Names of those killed in the Extortion-17 crash These are the names, ranks and units of those killed in the Extortion-17 crash, according to the Navy SEAL Museum. Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown ...

Extortion 17, however, would never reach that landing ... call sign "Turbine 33." The ensuing crash killed all 16 on board, eight Army special operations aviators, and eight Navy SEALs.

pored over the details of the crash with excruciating focus and concluded that no planners or participants bore any fault regarding the circumstances leading to the shootdown of Extortion 17.

this policy of social politeness on the battlefront motivated the Obama Administration to relegate authority over American troops under Afghanistan command one year before the Extortion 17 crash ...

August 6, 2017 marks six years since 30 American military servicemen and a U.S. military dog were killed when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter — call sign Extortion 17 — was shot down in Afghanistan.

Gold star parents Charles and Mary Strange, whose son died in Afghanistan in 2011, joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss their quest for answers related to the Extortion 17 crash that ended with ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The 11th annual "Extortion 17 Ride" is coming up next weekend. Motorcyclists will honor and remember the sacrifice of those who lost their lives in combat in Afghanistan.