HUNTER KILLER : The True Story of the Drone Mission that Killed Anwar Al-Awlaki

USA -(AmmoLand.com)- In September 2011, with Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden both dead, the United States pinpointed American-born terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki as priority target number one.

In order to eliminate the threat, Air Force Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley and his squadron were called upon to turn their RPAs’ main function as tracking and surveillance devices into strategic weapons. Much was resting on the mission—al-Awlaki was the face of al-Qaeda propaganda, and his loss would have serious repercussions in AQ’s recruitment efforts. The Air Force had only a limited amount of time and firepower—it was up to McCurley and his Predators to neutralize the threat before al-Awlaki disappeared underground forever.

HUNTER KILLER: The True Story of the Drone Mission that Killed Anwar Al-Awlaki (trade paperback, 10/18/16) is the first-ever inside look at the U.S. military’s secretive Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) program. Commonly referred to as drones, RPAs are a mysterious and headline-making tool in the military’s counter-terrorism arsenal. Their story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major newspapers, and on-the-ground accounts from the Middle East, but it has never been …Read the Rest

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