04-06-2010, 11:27 AM
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Good article on this from Defense Tech with links to the CENTCOM report:
http://defensetech.org/2010/04/06/ce...-camera-video/
About engaging the van:
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The pilots also had reports from the ground troops that a vehicle, they weren’t sure what kind, was dropping off and picking up fighters in the area. They assumed the van was that vehicle. An unidentified Lt. Col. Who conducted the 15–6 investigation, possibly from JAG, asks the pilot why he shot the van when there were no weapons visible:
LTC: Did you see anything in the van?
Pilot: I couldn’t see inside the van, but they ran around right after I had seen them extract weapons and individuals.
LTC: As you saw on the tape, they didn’t have any weapons. So, what drove you then? What threat made you want to engage the van?
Pilot: Well the friendlies were 300 meters away and from the initial report that a black car, sedan had been coming in and dropping off insurgents, taking them out, moving them to different locations. That was my whole thought process.
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