rangers who had been injured during the jump. USAF Combat Controllers surveyed the landing strip, assessing it for possible future use. They also communicated with the AC-130s which were circling high overhead. When a small number of enemy troops and vehicles were spotted approaching the area, the AC-130s engaged and destroyed them. MH-60 and MH-47 helicopters, flown by the 160th SOAR and taking part in the operation at Objective Gecko, soon arrived and were refueled and rearmed at the FARP which had been established using MC-130 tankers. Once rearmed and refueled, the SOAR helicopters took off and left the area. With all objectives completed, the Rangers and CCTs boarded the MC-130s which soon departed. PSYOP leaflets were left behind for any Taliban who might have ventured onto the scene over the coming days. The same airstrip was later to be seized by the United States Marines following a reconnaissance operation by US Navy SEALs. It would later become known as Camp Rhino.
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