Soldiers , U.S. Marines , U.S. Navy SEALs , and Iraqi Security Forces fought Hostile_encounter insurgents for control Control of key locations in Ramadi , including the Government Centre and the General Hospital .

The story of the incident was reported Reporting in the 2010 book `` A Captain 's Duty : Somali Pirates , Navy SEALs , and Dangerous Days at Sea '' by Stephan Talty and Captain Richard Phillips , who had been master of the vessel at the time of the incident .

It utilized Using special operations forces ( SOF ) units and assets , including members of the U.S. Navy SEALs and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command 's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( Airborne ) ( SOAR ( A ) ) , for the opening Process_start phase of the operation .

A team of four Navy SEALs , tasked Request for surveillance Scrutiny and reconnaissance Scrutiny of a group of structures known Know to be used Using by Shah and his men , fell Motion_directional into an ambush by Shah and his group just hours after inserting into the area by Fast-roping from an MH-47 helicopter .

Three of the four SEALs were killed Killing , and a quick reaction force helicopter sent Sending in for their aid was shot down Use_firearm with a rocket-propelled grenade fired Use_firearm from an RPG-7 , killing Killing all eight U.S. Navy SEALs and all eight U.S. Army Special Operations aviators on board .

Three of the four SEALs were killed Killing , and a quick reaction force helicopter sent Sending in for their aid was shot down Use_firearm with a rocket-propelled grenade fired Use_firearm from an RPG-7 , killing Killing all eight U.S. Navy SEALs and all eight U.S. Army Special Operations aviators on board .

The operation then became Becoming known as `` Red Wings II '' and lasted Process_end approximately three more weeks , during which time the bodies of the deceased SEALs and Army Special Operations aviators were recovered Recovering and the only surviving member of the initial team , Marcus Luttrell , was rescued Rescuing .

Osama bin Laden , the founder and first leader of the Islamist terrorist Terrorism group , Al-Qaeda , was killed Killing in Pakistan on May 2 , 2011 , shortly after 1:00 am PKT ( 20:00 UTC , May 1 ) by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S .

This was the first tactical operation Military_operation of the United States Special Operations Command ( USSOCOM ) that involved Cause_to_be_included Navy SEALs , Special Boat Units , and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( Airborne ) ( `` Nightstalkers '' ) aviators all working together Collaboration .