when was the last time US ground forces were attacked by an enemy air asset?

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Posted: 4/19/2017 8:17:28 AM EDT

When was the last time US ground forces were attacked by an enemy air asset?

Topic came up last night, I was stumped.

Do we have to go all the way back to WWII for this, or was there something much more recent?

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:19:33 AM EDT

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I don't think there was ever a time where an enemy aircraft attached itself to one of ours.

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:20:56 AM EDT

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You can thank the Air Force

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:21:00 AM EDT

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I bet that was a helluva ride

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:21:25 AM EDT

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Mid 80s somewhere off the Indian ocean IIRC.

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:21:41 AM EDT

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Good question. Looks like the answer is April 15th, 1953. I figured it was during Korea.

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:22:19 AM EDT

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Not once, but twice!

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:27:14 AM EDT

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We have LAAD so it will never happen again.

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:29:03 AM EDT

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Does friendly fire count

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:30:04 AM EDT

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Nothing friendly about getting deaded by an A/C.

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:38:24 AM EDT

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Are we counting ISIS drone IEDs?

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:41:08 AM EDT

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The Chinese tried, it didn't end well for the J-8 pilot.

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:42:43 AM EDT

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Weren't some spec ops attacked along with the Syrian Anti Gov troops they were with in Syria by Russian Air? Like 3-4 months ago?

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:46:51 AM EDT

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I think you are right. This is probably the correct answer.

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:47:27 AM EDT

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Does this count?

In one of their few offensive air attacks by the VPAF during the entire conflict, on 12 January 1968 a four aircraft formation of Antonov An-2 biplanes was reported flying towards a secret USAF TACAN and radar site in Laos guiding American bombers over Northern Vietnam. Two aircraft flew on to the strike, while the other two split off.^{[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-Chauhan.2C_p._25-5][5][/url]} As the two continuing An-2s flew over, their crews dropped 120 mm
mortar shells as bombs through the aircraft's floor and also strafed
their targets with 57 mm rockets from the wing pods.^{[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-6][6][/url]}

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Posted: 4/19/2017 8:49:14 AM EDT

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About 5:00.

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:50:25 AM EDT

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You mean attached like this OP?

Posted: 4/19/2017 8:55:08 AM EDT

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Scud attacks Desert Storm.

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:09:29 AM EDT

[#18]

English your second language?

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:18:42 AM EDT

[#19]

FPNI.
Does OP proofread or just let autocorrect do its thing?

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:25:30 AM EDT

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When was the last time US ground forces were attached by an enemy air asset?

Topic came up last night, I was stumped.

Do we have to go all the way back to WWII for this, or was there something much more recent?

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How did you make the same awful spelling mistake twice?

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:27:06 AM EDT

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The Chinese tried, it didn't end well for the J-8 pilot.

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I don't think there was ever a time where an enemy aircraft attached itself to one of ours.

The Chinese tried, it didn't end well for the J-8 pilot.

What? It didn't stick?

Cheap ass Chinese glue... FFS.

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:27:54 AM EDT

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My first thought as well.

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:29:01 AM EDT

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That wouldn't be aircraft

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:29:10 AM EDT

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In one of their few offensive air attacks by the VPAF during the entire conflict, on 12 January 1968 a four aircraft formation of Antonov An-2 biplanes was reported flying towards a secret USAF TACAN and radar site in Laos guiding American bombers over Northern Vietnam. Two aircraft flew on to the strike, while the other two split off.^{[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-Chauhan.2C_p._25-5][5][/url]} As the two continuing An-2s flew over, their crews dropped 120 mm
mortar shells as bombs through the aircraft's floor and also strafed
their targets with 57 mm rockets from the wing pods.^{[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-6][6][/url]}

This. "Conventional" forces would probably be back in Korea...

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:29:29 AM EDT

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What do you mean attacked?

Attempted to? Actually did? Or actually killed?

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:35:18 AM EDT

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This. "Conventional" forces would probably be back in Korea...

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Does this count?

In one of their few offensive air attacks by the VPAF during the entire conflict, on 12 January 1968 a four aircraft formation of Antonov An-2 biplanes was reported flying towards a secret USAF TACAN and radar site in Laos guiding American bombers over Northern Vietnam. Two aircraft flew on to the strike, while the other two split off.^{[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-Chauhan.2C_p._25-5][5][/url]} As the two continuing An-2s flew over, their crews dropped 120 mm
mortar shells as bombs through the aircraft's floor and also strafed
their targets with 57 mm rockets from the wing pods.^{[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-6][6][/url]}

This. "Conventional" forces would probably be back in Korea...

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Posted: 4/19/2017 9:38:00 AM EDT

[#27]

I don't think the US willingly attaches our units to enemy units. I think its a policy thing.

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:45:15 AM EDT

[#28]

Are you stupid op?

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:50:41 AM EDT

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Ma mama always said

"Stupid is as stupid does"

That's all I have to say about that

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:54:55 AM EDT

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How many mindless fucks were unable to pick up on the typo? How many? Unbelievable, the intelligence level in here.

Posted: 4/19/2017 9:58:16 AM EDT

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If you count grenades from UAVs, it's more often than you'd think

UAVs and grenades

Posted: 4/19/2017 10:01:17 AM EDT

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El oh el

Posted: 4/19/2017 10:05:40 AM EDT

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What's really going to twist your nut sack is when you can't decide if he was trying to spell attacked or attache'. This is GD so it could go either way.

Posted: 4/19/2017 10:06:33 AM EDT

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Do ISIS UAVs count?

What about UAVs spotting for mortars?

Posted: 4/19/2017 10:21:21 AM EDT

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By enemy aircraft, it was during the Korean war.

The USAF is so dominant with aircraft/air power that most countries don't even try, a fact that the detractors here will begrudgingly admit. Is everything that the USAF does great? Hah- NO.

Posted: 4/19/2017 10:28:17 AM EDT

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When was the last time US ground forces were attacked by an enemy air asset?

Topic came up last night, I was stumped.

Do we have to go all the way back to WWII for this, or was there something much more recent?

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Con Tien RVN 1967

Posted: 4/19/2017 10:36:04 AM EDT

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That's more like long range artillery.

Posted: 4/19/2017 11:23:21 AM EDT

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If you count Navy, May 17 1987 when an Iraqi fighter attacked the USS Stark, killing 37 sailors.

Posted: 4/19/2017 11:56:32 AM EDT

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Do YOU know the meaning of pedantic? If so...stop.

Posted: 4/19/2017 11:57:41 AM EDT

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If you count Navy, May 17 1987 when an Iraqi fighter attacked the USS Stark, killing 37 sailors.

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I believe Tboy may win this challenge.

Posted: 4/19/2017 12:55:18 PM EDT

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If you count Navy, May 17 1987 when an Iraqi fighter attacked the USS Stark, killing 37 sailors.

I believe Tboy may win this challenge.

Except OP specifically said "Gound forces"

Posted: 4/19/2017 1:02:26 PM EDT

[#42]

Korea

Posted: 4/19/2017 1:10:49 PM EDT

[#43]

The Pentagon 9/11/2001.

Posted: 4/19/2017 1:19:13 PM EDT

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I saw a migrating bird poop on a Hummer last week...so last week.

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