Difference between revisions of "Operation Mountain Bloom"
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'''Operation Mountain Bloom''' was an operation by the Gadsden Land Federal Guard to clear a section of the Mohawk Mountains of drug traffickers and their crops. | '''Operation Mountain Bloom''' was an operation by the Gadsden Land Federal Guard to clear a section of the Mohawk Mountains of drug traffickers and their crops. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
| − | On May 29th, 2014, a group of rangers patrolling the western Mohawks were fired upon by persons unknown. A helicopter sent to evacuate them took what was later determined to be mortar fire, but was able to take off. As the helicopter departed with the rangers aboard, the crew and passengers observed a marijuana farm spanning several saddles and reinforced with trenches, sangars and spider holes. The rangers informed their Regional Forester, who in turn called Governor Roy Killian. | + | On May 29th, 2014, a group of rangers patrolling the western Mohawks were fired upon by persons unknown. A helicopter sent to evacuate them took what was later determined to be mortar fire, but was able to take off. As the helicopter departed with the rangers aboard, the crew and passengers observed a marijuana farm spanning several saddles and reinforced with trenches, sangars and spider holes. The rangers informed their Regional Forester, who in turn called Governor Roy Killian. Assessing the situation as beyond any state agency's capabilities, and without cohesive federal law enforcement, Killian summoned the best assets he had—the commonwealth's Land Federal Guard. |
Revision as of 22:56, 2 October 2016
| Operation Mountain Bloom | |||||||
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 Guardsmen of Task Force Cannabis |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Elizio | Various gangs | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Col. Nolan Greer Col. Anna Utley | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 1st Battalion, 2nd Mountain Brigade 4th Battalion, 5th Siege Brigade | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~1,600 16 guns | ~500 9 guns |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 33 killed 60 wounded | ~200 killed ~80 captured |
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Operation Mountain Bloom was an operation by the Gadsden Land Federal Guard to clear a section of the Mohawk Mountains of drug traffickers and their crops.
Background
On May 29th, 2014, a group of rangers patrolling the western Mohawks were fired upon by persons unknown. A helicopter sent to evacuate them took what was later determined to be mortar fire, but was able to take off. As the helicopter departed with the rangers aboard, the crew and passengers observed a marijuana farm spanning several saddles and reinforced with trenches, sangars and spider holes. The rangers informed their Regional Forester, who in turn called Governor Roy Killian. Assessing the situation as beyond any state agency's capabilities, and without cohesive federal law enforcement, Killian summoned the best assets he had—the commonwealth's Land Federal Guard.
