Units from the 1st Para Brigade dropped Motion_directional near Bône on 12 November , then near Souk el-Arba and Béja on 13 November , and at Pont Du Fahs on 29 November , seizing Conquering airfields , fighting Hostile_encounter as infantry after each action and linking Connect up with an Allied armoured force , supporting Supporting it until December .

Units were committed Commitment piecemeal , attacks Attack were frontal , infantry failed to protect Defending exposed Reveal_secret artillery , tactical intelligence was minimal , and neither commander was able to employ Employment his whole force effectively .

In addition to SEAL Team Six , participating Participation units under JSOC included Cause_to_be_included the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( Airborne ) —also known as `` Night Stalkers '' —and operators from the CIA 's Special Activities Division , which recruits Becoming_a_member heavily from former JSOC Special Mission Units .

The earthquake generated Creating a 14-meter-high tsunami that arrived Arriving 46 minutes later , sweeping Scouring over the plant 's seawall and flooding Destroying the plant 's lower grounds around the Units 1-4 reactor buildings with sea water , which filled Filling the basements and knocked out the emergency generators .

The resultant loss-of-coolant accidents led to Causation three nuclear meltdowns , three hydrogen explosions , and the release of radioactive contamination in Units 1 , 2 and 3 between 12 and 15 March .

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 .