Thirty years ago today, the U.S. military was involved in a brief but brutal battle in Somalia. In a series of firefights over two bloody days, 18 members of America’s most elite Special Forces ...

FORT BRAGG — Sixty Special Forces soldiers involved in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, known as “Black Hawk Down,” will have their awards upgraded, according to an Army news release.. The ...

It was 25 years ago this week that some of America's most elite military forces were pinned down by hundreds of Somali fighters in an intense battle in Mogadishu that killed 18 U.S. service members.

60 Army special operators who fought in Operation Gothic Serpent, known as the Battle of Mogadishu, will have their valor awards upgraded. Check out our latest YouTube videos. Watch here 🎥 ...

The Army upgraded heroism awards Thursday for 60 operators who took part in Operation Gothic Serpent, better known as "Black Hawk Down," in the 1990s in Mogadishu, Somalia. Fifty-eight awards were ...

Mr. Bowden is the author of “Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War.” The battle of Mogadishu in early October 1993 shocked most Americans. U.S. forces had been deployed to Somalia to support ...

Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film 'Black Hawk Down' told the story of 1993’s deadly Battle of Mogadishu. Here is a look back at the real events that inspired the award-winning film 'Black Hawk Down.' ...

But when Somali forces shot down two Black Hawk helicopters, it morphed into an overnight battle for survival, the longest sustained firefight since the Vietnam War.

It will blend raw, immersive storytelling with first-person interviews from both sides of The Battle of Mogadishu. Black Hawk Down came out in 2001, winning two Oscars.

The doc is a "360-degree telling of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, whose events served as inspiration for Ridley Scott's Academy Award winning film Black Hawk Down." It has been 24 years since ...

Black Hawk Down came out in 2001, winning two Oscars.. Starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Eric Bana, the pic followed the journey of the U.S. sending special forces into Somalia to ...